re: Louisiana St. vs LSU

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Anyone who thinks LSU was anything but LSU since AT LEAST the 1940's is someone who knows absolutely nothing about LSU.

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Since Louisiana is the only state that starts with an L, there is no confusing it with another university when referred to as LSU. Florida also is only state that starts with an F, so FSU makes sense. Georgia, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Utah also fall in that category.

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Verbally, I think you’re correct. In written form though, there are several “State” universities that begin with F and G. Grambling State University, for instance. Verbally, to your point, no one says GSU. It’s just Grambling.

There are many more with “F,” though, we haven’t heard of most of them so, again to your point, it probably wouldn’t be confused in conversation. Coincidentally, in written form, what we verbally call Fresno State is actually California State Univ, Fresno, not FSU.

There’s even another LSU (but it’s not actually a “State” university); La Salle University.

And there’s our University nomenclature lesson for the day.