▁vote , ▁the ▁assembly ▁chose ▁L UM BER J ACK S , ▁the ▁name ▁submitted ▁by ▁T . ▁E . ▁Fer g us on , ▁professor ▁of ▁English ▁( the ▁choice ▁was ▁appropriate ▁given ▁the ▁university ' s ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁P ine y ▁Wood s , ▁where ▁forest ry ▁and ▁tim ber ▁products ▁are ▁a ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁economy ). ▁Since ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁mas cot ▁of ▁S FA ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁community ▁of ▁N ac og do ches . ▁The ▁S FA ▁Ring ▁is ▁S FA ' s ▁official ▁class ▁ring . ▁Stud ents ▁receive ▁the ▁ring ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁called ▁the ▁Big ▁D ip . ▁The ▁Big ▁D ip ▁sign ifies ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁steps ▁to ▁al umn i - hood ▁as ▁students ▁and ▁friends ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁dip ▁their ▁hand ▁in ▁pur ple ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁S FA ▁Stat ue ▁and ▁are ▁presented ▁with ▁their ▁ring ▁by ▁the ▁university ▁president . ▁The ▁Chief ▁C add o ▁Tro phy ▁stands ▁ 7 ▁feet ▁ 6 ▁inches ▁in ▁height , ▁we igh s ▁over ▁ 3 2 0 ▁pounds ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁symbol ▁passed ▁between ▁NCAA ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁The ▁statue ▁is ▁awarded ▁ann ually ▁to ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁L umber jack - D emon ▁contest . ▁The ▁statue ▁origin ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁when ▁long time ▁riv als ▁S FA ▁and ▁North western ▁State ▁decided ▁to ▁award ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁game