Why is Auburn’s mascot ... and Big Al When the University of Alabama began playing football at the turn of the century, the team was referred to as the "Varsity" or the "Crimson White" after ...

Even though the elephant served as a symbol for the team, it took decades for the Big Al mascot ... refer to Alabama's football team. Roberts used the term to describe crimson-and-white-clad ...

Nothing about No. 1 Alabama's nickname of "Crimson Tide" brings to mind the school's costumed elephant mascot, Big Al, no matter how ... by "varsity," "Crimson White" (the school colors) and ...

Prior to 1907, Alabama was known as the "Thin Red Line," though was also referenced as "varsity" or "Alabama football team" or "Crimson White ... Alabama's mascot is an elephant, but Big Al ...