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Hey, someone's gotta actually do a search to see if a thread with the same subject has already been started. 
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I think that came about because okla state won the battle over the right to use OSU as their logo. since then Ohio State cant use OSU.
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I think that came about because okla state won the battle over the right to use OSU as their logo. since then Ohio State cant use OSU.
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barlow1802
Troy Has Legs
always told that it had to do with a lawsuit between OU and OSU, by adding "the" we dont infringe on any of their rights (trademarks, what have you) but the answer is in that thread somewhere.. i think its a slight variation of what i just said but not sure
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msj2487
You bred raptors?
Yesterday on ABC, Eddie George was a guest or something on some show called "You Got Game," and they were discussing what having "game" is and who in the NFL has "game." Anyways the funny part is is that during the end of the segment after interviewing NFL players and coaches, they went back to the studio where George was, right after interviewing Pace and the host said something like, "You had some game back in the day, just like your old teammate there, big Orlando Pace!" George replied, "Oh yeah, back in my younger years for sure, and Pace he definitley has game, back at Ohio State, excuse me, THE Ohio State Buckeyes we all had game." Or something along those lines, but it was something that me extremely proud to be a Buckeye fan!
I don't think its arrogant when saying THE Ohio State Buckeyes, it may get old, and it may be stressed a little too much sometimes, but its also something very unique. To my knowledge no other team calls themselves proudly with a THE at the beginning. I love it, and hope to continue hearing it on the new MNF!
I don't think its arrogant when saying THE Ohio State Buckeyes, it may get old, and it may be stressed a little too much sometimes, but its also something very unique. To my knowledge no other team calls themselves proudly with a THE at the beginning. I love it, and hope to continue hearing it on the new MNF!
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daddyphatsacs
Let the cards fall...
MNF??? The cat has stepped out of the bag my friend. I always had a feeling that you were a closet romance novel reader msj2487.
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YourEconProf
Supply Demander
I asked about this when I joined the faculty at tOSU. Apparently, the source of 'The' dates back to the creation of the branch campuses, you know OSU-Marion, OSU-Lima, etc. In the process of creating these branch campuses, it was suggested that OSU become OSU-Columbus, in the same way that UT is actually UT-Austin, or UNC-Chapel Hill. Apparently, OSU was not terribly thrilled about becoming just another OSU-<city> and it instead became THE Ohio State University, the campus whose primacy meant that it didn't need a city name.
Now, I'm not going to bet my first-born on this, but this was shared with me by someone who I would trust to know.
YEP.
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msj2487
You bred raptors?
Damnit... I don't know what to say, I thought I'd be able to keep this a secret my whole life... I just can't explain Cassie's writing ability though, it's thrilling...voluptuous, stimulating, lustful, and most important of all...arousing!!
Say, while the cat is out of the bag, would you like to know my favorite romance novel? You got it, none other than Norah Hess' :
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CleveBucks
Serenity now
That's not true... although the other OSU's are trying to force Ohio State to give up the rights to www.osu.edu because it's not "unique" to Ohio State (it'll never happen though).
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MrCodeDude
All-American
Maybe because the university's name is The Ohio State University? We didn't add "The" to the name to be cunning.
A good amount of universities use "the" in their name, it's not something Ohio State does exclusively.
A good amount of universities use "the" in their name, it's not something Ohio State does exclusively.
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CleveBucks
Serenity now
I doubt that's true, as the "The" has been there since 1878. When were the branch campuses added?
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I think the use of "The" in the name of Ohio State has two origins.
- There was tremendous competition with Ohio University and Miami University to be designated as the land-grant university for Ohio under a new law enacted during the term of Abraham Lincoln...
- In order to demonstrate its status as Ohio's new land-grant university, the university was called "The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College". When the name was changed in 1878 to its present form, the initial article "The" was maintained.
The Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university in accordance with the Morrill Act of 1862 under the name of The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. Initially, it was thought that one of Ohio's two existing public universities (Ohio University and Miami University) would be designated as the land-grant institution, and each engaged in a vigorous competition to win over the state legislature. With the strong urging of Governor Rutherford B. Hayes, however, it was ultimately decided to establish a new university to be located near the legislature in Columbus. The school was originally situated within a farming community located on the northern edge of Columbus, and was intended to matriculate students of various agricultural and mechanical disciplines. From its inception, a contentious debate was waged between those in favor of broadening the university's focus to encompass the liberal arts and sciences and those who favored a more limited focus. The former ("broad-gauge") faction was led by university trustee Joseph Sullivant. An 1873 vote passed by a narrrow 8-7 margin in favor of broadening the spectrum of educational offerings to seven fields of study: agriculture, ancient languages, chemistry, geology, mathematics, modern languages, and physics. Later that year, the university welcomed its first class of twenty-four students, including three women. In 1878, and in light of its expanded focus, the college permanently changed its name to the now-familiar "The Ohio State University".
Two factors in Ohio State's formative years would hinder the university's immediate development: hostility from the state's agricultural interests and competition for resources from Miami University and Ohio University. The first arose from the curriculum debate. Fueled by the agriculture interests and the Springfield business community that supplied them, the attitude of Ohio farmers towards the university had turned from one of indifference to one of outright hostility. By 1880, this hostility had begun to make its presence felt in the state legislature. The second hindrance came in the form of competition for state allocations from Ohio's two older public institutions. At the time of Ohio State's creation, these institutions had been derided by then Governor Hayes as borderline sectarian colleges that, in over sixty years of history, had failed to provide Ohio with a real state university. It was this view that was fundamental in the decision to found a new university as recipient for the land-grant funds, as well as considerably strengthening the hand of those who advocated a broad based curriculum. However, the founding of this new university combined with their own precarious financial postitions (Miami would close for a dozen years due to a lack of enrollment) had awakened the older institutions to compete vigorously for the attention of the state legislature. The first of these issues would be resolved by the end of the decade. Resolution of the second would not occur until 1906. Even then, the inherent tension of agricultural interests within the larger context of a comprehensive research university and the competition among state universities in a decentralized higher education system would, to varying degrees, remain permanent issues with which Ohio State would be forced to contend." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University)
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