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The P5 school in Norman, Oklahoma goes by the OU moniker just like we do. They have done so for many years. Naturally, over all of the years that I have followed sports I just presumed that the name of the school was Oklahoma University, similar to our name. But last week I was watching their football game on TV and as is customary there is an ad for the school during a commercial break. So the ad starts showing some buildings on campus with the name University of Oklahoma on the buildings. I thought that can't be, after all they go by OU. I looked up the school on the internet as a double-check and sure enough the school really is the University of Oklahoma. So the OU moniker doesn't fit them. Strange. I then looked up the only other school with a large sports program that could possibly be an OU, that is Oregon. Yes, they too are the University of Oregon. So there it is. Among the larger schools at least, we are the only real and true OU. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: We Are The OU    Posted: 11/3/2023 11:09:08 AM  DXer wrote: I apologize if this topic has been covered before. I have not seen it anywhere myself. The P5 school in Norman, Oklahoma goes by the OU moniker just like we do. They have done so for many years. Naturally, over all of the years that I have followed sports I just presumed that the name of the school was Oklahoma University, similar to our name. But last week I was watching their football game on TV and as is customary there is an ad for the school during a commercial break. So the ad starts showing some buildings on campus with the name University of Oklahoma on the buildings. I thought that can't be, after all they go by OU. I looked up the school on the internet as a double-check and sure enough the school really is the University of Oklahoma. So the OU moniker doesn't fit them. Strange. I then looked up the only other school with a large sports program that could possibly be an OU, that is Oregon. Yes, they too are the University of Oregon. So there it is. Among the larger schools at least, we are the only real and true OU. This is a B12 thing. The University of Kansas is known as KU. Former and future member, the University of Colorado goes by CU. Former member the University of Missouri sometimes calls themselves MU, though Mizzou is more common. I guess in that part of the country they are all just a little dyslexic. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Bobcatbob General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Location: Coolville, OH Post Count: 1,341 Status: Offline     RE: We Are The OU    Posted: 11/3/2023 4:50:28 PM  Fun Story. Years ago, I wore my green OU cap to a get together in the Southwest (NM). Some guy I had never seen before runs at me waving his finger in my face. He’s yelling, “Your hat is the wrong color!” I’m naive and I’m a guest so I sez, “What do you mean?”. “It’s supposed to red”, he says, while he plays it up for his buddies. “No”, I said, “my hats the right color, you’re just dyslexic”. End of conversation. I win. Never mentioned it again. Might be my best moment on my feet ever. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: We Are The OU    Posted: 11/4/2023 10:51:02 AM  Hard to believe but The University of Oklahoma actually, legally, owns the rights to "OU." At least they didn't try for the "The." Only one school in the nation is arrogant enough to try that. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OUcats82 General User Member Since: 1/9/2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Post Count: 1,829 Status: Offline     RE: We Are The OU    Posted: 11/6/2023 9:01:52 AM  Their primary logo/helmet decal is so boring. Looks like a paper clip. 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