He needs to get a letter from our legal team.

Actually if you read the article he says "Ohio University" and "The Bobcats". He actually calls it like it says on your university web site "Ohio University" at the very top where it says "Ohio University". He has been calling Ohio State "Ohio" for along time (over 40 years) so it isn't something new. It is new to most because he is the head coach at Michigan now.

Also you cannot make somebody just say "Ohio" for your university ... sorry it was a state first (which I live in) before it was ever a college so you cannot sue somebody for saying the word "Ohio". Also hard to sue somebody when he says actually what your college recognized as "Ohio University" and your mascot is the Bobcat.

Anytime somebody says "Ohio" they could mean several things such as the state, the river, the college, etc.

Like the original post stated it is getting you a lot more pub than ever and people might start thinking there is another college in the state besides the one in the middle of the state -- Ohio State which is a good thing. It would actually be nice if some of the other colleges in the state would raise their level and start competing with Ohio State such as Cincinnati and all the MAC programs.

Looking through many of the posters here you would think some would have a problem with the usernames here as well. I hardly see many that have "Ohio" in them, but I have seen a lot of "OU", "Bobcat", "Cat", etc...

As others have mentioned in previous threads many people who have went there previously still call it "OU". One of our writers for our site went to Ohio University, was a member of the 1970 baseball team and he says when they have their alumni gatherings that everybody calls it "OU".

Your getting a lot of pub about this and probably just as much as your last incident that made the news



Was looking at some of the stories getting some information from the official "University of Ohio" web page and found this interesting. Are they sending mixed message as well?

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www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031312aac.html

The official Ohio University athletics watch party will be held at Buffalo Wild Wings on Union Street this Friday for the men's basketball team's trip to the NCAA Tournament in Nashville, Tenn.

Come cheer on the Bobcats as they take on Michigan. The watch party begins at 7 p.m. Fans who attend the watch party will be treated to drink specials and prizes.

Team autographed jerseys, basketballs and other fan gear will be raffled off to those in attendance.

The Bobcats punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years after it defeated Akron 64-63 in the 2012 MAC Championship title game. Ohio enters the tournament with a school-record 27-7 record, surpassing the previous mark of 25 wins set by the 1993-94 squad.

OHIO as University legally refers to us.  You can't make statements referring to Ohio State by using Ohio anymore than we can make statements referring  to Michigan State just using Michigan. 

It is not about what you call us that irks us.  It is what you call TO$U that irks us.  We don't want you to use OUr name when referring to OUr little brother to the north.  We don't like them any more than you like MSU.  Using OUr name to belittle TO$U is a slap in the face to us.  And telling me that it is not disrespectful is not for you to decide.  It is for us to decide if we are being disrespected.   

This seems especially ignorant given the person posting goes to a school named after a state with another in state school called "State name" State. 

I'd be curious what Michigan fans would think if Thad Matta started calling Michigan State "Michigan" and insisted on calling the Wolverines "The University of Michigan" instead. 

Well if you look at my profile it clearly states I live in the state of OHIO which is right under my username! I am a Michigan fan.

This is what is kind of funny that people are looking at it for their own perspective. This is something Coach Hoke has been calling Ohio State for more than 40 years. Not something he just made up as the head coach at Michigan.

Also I would think it would be funny if Thad Matta or anybody else started calling "The Wolverines" .. "The University of Michigan" ... since they are the University of Michigan and they are the "Wolverines" ...  ... got yourself a little confused there .

This was Brady's idea. He must have reasoned that OSU fans would find It demeaning to them because they consider themselves so much better than OHIO. The man is too arrogant and/or stupid to see how it could be disrespectful.

Yes, he was a mastermind at the age of 10 and knew some day he would be head coach at "The University of Michigan -- Home of the Wolverines" ... lol ... and knew this would not only bother Ohio State fans, but also Ohio University fans as well and create a war between those two schools to finally have a duel of the death in a match of thumb wrestling.

He should stop acting like a 10 year old. He was probably a bully then, too.

It appears he's selling it and you're buying it...but come on now...you're really picturing little Brady in 3rd grade on a Dayton playground running around "irking" other 3rd graders saying "Ohio Buckeyes..Ohio Buckeyes"  and the other kids actually being irked by this?  Maybe they were just being polite thinking he was a slow learner and saying, "No little Brady, it's The Ohio State Buckeyes."

Sounds good Sparty. Break it down for us.

How many times do we have to say it?!?!?!?!?!?!

It is not about what you call us, it is about what you call Ohio State.
It is not about what you call us, it is about what you call Ohio State.
It is not about what you call us, it is about what you call Ohio State.
It is not about what you call us, it is about what you call Ohio State.
It is not about what you call us, it is about what you call Ohio State.

If you respond with another example of how we don't refer to ourselves as Ohio 100% of the time I might vomit.  The point is we call Ohio State "Ohio" 0% of the time!