I just listened to the sound of a real cougar. It actually sounds like bleating.

Thank you for expressing your concerns. Top men will get on this immediately.

SandYFan

9/13/17 11:48am

I can see this man is wise in the ways of science

OU Cougar

9/13/17 12:15pm

Let's see. Is gender on a spectrum or just male and female?

jrifkin48

9/13/17 1:10pm

RE: Thank you for expressing your concerns. Top men will get on this

SUAVO

9/13/17 12:48pm

Who?

socorny

9/13/17 1:35pm

Top. Men.

StalwartBraveTrue

9/13/17 2:11pm

"We named the dog Indiana."

(Private)

9/13/17 4:31pm

"It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage."

Yllage Vidiot

9/13/17 8:57pm

There ya go

socorny

9/14/17 10:29am

They don't know what they've got there. 😉

StalwartBraveTrue

9/14/17 5:30pm

I'll allow it. I like the first post. Welcome!

HingleMcCringleberry

9/13/17 11:49am

Guess what, Cougars also don't play football. So...

NachoCougar

9/13/17 11:49am

That's what's wrong! We need a new name

OU Cougar

9/13/17 11:51am

I still say we go with Danites. It would strike fear.

NachoCougar

9/13/17 11:52am

That would be awesome. Best name ever.

mcnasty

9/13/17 12:36pm

How about The Penitent? Maybe then will be able to pass again?

mm73

9/13/17 2:50pm

Nicolaitane Band

brejol

9/13/17 3:40pm

Pittsburgh State Gorillas in Kansas

Sale

9/13/17 6:04pm

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BBLUE76

9/13/17 3:47pm

After watching the last two games, I am going to go ahead and agree with you

karlmalone

9/13/17 6:05pm

meh

teambret

9/13/17 11:49am

Dear Mr. Concerned Scientist....

ByuMba90

9/13/17 11:50am

RE: Dear Mr. Concerned Scientist....

Duell

9/13/17 8:00pm

And?

Napoli

9/14/17 12:06pm

I think your wife is on to something.

Hawk Talons

9/13/17 11:50am

RE: I think your wife is on to something.

OU Cougar

9/13/17 11:52am

Strong first post. You should stick around...you'll fit in well.

Random Walk

9/13/17 11:51am

RE: There should be no ROC

westsidecoug

9/13/17 11:51am

This may be my favorite post ever on Cougarboard

Dread Pirate Westley

9/13/17 11:51am

Counterpoint: UGA isn't a real dog name, it's made up

jbcoug

9/13/17 11:51am

Please tell Georgia that it is spelled Dog, not Dawg. No such thing as a Dawg...

billyrust

9/13/17 11:51am

#science

NachoCougar

9/13/17 11:53am

PS I am so glad they went with ROC and not Rock of Salvation or similar

billyrust

9/13/17 12:33pm

Most scientist prefer "Canine" as opposed to dog. Dog is used by the unwashed.

kalifi

9/13/17 5:56pm

That is some solid smack

Skeptical Optimist

9/13/17 11:52am

And from a team we don't even play, no less.

SandYFan

9/13/17 11:54am

Did they welch out on us from a game? We played them once (with Steve Young

ByuMba90

9/13/17 11:58am

No, it is scientifically impossible for a Bulldog to welch.

CougsBeatU

9/13/17 12:05pm

*belch

Dread Pirate Westley

9/13/17 12:35pm

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TheDash

9/14/17 11:31am

Also, I will now call the ROC the GOC because of you.

HingleMcCringleberry

9/13/17 11:53am

RE: There should be no ROC

monkeycowboy

9/13/17 11:53am

Holy crap UGA fans can talk?????? All I ever hear them do is bark at each other

pistol12

9/13/17 11:53am

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BYUtka

9/13/17 11:53am

No

NachoCougar

9/13/17 11:58am

I think many of us know this already. I do appreciate your concern though.

JuicyJam

9/13/17 11:54am

RE: There should be no ROC

phatcougar

9/13/17 11:55am

This is the greatest cougarboard post ever written.

foosman

9/13/17 11:56am

No way. This isn't even close to the GreenRake.

JuicyJam

9/13/17 12:03pm

This was discussed Ad nauseam when the name came down. We fans know this.

GeauxCougs

9/13/17 11:56am

Says the guy whom can't spell "go."

HenderCoug

9/13/17 2:58pm

RE: Says the guy whom can't spell "go."

GeauxCougs

9/13/17 3:30pm

Who cares what they call it so long as they show up, are organized, and are loud?

Turnpike Lane

9/13/17 11:56am

What an unexpected gem this post was.

Memmo

9/13/17 11:56am

Note: There are no actual cougars in the stands. The students can roar, though.

Cougarrr

9/13/17 11:56am

Hate to break it to you..... but Bulldogs are incapable of abiding by rules

indojoe

9/13/17 11:57am

I call BS

CocaColaRecovery

9/13/17 11:57am

But, if he is, she is correct.

BYUHgrad

9/14/17 3:25pm

Fear the Mighty GOC!!

Cougar Insider

9/13/17 11:58am

We could have called them the SOB.. (shout of Brigham)

NachoCougar

9/13/17 12:00pm

Oooh. Crowd of Cougars would be a great name for the player mom section.

Belboz

9/13/17 2:01pm

I hate SEC fans

RaggaeCoug

9/13/17 11:59am

Post of the Day just for the level of concern shown!

zonacougar

9/13/17 12:01pm

I say that all the time, Professor Scienceman - no one listens to me

Coop

9/13/17 12:02pm

What does the bulldog sound like? How do get a crowd going with a drooling sound

Lance71

9/13/17 12:02pm

Fart.

HenderCoug

9/13/17 2:59pm

RE: There should be no ROC

smokymountainrain

9/13/17 12:03pm

And it's just a lame attempt to copy the MUSS

CrimsonCardinal

9/13/17 12:04pm

Utah invented naming a student section? (filing that next to cold fusion)

NachoCougar

9/13/17 12:05pm

Probably.

JuicyJam

9/13/17 12:06pm

RE: And it's just a lame attempt to copy the MUSS

smokymountainrain

9/13/17 12:20pm

Call "the U" and ask their feelings on copycats.

StalwartBraveTrue

9/13/17 2:14pm

You do know that 'Muss' is in your (stolen) fight song and existed well before

SPgoofyft

9/13/17 5:26pm

SMH. You've just made a post that reinforces one of the many stereotypes

RebelScum

9/13/17 9:17pm

Yeah, well at least we don't drink out of the toilet!

foofcoug

9/13/17 12:04pm

Oh, so you're a Seinfeld fan too

Belboz

9/13/17 12:04pm

RE: There should be no ROC

Icecat

9/13/17 12:04pm

Ok, now can you enlighten us regarding the vocal abilities of Stanford's tree?

CougarThug

9/13/17 12:06pm

[sound of leaves waving in the wind]

boscatar

9/13/17 12:20pm

Or [the sound of silence....]

boscatar

9/13/17 12:21pm

Also, just listen to those Buckeyes....drop?

boscatar

9/13/17 12:21pm

If someone can "roar with laughter" and Helen Reddy can sing "I am woman, hear

NewMexiCoug

9/13/17 12:08pm

Now I understand why he doesn't laugh and hates Helen Reddy.

RebelScum

9/13/17 9:02pm

yellow jackets don't actually wear jackets, and bulldogs are a bad form of evolution. nobody cares if a cougar roars or

macaroni

9/13/17 12:10pm

My response

Hector

9/13/17 12:12pm

Awe great...now we don't even have a roar

Borg

9/13/17 12:15pm

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Abe Froman

9/13/17 12:18pm

Troll level Expert. Also, as an aspiring mod I ban you 2 hrs for wrong category

(Private)

9/13/17 12:19pm

You think *you're* embarrassed?! I have to rethink my whole life now.

Wedgetail

9/13/17 12:20pm

Well played. Did you know that Bulls are not Dogs? They are actually a male

frontrowcougar

9/13/17 12:22pm

I'd take this seriously except...........................

LCcoug

9/13/17 12:25pm

Interesting, but I think I'll roll my eyes and leave the room too...

Florwood

9/13/17 12:27pm

It should now and always forever be named "The Zoo" Embrace our peculiarity and own it!

Bonoman

9/13/17 12:29pm

Already have the "Zona Zoo"

foofcoug

9/13/17 12:32pm

It was a missed opportunity to not call in Zoobs

Hedonic Threadmill

9/13/17 12:52pm

Just want to see The Zoo wearing royal blue Zoobs shirts

Bonoman

9/13/17 4:27pm

100%. This. Should have been the "Zoo" with the "Zoobies"

dccoug

9/13/17 6:53pm

The UGA student section should be called the BOB >> The Bark of Bulldogs

sumba20

9/13/17 12:31pm

The bulldog Super Quiet Until Athletes Thrive

foofcoug

9/13/17 12:38pm

You should see our neighbors up north called the "MUSS"

Bucko

9/13/17 12:38pm

Merriam Webster is pretty accurate then, with definition of "muss"?

ByuMba90

9/13/17 12:52pm

RE: Merriam Webster is pretty accurate then, with definition of "muss"?

VetteZR1Guy

9/13/17 4:07pm

Oh yeah? Without looking, recite the words to your entire fight song OR

ByuMba90

9/13/17 6:22pm

Post of the year

shakarocks

9/13/17 12:39pm

I'm sure you have spent hours contemplating the L'ville cardinal's teeth.

Tygger

9/13/17 12:39pm

yawn . . .

Michicoug

9/13/17 12:45pm

Haha! Your wife is right!!

truecougster

9/13/17 12:45pm

You don't say? Well, I heard a mountain (really it was in a meadow) lion (really

mantis mutu

9/13/17 12:45pm

My faith is now restored.

bluegato

9/13/17 12:53pm

There's also no such thing as a Mighty Utah Student

Hedonic Threadmill

9/13/17 12:50pm

MUSS...MUSS... He certainly like to yell...at us!

Dread Pirate Westley

9/13/17 12:52pm

Who calls cougars panthers?

22jrob22

9/13/17 1:01pm

Pitt

foofcoug

9/13/17 1:06pm

It used to be very common in the South

Coop

9/13/17 1:08pm

...so were confederate battle flags.

ByuMba90

9/13/17 1:24pm

RE: ...so were confederate battle flags.

Coop

9/13/17 1:25pm

Puma = Mountain Lion = Cougar = Catamount = Panther

Dissenter

9/13/17 2:32pm

Actually you are mistaken. I have spent a fair amount of time in the western

Northern Blue

9/13/17 1:17pm

When the name was selected a few years ago, there was a voting process...

seacougar

9/13/17 1:20pm

Hope you feel better... Why not look at all the schools mascots etc.

Count Cougar

9/13/17 1:27pm

I...LOVE this post.

BlueTooth

9/13/17 1:39pm

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lightmann

9/13/17 9:58pm

Ummm don't we always hear the "roar of a crowd" when something exciting happens

cougERdoc

9/13/17 1:45pm

That may be what you think you hear, but you're wrong. It's more like a holler.

Belboz

9/13/17 2:00pm

AMEN - I've been on this ever since they came up with that stupid name

ArchbishopMitty

9/13/17 1:47pm

Wow...the truth hurts...

Let's Go Bucs

9/13/17 1:56pm

Funniest post of the week. Thanks, we all needed a laugh. 😁

StalwartBraveTrue

9/13/17 2:13pm

My money says you're only a Yewt in disguise.

BleedCougarBlue2

9/13/17 2:28pm

I would guess USU...not Utah...

Lance71

9/13/17 3:03pm

No way this is a real human being. This can only be a

chazen

9/13/17 2:31pm

Who cares? It's football, not science.

Kerbouchard

9/13/17 2:37pm

100% agree. Which is why the student section should go by the name proposed when I was a student a decade ago:

Gentleman Stan

9/13/17 2:46pm

You think ROC is contrived but the ABYSS is not?

Tricky

9/13/17 3:36pm

ABYSS is *awful*. It would work for a cool team who wears black, but BYU? lol no

Dissenter

9/13/17 4:18pm

This so called "scientist" probably believes in global warming too!

GangstaLean

9/13/17 2:53pm

And did you go to the FSU board to hatchet them about their chop?

ol' Blue Eyes

9/13/17 3:05pm

Haha troll...

Elvis

9/13/17 3:10pm

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nut-e-professor

9/13/17 3:27pm

They Y student body should be named the MUSS

Oldcougfan

9/13/17 3:30pm

At least those who can't spell "the"

Garn

9/13/17 3:37pm

RE: There should be no ROC

jkccoug

9/13/17 3:41pm

RE: There should be no ROC

SouthernCougar

9/13/17 3:43pm

Can Ligers Roar? I'm asking for a friend.

ochobeeguy

9/13/17 3:55pm

Cool bro

BBLUE76

9/13/17 4:03pm

I just listened to the sound of a real cougar. It actually sounds like bleating.

TailgateU

9/13/17 4:06pm

Cougars can't roar-- but students can! So there! 😖

PJMort

9/13/17 4:17pm

LOL. What a stupid post...

Mr Blue

9/13/17 4:30pm

SEC guys. Ugh.

Ham

9/13/17 4:31pm

I love your video explaining this

mosterlow

9/13/17 4:36pm

Min 1:26 sounds like the roar people are talking about

mosterlow

9/13/17 4:41pm

I enjoyed this post far more than I should have.

vagabonder

9/13/17 4:37pm

In 2015 the UGA Student Government Association voted to call the UGA student section the "Dawg Pound"...

Thibious

9/13/17 4:45pm

Mormonism is also a scientific impossibility.

luxetveritas

9/13/17 5:07pm

RE: There should be no ROC

mgdhunter

9/13/17 5:14pm

I know this is just a troll, but just for kicks and giggles, the dictionary:

yahtzee

9/13/17 5:14pm

You must have never net Cosmo...

Bluedarts

9/13/17 5:23pm

As a BYU fan living in Georgia, I always wondered why the Georgia mascot

erodcoug

9/13/17 5:37pm

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Craner64

9/14/17 6:58am

What is Bill Nye not on today?

Blink

9/13/17 5:44pm

Have you informed Bama that crimson tides don't roll but instead bloom?

dex13

9/13/17 6:27pm

And have nothing to do with elephants

Longbow Cougar

9/14/17 6:28am

This nerd has never been in a dark forest...

TheWookie

9/13/17 7:15pm

Not the dreaded mouse attack! Grizzlies are one thing, but that's just evil.

Dread Pirate Westley

9/13/17 7:19pm

They don't study science in the south, so I'm thinking Utah fan troll

byuTX

9/13/17 7:26pm

A scientist who has a lot of time to waste. Please educate us more.

Y4LYFE

9/13/17 8:31pm

I don't favorite posts that often--but this is going in the Sandstone Cougar HOF

Sandstone Cougar

9/13/17 8:56pm

I'm sorry to break this to you, being a biologist and all, with all those smarts

RebelScum

9/13/17 9:06pm

Student section should always have been named the Zoo. Right, Zoobies?

Captain Stubing

9/13/17 9:11pm

Geez.Next you'll tell me a Honey Badger in fact is a weasel & doesn't eat honey.

NSFW

9/13/17 9:47pm

Has anyone explained to you what SGC means?

lightmann

9/13/17 10:00pm

awesome! love it! totally agree.

mindzeYe

9/13/17 11:33pm

Does this mean "Cougar Tails" don't actually have maple icing?

Craner64

9/14/17 6:59am

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!!!

cheezedawg

9/14/17 10:50am

This is nothing new. Let's clear it up again.

theROC

9/14/17 11:23am

I believe this to be the funniest thread ever on CB, and a World Heritage Thread

TheDash

9/14/17 11:34am

"My wife thinks I am crazy" - Well, don't be so hard on yourself

DazeofBlue

9/14/17 11:54am

Everything is a lie. I give up.

tawillin

9/14/17 6:02pm

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