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Old 01-08-2009, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by OTW View Post
Using "THE" before Ohio State University seems more like a school pride thing to me, and not so much a football thing. There are a lot of OSU's out there -- and if they want to refer to themselves as such, what's the harm in that? I could have sworn I read somewhere that "The Ohio State University" is also the official name of the school. My sister Benzgirl can correct me if I'm wrong.
There are several other schools that emphasize the "THE" in their official names. Off the top of my head, I can think of THE George Washington University. It's a school pride thing.
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