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Saw this tidbit in USA today - A former Hurricane has scored a touchdown in 113 consecutive weeks. I found this incredible but thinking of some of the guys they've put in the league (Edge, Portis, Gore, Wayne, Andre Johnson, Hester, Shockey, Winslow, Santana Moss etc.) I guess I can see it. Amazing though.
 

Gophers09 said:
Saw this tidbit in USA today - A former Hurricane has scored a touchdown in 113 consecutive weeks. I found this incredible but thinking of some of the guys they've put in the league (Edge, Portis, Gore, Wayne, Andre Johnson, Hester, Shockey, Winslow, Santana Moss etc.) I guess I can see it. Amazing though.
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counting playoffs?
 


Too bad my Redskins are absolutely wasting Portis and Moss in our beyond worthless offense. :(

The U has put out some very impressive players over the last several years though.
 

No, this is about the University of Miami, not The U. We're The U and Michael Irvin and all the others can go fly a kite
 


hailtothegophers said:
Too bad my Redskins are absolutely wasting Portis and Moss in our beyond worthless offense. :(

The U has put out some very impressive players over the last several years though.
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yes they have, Barber, Maroney, Tapeh, Russell, etc..
 


Barber is a Pro-bowler, Maroney has spurts of being very special, and Russell will find his niche, he can catch out of the backfield and has huge powering legs that will never allow him to take a loss on a play
 

bankonit said:
Barber is a Pro-bowler, Maroney has spurts of being very special, and Russell will find his niche, he can catch out of the backfield and has huge powering legs that will never allow him to take a loss on a play
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Barber was the one I was referring too. Maroney is mediocre at the very best and spends way too much time dancing in the backfield. Russell is basically a goal-line back, which is fine, I guess, but not really an example of THE U (which is something that you are apparently now pretending that people actually call The University of Minnesota) producing great pros.

Tapeh stunk and isn't even in the league right now.
 



Assashian obviously hasn't spent any time on the Twin Cities, or on the campus of the real U.

Example: This Star-Tribune headline about Gopher BB:

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I live in Minnesota now, and many of my friends grew up in the Cities. Several of them are Gopher fans. I have never heard a single person refer to the school as just "THE U". The U of M, sure, but not just The U.

Anyway, my broader point in that post was that you guys stink at producing NFL players.
 

When I said The U I was referring to Miami. Only in the Twin Cities does the U = Minnesota ;)
 

hailtothegophers said:
When I said The U I was referring to Miami. Only in the Twin Cities does the U = Minnesota ;)
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Yeah, everyone got it, hail. Those were not-so-subtle corrections.


Gopher fans don't refer to Miami as "The U."
 




MNCH said:
That is correct.
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No, it's not. I know plenty of people (alumni) who live out of town and refer to Minnesota as "The U." Nationwide, pretty much every school with the phrase University of ____ in it's name is called "The U" by some of it's fans/alumni.

What IS correct is that only ex-players, local media, and impressionable fanboy rubes call Miami 'The U' if they didn't go to school there.
 

I have been referring to the UofM as "the U" for my entire life, and it is a life that has been lived longer than most of the people on this board. Alumni, but especially folks in outstate MN (hey, there are over two million people in outstate MN!) have long referred to it as "the U". Compared to most states, Minnesota is unique in having both a decent sized population base AND only one big time D1 university. It is very natural that natives have long called it 'the U.' I realize with the advent of the Miami football success (a relatively recent phenom, by comparison), and all the NFL coverage that has gone with it, nationally waaaay more people think of Miami when they hear the term 'the U.'

That's fine, but don't for a second try to suggest that the local version is some sort of copy. As others stated, many alumni refer to their school with this term but it has been in place state-wide here in Minnesota for a very long time. I have seen many instances of native Minnesotan's referring to Minnesota as 'the U' on message boards, which have then drawn ill informed "why are you trying to copy Miami" replies. Happens all the time.
 

Assashian said:
I live in Minnesota now, and many of my friends grew up in the Cities. Several of them are Gopher fans. I have never heard a single person refer to the school as just "THE U". The U of M, sure, but not just The U.
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Not sure what crowd you've been running with, but I went to school at the U, and work at the U, and every single alumni/employee I know, ever, calls it "the U". They may say "U of M" if they're trying to distinguish it from another school in conversation, but "the U" is used far, far more often.

Despite your own thinking, you are not an expert on the U, and are not even a Gopher fan. So please don't lecture those of us who are on what we call it. Thanks in advance.
 

Schnauzer said:
That's fine, but don't for a second try to suggest that the local version is some sort of copy. As others stated, many alumni refer to their school with this term but it has been in place state-wide here in Minnesota for a very long time. I have seen many instances of native Minnesotan's referring to Minnesota as 'the U' on message boards, which have then drawn ill informed "why are you trying to copy Miami" replies. Happens all the time.
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Bingo. The University of Miami has only existed since 1925, and only became a powerhouse in the 80's, so it's hilarious to insinuate that we somehow copied their schtick. Of course, there are a lot of uninformed idiots out there.
 

dpodoll68 said:
Bingo. The University of Miami has only existed since 1925, and only became a powerhouse in the 80's, so it's hilarious to insinuate that we somehow copied their schtick. Of course, there are a lot of uninformed idiots out there.
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By 'out there' you mean 'in here', right? I'd hate for Assashian to be excluded.
 

RedPoo said:
By 'out there' you mean 'in here', right? I'd hate for Assashian to be excluded.
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By "out there", I mean "planet Earth". And yes, he is definitely in the Venn diagram union.
 

RedPoo said:
No, it's not. I know plenty of people (alumni) who live out of town and refer to Minnesota as "The U." Nationwide, pretty much every school with the phrase University of ____ in it's name is called "The U" by some of it's fans/alumni.

What IS correct is that only ex-players, local media, and impressionable fanboy rubes call Miami 'The U' if they didn't go to school there.
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I've lived in outstate Minnesota and no one called the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) as "The U." If you are affiliated with the school as student/staff/faculty/fan, you probably call it "The U." But people in outstate MN that I've been around do not call it "The U."

And in other places I have lived and been to, people will shorten their school name but generally, don't call it "The U." In Seattle, it's "U-dub." In Charlottesville, its "UVA." In Columbia, its "USC." In Tuscaloosa, it's "UA." In Lexington, its "UK" and NOT "KU." So nationwide is not correct because most states have another major university within its borders.
 

In the world of Professional and College football, the University of Miami is known as "The U."

In Minnesota, the University of Minnesota is referred to as "The U."

I don't think anyone is off base referring to Miami as "The U."
 

MNCH said:
But people in outstate MN that I've been around do not call it "The U."
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In my experiences, U of M is often referred to as "The U" in out-state Minnesota just as the Metropolitan area is referred to as "the cities."
 


MNCH said:
I've lived in outstate Minnesota and no one called the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) as "The U." If you are affiliated with the school as student/staff/faculty/fan, you probably call it "The U." But people in outstate MN that I've been around do not call it "The U."

And in other places I have lived and been to, people will shorten their school name but generally, don't call it "The U." In Seattle, it's "U-dub." In Charlottesville, its "UVA." In Columbia, its "USC." In Tuscaloosa, it's "UA." In Lexington, its "UK" and NOT "KU." So nationwide is not correct because most states have another major university within its borders.
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Grew up 150 miles from the Twin Cities and I heard it being called "the U" a lot.
 

I grew up in rural Minnesota and my family, friends and junior and senior high school teachers and staff all called it 'The U' unless they were making a formal statement. And yes, I went to school before there were middle schools.
 

KoolAid said:
I don't think anyone is off base referring to Miami as "The U."
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I disagree. Miami was popular nationwide for a time, at which point people began referring to the university the same way their players did. However, I think if you're affiliated with another University of _____, you are off base referring to Miami as "The U" (assuming, I suppose, that in some circles your univ. is called the same thing...which is the case here. And while I don't know about Iowa, I've also heard wisky referred to in the same way by their fans/alums).
 

everyone I know calls it the U

Miami thinks they are big time so they think they are cool by claiming "the U" title exclusively. Just as Ohio State is pompous by saying "THE" Ohio State University
 

bankonit said:
everyone I know calls it the U

Miami thinks they are big time so they think they are cool by claiming "the U" title exclusively. Just as Ohio State is pompous by saying "THE" Ohio State University
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yeah....while we're on this (pretty pointless) topic, why on earth do people on this board refer to the buckeyes as tOSU? Are we worried people will confuse ohio state with oklahoma state?? Or just pandering to the pompous buckeyes? Do I need to start referring to us as tU of M?

Henceforth, I believe I will be going with fOSU.
 

Isn't the only reason Miami is considered "The U" is because of Monday Night Football and player intros? That's where I got it, anyways. I'm part of "Greater Minnesota" and I will agree that we use "The U" quite a bit to describe Minny. It's like a term of endearment, and that probably goes for people of other states when refering to their major university as stated above. As far as I'm concerned, the University of Minnesota has a lot more prestige and tradition, academically and athletically, than Miami, so calling ourselves "The U" is pretty legit in my eyes.
 

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