The University Of South Carolina Has Decided On A Name For Their Mascot… & It’s Not “Cock Commander”

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Last week, the college football world went wild when the University of South Carolina announced that they were looking for a new name for their live rooster mascot.

Originally dubbed “Sir Big Spur,” the name change arose after an ownership change of the rooster, and some bickering with the old and new owners, along with the university.

For those who are wondering why this decision would wreak so much havoc amongst fans, South Carolina’s team name is the “Gamecocks,” and say “Go Cocks” whenever they cheer on their team…

So yeah, I’ll let you figure that one out there.

And to make matters worse, people were making some absolutely absurd suggestions about what the new name of the rooster should be.

We had names like, Captain Cluck, Darius Clucker (Darius Rucker is a South Carolina grad), Marco Pollo, and the worst/best of them all, Cock Commander.

Needless to say, the majority of non-South Carolina fans were rooting for Cock Commander.

Being a Clemson fan, I was absolutely loving the insane suggestions and arguing, but I will willingly admit I thought Sir Big Spur was a good name the way it was.

I mean c’mon, it was catchy, original, and I still don’t fully understand why there was even a disagreement in the first place. Maybe it’s because South Carolina has been trash for the past eight years, and they’re looking for some new mojo. Who knows.

However, it appears that the school has officially came up with a name… And it’s lame as hell.

It’s “The General.”

Talk about a downgrade from “Sir Big Spur.” Hell, any of those other names are an upgrade from “The General.”

Although the football world didn’t get “Cock Commander,” the name itself brought out this epic rant:

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