What kind of mascot are the volunteers?

Question

I was basketball the other night. I saw that one team were the volunteers. What kind of mascot are the volunteers? I know what a cowboy, padres, dolphins, redskins, and etc are, but what is a volunteer?

Answer 1

The Tennessee Vols. It's refering to Colonial times when Tennesseans were nicknamed "Volunteers" because they sent tons of volunteers to fight. The UT (University of Tennessee) Vols mascot is dog in an orange and white UT jersey.

Answer 2

Here's what they say from their website. I gave the link below.

Tennessee acquired its name "The Volunteer State" in the early days of the nineteenth century in the War of 1812. At the request of President James Madison, Gen. Andrew Jackson, later President, mustered 1500 from his home state to fight the Indians and later the British at the Battle of New Orleans.

The name became even more prominent in the Mexican War when Gov. Aaron V. Brown issued a call for 2800 men to battle Santa Ana and some 30,000 Tennesseans volunteered. The dragoon uniform (left) worn by Tennessee regulars during that conflict is still seen adorning the color guard at UT athletic events.

The term "Volunteer State," as noted through these two events, recognizes the long-standing tendency of Tennesseans to go above and beyond the call of duty when their country calls. The name "Volunteers" is frequently shortened to "Vols" in describing Tennessee's athletic teams.

I always wondered what it meant too, lol.

Answer 3

I never understood the whole dog thing with Tennessee. Alabama's make sense. A crimson tide and elephant do go together somehow, I've looked it up. But like Texas A&M is the aggies and they have a little dog as their mascot. I still don't know what an aggie is.

Answer 4

The volunteers mascot is actually a dog. check it out.

Answer 5

KIM S HAS THE CORRECT ANSWER.