One of the guys from our home board (and I think he posts here too sporadically) posted this and I thought it was interesting. We own the sword of omens!
http://www.reddit.com/r/CatTeamBrotherho..._of_omens/
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Not entirely certain if this belongs here, but since I enjoyed researching the original Sword of Omens, I have done that research yet again to come up with the college football sword of omens for our kitten bros.
The rules are the same as the NFL one, first ever matchup of cat teams begins the title chase every match is a defense even bowl games. Some notable differences, since sports team names were more fluid back in the day and many teams did not originally have mascots, I have decided to use the modern mascot if there is any doubt. Also at my own (admittedly biased) discretion I have labelled the Bearcats as a cat team since their history makes them the Baehr-Cats rather than our loveable crack weasel that we bring out for some games. As such your mileage may very in what path the college football sword of omens has taken over the years. Also at my discretion forfeited wins will still count as defenses or captures of the title since if the game is played it counts and it isn't fair to a current champion to have the title removed on a technicality.
November 11th, 1874 was the first time two cat teams played each other in an official college game, perhaps even being the first time ever two cat teams played against one another. These would be the Princeton Tigers and the Columbia Lions, with Princeton being the victor our title belt journey begins.
November 11th, 1874-November 10th, 1900
- Princeton Tigers (defended twenty-nine times) [9,495 days held]
November 10th, 1900-October 25th, 1902
- Columbia Lions [714 days held]
October 25th, 1902-October 23rd, 1909
- Princeton Tigers (defended eleven times) [2,555 days held]
October 23rd, 1909-October 15th, 1910
- Lafayette College Leopards [357 days held]
October 15th, 1910-October 8th, 1932
- Princeton Tigers (defended six times) [8,029 days held]
October 8th, 1932-October 21st, 1933
- Columbia Lions [378 days held]
October 21st, 1933-October 11th, 1941
- Princeton Tigers (defended once) [2,913 days held]
October 11th, 1941-October 2nd, 1943
- Columbia Lions [721 days held]
October 2nd, 1943-October 30th, 1943
- Princeton Tigers [28 days held]
October 30th, 1943-December 6th, 1947
- Villanova Wildcats [1,498 days held]
December 6th, 1947-September 20th, 1952
- Kentucky Wildcats (defended eight times) [1,750 days held]
September 20th, 1952-October 24th, 1953
- Villanova Wildcats (defended once) [399 days held]
October 24th, 1953-September 17th, 1955
- Kentucky Wildcats (defended five times) [693 days held]
September 17th, 1955-October 20th, 1956
- LSU Tigers [399 days held]
October 20th, 1956-October 12th, 1957
- Kentucky Wildcats [357 days held]
October 12th, 1957-October 7th, 1961
- Auburn Tigers (defended four times) [1,456 days held]
October 7th, 1961-October 21st, 1961
- Kentucky Wildcats (defended once) [14 days held]
October 21st, 1961-January 1st, 1974
- LSU Tigers (defended sixteen times) [4,455 days held]
January 1st, 1974-October 2nd, 1976
- Penn State Nittany Lions (defended four times) [1,005 days held]
October 2nd, 1976-October 7th, 1978
- Kentucky Wildcats (defended three times) [735 days held]
October 7th, 1978-December 1st, 1979
- Penn State Nittany Lions (defended once) [420 days held]
December 1st, 1979-November 28th, 1981
- Pittsburgh Panthers (defended three times) [728 days held]
November 28th, 1981-September 10th, 1983
- Penn State Nittany Lions (defended once) [651 days held]
September 10th, 1983-November 12th, 1983
- Cincinnati Bearcats (defended once) [63 days held]
November 12th, 1983-October 5th, 1991
- Memphis Tigers (defended twice) [2,884 days held]
October 5th, 1991-November 16th, 1991
- Missouri Tigers [42 days held]
November 16th, 1991-November 14th, 1992
- Kansas State Wildcats [364 days held]
November 14th, 1992-November 11th, 1993
- Missouri Tigers [362 days held]
November 11th, 1993-January 1st, 1997
- Kansas State Wildcats (defended five times) [1,147 days held]
January 1st, 1997-September 2nd, 2006
- BYU Cougars (defended once) [3,531 days held]
September 2nd, 2006-September 9th, 2006
- Arizona Wildcats [7 days held]
September 9th, 2006-September 16th,2006
- LSU Tigers [7 days held]
September 16th, 2006-October 20th, 2007
- Auburn Tigers (defended once) [399 days held]
October 20th, 2007-January 1st, 2010
- LSU Tigers (defended twice) [804 days held]
January 1st, 2010-January 2nd, 2012
- Penn State Nittany Lions (defended twice) [731 days held]
January 2nd, 2012-September 1st, 2012
- Houston Cougars [243 days held]
September 1st, 2012- (current)
- Texas State Bobcats (defended four times) [777 days held]