Fingolfin269
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rcpratt
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Miami does the exact same thing, although even more arrogant imo - "The U."
But yes, tOSU can shove that phrase up their ass.
IndyColtsFan
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I'm the opposite -- the logo sucks, but I could live with it; the names, however, are inexcusable. Seriously, those names remind me of the names you'd find in an 8 year-old's pee-wee football league. Absolutely pathetic.
The trophy names are stupid too.
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Yeh, the more I sit and stew on this it sounds like something cooked up for a college version of Techmo Bowl.
We need to chug on over to namby pamby land and find us some self confidence. This just wreaks of some progressive, PC influenced think tank. As if we needed any more reasons to invalidated us a dominant division.
We need to chug on over to namby pamby land and find us some self confidence. This just wreaks of some progressive, PC influenced think tank. As if we needed any more reasons to invalidated us a dominant division.
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jim delaney obviously thinks this is a good idea, just like he thinks the BCS works.
eagerly awaiting my copy of Death to the BCS
MikeyIs4Dcats
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destrekor
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God dammit... just when I thought Big Ten couldn't do something to make me embarrassed to be a fan, here they go and do it, and might as well make it a double-whammy.
And hey, all you OSU haters, it's right on our logo and official name. We only repeat what we see.
Plus, when you have many well-rated programs, and are the largest university in the U.S. (we were until a few years ago, iirc), it kind of goes to your head; I mean, it's only natural, right?
I'll always love my school, but I'll only add the "The" when I know it's going to draw comment. One way or the other it gets discussed, because if I don't say it, people ask me about it anyway. Bastards.
The original Big Ten logo, with the team numbers in the spaces, should have went with that. The original artist was kind enough to add a version with 12, should have used it dammit. Much better looking.
League names are retarded, but I guess I can live with it. I'll probably never actually used those names in conversation though.
And I look forward to finally having a Conference Championship game. Hell, there's the off-chance, pending on Michigan fielding a good team again, that the absolutely final game of the year will be OSU v UM and it will actually have a lot of weight behind it. The way it's shaping up, I don't think the OSU v UM game will be at the end of the regular season, since they aren't in our division... but there's the chance we could face them twice, with the second time meaning a lot.
Of course, it would be weird as hell to see that, because if one team goes undefeated and only one team, that means one team going into the championship would already have one loss (and possibly to the other contender). The champion could walk away with having lost once and won once against the same team in the season, and in doing so giving the contender the same one-loss record the champ has. Man that would be weird to see... hopefully it doesn't happen often. One undefeated team in each division would be awesome, but that means it definitely couldn't be OSU v UM.
And hey, all you OSU haters, it's right on our logo and official name. We only repeat what we see.
Plus, when you have many well-rated programs, and are the largest university in the U.S. (we were until a few years ago, iirc), it kind of goes to your head; I mean, it's only natural, right?
I'll always love my school, but I'll only add the "The" when I know it's going to draw comment. One way or the other it gets discussed, because if I don't say it, people ask me about it anyway. Bastards.
The original Big Ten logo, with the team numbers in the spaces, should have went with that. The original artist was kind enough to add a version with 12, should have used it dammit. Much better looking.
League names are retarded, but I guess I can live with it. I'll probably never actually used those names in conversation though.
And I look forward to finally having a Conference Championship game. Hell, there's the off-chance, pending on Michigan fielding a good team again, that the absolutely final game of the year will be OSU v UM and it will actually have a lot of weight behind it. The way it's shaping up, I don't think the OSU v UM game will be at the end of the regular season, since they aren't in our division... but there's the chance we could face them twice, with the second time meaning a lot.
Of course, it would be weird as hell to see that, because if one team goes undefeated and only one team, that means one team going into the championship would already have one loss (and possibly to the other contender). The champion could walk away with having lost once and won once against the same team in the season, and in doing so giving the contender the same one-loss record the champ has. Man that would be weird to see... hopefully it doesn't happen often. One undefeated team in each division would be awesome, but that means it definitely couldn't be OSU v UM.
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Michigan has already rewritten their fight song - The Victors:
Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
Hail! Hail! to Michigan
The legends and best!
Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
Hail! Hail! to Michigan,
The champions of the Legends!
Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
Hail! Hail! to Michigan
The legends and best!
Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
Hail! Hail! to Michigan,
The champions of the Legends!
rcpratt
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It's not the words. It's the way it's said...but I know we've had this discussion beforeAnd hey, all you OSU haters, it's right on our logo and official name. We only repeat what we see.
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It's not the words. It's the way it's said...but I know we've had this discussion before
I'm not exactly sure when the "The (THEE)" got put in there, but back when I was going to school there, everybody just called it "Ohio State" I graduated back in 1981, so I must have missed the memo from the athletic department
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And I still can't wrap my head around the multiple levels of fail that happened to get to this...
One...it had to actually be thought up. Then it had to actually get out of some think tank of ideas and passed up the chain of command. Then somebody with a million dollar a year paycheck had to actually sign off on it.
How does this happen? Almost every single person that has heard it around here just thinks it's the laughing stock of the NCAA. Do these things just not get thought through and given a bit of a public perception test before being put into play?
One...it had to actually be thought up. Then it had to actually get out of some think tank of ideas and passed up the chain of command. Then somebody with a million dollar a year paycheck had to actually sign off on it.
How does this happen? Almost every single person that has heard it around here just thinks it's the laughing stock of the NCAA. Do these things just not get thought through and given a bit of a public perception test before being put into play?
Saint Nick
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acheron
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roguerower
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Quite frankly I find the whole Big 10/Big 12 thing to be fucking stupid. All the other conferences make perfect fucking sense:
ACC - Schools up and down the atlantic coast
SEC - schools located in the Southeast
PAC-10 - Schools on the pacific cost
Why is it so hard to come up with a decent conference name? Not only that, but when the size of the conference changes and makes those names no longer viable, don't just change the logo, change the damn conference name to something that doesn't have to be redesigned ever couple of years.
It will never cease to amaze me how stupid a group of smart people can be. "A PERSON is smart. PEOPLE are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it." - Tommy Lee Jones
ACC - Schools up and down the atlantic coast
SEC - schools located in the Southeast
PAC-10 - Schools on the pacific cost
Why is it so hard to come up with a decent conference name? Not only that, but when the size of the conference changes and makes those names no longer viable, don't just change the logo, change the damn conference name to something that doesn't have to be redesigned ever couple of years.
It will never cease to amaze me how stupid a group of smart people can be. "A PERSON is smart. PEOPLE are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it." - Tommy Lee Jones
rcpratt
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Blacksburg is what, a 5-6 hour drive from Norfolk? :sneaky:
Arizona, ASU, Utah, and especially Colorado aren't exactly close either.
The Big Ten is an incredibly recognizable name. It will never change. Now, choosing a name with the number of schools in the first place was pretty short-sighted.
CPA
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LOL, anyone see the names of the 18 new trophies? Why the hell can't the trophies have one name on them. More fail
Stagg-Paterno Championship Trophy: Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago Joe Paterno, Penn State
Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP: Harold Edward Red Grange, Illinois Archie Griffin, Ohio State
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award: Gerald R. Ford, Michigan Nile Kinnick, Iowa
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award: Tony Dungy, Minnesota Anthony Thompson, Indiana
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year: Otto Graham, Northwestern Eddie George, Ohio State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year: Bronislau Bronko Nagurski, Minnesota Charles Woodson, Michigan
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year: Wayne Woodrow Woody Hayes, Ohio State Glenn Edward Bo Schembechler, Michigan
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year: Darrell Thompson, Minnesota Antwaan Randle El, Indiana
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year: Dave Rimington, Nebraska Orlando Pace, Ohio State
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year: Charles Aaron Bubba Smith, Michigan State Courtney Brown, Penn State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year: Bob Griese, Purdue Drew Brees, Purdue
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year: Jack Tatum, Ohio State Rod Woodson, Purdue
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year: Dick Butkus, Illinois Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year: Pat Richter, Wisconsin Desmond Howard, Michigan
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year: Ted Kwalick, Penn State Dallas Clark, Iowa
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year: Jim Bakken, Wisconsin Morten Andersen, Michigan State
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year: Thomas Dwight Dike Eddleman, Illinois Brandon Fields, Michigan State
Sounds like it's to parallel the Legends and Leaders thought process. One is a legend, while one is a more recent "leader"?
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I did not know Arizona, Utah and Colorado were on the Pacific coast. Thanks for the geography lesson.
.edit: Oh, and they have 12 teams now.
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rcpratt
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I don't think so. It works for some of them, but it's definitely not a rule. I don't think the Woody-Bo trophy really fits it either.
roguerower
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I can make it in 3.5
. VT isn't on the coast but Virginia is.I did not know Arizona, Utah and Colorado were on the Pacific coast. Thanks for the geography lesson.
edit: Oh, and they have 12 teams now.
Yea, our awesome education system has been teaching this for years. Utah is right between California and Oregon...right?
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