FINALLY, A SCHOOL IN MICHIGAN WITH A MASCOT!
Way back in 1925, Michigan State University was known as Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Because it was an agricultural school, it was known as the ‘Aggies.’
As it moved away from its agricultural roots, the school held a contest to find its new nickname. However, the results proved to be quite stupid, as they settled on the Michigan Staters.
Apparently, the other submissions must have been really really bad…
However, the editor for the Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton thought the name was too cumbersome.