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Monday, January 30, 2006

There can be only one


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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M sought a restraining order Monday against the Seattle Seahawks, asking the NFC champions to stop promoting the "12th Man" marketing campaign.

I have enjoyed watching this whole thing get amped up. I thought it was kinda silly at first. But then I started getting more pissed as I thought about it. This is A&M's THING. The biggest tradition (out of quite a few of them that they're proud of) that they have going for them. And it's not anything new:
At A&M, meanwhile, "The 12th Man" is a symbol of fan support that dates to 1922. It began when a student, E. King Gill, was pulled from the stands to suit up for the injury-depleted Aggies as they faced top-ranked Centre College.

The NFL won't let people say "Super Bowl" in anything, lest they get the skin sued off they ass. But they'll support a team that is using a college's legal claim? Bullshit. Plus it's just unoriginal.

What next? The Qwest Qwazies?
Put a Touchdown Jesus outside. Then explain who this Jesus fella was.

So it's on. We sued you bitches

posted by "Dave" at 9:11 PM

4 Comments:

  • So why wait 20+ years to sue?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:21 PM  

  • The seahawks obviously need to hire Federline as their lawyer and have him spit hot fire and thus annhilate the entire courtroom. If they keep this up, they'll be in the courts for years.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:29 AM  

  • I think they waited 20+ years because nobody actually cheered at Seahawks games until about two years ago.

    Seriously, though, I think it's pretty unoriginal and I wish the Seattle fans could have come up with something better, but they've run with it, and I don't think it's going to go away. The team will keep it off official merchandise, but fans will continue to bring signs.

    By Blogger Teej, at 12:28 PM  

  • It just seems goofy, since A&M's 12th Man tradition is actually a 12th MAN -- a student chosen for the team to represent the fans. Whereas the Seahawks use to only in a metaphorical sense.
    By the same token, maybe the Wayans brothers, stars of the movie "The 6th Man", should sue the NBA for awarding the 6th Man Award. Or vice versa. I would enjoy that.

    By Blogger The Ford, at 11:28 AM  

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