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					Originally Posted by OTW  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.