- Feb 2, 2017
- 7,155
- 13,299
Welcome to the New 16 Team SEC
- Thread starter Fodderwing
- Start date
- Feb 15, 2016
- 7,090
- 13,061
- Jun 9, 2014
- 83,332
- 127,287
Founding Member
- Feb 2, 2017
- 7,155
- 13,299
- Feb 15, 2016
- 7,090
- 13,061
FIFY. University of the South would have worked too. See Stephen Foster's title for the State song of Florida.
- Feb 2, 2017
- 7,155
- 13,299
- Feb 15, 2016
- 7,090
- 13,061
But not to real southerners who sing Foster's songs. I know Foster dint know how to spell correctly but The State song of Florida is still spelled Swanee.
Sewanee: The University of the South - Wikipedia
- Feb 2, 2017
- 7,155
- 13,299
But not to real southerners who sing Foster's songs. I know Foster dint know how to spell correctly but The State song of Florida is still spelled Swanee.
Sewanee: The University of the South - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
It is a stretch to say the two are actually related, the river and the college.
And Foster named the song, Old Folks at Home.
Old Folks at Home - Wikipedia
Foster had composed most of the lyrics but was struggling to name the river of the opening line, and asked his brother, Morrison, to suggest one. Morrison wrote, “One day in 1851, Stephen came into my office, on the bank of the Monongahela, Pittsburgh, and said to me, ‘What is a good name of two syllables for a Southern river? I want to use it in this new song of Old Folks at Home.’ I asked him how Yazoo would do. ‘Oh,’ said he, ‘that has been used before.’ I then suggested Pedee. ‘Oh, pshaw,’ he replied ‘I won’t have that.’ I then took down an atlas from the top of my desk and opened the map of the United States. We both looked over it and my finger stopped at the ‘Swanee,’ a little river in Florida emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. ‘That’s it, that’s it exactly,’ exclaimed he delighted, as he wrote the name down; and the song was finished, commencing, ‘Way Down Upon de Swanee Ribber.’ He left the office, as was his custom, abruptly, without saying another word, and I resumed my work.”[4] Foster himself never saw the Suwannee, or even visited Florida, but nevertheless Florida made "Old Folks At Home" its state song in 1935, replacing "Florida, My Florida".[5] Despite the song's popularity during the era, few people outside of Florida actually knew where the Suwannee River was, or that it was even a real place.[6]
- Jun 9, 2014
- 83,332
- 127,287
Founding Member
It is a stretch to say the two are actually related, the river and the college.
And Foster named the song, Old Folks at Home.
Old Folks at Home - Wikipedia
Foster had composed most of the lyrics but was struggling to name the river of the opening line, and asked his brother, Morrison, to suggest one. Morrison wrote, “One day in 1851, Stephen came into my office, on the bank of the Monongahela, Pittsburgh, and said to me, ‘What is a good name of two syllables for a Southern river? I want to use it in this new song of Old Folks at Home.’ I asked him how Yazoo would do. ‘Oh,’ said he, ‘that has been used before.’ I then suggested Pedee. ‘Oh, pshaw,’ he replied ‘I won’t have that.’ I then took down an atlas from the top of my desk and opened the map of the United States. We both looked over it and my finger stopped at the ‘Swanee,’ a little river in Florida emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. ‘That’s it, that’s it exactly,’ exclaimed he delighted, as he wrote the name down; and the song was finished, commencing, ‘Way Down Upon de Swanee Ribber.’ He left the office, as was his custom, abruptly, without saying another word, and I resumed my work.”[4] Foster himself never saw the Suwannee, or even visited Florida, but nevertheless Florida made "Old Folks At Home" its state song in 1935, replacing "Florida, My Florida".[5] Despite the song's popularity during the era, few people outside of Florida actually knew where the Suwannee River was, or that it was even a real place.[6]
- Jun 19, 2014
- 23,374
- 55,300
Founding Member
- Sep 4, 2014
- 23,526
- 90,324
Why do I keep hearing this in Tim Armstrong’s voice?
- Jun 23, 2020
- 1,977
- 3,426
- Jun 19, 2014
- 23,374
- 55,300
Founding Member
- Jun 9, 2014
- 83,332
- 127,287
Founding Member
"UT". Lololol
- Sep 15, 2014
- 10,627
- 15,010
FSU and Clemson turned down by the SEC so they are maybe joining the big 12!
glorycolorado.com
Rumor: Four ACC schools finalizing joining FSU and Clemson in the Big 12
Four ACC schools are reportedly finalizing a deal to join FSU and Clemson in the Big 12 according to long-time college football radio host Greg Swaim -- who cla
glorycolorado.com
- Feb 2, 2017
- 7,155
- 13,299
FSU and Clemson turned down by the SEC so they are maybe joining the big 12!
Rumor: Four ACC schools finalizing joining FSU and Clemson in the Big 12
Four ACC schools are reportedly finalizing a deal to join FSU and Clemson in the Big 12 according to long-time college football radio host Greg Swaim -- who cla
Does anyone outside the Big 12 believe this quote?
But the Big 12 is the place to be once this massive coup of the ACC becomes finalized.
- Jun 9, 2014
- 83,332
- 127,287
Founding Member
IF this happens, Big 12 is going to wish they hadnt panicked and brought in all the G5 garbage schools.
- Aug 1, 2018
- 3,933
- 4,274
What an awful group of schools to play football against. Hard to believe this is a better conference for fsu and clemson to join. Why not just stay ACC?
