I mean come on... the GATORS...we're FIERCE!
A buckeye sounds like some kind of undergarment that my grandma would wear under her shaw!
2006-12-29 08:26:13 · 16 answers · asked by what the hell is a buckeye? 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
not sure why someone would name a team that but it is a kind of nut, that looks kind of like an eye!! very common in Indiana and ohio. check out this pic
2006-12-29 08:29:13 · answer #1 · answered by leavelil2imagine 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buckeye trees grow in the Midwest and East. They give off a nut-like acorn and they're called buckeyes. Very popular.
A native of Ohio is not a buckeye. Someone who attends or graduated from OSU is a buckeye.
Someone from Ohio is an Ohioan. Good luck to your Gators.
2006-12-29 09:01:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buckeye is the name of horse-chestnut trees. The name comes from the appearance of the seed. Ohio is known as the Buckeye State, and a native of Ohio is called a Buckeye.I would name a team by that name if the members of the team were agreeable to it.
2006-12-29 08:40:37 · answer #3 · answered by Max 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is an answer to your question....GO BUCKS!!!!! We eat Gators for Breakfast!
Buckeyes
Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
A small, shiny, dark brown nut with a light tan patch that comes from the official state tree of Ohio, the buckeye tree.
According to folklore, the Buckeye resembles the eye of a deer and carrying one brings good luck. “Buckeyes” has been the official Ohio State nickname since 1950, but it had been in common use for many years before.
The first recorded use of the term Buckeye to refer to a resident of the area was in 1788, some 15 years before Ohio became a state. Col. Ebenezer Sproat, a 6’4" man of large girth and swashbuckling mannerisms, led the legal delegation at the first court session of the Northwest Territory in Marietta. The Indians in attendance greeted him with shouts of "Hetuck, Hetuck" (the Indian word for buckeye), it is said because they were impressed by his stature and manner. He proudly carried the Buckeye nickname for the rest of his life and it gradually spread to his companions and to other local settlers. By the 1830s, writers were commonly referring to locals as “Buckeyes.”
Buckeye Leaves
A round white decal, about the size of a quarter, with a green depiction of a buckeye leaf is applied to Ohio State football helmets for big plays and consistency on the field. This tradition started in 1968 when Woody Hayes and longtime trainer Ernie Biggs changed the look of the Ohio State uniforms. Many of the sports at Ohio State incorporate Buckeye Leaves into their equipment and uniforms.
2006-12-29 09:42:20 · answer #4 · answered by buckeyefever7 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A buckeye is a type of nut. That's were they get their name from. I'll agree with you the name Gators does sound fierce. But, too bad they don't play that way!!! GO BUCKEYES!!!!! OSU is #1!!!!!
2006-12-29 11:12:22 · answer #5 · answered by froglover_mh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A buckeye is a hard nut with a tough, prickly husk. The tree it grows on is considered very tough and resistant. It is a fitting mascot for a tough football team.
2006-12-29 09:11:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what a buckeye is. BUT as a Michigan fan I root for ANY TEAM that plays that idiot team from Columbus.
2006-12-29 11:17:41 · answer #7 · answered by Vintage Music 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just a nickname for a resident, or inhabitant of Ohio. A buckeye is a horse chestnut.
2006-12-29 08:29:19 · answer #8 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A buckyeye is tree that prouduces a "friut" called a horse nut.
Why does U of F use the term "gators"? I sounds like a bunch of tralior tash talk. the animal is a ALAGATOR.
2006-12-29 08:35:12 · answer #9 · answered by slim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love the gators. buckeyes are gay. they can go buck their eyes out.
2006-12-29 12:42:27 · answer #10 · answered by me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋