The Blue Hose is not all that’s blue in Hoseville.
The Blue Hose is a little odd for a school mascot.
I get that.
But if you say it often enough — “Blue Hose, Blue Hose, Blue Hose” — it becomes the most natural thing in the world like saying, “pancakes, pancakes, pancakes.”
My son is a member of the Presbyterian College football team and their mascot is indeed The Blue Hose.
We were up there on Saturday for their homecoming game.
Lots of blue around.
If you are going to have your hose be a certain color, blue is certainly a great choice for every man, woman, child and bride has something blue.
The school website says the name came from the early 1900’s when sportswriters referred to the team as the “Blue Stockings”.
Throughout the years the name morphed into the Blue Hose and began to align itself with the Scotsman warriors a la . . .
Mel Gibson’s crazed William Wallace in Braveheart. I guess we found out how loony Mel was.
And since long, long ago, when the Protestant Reformation reached the shores of Scotland, the Presbyterian Church eventually became the Church of Scotland — it all works.
It fits together so well, you could almost say it was predestined.
Yes, there was lots of blue hoopla for the Homecoming game.
Unfortunately, the Hose was not victorious.
Leaving the PC faithful, a little — dare I say — blue.
But we recovered enough to take Number 46 out for pizza after the game. Which was not blue, by the way.
What is your school mascot? Can you top the Blue Hose?
Linking up with Greta @Gfunkied and Julie @Mamamash for another Wednesday’s iPPP.
We’re the Chargers. Like knights, you know? Anyway, I guess if you’re going to cheer for the Blue Hose, you’ve gotta commit!!
We we’re the Tigers. Not nearly as cool as the Blue Hoses. Not the fun history behind it.
That’s right Greta. When picking out a sticker to put on the back of my car, I thought PC or Blue Hose? I picked Blue Hose. I had to go all the way in.
I love the balloon photo!!!
What strange name to hold onto.
These pics cracked me up… and I loved the blue. Attack of the killer balloon!!! Our mascot was the Brighton Bulldog growing up- the ‘Dogs. So cue lame nicknames for places like the Dog Pound, etc.
Cool pictures.
I am ashamed I don’t know what the school mascot of my daughter’s high school is… I think it’s the panther….
I can relate to the pizza, though 😉
I’m glad you explained the story of the Blue Hose. My kids now are Tigers and Patriots. Kind of boring, right? But my high school growing up? Our mascot was the Maroon Man. We were the Maroons. My husband thinks that’s the dumbest thing, but I grew up with it and never thought it was weird.
Okay Katie. The Maroon Man is kind of edging into Blue Hose territory. Funny.
After reading the reason behind the mascot, I suppose it makes a little more sense however odd it still may seem. I’m thinking blue was a good color choice…just about any other color and I don’t think I would have appropriate connotations that came to mind 😀
Loved the photos!
We were at Samford Saturday for their homecoming! … they are also blue, but I have no idea what the mascot is. :/ We only participated in the pregame festivities.
Sadly, they also lost in the last moments. 🙁
Love this! Our college mascot is a Flash. As in a bolt of lightening I guess? lol LOVE that pic of the little acting silly.
Well that is a different mascot name for sure. Ours was a bulldog. But, there is a local high school here whose mascot is a donkey. That’s right, a donkey.
Looks like you had a great time!
~ Visiting from #iPPP~
Oh, I’m too immature to handle that mascot name. 🙂