2008 NCAA Football

[nate2512]

First off, I think Ohio State should no longer be allowed to refer to themselves as THE Ohio State...and secondly, they should be banned from BSC bowl games. They apparently just aren't meant to win one. I'll now hunker down and face the backlash.

Originally Posted by nate2512

First off, I think Ohio State should no longer be allowed to refer to themselves as THE Ohio State...and secondly, they should be banned from BSC bowl games. They apparently just aren't meant to win one. I'll now hunker down and face the backlash.

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.

I know you're just speaking outta your ass here, but if they keep winning games and earn their way to a BCS bowl berth, then so be it. I doubt TPTB will ban them just because they can't win a BCS bowl game.

[breathesgelatin]

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.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by nate2512

First off, I think Ohio State should no longer be allowed to refer to themselves as THE Ohio State...and secondly, they should be banned from BSC bowl games. They apparently just aren't meant to win one. I'll now hunker down and face the backlash.

Yes, clearly taking a far-better-regarded (and rated) UT team to the rack, losing to a last-second drive with some minor officiating help deserves this response.

The reality is that OSU was clearly the worst of the BCS teams, getting there primarily because the selection committee feared the ramifications of two mid-majors (and the resulting 1-6 Big Ten record is a result of having to move every team up one spot in a down year, as an aside). The fact that they came back to take UT to the wire actually speaks well of OSU, regardless of my personal distaste for Tressel's dipshit vest and probable cheating.