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Ohio Stadium nickname question: is "The Shoe" offensive to anyone?

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Pretty sure its Neyland Stadium - I prefer to call it the worlds largest erector set...
 
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FCollinsBuckeye said:
Actually, several national equestrian groups have lodged formal complaints with the university stating that it is disrespectful to horses to call our stadium the 'horseshoe'. I believe that's why some people have dropped the 'horse' in the slang name for the stadium. I think it would be most appropriate to just call it the 'equestrian footwear sporting complex'. That way, everyone is happy.

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Good one FCBuck! :crazy:
 
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I used to refer to Yost Arena as "The Hole" or "The Barn". The "Hole" was short for "Sh**hole" because that's what the place was. "The Barn" because it's the only arena I have ever been in where the stands and seats are wooden.

I called the student section "3,000 screaming idiots" because that's what they are.

They all got offended by that, but screw it. Why would I care? They are UM idiots.
 
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Yeah "The Shoe" has been the monarch of Columbus ever since I can remember ( 1954). I guess it is said with some reverence, per say like on the order of the 7 Ancient wonders of the world.

The unique design resembling a horseshoe was great to me. I use to play horseshoes as a kid and to throw a "Ringer" for 3 points was great to me and I was even excited about 2 pointer. And how many 3 pointers have brought us "Good Luck" in the shoe in our history of it. Let alone the number of 2 point games that gave us alot of luck also in that Stadium.

And yet today if you look closely at its new design. It still resembles the original look of a "Horseshoe", even though the end-zone has been upgraded considerably, it was left intact from the original design. And I think that was done intentionatley with that in mind to let it remain as it was intended - to be a sign of "Good Luck" So, go into any farmers barn in Ohio today and you will find a "Horseshoe" tacked up above some of the doors as a reflection of bringing good luck to that domain.
 
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To me the fact of the matter is, the Horseshoe and "The Shoe" name is something that lives in Ohio State Tradition. The name came from the shape of the stadium i don't take it offensively, some people just like to run their mouths.

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I would just like to tell Ft. Collins Buck that I love that pic of Eddie vs. ND.

Ofcourse calling the stadium the "shoe" isn't insulting. We call The Ohio State University "OSU" don't we. It's just a way to simplify a conversation.
 
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Pretty sure its Neyland Stadium - I prefer to call it the worlds largest erector set...
It is in fact called Neyland Stadium down there at Ewe Tee. They actually do have a pretty nice looking campus down there, with the rolling hills/small mountians and all. It's pretty cool too that tailgaters can park a boat right next to the stadium and party all day long. I went on a campus visit there and looking down on the campus from the roof of the student union is a pretty cool sight.

Just for the record though, those people have a real Peyton Manning fetish down there. I visited there in the Spring of '98 - right after Manning had left Ewe Tee - and they had already named a street after him. Talk about a school that is desperate for some tradition!
 
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