OT - Globetrotter insults entire state

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

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.

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.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Pennsylvania and Delaware have both.

University of Virginia
Virginia State University
Virginia Commonwealth University

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by grunewar

University of Virginia
Virginia State University
Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Tech?

[Mark Padgett]

I grew up in Illinois and there the two "major" sports colleges are the University of Illinois and Northwestern University (a private school). Although Northwestern isn't really a "powerhouse", it has a higher "conference status" than Illinois State (located in a town weirdly named "Normal"), Northern Illinois (where I attended), Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois and Southern Illinois. Oh yeah, and Prairie State (which I also attended).

The University of Illinois and Northwestern really don't have a hot rivalry going, and I don't think they ever did.

[Amesman]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

The University of Illinois and Northwestern really don't have a hot rivalry going, and I don't think they ever did.

The word is that they tried to once, but that the University of Illinois folks kept breaking their crayons when they went to sign the contracts to set up more games between the two teams.

[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!