The Official #1 Tennessee vs Western Carolina Wednesday Game Thread (5:30PM EST)

#81
#81
feathersax said:
Yes, there is an Alaska Baseball League. Here's the home field of the Chugiak Chinooks. Mush on!:cool:
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When I was young my aunt, uncle and cousins lived in Anchorage. My uncle(military)was stationed there. I was all set to spend an entire summer with them and he got transferred TO CLARKSVILLE!
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GBO!!
 
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Severe heavy rain storms w/strong winds are in the forecast here for W. TN today.
They'll be coming through starting noon time. I don't see them making the Knoxville area.
If you happen to be in this line of strong rain storms today .... be sure to "hunker down".
 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
How does a person become a "Blue Hose" in life? What is a "Blue Hose"?
All I've ever seen are the "green" kind of hose you use to wash the car & water the plants.
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A little history I found

The nickname “Blue Hose” began in the early 1900's, when sportswriters referred to the Presbyterian College athletic teams as the “Blue Stockings” because of the blue socks they wore. Writers used the terms “stockings” and “hose” interchangeably over the years.
They often shortened “stockings” to “hose” in newspaper headlines.
Coincidentally enough, former college PR guy Ben Hay Hammet's 1982 centennial history of PC noted that blue-stocking Presbyterians also referred to “Presbyterians with strong puritan leanings.”
“At any rate,” Hammet wrote, “the sports nickname was shortened to 'Blue Hose' in 1954- presumably under the assumption that it sounded somewhat fiercer to carry onto the field of athletic battle.”
The student body adopted the nickname as the official school nickname in the 1950's.
“Blue Hose” has survived all these years, taking on even more meaning. Today the name signifies fierce Scottish warriors, further adding to Hammet's take on the term. This interpretation also reflects the college's Scottish heritage.
 
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NO SIR EEE said:
A little history I found

The nickname “Blue Hose” began in the early 1900's, when sportswriters referred to the Presbyterian College athletic teams as the “Blue Stockings” because of the blue socks they wore. Writers used the terms “stockings” and “hose” interchangeably over the years.
They often shortened “stockings” to “hose” in newspaper headlines.
Coincidentally enough, former college PR guy Ben Hay Hammet's 1982 centennial history of PC noted that blue-stocking Presbyterians also referred to “Presbyterians with strong puritan leanings.”
“At any rate,” Hammet wrote, “the sports nickname was shortened to 'Blue Hose' in 1954- presumably under the assumption that it sounded somewhat fiercer to carry onto the field of athletic battle.”
The student body adopted the nickname as the official school nickname in the 1950's.
“Blue Hose” has survived all these years, taking on even more meaning. Today the name signifies fierce Scottish warriors, further adding to Hammet's take on the term. This interpretation also reflects the college's Scottish heritage.
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Thanks for posting. For some reason, I find that to be interesting history.
I don't think the Blue Hose will strike any kind of fear into this TN VOLS team today.
 
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NO SIR EEE said:
A little history I found

The nickname “Blue Hose” began in the early 1900's, when sportswriters referred to the Presbyterian College athletic teams as the “Blue Stockings” because of the blue socks they wore. Writers used the terms “stockings” and “hose” interchangeably over the years.
They often shortened “stockings” to “hose” in newspaper headlines.
Coincidentally enough, former college PR guy Ben Hay Hammet's 1982 centennial history of PC noted that blue-stocking Presbyterians also referred to “Presbyterians with strong puritan leanings.”
“At any rate,” Hammet wrote, “the sports nickname was shortened to 'Blue Hose' in 1954- presumably under the assumption that it sounded somewhat fiercer to carry onto the field of athletic battle.”
The student body adopted the nickname as the official school nickname in the 1950's.
“Blue Hose” has survived all these years, taking on even more meaning. Today the name signifies fierce Scottish warriors, further adding to Hammet's take on the term. This interpretation also reflects the college's Scottish heritage.
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Great educational post👍
 
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