I’m sorry my previous comment went over people’s head. I was making a point by dropping “State” from 4 school’s names but especially in 2 schools it makes a difference. Penn State became Penn and Minnesota State became Minnesota.
It didn't go over my head. Caught your reference; thought it was clever, and said so.
How is Raygun’s pads saying “Ohio” in one spot a response to sports announcers calling Ohio State “Ohio”? Her jersey says Ohio State so is that a different response by Raygun?
I'm not familiar with the "spot." I was referring to the leg pads Raygun wore (at least on) Saturday. Each had a Script Ohio on the top, above the knee.
My honest reaction was to appreciate Raygun for the fresh approach. We do represent the State of Ohio as the flagship research university. Let's just embrace it.
Ohio State using “The” is nothing like sports announcers calling Ohio State “Ohio”. Ohio State deserved/deserves to be mocked for “The”. In starting Celly Club we wanted to use “The Celly Club” and we were told we couldn’t use “The”. I found that laughable.
Ohio State has always been Ohio State, not Ohio. Ohio has always been Ohio University.
Would the announcers call Penn State “Penn”?
Would the announcers call Minnesota State “Minnesota”?
Michigan State “Michigan”?
Iowa State “Iowa?
Indiana State “Indiana “?
Oregon State “Oregon”?
Arizona State “Arizona “?
Oklahoma State “Oklahoma ”?
Washington State “Washington “?
Florida State ‘Florida “?
The list goes on.
Of course you're 1000% correct on the school name. And about the name of the MAC School in Athens. As for "THE," the substance is different. With "THE," you could say we asked for the flak. But in this context, both serve as vehicles for rivals to take dopey little digs at the teams we both root for. My question is how to respond, if it all.
And the answer to every question is no the announcers wouldn’t do that.
No they would not. Except when one wants to troll us by engaging in Michigan speak. As has happened at two consecutive Final Face-Offs.
My guess is the sports announcers are just ignorant that Ohio University is “Ohio”. But if they call every other state university by its proper name they should do the same for Ohio State. If they had any professional integrity this wouldn’t be a question.
Guess again. That was my exact opinion a year ago. Especially the professional integrity part. So I posted a soft sell, educational response. Guess you weren't present for that. Anyhow, I was shocked by the intensely negative reaction. Posters united behind the trolling. And hated my guts for daring to suggest there was an issue.
This is my opinion. My dad graduated from Ohio State in 1950. I was born in University Hospital in the mid 1950s. I have 3 degrees from Ohio State, and 1 degree from a different “State” university which sports announcers always get the name correct. I have a daughter with a degree from Ohio State. Our family is proud of Ohio State and our family’s association with Ohio State. Do we agree with everything about Ohio State? Not at all. Excluding the trolls, it doesn’t take much effort to call Ohio State by the proper name.
Your OSU roots run deeper than mine, but I also have roots here. With spouse, daughter, degrees and paychecks.
If you let it, the disrespect annoys a bit. It hurts a bit. I get it. But when someone decides to troll, they're conveying that they are completely indifferent to accuracy, and completely indifferent to fairness. Responding to them with "education" proves to be useless.
Or, maybe I'm just old and tired. But after decades of the dopey digs -- digs now coming at us over the airwaves -- the whole thing is just so tedious. Simply embracing the Stadium Name, the TBDBITL Band Formation & Raygun's Leg Pads seems like progress to me.
