Re: Nickname needed for the Bison defense: Suggestions wanted!!!!!!
Originally Posted by
Bison06
I really do hate to be "that guy" and come and put a negative on your idea, because I like it. But I think the reason "Rams" and "Blackshirts" have stood the test of time so well is because they are internal names. They came about organically and that is why they have significance. To artificially create a nickname for something usually doesn't have the staying power of something that is authentic at the beginning.
With that said, the defense wears green in practice. Maybe something that goes along with that theme.
We used to have a code or creedo if you will. It was called CODE GREEN and we had a mission statement that meant a lot to us. Might be a place to start the thought process.
""To artificially create a nickname for something usually doesn't have the staying power of something that is authentic at the beginning.""
Couldnt have said it better.
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