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University of Oklahoma
Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:02 pm
Has anybody figured out yet why the University of Oklahoma goes by "OU" instead of "UO"? Just curious... Is it because it is easier to say? Is there a story behind it? Are they just crappy spellers?
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Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:04 pm to Jax-Tiger
because they dont go by "university of oklahoma", they go by "oklahoma university"
Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:05 pm to Jax-Tiger
I think its because thats the order of the vowels you learn in first grade...A E I OU.
Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:05 pm to MoreOrLes
wow
Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:07 pm to tiger11
quote:
because they dont go by "university of oklahoma", they go by "oklahoma university"
wrong
Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:09 pm to MoreOrLes
I'm pretty sure it's "University of Oklahoma". Anybody else agree with "Oklahoma University"?
Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:09 pm to tiger11
Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:10 pm to Jax-Tiger
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I'm pretty sure it's "University of Oklahoma".
it is
Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:13 pm to SPEEDY
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I think its because thats the order of the vowels you learn in first grade...A E I OU.
I know some OU grads. They swear they learned their vowels (in third grade) - "EI EI O". So that can't be it...
Posted on 1/9/09 at 5:40 pm to Jax-Tiger
It must be an Oklahoma thing because the University of Tulsa goes by "TU". Go figure. I guess UT was taken by Texas and Tenn.
Posted on 1/9/09 at 6:40 pm to Jax-Tiger
for the same reason the University of Colorado goes by CU? 
Posted on 1/9/09 at 6:41 pm to BengalBen
I have had asked several OU fans this same question. They really don't have a true answer to why. Most of them just say they have been saying that forever.
Posted on 1/9/09 at 6:46 pm to ctiger69
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I have had asked several OU fans this same question. They really don't have a true answer to why. Most of them just say they have been saying that forever.
and when I lived in Colorado none of the Buff fans had an answer either. it is alot easier to say OU and CU than it is UO and UC.
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