Naming proposal for 2 UTs
Matthew Speed
As there are 2 UT's that will be discussed at length this season, I
would respectfully request of the rsfc non-lurkers that the Texas team
be referred to as TX in subjects instead of UT, which should then be
reserved for the University of Tennesee. (Texas is a more obvious
abbreviatable word)
I know the Aggies (the ones from Texas A&M, not Oklahoma or Florida)
will disagree on the basis that they just oppose anything regarding
the University of Texas anyway so any followups from them aren't
likely to be constructive. Flame on.
I intend to follow this system for posting this season as it should
make thread relevance easier for all UT fans, whichever color of
orange you prefer.
Here's hoping for the UT-UT matchup in New Orleans!
Matthew Speed
webm...@inetsystems.com
UT - A&M Record 65-32-5 and rising
Desert Man...
On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, Matthew Speed wrote:
> As there are 2 UT's that will be discussed at length this season, I
> would respectfully request of the rsfc non-lurkers that the Texas team
> be referred to as TX in subjects instead of UT, which should then be
> reserved for the University of Tennesee. (Texas is a more obvious
> abbreviatable word)
The school that is older (since its existence) has the right to have the
UT label! I will leave that as an exercise for you and those interested
to find out! :)
If not, perhaps UTx and UTn...
D Man...
UTX !! Class of '84...
Bluemountn
Or simply referring to Texas as:
Tea U.
Fairly simple.......
Jeff
Dylan Flynn Alexander
In article
<Pine.SOL.3.95.960829...@lorien.creol.ucf.edu>, "Desert
Man..." <des...@creol.ucf.edu> wrote:
}On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, Matthew Speed wrote:
}
}> As there are 2 UT's that will be discussed at length this season, I
}> would respectfully request of the rsfc non-lurkers that the Texas team
}> be referred to as TX in subjects instead of UT, which should then be
}> reserved for the University of Tennesee. (Texas is a more obvious
}> abbreviatable word)
}
}The school that is older (since its existence) has the right to have the
}UT label!
How about the one with the better academic reputation and less over-hyped
team?
--
Dylan Flynn Alexander
dy...@tamu.edu
Dylan Flynn Alexander
In article <5053hb$5...@viper.txdirect.net>, msp...@inetsystems.com
(Matthew Speed) wrote:
}As there are 2 UT's that will be discussed at length this season, I
}would respectfully request of the rsfc non-lurkers that the Texas team
}be referred to as TX in subjects instead of UT, which should then be
}reserved for the University of Tennesee. (Texas is a more obvious
}abbreviatable word)
Wouldn't t.u. be easier?
Trent Woodruff
>Dylan Flynn Alexander was cut from Rice for saying...
It seems to me that we should just refer to Tennessee as UT. That way, we
can refer to Texas as THE UT. After all, we're all agreed that Tennessee's
just a bunch of wussie pretenders every year, anyway, so we might as well
make it formal...
Trace and Laurin
In article <dylan-29089...@news.tamu.edu>, dy...@tamu.edu (Dylan
Flynn Alexander) wrote:
>}The school that is older (since its existence) has the right to have the
>}UT label!
>
>How about the one with the better academic reputation and less over-hyped
>team?
>
>--
>Dylan Flynn Alexander
>dy...@tamu.edu
In the words of goob, CUTE.
Trace
very cute.
Jeffrey L. Nauss
Matthew Speed wrote:
>
> As there are 2 UT's that will be discussed at length this season, I
> would respectfully request of the rsfc non-lurkers that the Texas team
> be referred to as TX in subjects instead of UT, which should then be
> reserved for the University of Tennesee.
But tu would be the correct designation for that small secular school in
Central Texas whose mascot is a cow and was the only Big 12 team to lose
their last bowl game.
Apparently, if you take out books that have been sitting in the PCL
(tu's main library) for a few decades, you will notice many are stamped
"T.U.", for the original name of the university, "Texas University".
The University of Texas was what is now Southwestern University in
Georgetown. UT bought the name from them when the powers-that-be
decided that "The University of Texas" sounded more impressive.
Jeff (tu, there is a precedence) Nauss
Texas A&M Class of '77
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Jonathan Jones
=> How about the one with the better academic reputation and less over-hyped
=> team?
Trace wrote:
-> In the words of goob, CUTE.
-> very cute.
Hey to Dylan.
Jon J.
A&M '97
(cute, indeed)
Miss Thang
Don't we have this fight with Tennessee *every* year? It would be
interesting if we actually played.
In article <3226FA...@UC.Edu>, "Jeffrey L. Nauss"
<Jeffre...@UC.Edu> wrote:
> But tu would be the correct designation for that small secular school in
> Central Texas whose mascot is a cow and was the only Big 12 team to lose
> their last bowl game.
What-ev-er. At least we went to a *real* bowl game. I hope y'all are happy
with that trophy from the Poulan Weedeater Bowl.
> Apparently, if you take out books that have been sitting in the PCL
> (tu's main library) for a few decades, you will notice many are stamped
> "T.U.", for the original name of the university, "Texas University".
> The University of Texas was what is now Southwestern University in
> Georgetown. UT bought the name from them when the powers-that-be
> decided that "The University of Texas" sounded more impressive.
What were you ever doing in the PCL? Sounds like some warped history that
you were taught at a&m. Actually, a&m used to be a Texas military school
on the west side of Austin. It had such a terrible academic reputation and
a penchant for overly rambunctious, undisciplined, below-average students
that the administration decided to pack it up and haul the Texas rejects
over to College Station, hoping they would never been seen nor heard from
again.
Hook 'Em }:8
Matthew Speed
dy...@tamu.edu (Dylan Flynn Alexander) wrote:
>In article <5053hb$5...@viper.txdirect.net>, msp...@inetsystems.com
>(Matthew Speed) wrote:
>}As there are 2 UT's that will be discussed at length this season, I
>}would respectfully request of the rsfc non-lurkers that the Texas team
>}be referred to as TX in subjects instead of UT, which should then be
>}reserved for the University of Tennesee. (Texas is a more obvious
>}abbreviatable word)
>Wouldn't t.u. be easier?
As I said, a post from an ag would be unconstructive.
It is The University of Texas, always will be. Sucks to be you.
Jeffrey L. Nauss
Miss Thang wrote:
> At least we went to a *real* bowl game. I hope y'all are happy
> with that trophy from the Poulan Weedeater Bowl.
Check your records again, Miss Thang.
> What were you ever doing in the PCL? Sounds like some warped history that
> you were taught at a&m.
And are you denying that such books marked as "tu" exist in the PCL?
Hmmmmmmm?
> Actually, a&m used to be a Texas military school
> on the west side of Austin. It had such a terrible academic reputation and
> a penchant for overly rambunctious, undisciplined, below-average students
> that the administration decided to pack it up and haul the Texas rejects
> over to College Station, hoping they would never been seen nor heard from
> again.
Lemme guess - *you* are a history major. Try again.
Jeff Nauss
ScottH
...... Actually, a&m used to be a Texas military school
>on the west side of Austin. It had such a terrible academic reputation and
>a penchant for overly rambunctious, undisciplined, below-average students
>that the administration decided to pack it up and haul the Texas rejects
>over to College Station, hoping they would never been seen nor heard from
>again.
>
Unfortunately, they returned in the 1980's to be seen and heard from often,
especially when TAMU and UT played football, and this continued well into
the 90's.
So much for UT planning. :) Whoever made that decision must have
ancestors at UT who make parking arrangements for the Austin campus.
Scott H
Brian Wright
On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, Desert Man... wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, Matthew Speed wrote:
>
> > As there are 2 UT's that will be discussed at length this season, I
> > would respectfully request of the rsfc non-lurkers that the Texas team
> > be referred to as TX in subjects instead of UT, which should then be
> > reserved for the University of Tennesee. (Texas is a more obvious
> > abbreviatable word)
>
> The school that is older (since its existence) has the right to have the
> UT label! I will leave that as an exercise for you and those interested
> to find out! :)
What's this talk about which school deserves to have the respectful title?
Not gonna happen. BOTH teams should have a degrading and disrespectful
alias.
Texas: T.U.
Tennessee: UTK (For UT@Knoxville)
Corollary: The rival of each of these teams may use the same alias but in
lowercase letters. Thus, Texas A&M people can use "t.u.", while Vandy
fans may use "utk".
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Eric T. Moore
dy...@tamu.edu (Dylan Flynn Alexander) wrote:
>In article <5053hb$5...@viper.txdirect.net>, msp...@inetsystems.com
>(Matthew Speed) wrote:
>}As there are 2 UT's that will be discussed at length this season, I
>}would respectfully request of the rsfc non-lurkers that the Texas team
>}be referred to as TX in subjects instead of UT, which should then be
>}reserved for the University of Tennesee. (Texas is a more obvious
>}abbreviatable word)
>Wouldn't t.u. be easier?
Your Texas Envy is showing again.
El Goob (Gary W. Smith)
In some article, Eric T. Moore <e...@tamu.edu> wrote:
->
->Your Texas Envy is showing again.
Your 'tamu' address is showing again.
- goob (girls of the big-12!) smith
El Jefe!
Matthew Speed wrote:
[Basically that "UT" should be used to refer to the school with the
Purina Dog Chow endzones.]
Hey, Matt, I've got a better idea. Let's use the following criteria:
1) The school that's won a MNC more recently.
2) The school with fewer cousins in married student housing.
3) The school with fewer fans bragging about a cupcake schedule.
THE University of Texas wins on all counts.
Thanx,
Dustin "Life is so simple sometimes" Christmann
James Buchanan
El Jefe! wrote:
> Hey, Matt, I've got a better idea. Let's use the following criteria:
No, no, try mine.
> 1) The school that's won a MNC more recently.
1) The school not picked by anyone to win the MNC anytime soon.
> 2) The school with fewer cousins in married student housing.
2) The school where fewer students can identify their father.
> 3) The school with fewer fans bragging about a cupcake schedule.
3) The school with fewer fans.
> THE University of Texas wins on all counts.
Once again, Texas wins on all counts.
> Thanx,
> Dustin "Life is so simple sometimes" Christmann
No problem,
James
Go Vols!
Dylan Flynn Alexander
}El Jefe! wrote:
}
}> Hey, Matt, I've got a better idea. Let's use the following criteria:
}No, no, try mine.
Let me play!
}> 1) The school that's won a MNC more recently.
}1) The school not picked by anyone to win the MNC anytime soon.
Err... Do the Texas players count? What's "soon", anyway?
}> 2) The school with fewer cousins in married student housing.
}2) The school where fewer students can identify their father.
The school where fewer students attend elementary school with
their father.
}> 3) The school with fewer fans bragging about a cupcake schedule.
}3) The school with fewer fans.
Your delusions are showing again. THE University of Texas has many more
living alumni than your backwoods vocational college. It has a larger
state population, and the stigma of association with Texas is far less
than that of your inbred redneck back-end of no where state.
}> THE University of Texas wins on all counts.
}Once again, Texas wins on all counts.
It's not like they've got much in the way of competition.
--
Dylan Alexander
dy...@tamu.edu
Randall Shepard
Brian Wright <bwr...@dope.cheme.cornell.edu> wrote:
>BOTH teams should have a degrading and disrespectful
>alias.
>
>Texas: T.U.
>Tennessee: UTK (For UT@Knoxville)
>
OK by me. Actually, we Tennesseans often use the UTK alias
anyway. You see, unlike the Tuskalosers, we don't set ourselves
on such a lofty pedistal as to think UT might not be misunderstood
as UTC. UTSI and UTM are probably a stretch, I guess. So I accept
UTK as an alias, although I usually just spell out Tennessee.
What I've never understood is UVM for the University of Vermont. As
I understand it, UVM is in Burlington and the abbreviation for Vermont
is VT. So is it the University of Ver Mont? What are those damn
yankees smokin'?
--
Randall Shepard
rksh...@ingr.com -- Extremists should be shot!
Eric T. Moore
goo...@tam2000.tamu.edu (El Goob (Gary W. Smith)) wrote:
>In some article, Eric T. Moore <e...@tamu.edu> wrote:
>->
>->Your Texas Envy is showing again.
>Your 'tamu' address is showing again.
Highest bidder.
>- goob (girls of the big-12!) smith
Thanks, but I'm trying to cut back.
e...@tamu.edu
(What does the Misses say, and did you ever get your copy back from
Skippy?)
Dustin Christmann
James Buchanan wrote:
> > 1) The school that's won a MNC more recently.
> 1) The school not picked by anyone to win the MNC anytime soon.
You Children of the Dog Chow should talk to the aggeez about being
picked to
win to the MNC. Has your coach hung a picture of the Superdome in the
locker
room?
> > 2) The school with fewer cousins in married student housing.
> 2) The school where fewer students can identify their father.
These things ARE sometimes more difficult in parts of the country where
cousins don't marry.
> > 3) The school with fewer fans bragging about a cupcake schedule.
> 3) The school with fewer fans.
Two points:
1) Texas has traditionally had a larger fan base than Tennessee, based
largely
on the fact that THE University of Texas has more alumni than Tennessee,
rather than the fact that more gang members prefer highway repair orange
to
burnt orange.
2) While it has been said that Texas' support is a mile wide and an inch
deep,
these days Tennessee's support is two miles wide but only a half inch
deep.
Either way, I'll concede the point.
> > THE University of Texas wins on all counts.
> Once again, Texas wins on all counts.
Absolutely. After all, we're not just the SEC's answer to Texas Tech.
(In any case, Tennessee's rivals' fight songs don't revolve around
Tennessee.)
--
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University of Texas '94 |
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El Goob (Gary W. Smith)
->->
->>Your 'tamu' address is showing again.
->
->Highest bidder.
Yeah... highest and A&M always seem to go together. That and Phil Gramm.
->>- goob (girls of the big-12!) smith
->
->Thanks, but I'm trying to cut back.
Not me!!!
->e...@tamu.edu
->(What does the Misses say, and did you ever get your copy back from
->Skippy?)
The misses, a graduate of Oklahoma State University, say that s00ners
are scum, always have been, always will be. And no, I have yet to gauze
my eyes upon said publication.
- goob (the misses is a lurking babe) smith
Mike Coy
goo...@tam2000.tamu.edu (El Goob (Gary W. Smith)) wrote:
Referring to the Girls of Big 12 issue:
> And no, I have yet to gauze my eyes upon said publication.
Hey Goob,
You can borrow my copy for a few hours if you'd like.
Mike (there's some good articles in there) Coy
Rich Stroud
First of all, let's stop this Texas envy of the non-burnt Orange. We're
very sorry you chose the most hideous hue in the universe for your school
color.
Dustin is having those delusions of Texass success again and the rest of us
will just have to suffer through it
By the way......
UVM - U of VT, Montpelier
Randall Shepard <rksh...@ingr.com> wrote in article
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Craig K. Gowens (Commissioner of the SWC)
Long time no see Richy baby!!
"Rich Stroud" <str...@wsp1.wspice.com> wrote:
> First of all, let's stop this Texas envy of the non-burnt Orange.
Why would we be envious of a school with yeller as their color.
> We're very sorry you chose the most hideous hue in the universe
> for your school color.
Burnt Orange polyester > Yeller polyester
> Dustin is having those delusions of Texass success again
Texas is 1-0 and ranked in the top ten. Looks like success so far.
No delusions here.
> and the rest of us
> will just have to suffer through it
That's right. Deal with it. Texas is back, the Big 12 rules....
Craig (...and the SEC is irrelevant) Gowens
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Douglas Glass
Desert Man... (des...@creol.ucf.edu) wrote:
: On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, Matthew Speed wrote:
: > As there are 2 UT's that will be discussed at length this season, I
: > would respectfully request of the rsfc non-lurkers that the Texas team
: > be referred to as TX in subjects instead of UT, which should then be
: > reserved for the University of Tennesee. (Texas is a more obvious
: > abbreviatable word)
: The school that is older (since its existence) has the right to have the
: UT label! I will leave that as an exercise for you and those interested
: to find out! :)
Better sports tradition wins out. Notice Nebraska and Northwestern. NU is
Nebraska. Northwestern has done nothing to even come close to being able
to claim their letters from a far superior sports program. They are NWU
until they get back to back titles.
Douglas Glass
Rich Stroud (str...@wsp1.wspice.com) wrote:
: First of all, let's stop this Texas envy of the non-burnt Orange. We're
: very sorry you chose the most hideous hue in the universe for your school
: color.
: Dustin is having those delusions of Texass success again and the rest of us
: will just have to suffer through it
: By the way......
: UVM - U of VT, Montpelier
Funny, I think the University of Vermont goes by UVM and I promise you it
is in Burlington. There may be another in Montpelier, but the one in
Burlinton is UVM.
Doug
Douglas Glass
Matthew Speed (msp...@inetsystems.com) wrote:
: As there are 2 UT's that will be discussed at length this season, I
: would respectfully request of the rsfc non-lurkers that the Texas team
: be referred to as TX in subjects instead of UT, which should then be
: reserved for the University of Tennesee. (Texas is a more obvious
: abbreviatable word)
: I know the Aggies (the ones from Texas A&M, not Oklahoma or Florida)
: will disagree on the basis that they just oppose anything regarding
: the University of Texas anyway so any followups from them aren't
: likely to be constructive. Flame on.
: I intend to follow this system for posting this season as it should
: make thread relevance easier for all UT fans, whichever color of
: orange you prefer.
On the college basketball group, I compile "major conference head to head"
stats and need to come up with six letters or less ways of labeling each
school. Basically I give priority to teams that have tradition over those
that traditionally suck when two schools have similar abbreviations. For
example, Nebraska gets NU and Northwestern is NWU. Why? Nebraska has
several national titles and an NIT championship (even though they have
never won an NCAA tourney game). Northwestern has one bowl game this half
of the century and nothing in basketball. With the two UTs, it's a little
tougher.
Both have excellent football tradition (although I think Texas
has a national title) and Texas has some momentum in basketball, but
nothing great. Tennessee has no men's basketball tradition (other than
Allan Houston). So, it's a toss up. I used TN for Tennessee and UTx for
Texas. Basically both have a claim on UT, but neither is clearly more
deserving. In all fairness, it should be UTn and UTx, but UTn just doesn't
look right and UTx looks more like Texas, while TN says "Tennessee". So,
that's what I use on rsbc, but since that is the only time Tennessee
appears there, it is largely irrelevant.
So, here I'll probably use UTx and UTenn (which looks better than UTn).
And no one gets UM (Miami and Michigan can make equal claims and Minnesota
is out in the cold). I use "Miami", "Mich" and "Minn".
Doug
Unknown
>nothing great. Tennessee has no men's basketball tradition (other than
>Allan Houston). So, it's a toss up. I used TN for Tennessee and UTx for
Doug,
Nice to see you from the "other" group, but do you not remember Ray Mears
and the "Ernie and Bernie Show"? Ernie Grunfeld and Bernard King, for
the uninformed. Sure, KY's historical dominance in the SEC has kept TN
from having much of a basketball tradition, but to say it has none...?
I think your handling of the naming controversy is a good approach, BTW.
Scott H
El Goob (Gary W. Smith)
I propose that we refer to them as UT2 and UT2 for 2nd Tier and 2nd Tier,
respectively.
Oh wait... that won't work. Never mind.
- goob (stumped) smith
El Goob (Gary W. Smith)
In some article, El Goob (Gary W. Smith) <goo...@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote:
->
->I propose that we refer to them as UT2 and UT2 for 2nd Tier and 2nd Tier,
->respectively.
->
->
->Oh wait... that won't work. Never mind.
I know, I know... how 'bout: UTier2 and UTier2.
Oh wait... that won't work either.
- goob (still stumped) smith
El Goob (Gary W. Smith)
->->
->->I propose that we refer to them as UT2 and UT2 for 2nd Tier and 2nd Tier,
->->
->->
->->Oh wait... that won't work. Never mind.
->
->
->I know, I know... how 'bout: UTier2 and UTier2.
->
->
->Oh wait... that won't work either.
I've got it... I've got it!!!
UTier2West and UTier2East
YES, that will work!!!!
- goob (always helpful) smith
Bradley Dale Glover
El Goob (Gary W. Smith) <goo...@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote:
>El Goob (Gary W. Smith) <goo...@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote:
>>El Goob (Gary W. Smith) <goo...@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote:
>>> yada yada yada
>> yuk yuk yuk
> yip yip yip
It is truly amusing how you are so impressed with yourself.
shoe shine boy(PhD types...)
El Goob (Gary W. Smith)
In some article, Bradley Dale Glover <bdg...@tamaix.tamu.edu> wrote:
->El Goob (Gary W. Smith) <goo...@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote:
->>El Goob (Gary W. Smith) <goo...@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote:
->>>El Goob (Gary W. Smith) <goo...@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote:
->
->>>> yada yada yada
->
->>> yuk yuk yuk
->
->> yip yip yip
->
->It is truly amusing how you are so impressed with yourself.
Yeah, but I'm extinct...
- goob (http://www.pacificablue.com/bearst/goober.html) smith
Jim Weeks
El Goob (Gary W. Smith) <goo...@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote in article
<517c8c$7...@news.tamu.edu>...
>
> Yeah, but I'm extinct...
>
>
> - goob (http://www.pacificablue.com/bearst/goober.html) smith
>
>
>
Sorry to hear that .. but at least you were washable.
War Eagle Y'all
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