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Post by Judge Smails on Nov 21, 2020 8:43:34 GMT -8
You are right. Sports for me is a past time; as such, I don't mind making a gaffe like this. No big deal. I rank it right next to The Ohio State University's use of the article "the." I never knew about it until I was there on campus teaching my students that the rule in English is to use the article when the institution comes before the place.
I'm glad others on the board are more knowledgeable about sports. That's why I come around.
I really was curious about what the limits are, but since nobody has weighed in, I guess no one really knows.
You have to have a minimum of 53 scholarship players to play. However, there have been some other issues such as when a team loses too many players from one position group. This can also cause a team to cancel.
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Post by mb on Nov 21, 2020 10:33:11 GMT -8
Didn’t Jim Plunkett play for the Stanford Indians? Yes he did. I was home on leave and Dad (big duck fan) took me to Autzen on Sept 26, 1970 to watch Plunkett and the Indians destroy oregon 33-10. I was 22 years old. He went on to win the Heisman and was picked number one in the 1971 draft. An impressive QB. MB.
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Post by irimi on Nov 21, 2020 11:18:24 GMT -8
You are right. Sports for me is a past time; as such, I don't mind making a gaffe like this. No big deal. I rank it right next to The Ohio State University's use of the article "the." I never knew about it until I was there on campus teaching my students that the rule in English is to use the article when the institution comes before the place.
I'm glad others on the board are more knowledgeable about sports. That's why I come around.
I really was curious about what the limits are, but since nobody has weighed in, I guess no one really knows.
You have to have a minimum of 53 scholarship players to play. However, there have been some other issues such as when a team loses too many players from one position group. This can also cause a team to cancel. Thank you.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Nov 24, 2020 13:29:19 GMT -8
To be fair, Stanford used to be the Cardinals before deciding to drop the "s" right before the Big Game in 1981. The team was called the Cardinals before becoming the Indians right before the Dartmouth game in 1930. The team was the Indians for more than 40 years before reverting back to the Cardinals. Stanford considered several nicknames with the Griffins being the front runner before the school decided to give up on life and call themselves the Cardinal. There’s no “the” in Big Game. It’s just Big Game. Sorry... Lol. No. California and Stanford actually claim trademarks on both "Big Game" and "The Big Game." The NFL actually attempted to trademark "The Big Game" in 2007 before California and Stanford sent the NFL cease and desist letters, threatening legal action. The NFL ultimately backed down. In any instance "Big Game" is the name of the rivalry. However, you can use the word "the" prior to Big Game as long as it is not capitalized, e.g. the Big Game.
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