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Originally posted by JugglingReferee
There's Michigan, and Michigan State.
There's probably an Oregon State.
There's Savannah State, that went 0-and-whatever this season.
What is the significance of the suffix "State"?
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The suffix "State" means nothing. It is only a name.
Some universities have taken the "State" out of their name, but they are still state universities. It was once trendy to call your university "... State University". That is becasue that is the name the board of regents chose. Perhaps state legislatures wanted "State" in the name and to "grease the wheels" of progress, the board of regents agreed. The schools were originally funded and organized via acts of the States.
It now seems trendy to take the "State" out. Where I currently live, the sorry state of Texas, they used to have West Texas State University and East Texas State University. They are now, West Texas A&M University and Texas A&M - Commerce. North Texas State University is now University of North Texas.
Most of these universities have intermural basketball programs and use referees for those programs.