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re: Why Indiana University and not The University of Indiana?
Posted on 8/10/26 at 9:46 am to BigAppleTiger
Posted on 8/10/26 at 9:46 am to BigAppleTiger
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the flagship
THE University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Posted on 8/10/26 at 10:01 am to turnpiketiger
It was always funny when kids used to have ceremonies in the school gym to announce which school they were committing to. Many would say “I’m taking my talents to the University of Auburn.” 
Posted on 8/10/26 at 10:19 am to turnpiketiger
Then you have university of Oklahoma but call themselves OU
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:10 pm to madmaxvol
Tulane orginial was the University of Louisiana
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:15 pm to turnpiketiger
University of LSU
Posted on 8/10/26 at 3:10 pm to TexasTiger08
quote:
It’s a Midwest thing… OU for Oklahoma KU for Kansas CU for Colorado
None of these schools are in the Midwest.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 3:13 pm to TigerintheNO
quote:
Tulane orginial was the University of Louisiana
LSU was originally "Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana"
Posted on 8/10/26 at 3:21 pm to turnpiketiger
quote:Also none of them are actually "[State Name] University," like Indiana is. It's just the abbreviation they use.
None of these schools are in the Midwest.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 3:29 pm to turnpiketiger
Only 5 Div 1 football schools do not have "University" in their names:
Georgia Tech
Boston College
the 3 Academies
It is always a trivia question at least once a year it seems.
Georgia Tech
Boston College
the 3 Academies
It is always a trivia question at least once a year it seems.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 3:32 pm to RohanGonzales
quote:FBS schools, you mean. There are certainly D-1 FCS that don't.
Only 5 Div 1 football schools do not have "University" in their names:
Georgia Tech
Boston College
the 3 Academies
It is always a trivia question at least once a year it seems.
This post was edited on 8/10/26 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 8/10/26 at 3:52 pm to turnpiketiger
This is the most interesting thing you thought of today to make a thread about?
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