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Old 09-12-2007, 04:28 PM
kstar kstar is offline
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Originally Posted by irishpipes View Post
Honest question from a non-OU person who lives in Oklahoma - why is it shortened to OU? I went to the University of Illinois, which would never be called Illinois University, and we always shortened it to U of I or UIUC.
Because it just is. Maybe because it is easier to yell in a chant.
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