Comments on: Hoos For Hokies http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:26:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: My Tiny Kingdom » What’s A ‘Hoo? And Other Thoughts http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2282 My Tiny Kingdom » What’s A ‘Hoo? And Other Thoughts Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:14:16 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2282 [...] In my last post I showed Beta Bridge painted with the sentiment “Hoos For Hokies” which is the University of Virginia’s way of expressing support for Virginia Tech during this tragic time.  This raised the inevitable question: What’s a ‘Hoo? [...] [...] In my last post I showed Beta Bridge painted with the sentiment “Hoos For Hokies” which is the University of Virginia’s way of expressing support for Virginia Tech during this tragic time.  This raised the inevitable question: What’s a ‘Hoo? [...]

]]> By: Susu http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2281 Susu Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:54:24 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2281 I'm just thankful there's two o's in Hoos, or it would be a repeat of what Mr. Imus said!! I’m just thankful there’s two o’s in Hoos, or it would be a repeat of what Mr. Imus said!!

]]> By: BB http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2280 BB Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:07:10 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2280 Thanks for sharing.... just to clear up the whole nick name thing...here's what I found on the UVA athletics website.... Although the terms "Cavaliers," "Wahoos" and "Hoos" are used almost interchangeably to refer to University teams and players, "Cavaliers" is more often used by the media, while "Wahoos" and "Hoos" are frequently used by Virginia students and fans. Legend has it that Washington & Lee baseball fans dubbed the Virginia players "Wahoos" during the fiercely contested rivalry that existed between the two in-state schools in the 1890s. By 1940, "Wahoos" was in general use around Grounds to denote University students or events relating to them. The abbreviated "Hoos" sprang up later in student newspapers and has gained growing popularity in recent years. Which begs the question...what is a wahoo? (some kind of tropical fish, I dimly recall) That photo brought back some embarrassing memories...the night before I graduated from the business school we painted beta bridge with some definely less inspired words....definitely up near the top of the list of "stupid things I've done involving alcohol" Thanks for sharing….
just to clear up the whole nick name thing…here’s what I found on the UVA athletics website….
Although the terms “Cavaliers,” “Wahoos” and “Hoos” are used almost interchangeably to refer to University teams and players, “Cavaliers” is more often used by the media, while “Wahoos” and “Hoos” are frequently used by Virginia students and fans.

Legend has it that Washington & Lee baseball fans dubbed the Virginia players “Wahoos” during the fiercely contested rivalry that existed between the two in-state schools in the 1890s. By 1940, “Wahoos” was in general use around Grounds to denote University students or events relating to them. The abbreviated “Hoos” sprang up later in student newspapers and has gained growing popularity in recent years.

Which begs the question…what is a wahoo? (some kind of tropical fish, I dimly recall)

That photo brought back some embarrassing memories…the night before I graduated from the business school we painted beta bridge with some definely less inspired words….definitely up near the top of the list of “stupid things I’ve done involving alcohol”

]]> By: Kathy http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2279 Kathy Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:14:04 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2279 I didn't know you went to UVA! I grew up near Blacksburg, about 40 minutes to the NW. And just how do they get Hoos out of the Cavaliers? I didn’t know you went to UVA! I grew up near Blacksburg, about 40 minutes to the NW.

And just how do they get Hoos out of the Cavaliers?

]]> By: Stephanie Honeycutt http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2276 Stephanie Honeycutt Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:02:51 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2276 Hoos are U of VA students. U of VA students are rivals of VA Tech students who are nicknamed Hokies. The hoos are reaching out to the Hokies in the wake of the VA Tech shooting tragedy. Hoos are U of VA students. U of VA students are rivals of VA Tech students who are nicknamed Hokies. The hoos are reaching out to the Hokies in the wake of the VA Tech shooting tragedy.

]]> By: jenny uk http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2275 jenny uk Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:15:44 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2275 me too? is it lost in traslation for a uk girl? me too? is it lost in traslation for a uk girl?

]]> By: Leeny http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2273 Leeny Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:14:17 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/04/20/hoos-for-hokies/#comment-2273 Anne, may I ask what this means? Anne, may I ask what this means?

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