You Couldn't Even Let Us Enjoy The Land Grant?

by Kevin HD on Apr 29, 2009 10:44 AM EDT in Fun Stuff Comment 25 comments

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One thing that doesn't get made fun of enough by the MSM is the insane number of trophy games that get played as part of the Big Ten football season every year. Here is a list for those of you interested.

Well as part of the NCAA's selective enforcement of values, the top item on that list (as of the time of this post anyway, I'm sure the wikibots will be all over the update this week) violates the American Indian* reference ban and must be changed.

I urged all of you to VOTE OR DIE when a poll was released so that we can turn the Land Grant Trophy into the second dumbest piece of hardware in the league. What did you guys do? This:

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That's right, you read the post but didn't bother to actually go out and, like, vote.

So what happened? Instead of playing for a bowl of popcorn the two founding members of the Big Ten (since 1896) went out and copied our crappy idea:

The University of Illinois and Northwestern University announced today that the football series trophy going to the winner of their annual football game will be called the Land of Lincoln Trophy.

LTP gives it a thumbs down, which is fine by me, and Hail To The Orange has an early artist's rendition**.

The good news? They've already started referring to this thing by the acronym LOL, which is fitting in so many ways.

And no, we're not giving up the beard.

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And if the LOLTROFY shares any resemblance, you'll be hearing first thing Monday morning from BSD, Esq.***

*Shouldn't this really be 'Native American' since the whole exercise is about being PC in the first place?

**Not really.

***Again not really, unless RUTS is feeling especially creative on Monday.

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I love that beard and hat in ways that that I’m not entirely comfortable with.

Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet.

Noli nothis permittere te terere.

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This story was in a lot of ways just another excuse to post it.

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by Kevin HD on Apr 29, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree with a post Jesse wrote a while ago. jNW and jIU should just go with the “No one gives a shit” Trophy

Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno

by ReadingRambler on Apr 29, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It's always nice to know

that people actually read some of the crap I write.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Apr 29, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You make up half my sig, is that not enough?

Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet.

Noli nothis permittere te terere.

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Apr 29, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wasn't going to say anything

but I’d be lying if said I had not noticed.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Apr 29, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Credit is now where credit is due.

Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet. -jesse. @ BSD

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Apr 29, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

BONUS

If someone can photoshop the beard and hat into this photo, I will give you free recs for lifetime or something.

Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno

by ReadingRambler on Apr 29, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Here you go, I want or something please.

They don’t have the tradition to hold our nuts

by psu on Apr 29, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs

PERFECT

Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno

by ReadingRambler on Apr 29, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or something

Fine. Here’s a picture of beer:

Have a "great HD day!" - Jay Paterno

by ReadingRambler on Apr 29, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hahaha

Nicely done sir.

by dawsonPSU10 on Apr 30, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOLtrofy

Sounds like what happens to my muscles after too much laughing at Dave Wannstedt.

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by Run Up The Score on Apr 29, 2009 11:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mary Bojan taught me that LOLtrofy of an isolated system which is not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at equilibrium

Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet.

Noli nothis permittere te terere.

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Apr 29, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs