Ok here we go.

Everyone knows that UConn has been around for quite some time, and that their mascot is of course Jonathan the Husky. Most people after hearing Huskies think to themselves, ahh that's clever; UConn Huskies, like the 'Yukon', like Alaskan Husky dog.

As clever as it sounds however, this is not the case!

UConn first started as Connecticut Agricultural College, and were known as the Aggies at that time. Then in 1933, the school changed its name to Connecticut State College, making 'The Aggies' no longer a suitable name. A poll was taken in the student newspaper, and the Husky was selected as mascot with the name of Jonathan (for Jonathan Trumbull, Connecticut's Revolutionary War-era governor).

All of this *before* the school was ever knows as the University of Connecticut, much less coined into UConn. When you win a beer with this info, tell them you saw it on http://www.uconnhuskiesbasketballtickets.com !