Things That I'm Sick To Death of Hearing...

[GeorgiaGreek]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I think "friend" doesn't accurately describe the importance of the person. There are hundreds of people I would introduce as a friend, but *that* person has a higher place. There should be a word that doesn't sound juvenile.

I think saying "This is {NAME}" would be the best way to introduce a significant other you aren't engaged or married to. People can usually figure out by body language what the situation is (unless the couple is very anti-PDA, no-touchy-in-public) and if you don't say the word "friend," people may be less likely to think it's platonic.

[HQWest]

Roll F*$&'n Tide!

OK, we get it. The Tide are big.
Can we at least try to be classy or family friendly?

[KSUViolet06]

"Go BUCKS!" and "O-H-I-O!" from people who didn't/don't actually attend Ohio State.

And really, Kent peeps, OSU is full of fail this year, while the school you actually GO to is headed for a bowl game and a top 25 team. Go Bucks, indeed.

[groovypq]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

"Go BUCKS!" and "O-H-I-O!" from people who didn't/don't actually attend Ohio State.

And really, Kent peeps, OSU is full of fail this year, while the school you actually GO to is headed for a bowl game and a top 25 team. Go Bucks, indeed.

I am JUST like this, except about Penn State. (No offense, Penn Staters.) If I see one more person from my school wax poetic about Penn State, I will punch them. Especially when they refer to Penn State as "their" team. I want to whack them with their Susquehanna diploma...

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

"Go BUCKS!" and "O-H-I-O!" from people who didn't/don't actually attend Ohio State.

I don't know why but I cannot stand people who root for a school that is not their alma mater. I don't care if that makes me sound snobby. If you wanted to root for ABC school, you should have gone there.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

I don't know why but I cannot stand people who root for a school that is not their alma mater. I don't care if that makes me sound snobby. If you wanted to root for ABC school, you should have gone there.

I think it's okay if their parents/family went there, if they're locals or if they have some other reasonable connection to the school, even if they didn't attend as students themselves.

I also think that an argument can be made that when a university is a public institution and is supported by tax dollars, then anyone who pays those taxes can claim some degree of "stake" in the school and is entitled to root it.

[GeorgiaGreek]

I used to hate how many redneck UGA fans there are who really have no connection to the school other than living in the state. But when you think about it, a lot of these people never had the opportunity to go to the school, even if they wanted too. Many were poorly educated or, especially in agricultural states, had an obligation to the family farm or Podunk, GA local business. They choose to support the football team and the students, even if the best way they can do that is putting a big "G" sticker on their truck and saying "Go Dawgs!" when they see me in a UGA shirt. Most Georgia residents that cheer for a state school even if they didn't go there choose UGA over Tech or State, so more power to 'em; They made the right choice.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I also think that an argument can be made that when a university is a public institution and is supported by tax dollars, then anyone who pays those taxes can claim some degree of "stake" in the school and is entitled to root it.

This. If you've paid the lottery and/or your taxes in Georgia, you've helped pay UGA tuition. You may have invested more in it than some actual students and their parents.

[AOII Angel]

Considering most people become fans of these teams BEFORE they go to college (or not at all) it's pretty silly to think only people who attend a certain University will be a fan. If I knew that choosing to attend NLU would cancel out growing up in Baton Rouge and going to LSU games my entire life, maybe that full paid scholarship wouldn't have looked so enticing. My husband is a LSU FANATIC but went to LA Tech. I don't think his mom would have been okay sending her 13 year old 180 miles south to college so he'd be able to be an LSU fan when he graduated, either.

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

I don't know why but I cannot stand people who root for a school that is not their alma mater. I don't care if that makes me sound snobby. If you wanted to root for ABC school, you should have gone there.

One of my co-workers has one of those "someecards" things at her desk that says "I'm wearing an NC State shirt because I went to NC State. You're wearing a Tarheels shirt because you bought it Walmart."

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by chi-o_cat

One of my co-workers has one of those "someecards" things at her desk that says "I'm wearing an NC State shirt because I went to NC State. You're wearing a Tarheels shirt because you bought it Walmart."

Speaking of the things that drive me up the wall:

It's Tar Heel, not Tarheel.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by chi-o_cat

You're wearing a Tarheels shirt because you bought it Walmart."

[aggieAXO]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

I don't know why but I cannot stand people who root for a school that is not their alma mater. I don't care if that makes me sound snobby. If you wanted to root for ABC school, you should have gone there.

Ditto to this! I know several obnoxious UT fans that didn't even graduate from high school b/c, as they put it-"I was having too much fun and dropped out." I don't get it and maybe it wouldn't get on my nerves if they weren't so freaking obnoxious about a school they never attended.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

"Go BUCKS!" and "O-H-I-O!" from people who didn't/don't actually attend Ohio State.

And really, Kent peeps, OSU is full of fail this year, while the school you actually GO to is headed for a bowl game and a top 25 team. Go Bucks, indeed.

Originally Posted by groovypq

I am JUST like this, except about Penn State. (No offense, Penn Staters.) If I see one more person from my school wax poetic about Penn State, I will punch them. Especially when they refer to Penn State as "their" team. I want to whack them with their Susquehanna diploma...

Originally Posted by lovespink88

I don't know why but I cannot stand people who root for a school that is not their alma mater. I don't care if that makes me sound snobby. If you wanted to root for ABC school, you should have gone there.

So I can't root for the Dallas Mavericks until I'm on the roster?

[MysticCat]

I guess it's probably tired of seeing rather than tired of hearing, but: