Maryland was a founding member of the Southern Conference in 1921, a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1952, and is now a member of the Big Ten Conference. The nickname was coined in 1932 by Dr. Harry C. Curley Byrd, then the school's football coach and later the school's president.
Yes, hide glue is made from boiling hides and connective tissue. Hoof glue from hooves. Fish glue from fish skin and bones.
See adhesive for general discussion of glue. This is a list of various types of glue. Historically, the term glue only referred to protein colloids prepared from animal flesh. The meaning has been extended to refer to any fluid adhesive. There are many adhesive substances that are considered or commonly referred to as glue.