Here's something that always fascinates me: How far the ignorant will go to justify themselves. We're not asking for quantum physics here. We're asking for basic literacy skills, the things you expect a 10-year-old to know. I'm being completely serious here: Why not, instead of crying about the "grammar police," you actually make an effort to improve yourself? Considering the minimal effort involved to learn the words in question, how can you not? It would take what, 30 seconds? You would then never hear about it. Are you really that intellectually lazy?

Why do we care? Why wouldn't we care? I am only aware of one person on this board (though there are certainly more) who is not an OU student or alum. Our experiences at Ohio University impressed upon us the importance of these things. We've created a culture with baseline expectations. We want to be able to communicate like adults. If you're not prepared to meet that expectation, be prepared to hear about it, especially when you come in here like an obnoxious teenager (I would never allow the kids I'm in charge of to act the way some of you do). I suspect a few of you didn't go to college. If you did, what were you doing while you were there? Rise up to the level of your education instead of dragging us down with you. And I don't understand how you all can be surprised at the reception you get. The cool posters are welcomed. The jerks get what's coming to them.

Finally, to the person that asked why else we're here: It's because we love Ohio University and Athens. Not the sports teams (though we very much do), the OU community. So many threads about sports turn into discussions about fond remembrances of times had on campus or reconnections with old friends. Many threads are never about sports at all. We are so much more than our athletic teams and we would 100% love Old Ohio if none of our teams ever won a game again.

Mike,

When I was at Marshall the academic rigor in the Department of Journalism (as it was then called) was quite high.  The grading was hard. This was true throughout the department.  I was known as a very hard grader among a cohort of tough professors.  I still have my old grade books to prove it. 

OCF

I've been thinking about that. If/when we make a bowl, I had an idea about incorporating something like that into the commercial. The 110 marching around campus playing Long Train Runnin', doing what they do oh so well,  while stats about the university flash on the screen. I don't know. Ever since the #1 Party School ranking came out, I've been thinking how to use that to the university's advantage. "Party" doesn't mean drunken debauchery (necessarily). "Party" is an attitude, and the 110 may be the epitome of that attitude. When I try to sell my eventual children on Ohio, the 110 is going to be my opening pitch.

Here here....not much debauching going on at the present time....well said post.