Rece Davis
February 5, 2010 6:15 PM
Where did "The Fighting Zookers" come from?
It started off camera with 'The Fighting Tedfords' when Jeff Tedford got going at Cal. (Steve) Spurrier always called (Ron Zook) the Zooker, and it sounded good. The one I'm upset about was Mark Mangino at Kansas, before he was dismissed. They made 'Fighting Mangino' T-shirts after I called them 'The Fighting Manginos,' and I got no cut whatsoever.
How about "The Fighting Webers?"
I've got a rule, and here's my rule: Once you start winning and have established yourself as a program, you can't be called 'The Fighting ...' whatever. Bruce and the Illini are much too far along to call them 'The Fighting Webers.' Plus, let's face it: It doesn't sound good.
Jim Rossow
It started off camera with 'The Fighting Tedfords' when Jeff Tedford got going at Cal. (Steve) Spurrier always called (Ron Zook) the Zooker, and it sounded good. The one I'm upset about was Mark Mangino at Kansas, before he was dismissed. They made 'Fighting Mangino' T-shirts after I called them 'The Fighting Manginos,' and I got no cut whatsoever.
How about "The Fighting Webers?"
I've got a rule, and here's my rule: Once you start winning and have established yourself as a program, you can't be called 'The Fighting ...' whatever. Bruce and the Illini are much too far along to call them 'The Fighting Webers.' Plus, let's face it: It doesn't sound good.
Jim Rossow
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