Sports Team Names

This past week I was in Southwest Arkansas. As I travel I take note of high school and college team names. I am amazed as to the variety of names and some of the unusual names. According to a website the top 2 names for high school teams are the eagles and tigers. Owls are number 51 and number 100 is the Blue Jays. Some of the names I have seen that are not on the list: Nashville, AR Scrappers, Hereford, TX Hostile Herd - the girls basketball team is the Lady Whiteface, Topeka Ichabods, Lewisville Fightin' Farmers, VA Tech Hokies, Macon Whoopee hockey team, UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, Lansing Lugnuts, Montgomery Biscuits, Modesto Nuts, Cedar Rapids Kernals, Savannah San Gnats, Greensboro Grasshoppers, Delta State Univ Fighting Okra, Artie the Fighting Artichoke (Scottsdale CC), The Fightin' Whities (U Northern Colorado), The Pretzels (New Berlin, IL High School), The Midgets (Freeburg, IL High School), The Billiken (St. Louis U), South Arkansas University Muleriders, ChickashaFightin' Chicks and my alumini the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos. I wonder how long sports team have had those names and who came up with them. The answer my friend is probably blowing in the wind.