Interesting Facts
- Alabama was known as the Thin Red Line late in the first decade of the twentieth century,
but about the time of World War I the sports editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald, Hugh Roberts,
began calling the team the Crimson Tide. Zipp Newman of the Birmingham News joined in
popularizing the name, which caught on quickly.
- Arkansas was called the Cardinals till the close of the 1909 season. At a postseason
rally celebrating a 7-0 record that year, Coach Hugo Bezdek referred to his team as
"a wild band of razorbacks." The name quickly caught on with fans and writers.
- Vanderbilt's nickname, Commodores, was first used in 1897 by William E. Beard,
a member of the Nashville Banner editorial staff who had been a quarterback on Vandy's 1892 team.
It was a natural because the school had been founded in 1873 by a $1 million grant from Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
- Mississippi's first team in 1893 thought the combination of Harvard's crimson and Yale's blue
would enable the school to have "the spirit of both these good colleges," though the Ole Miss
colors since have been modified to red and blue.
- Alabama has the most SEC championships with 21, following Tennesse who trails with 13.
- Georiga Tech, Tulane, and Sewanee all use to be members of SEC, before joining their
current respective conferences.
CHECK OUT MORE INFO ON THE SEC BY CLICKING ON RIGHT UNDER THIS ULTIMATE FAN'S TATTOO OF
Paul ""BEAR"" Bryant
- Alabama was known as the Thin Red Line late in the first decade of the twentieth century,
but about the time of World War I the sports editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald, Hugh Roberts,
began calling the team the Crimson Tide. Zipp Newman of the Birmingham News joined in
popularizing the name, which caught on quickly.
- Arkansas was called the Cardinals till the close of the 1909 season. At a postseason
rally celebrating a 7-0 record that year, Coach Hugo Bezdek referred to his team as
"a wild band of razorbacks." The name quickly caught on with fans and writers.
- Vanderbilt's nickname, Commodores, was first used in 1897 by William E. Beard,
a member of the Nashville Banner editorial staff who had been a quarterback on Vandy's 1892 team.
It was a natural because the school had been founded in 1873 by a $1 million grant from Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
- Mississippi's first team in 1893 thought the combination of Harvard's crimson and Yale's blue
would enable the school to have "the spirit of both these good colleges," though the Ole Miss
colors since have been modified to red and blue.
- Alabama has the most SEC championships with 21, following Tennesse who trails with 13.
- Georiga Tech, Tulane, and Sewanee all use to be members of SEC, before joining their
current respective conferences.
CHECK OUT MORE INFO ON THE SEC BY CLICKING ON RIGHT UNDER THIS ULTIMATE FAN'S TATTOO OF
Paul ""BEAR"" Bryant