Your enemies will always call you by the name you hate most. On SMUt's ponyfans board, they almost exclusively call us by NTSU, because they think it irks us.

As a resident of central Texas and a former teacher of students who attend(ed) UTSA, I have long felt that the school needed a name change that identified it more with the city and less as a sub-school of UT-Austin. The University of San Antonio would be something the community could probably rally around better.

UTEP and UAB are probably too established at this point for a name change, but I do love those Birmingham jerseys.

(01-05-2018 02:48 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 01:40 PM)Maryland Monarch Wrote:  Heck, let's all change our names. I vote Old Dominion restores our given name, "The Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary." It just flows off the tongue....

Snappier than "The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science, and Art".

If VCU ever joined CUSA we could just call them "Derek Zoolander's School for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Want to Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too"

(01-05-2018 09:34 AM)ODUODUODU Wrote:  http://www.uncc.edu

It is a problem. I'll bet at least one kid has attended Charlotte because they accidentally hit the c twice.

http://www.unc.edu/

(01-05-2018 01:04 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 12:48 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  UAB should just go by Birmingham...love these unis

simplify to The 'Ham......I'm with ya on this one....the reference jokes would write themselves in branding....

Would we be The 'Folk?

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Should Western change our name to Bowling Green University?

(01-05-2018 11:53 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  Rice should rebrand as Quinoa.

How did everyone miss the most brilliant post in this thread........

(01-05-2018 08:24 PM)Norm DaNiner Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 11:53 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  Rice should rebrand as Quinoa.

How did everyone miss the most brilliant post in this thread........

Think of the endless special item concession possibilites.
When marshall comes Quinoa and carrot salad

(01-05-2018 09:37 AM)JCMiner Wrote:  We rebranded from Texas Western to UTEP 50 years ago. Now a days I don’t think that going as El Paso will help us. It will most likely damage us even further. We have a bad reputation as a city. Most of it is media generated that tries to portray El Paso as some illegal immigration sanctuary lawless city where cartel members run around decapitating innocents. We just need to win.

Texas Western is a pretty cool name. Why was it changed?

It really does not matter if your school goes by your city name or an alphabet soup. We still will not be ranked high enough to ever be invited to the 4 team football playoff Even if you go undefeated (See UCF)

It also won't help becoming more than a one bid basketball league,

(01-05-2018 03:27 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 02:48 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 01:40 PM)Maryland Monarch Wrote:  Heck, let's all change our names. I vote Old Dominion restores our given name, "The Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary." It just flows off the tongue....

Snappier than "The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science, and Art".

If VCU ever joined CUSA we could just call them "Derek Zoolander's School for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Want to Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too"

Our president would never vote for a school for ants.

(01-05-2018 08:06 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  Should Western change our name to Bowling Green University?

I hear there was a thread on WKU name changes on haven but never read it. Kentucky Commonwealth, Cherry-- I still take WKU. There isn't a Kentucky Tech to the best of my knowledge, though. That has a nice ring.

(01-05-2018 11:18 PM)BKTopper Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 08:06 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  Should Western change our name to Bowling Green University?

I hear there was a thread on WKU name changes on haven but never read it. Kentucky Commonwealth, Cherry-- I still take WKU. There isn't a Kentucky Tech to the best of my knowledge, though. That has a nice ring.

Hmm. There’s already a Bowling Green State in Ohio, and Kentucky Tech is the name of the vo-tech system. I like Western’s name and logo though. I grew up watching them play, and they were on my short list of schools to attend for undergrad.

I went to Austin Peay for grad school. Now there’s a name...let’s go peay? Whatever works I suppose. I’m just glad they won a few games in football this year. They had a horrible streak for a couple of years or three.

(01-05-2018 11:31 PM)Raider_Lope Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 11:18 PM)BKTopper Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 08:06 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  Should Western change our name to Bowling Green University?

I hear there was a thread on WKU name changes on haven but never read it. Kentucky Commonwealth, Cherry-- I still take WKU. There isn't a Kentucky Tech to the best of my knowledge, though. That has a nice ring.

Hmm. There’s already a Bowling Green State in Ohio, and Kentucky Tech is the name of the vo-tech system. I like Western’s name and logo though. I grew up watching them play, and they were on my short list of schools to attend for undergrad.

I went to Austin Peay for grad school. Now there’s a name...let’s go peay? Whatever works I suppose. I’m just glad they won a few games in football this year. They had a horrible streak for a couple of years or three.

AP? That's a cool abbreviation.

Also Governors is a great nickname. It just sucks that they're a low school on their system's totem pole, right?

(01-05-2018 11:33 PM)BKTopper Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 11:31 PM)Raider_Lope Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 11:18 PM)BKTopper Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 08:06 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  Should Western change our name to Bowling Green University?

I hear there was a thread on WKU name changes on haven but never read it. Kentucky Commonwealth, Cherry-- I still take WKU. There isn't a Kentucky Tech to the best of my knowledge, though. That has a nice ring.

Hmm. There’s already a Bowling Green State in Ohio, and Kentucky Tech is the name of the vo-tech system. I like Western’s name and logo though. I grew up watching them play, and they were on my short list of schools to attend for undergrad.

I went to Austin Peay for grad school. Now there’s a name...let’s go peay? Whatever works I suppose. I’m just glad they won a few games in football this year. They had a horrible streak for a couple of years or three.

AP? That's a cool abbreviation.

Also Governors is a great nickname. It just sucks that they're a low school on their system's totem pole, right?

TSU is the bottom based on academic reputation, but Austin Peay is below schools like ETSU with a medical school, TN Tech with the engineering program, and Memphis. Even Middle has doctoral programs where Peay doesn’t. APSU is a teaching institution not a true research institution. Mostly known for nursing and education programs. It was fine for business, which was my program area. Fort Campbell has a big partnership with the school, being so close.

The best sports tradition was the “show your peay-ness” shirts that everyone had back in the day. Those have been banned on campus now. If you wear it to a game they’ll kick you out.

Boca Raton University!!!! BRU!!!

Fuhgedaboudit

(01-05-2018 09:37 PM)jaminniner Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 09:37 AM)JCMiner Wrote:  We rebranded from Texas Western to UTEP 50 years ago. Now a days I don’t think that going as El Paso will help us. It will most likely damage us even further. We have a bad reputation as a city. Most of it is media generated that tries to portray El Paso as some illegal immigration sanctuary lawless city where cartel members run around decapitating innocents. We just need to win.

Texas Western is a pretty cool name. Why was it changed?

If I remember correctly, the official name was Texas Western College of the University of Texas. The University of Texas system was reorganized in 1967 and UTEP became the official name. Bad timing because Texas Western had just won the mbb national championship the year before.

UTEP was referred to in a joke by Johnny Carson on the tonight show as the "University of Texas at Intercepted Paso" due to losing. Maybe we should try that until UTEP starts winning a few football games.

University of San Antonio= USA= University of South Alabama= massive identity problem

(01-06-2018 12:05 AM)goliath74 Wrote:  Boca Raton University!!!! BRU!!!

Fuhgedaboudit

Y'all should just drop the Florida from your name.

(01-06-2018 12:02 AM)Raider_Lope Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 11:33 PM)BKTopper Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 11:31 PM)Raider_Lope Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 11:18 PM)BKTopper Wrote:  

(01-05-2018 08:06 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  Should Western change our name to Bowling Green University?

I hear there was a thread on WKU name changes on haven but never read it. Kentucky Commonwealth, Cherry-- I still take WKU. There isn't a Kentucky Tech to the best of my knowledge, though. That has a nice ring.

Hmm. There’s already a Bowling Green State in Ohio, and Kentucky Tech is the name of the vo-tech system. I like Western’s name and logo though. I grew up watching them play, and they were on my short list of schools to attend for undergrad.

I went to Austin Peay for grad school. Now there’s a name...let’s go peay? Whatever works I suppose. I’m just glad they won a few games in football this year. They had a horrible streak for a couple of years or three.

AP? That's a cool abbreviation.

Also Governors is a great nickname. It just sucks that they're a low school on their system's totem pole, right?

TSU is the bottom based on academic reputation, but Austin Peay is below schools like ETSU with a medical school, TN Tech with the engineering program, and Memphis. Even Middle has doctoral programs where Peay doesn’t. APSU is a teaching institution not a true research institution. Mostly known for nursing and education programs. It was fine for business, which was my program area. Fort Campbell has a big partnership with the school, being so close.

The best sports tradition was the “show your peay-ness” shirts that everyone had back in the day. Those have been banned on campus now. If you wear it to a game they’ll kick you out.

that's pretty great

(01-06-2018 12:02 AM)Raider_Lope Wrote:  TSU is the bottom based on academic reputation, but Austin Peay is below schools like ETSU with a medical school, TN Tech with the engineering program, and Memphis. Even Middle has doctoral programs where Peay doesn’t. APSU is a teaching institution not a true research institution. Mostly known for nursing and education programs. It was fine for business, which was my program area. Fort Campbell has a big partnership with the school, being so close.

The best sports tradition was the “show your peay-ness” shirts that everyone had back in the day. Those have been banned on campus now. If you wear it to a game they’ll kick you out.

Friend of mine who went to a D3 school told me this story and swears it's true: Some fan made a sign for a basketbal game that read SHOW ME YOU'RE NUTS. Only he chose wrong between you're and your; normally a simple stupid mistake, now ... well, at least it was still grammatically correct?