![]() ![]() How many times do you say Wooo Pig Sooie?Ī chant of “Wooo Pig Sooie” is known worldwide as a Hog Call. ![]() ‘Sooie’ is a pig calling call in the north east of England, as is ‘Giss giss’. Where does the name Sooie come from for a pig?Įtymology The distinctive call is likely a degraded form of Latin, as the Razorback, or wild boar, is a member of the pig family, which in the Linnean classification (Latin) naming system is Suidae. No one seems to know who the opponent was but at some point a pig farmer in the crowd stood up and started imitating the way he would call his own hogs. “Word has been passed down that at an Arkansas game in the early 1920s, the Razorbacks were losing. A hog often means a domestic pig that weighs more than 120 lbs. The untamed razorback hog was a lean, feral animal that was ill-tempered.Ī boar is an uncastrated male domestic pig, but it also means a wild pig of any gender. The wild hogs known as razorbacks native to the Arkansas wilderness bear no resemblance to the typical barnyard pig of today. And for 51 years Arkansas teams have proudly worn the identity.LITTLE ROCK TODAY gratefully acknowledges the cooperation of the Universityof Arkansas' department of sports publicity, Bob Cheyne, director, in thepreparation of this Razorback Football section.A properly executed Hog Call is composed of three “calls,” slowly raising one’s arms from the knees to above the head during the “Wooo.” Traditionalists prescribe an eight second “Wooo.” The fingers should be wiggled and the “Wooo” should build in volume and pitch as the arms rise. and "Self-reliant, it shiftedfor its own menu of acorns, persimmons, prickly pears and rattlesnakes." Legendary or not-this name Razorbacks has a ring of its own. It was vicious, long of snout, legs, ears and squeal". "Pugnacious-no animal enemyever picked on it. They ran something like this: "A rootin',tootin' acorn eating rover of the hills". Muldrow in 1938 said "there's no such breed - but rather it's a type ofwild hog." State historian Dallas Herndon further added, "it apparently is atype of hog that first migrated to Arkansas after animal ancestors escaped from DeSoto's caravan during his trip to America." Then-there's the appraisal of early pioneers who first found plenty ofrazorback hogs in the Ozark hills. What about the animal itself? Well, strictly speaking, U of A extensionistM. The 1911 yearbook firstcapitalized the name Razorbacks-and indeed, a razorback hog was firstused in a freshman chase on Octoin the Arkansas-Ouachitagame. It was after that great season of 1909 (7-0) that Coach Hugo Bezdek first referred to his squad as "a fightingbunch of razorback hogs." The reference apparently made an immediate hit(U of A teams had been called Cardinals until this time) -for within twoyears, almost as if by proclamation, students and faculty alike had adoptedthis nickname as symbolic of its football play. When did it all start?-What is the origin of this nickname "Razorback"? The answer is almost legendary-but the time of its origin can be traced to Arkansas' only undefeated football team. Woo-o-o Pig Sooey! Like an echo that vibrates through the canyons of time-Razorback fans for over 50 years have rallied their favorite team with a call unique to the college grid-iron. I failed to note the date, but I think it was an issue printed in the 1950s.Ĭalling the Hogs.
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