OT - Globetrotter insults entire state

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Virginia Tech?

I was well aware of VA Tech and VMI, etc.

But the discussion was along the lines of state/university and being that we had a commonwealth too, I thought that unique. (else we'll be talking Fla, FSU, FAMU, etc. Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, etc. - not as unique IMO)

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by grunewar

But the discussion was along the lines of state/university and being that we had a commonwealth too, I thought that unique.

Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Massachusetts are all "commonwealths," by their own definitions. According to my Google search, only Virginia has "commonwealth" in a university name. Kentucky and Penn have a "State"; Mass. has neither "State" nor "Commonwealth."

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Been there. My sister-in-law went to Conn College.

Come to think of it, I don't think any states in our region (New England, New York, New Jersey) have a "University of (state)" and "(state) State University." Connecticut somewhat does, in the form of CCSU and others, and New York has the SUNY schools (which go by more common names since Albany and Binghamton went D-I). Pennsylvania and Delaware have both.

NY has both.
New England? Um ... not a state!

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

The differences between these twin-named universities confuse me. Here in Connecticut, we have a very large, public university, the University of Connecticut (UCONN). We also have a very small, private college, Connecticut College. No one would ever confuse them. I am also aware that Pennsylvania has two universities, Pennsylvania State (Penn State), a very large, public university, and the University of Pennsylvania, a private, Ivy League university.

What's the story on other twin-named universities: Oregon, and Oregon State; Kansas, and Kansas State; North Carolina, and North Carolina State, etc.? Is it a matter of public, versus private, as it is in the examples I gave above, or is it something else?

Go live in a state that's bigger than, um, Houston! One big enough to NEED more than one state school. Heck, OU and OSU (both the Oklahoma and Oregon versions of this pair) and KSU/KU are probably large enough to fit Connecticut between them!

Not to mention Texas, with UT, TA&M, Texas Tech all "full-sized" public state schools (not to mention about 10 others without Texas in the name and 5 more private schools, all as big as UConn). (Heck, I bet there are subsidiary schools of both UT and TA&M with as much enrollment as Connecticut.!)

Florida / FSU...
Michigan / MSU...
I am sure there are 10 more of these, all far apart enough to fit Conn between them.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Florida / FSU...
Michigan / MSU...
I am sure there are 10 more of these, all far apart enough to fit Conn between them.

You made me curious. Iowa and Iowa State are approximately 115 miles apart as the crow flies (thanks to Pythagoras). Connecticut is 110 miles across.

Now back to my work day.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You made me curious. Iowa and Iowa State are approximately 115 miles apart as the crow flies (thanks to Pythagoras). Connecticut is 110 miles across.

Now back to my work day.

Yeah, you and Bainsey get this thread's, "over-achiever" Awards!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Yeah, you and Bainsey get this thread's, "over-achiever" Awards!

While I'm at it....
FIFY

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

While I'm at it....
FIFY

There you go touching things that don't belong to you.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Bainsey

There you go touching things that don't belong to you.

Like that?

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Go live in a state that's bigger than, um, Houston! One big enough to NEED more than one state school. Heck, OU and OSU (both the Oklahoma and Oregon versions of this pair) and KSU/KU are probably large enough to fit Connecticut between them!

Not to mention Texas, with UT, TA&M, Texas Tech all "full-sized" public state schools (not to mention about 10 others without Texas in the name and 5 more private schools, all as big as UConn). (Heck, I bet there are subsidiary schools of both UT and TA&M with as much enrollment as Connecticut.!)

There are seventeen state supported schools in the University of North Carolina system.

Appalachian State University
East Carolina University
Elizabeth City State University
Fayetteville State University
North Carolina A & T University
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina School of Math & Science
North Carolina State University
University of North Carolina - Asheville
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
University of North Carolina - Pembroke
University of North Carolina - Wilmington
North Carolina School of the Arts
Western Carolina University
Winston-Salem State University

UNC-CH is commonly referred to as the University of North Carolina because it is the oldest state supported university in the state, as well as the nation.

There are also 36 privates four-year institutions, many church affiliated. Among them:

Davidson College
Duke University
Campbell University
Wake Forest University

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

There are seventeen state supported schools in the University of North Carolina system.

I always thought that East Carolina was located in the state of East Carolina.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I always thought that East Carolina was located in the state of East Carolina.

The War for Southern Independence took care of that.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bktballref

the war for Southern Independence of Northern Aggression took care of that.

fify

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

fify

Originally Posted by bktballref View Post
the war for Southern Independence of Northern Agression took care of that.

At least up north, we know how to spell aggression.