I agree with those facts except for the "The" part. I think they've been emphasizing the "The" way before that lawsuit, like for more than 50 years...

Thanks and agree with you as well ... didn't mean to start up a feud.

If people are that upset about it than have "Ohio" fight "Ohio State" for doing their own commercials as well when they use the "OH-IO" in their commercials that you can see on the BTN or whenever they have a game on and run a commercial of each school that is playing.

Have them stop the "Script Ohio" as well and tell them that Michigan is actually the "inventor" using it for Ohio State ... lol ... most Ohio State fans don't even know that part of the story. So every-time they do it they are telling Michigan fans "thank you" because we cannot create any of our own stuff.

Have them stop doing the chants at sporting events and make a copyright infringement so every-time their fan-base does it -- it cost the university money or make them throw on "State" if they can spell it after their "OH-IO chant".

While I can't find the legal settlement anywhere, I can bet that the OH-IO chant was one of those grandfathered. So legally we wouldn't be able to stop it. Probably why Ohio State uses that so it can get around the copyright and rub it in.

And trust me, you are just scratching the surface of the feud between Ohio and Ohio State. Alot of posters here hate everything to do with that school. It just feeds the monster, and imagine when you talked with someone and said you went to 'Michigan' and they just assume you meant Michigan State... that's what happens to alot of Ohio grads, they just assume you meant Ohio State. So calling Ohio State, "Ohio" reinforces that.

If that's what he says he's dumber than a tree stump.  He's right up there with Steve Mix.

Fiami, Sucks, Miami Sucks, Fiami Sucks, Muck Fiami, Oxford Prep, Oxford Tech, The Center of Universal Suckage....I could go on, but the point is that when you want to insult your rival, you should actually insult them.

For your edification, here's a little background on this issue:

Out of Court Settlement

Key Quote: "The agreement gives Ohio University exclusive rights to "OHIO" for athletic uniforms, apparel and merchandise, but allows Ohio State to use the word in certain traditional instances, such as "Script Ohio," Ohio Stadium and for commemorative merchandise."

Earlier article on law suit

O$U has been very good about adhering to the letter of the agreement, if not its spirit.  They've retired the cheerleader uniforms that just said "Ohio" and in all of their news releases about athletic contests between the two schools have always referred to us as "OHIO" since the agreement.  The two times we've played them in football since the agreement the scoreboard had us as "OHIO" and them as "Ohio State."  The funny thing about this is that they sued us, and then when their attorneys told them they were going to lose in court they asked for the out-of-court settlement, which we -- in retrospect -- shouldn't have agreed to, because we grandfathered in too many things.  

If you guys really wanted to insult them, call them "Ohio A&M," which was Cowtown U's original name, for about the first eight years of their existence.  They really hate that.  But, Dumber than a Tree Stump Hoke hasn't studied his history enough to know that.  Maybe somebody should 'splain it to him.

Well that is because they were called Oklahoma University at one time and now University of Oklahoma. If you look at their decals on their helmets it is OU ... and not UO. By changing the name it makes it look like they are the university of the state.

Just like a few years ago Findlay college/Findlay University changed their name to University of Findlay now and call themselves "UF" now.

Why couldn't you say Miami University for the one in Ohio and University of Miami for the one in Florida since that is their "proper names" now since that is what we have been talking about for the past hour.

Okay been to much fun and might be back later to look at some of the other threads I posted on.

If you said "The Ohio State University" and "The Ohio University" for osu and Ohio, respectively, no one would complain, since those are our proper names under the relevant Ohio statutes and there is no possible confusion between those two.

But again, if you want to insult your rival, actually insult them. "Ohio A&M" bothers them more than "Ohio" does.

A thought just occurred to me, could ErocWeasel be MH55's twin brother?  There seems to be an similar "style" to their posts, minus the boas.

Doesn't really bother me.

You know how many times on selection Sunday that analyst made the mistake of calling Michigan State as Michigan.

What is funny is most people or you if you want to start this new saying -- whenever you say "Michigan" will still believe the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan and not Michigan State.

This is Michigan for God sakes!
youtu.be/oja8RXz6wb8

Don't worry about it. There are many of us alums who have no problem being called Ohio U, OU, the Bobcats or Ohio. After all, the above names were used when plenty of Bobcats were on campus.

I'm just happy we're in post season play.

And to the Bobcat poster who suggested the guys in Ann Arbor be called U of Michigan -- wake up call, they ARE called that! Anyone who lived in Michigan anytime in the past few decades has heard them referred to that many, many times.