Article and video interview of Chris Jones
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:44 am
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This does not bother me that much. If we want people to stop saying "Bowling Green State," we should change the name of the university to "the University of Bowling Green." In the meantime, this isn't that big a deal to me.mscarn wrote:During his intros this year on NBC, Jones has said "Bowling Green State" when his name comes up.
People abbreviate every other state school. Kent State, Ball State, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Texas State, etc. What's so wrong with Bowling Green State? Now, some schools would be confused with a different school if you left off the State (generally, those named after an actual state). But, Morgan State, Bowie State, Ferris State, Lake Superior State, and Morehead State are all examples of schools that use the word State as part of their name, however dropping it would not cause confusion with a different school. We're just lucky to be a school where you can go to Bowling Green, Bowling Green State, or Bowling Green State University, and everybody knows what that is. Do you want to attend Ball, or perhaps Morgan, Bowie, or (shudders) Morehead? Holy crap, those don't even sound like schools at that point!Schadenfreude wrote:This does not bother me that much. If we want people to stop saying "Bowling Green State," we should change the name of the university to "the University of Bowling Green." In the meantime, this isn't that big a deal to me.mscarn wrote:During his intros this year on NBC, Jones has said "Bowling Green State" when his name comes up.