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Your 2008 NCAA Tournament taxonomy

Posted by CrazyJoeDavola on March 18th, 2008 under Basketball

A breakdown of this year’s tournament mascots.

  • Humans (21 total)
    • Ancient Peoples
      • Saint Mary’s Gaels
      • Southern Cal Trojans
      • Michigan State Spartans
      • Portland State Vikings
    • Ethnic Stereotypes
      • Notre Dame Fighting Irish
    • Thieves, Malcontents, Rednecks, Scoundrels Seeking Their Last Refuges
      • Texas A&M Aggies
      • Indiana Hoosiers
      • Mountaineers
        • Mount St. Mary’s
        • West Virginia
      • UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
      • North Carolina Tarheels
      • Tennessee Volunteers
      • Austin Peay Governors
      • Texas-Arlington Mavericks
      • George Mason Patriots
      • Oklahoma Sooners
    • Skilled Labor
      • Purdue Boilermakers
      • Vanderbilt Commodores
      • Xavier Musketeers
      • Siena Saints
      • San Diego Toreros
  • Animals (34 total)
    • Ursae
      • Baylor Bears
      • Belmont Bruins
      • UCLA Bruins
    • Avians
      • Louisville Cardinals
      • Oregon Ducks
      • Eagles, Golden
        • Marquette
        • Oral Roberts
      • Eagles, Plain
        • Winthrop
        • American
        • Coppin State
      • St. Joseph’s Hawks
      • Temple Owls
    • Felines
      • Cougars

        • Brigham Young
        • Washington State
      • South Alabama Jaguars
      • Pittsburgh Panthers
      • Tigers
        • Clemson
        • Memphis
      • Wildcats
        • Arizona
        • Davidson
        • Kansas State
        • Kentucky
        • Villanova
    • Canines
      • Bulldogs

        • Butler
        • Drake
        • Georgia
        • Gonzaga
        • Mississippi State
      • UMBC Retrievers
      • Connecticut Huskies
    • Livestock
      • Boise State Broncos
      • Texas Longhorns
      • Arkansas Razorbacks
    • Mustelids
      • Wisconsin Badgers
  • Mythical Beings (4 total)
    • Artificial Constructs
      • Kansas Jayhawks
    • Immortals
      • Cal State-Fullerton Titans
    • Minions of Satan
      • Duke Blue Devils
      • Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
  • Other (6 total)
    • Colors
      • Cornell Big Red
      • Stanford Cardinal
    • Weather Phenomena
      • Miami, Fl Hurricanes
    • Unidentified
      • Kent State Golden Flashes
      • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
      • Georgetown Hoyas

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  1. I’m thinking in a mascot steel cage match, it’s going to come down to a Titan, Hurricane, Blue Devil trio.

    I’m thinking the Titan pulls it out.

  2. Son of a Stunna said:

    March 18th, 2008 at 11:07 pm

    I’ve always been a fan of the cougars. I hope they make a strong push this year.

  3. El Scorcho said:

    March 19th, 2008 at 5:55 am

    I believe longhorns belong under castrated hamburgers.

  4. South '06 said:

    March 19th, 2008 at 8:53 am

    Hoya is a latin word meaning “such” or “what”. No shit, that’s actually where they got it from. Not sure how a Bulldog fits in there…

    And, yes, I realize the irony of an Aggie/Collie saying that…

  5. dasmithjones said:

    March 19th, 2008 at 8:54 am

    RECLASSIFICATION FOR HOYAS:

    Technically and Taxonimically speaking, (The following was lifted from Wikipedia) Hoya is a genus of 200-230 species of tropical climbing plants in the family Apocynaceae (Dogbane), native to southern Asia (India east to southern China and southward), Australia, and Polynesia. Common names for this genus are waxplant, waxvine, waxflower or simply hoya. This genus was named by botanist Robert Brown, in honour of his friend, botanist Thomas Hoy.

    But since we can let Georgetown tell us what they mean when they refer to the HOYAS, here is their explanation:

    What is a Hoya?

    Many years ago, when all Georgetown students were required to study Greek and Latin, the University’s teams were nicknamed “The Stonewalls.” It is suggested that a student, using Greek and Latin terms, started the cheer “Hoya Saxa!”, which translates into “What Rocks!” The name proved popular and the term “Hoyas” was eventually adopted for all Georgetown teams.

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