"tBulldogs"

[The Commodore]

This hardly deserves its own thread, but it's driving me nuts: why is it that when people refer to UMD online, they type "tUMD" or "tBulldogs"? See any of the weekly WCHA articles on USCHO for examples. I'm guessing the "t" stands for "the" but what's the origin of this and why is it necessary? Does this strike anyone else as weird or confusing? Maybe it's just a computer glitch with my browser or something.

Go Sioux ... or "fSioux" as the case may be, I guess.

Thanks for any insight and sorry to distract from what promises to be an awesome weekend of hockey.

[Old Time Hockey]

This hardly deserves its own thread, but it's driving me nuts: why is it that when people refer to UMD online, they type "tUMD" or "tBulldogs"? See any of the weekly WCHA articles on USCHO for examples. I'm guessing the "t" stands for "the" but what's the origin of this and why is it necessary? Does this strike anyone else as weird or confusing? Maybe it's just a computer glitch with my browser or something.

Go Sioux ... or "fSioux" as the case may be, I guess.

Thanks for any insight and sorry to distract from what promises to be an awesome weekend of hockey.

Good question! Hope it doesn't mean "the".

[RexBanner]

You know how OSU is The Ohio State University? Well, UMTP is The University of Minnesota--Twin Ports Campus, hence the tUMTP.

[dagies]

It's a play on "THE Ohio State University" and I could be mistaken but I believe it's borne in the rivalry between the Duluth and MN campus. See Reusse's column today for reasons on why Duluth fan's might want to take shots at the UM fans (i.e. smug).

[iceberg]

yes its a take on Ohio State University. The student section a few years ago in "The Penalty Box" kinda coined the tUMD thing

[redwing77]

yes its a take on Ohio State University. The student section a few years ago in "The Penalty Box" kinda coined the tUMD thing

I thought the Penalty box was "tPB"

[ScottM]

It's a misspelling. It's really meant to read "DUMD" for "Duh UMD".

[Siouxmama]

Hey The Commodore,

Is this whole inquiry so you can change your name to tCommodore?

[siouxnami]

This thread tSucks...