College football is back this week, with 129 teams in the the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision fighting for four playoff spots.OK, the acronym FBS is way better than saying the full name of the division out loud. Thankfully, many of the nicknames for those dozens of teams are less mechanical and more of a rich tapestry showing off the tradition, creativity and history that makes the college game so much fun to watch.But some of those names, while endearing, are a little out there on closer inspection. Here's the story behind some of the more odd nicknames.Crimson Tide (Alabama) 바카라 게임 웹사이트� The legend behind this nickname comes from a muddy 1907 game against archrival Auburn in which the soil turned a red hue, leading a reporter to write Alabama looked like a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�crimson tide바카라 게임 웹사이트� in a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�sea of mud.바카라 게임 웹사이트� The strangest thing on the Alabama sidelines, however, is Big Al, the school바카라 게임 웹사이트�s elephant mascot. 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Inspired during a 1904 baseball game against Princeton 바카라 게임 웹사이트� where a Tiger statue intimidates visitors 바카라 게임 웹사이트� a Penn State student created the Nittany Lion as the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�fiercest beat of them all.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Buckeyes (Ohio State) 바카라 게임 웹사이트� Ohio State is one of the most successful programs in all of college football, even if their nickname isn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t exactly intimidating. But the tree has a special history in Ohio, known as 바카라 게임 웹사이트�The Buckeye State.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Native to the state, especially in the Ohio River Valley, the tree is known for hardy wood that was once used for artificial limbs and seeds that are considered good luck. In 1833, one Ohioan gave a speech saying 바카라 게임 웹사이트�in all our woods, there is not a tree so hard to kill as the buckeye.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Ohio State바카라 게임 웹사이트�s athletic teams began to use the nickname in the early 20th century, but it wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t until 1950 that it was formally adopted.Terrapins (Maryland) 바카라 게임 웹사이트� They바카라 게임 웹사이트�re not quick, and they hide in their shells. Are turtles well-suited to represent a football team? In Maryland, you bet. The Diamondback terrapin is the state reptile and was recommended as the school nickname by former football coach Dr. H. Curley Byrd. In 1932, the mascot Testudo made his debut. His name is believed to be a nod to turtles바카라 게임 웹사이트� scientific classification, Testudines, though some theories say it goes back to an African turtle species or the Latin word used for a form of head protection for Roman soldiers. No matter where it comes from, watch it, terrapins bite.Rainbow Warriors (Hawaii) 바카라 게임 웹사이트� Warriors, sure, we get that, but Rainbow? The colorful atmospheric phenomenon has special meaning in Hawaii. Once known as the Deans, reporters started calling the team the Rainbows in 1923 when it upset Oregon State with a rainbow above the field. A legend started that Hawaii would not lose when a rainbow appeared over the field. It fit, too, since ancient Hawaiian chiefs believed rainbows were sacred. Warriors also had a special place in the islands바카라 게임 웹사이트� history, and the team officially became the Rainbow Warriors in 1974. The 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Rainbow바카라 게임 웹사이트� was dropped in 2000, but it returned in 2013. Bonus fact: Women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s teams at Hawaii are the Rainbow Wahine, which means 바카라 게임 웹사이트�woman바카라 게임 웹사이트� in Hawaiian.Cardinal (Stanford) 바카라 게임 웹사이트� Like Alabama, Stanford바카라 게임 웹사이트�s nickname is born from its primary color. For more than 40 years, however, the school바카라 게임 웹사이트�s teams were known as the Indians. In 1972, under pressure from native American students, the school dropped the name and became the Cardinals, eventually dropping the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�s.바카라 게임 웹사이트� The mascot, on the other hand, is an oddity: the Stanford Tree. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s not an official school mascot, but rather part of the Stanford Band. It represents El Palo Alto, a famous Redwood tree in the town. And anyone who바카라 게임 웹사이트�s played backyard football know, trees can be great pass defenders. Jayhawks (Kansas) 바카라 게임 웹사이트� We바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve heard of blue jays, and hawks are all over the place. Jayhawks, those are a little different.The legend goes back to the mid-19th century, when the battle was raging between settlers who were pro-slavery and those who wanted a free state. 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