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06-14-2004, 02:47 PM
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Ohio Stadium nickname question: is "The Shoe" offensive to anyone?
I don't post here (or anywhere else for that matter) all that often, but I do like to read the posts and check the various OSU boards regularly and I have question for you guys: is anyone offended when Ohio Stadium is referred to as "the Shoe"? It seems like once a week or so, someone on the O-Zone calls it "the shoe" and a group of posters go into a conniption fit saying its disrespectful, call it the horseshoe, etc. To me, whether someone calls it Ohio Stadium, the horseshoe, or the shoe, anyone that calls themselves a college football fan knows what you're talking about. "The Shoe" isn't offensive or flaming, it doesn't berate Columbus or belittle OSU - so what's the big deal? |
06-14-2004, 02:57 PM
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I think those posters need to get a life myself.
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06-14-2004, 03:04 PM
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is anyone offended when Ohio Stadium is referred to as "the Shoe"? It seems like once a week or so, someone on the O-Zone calls it "the shoe" and a group of posters go into a conniption fit saying its disrespectful, call it the horseshoe, etc.
This is a joke, right?
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06-14-2004, 03:20 PM
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Unfortunately, it isn't. I just started an innocent thread there to see if anyone bites, I'll link it for you when the flaming begins...
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06-14-2004, 03:22 PM
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Actually, several national equestrian groups have lodged formal complaints with the university stating that it is disrespectful to horses to call our stadium the 'horseshoe'. I believe that's why some people have dropped the 'horse' in the slang name for the stadium. I think it would be most appropriate to just call it the 'equestrian footwear sporting complex'. That way, everyone is happy.
 
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06-14-2004, 03:24 PM
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too funny, FCollins 
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06-14-2004, 03:27 PM
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In a way, I think it is kind of cool to know that our stadium is so well known. College football fans across the country woud know what you are referring to whether you call it Ohio Stadium, The Horseshoe, or even just The Shoe. Aside from M*ch*g*n Stadium, I don't think there is any other college stadium in the country that is so well known by both an official name and a nickname.
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06-14-2004, 03:33 PM
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"The Shoe" doesn't bother me. But sometimes when I hear Ohio Stadium referred to as "the Shoe" I get this image of Ed Sullivan ("really big Shoe").
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