Has there been any in-depth articles explaining the trademark dispute between Ohio and Ohio State at any point recently?

I've been reading a rather heated (and somewhat ridiculous) fued in a Facebook group titled "You know you went to OU if" between Ohio University alumni who support Ohio State University and Ohio University alumni who do not support Ohio State University. (yes, this group discussion was essentially just your average bobcatattack tomfoolery)

An older lady stated that she believed that it was mostly younger alumni who did not like Ohio State and that in her day everyone liked Ohio State but hated Miami. I've been on this board long enough to know that not all alumni older than myself have been brainwashed into liking Ohio State. I also know that not all alumni my age or younger have avoided the plague that is the Red and White of Columbus. However, I did find what she said interesting. It seemed to me that there was at least somewhat of a jump in OSU support that could be drawn right around the time of the trademark dispute.

That makes me wonder if there is a significant precentage of pre-dispute Bobcats who simply are not aware of this court battle. I am certain it was covered at length nationally during the case, but that doesn't mean everyone saw it. While the case is not spoken of at great length on campus now, I do believe most students since the case have been exposed to it at least a little bit as to compared to someone who may have moved out of state after graduation and lost track of a random news story about their alma mater.

The reason I ask about any media coverage is that I believe a well-composed story on this issue could gain significant traction on social media among Ohio University alumni of all ages.
It is very hard to find quality information on this court case. The details seem pretty vague for something officially on the record. I have got to think one of our journalism students or alumni has written a quality piece on the matter, right?

No. But, I'm glad to hear there is still a group of Ohio alums/students who at least argue with OSU people about it.

Not sure what that one alum meant by "old". But, I will tell you that I set foot on campus in the late 1980s and just about every student I knew had OSU gear and worshipped OSU football and really didn't understand my bewilderment at this. And most of the guys I still know from back then still don't get it.

It seems to have changed a lot in the last 10-12 years however.

+1

You will notice that there are only a very vocal few though. I would peg the group's membership as 25% anti-OSU and 65% pro-OSU and then there is probably a 10% neutral for those like me that have issues with some OSU stuff but are still secondary OSU fans.