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Oregon State-Oregon AgreeNot to Use the Term Civil War for Sports Rivalry Games
OregonLive.Com ^ | June 26, 2020 | Nick Deschel

Posted on 06/26/2020 4:16:09 PM PDT by Hieronymus

Oregon State and Oregon announced Friday that they no longer will use the term “Civil War” in connection with their sports rivalry games.

The annual football game between the Ducks and Beavers has been referred to as the Civil War for nearly 90 years. More recently, games in other sports involving the two schools also have been called the same term.

In a statement released by OSU, president Ed Ray said the universities agreed to drop the name as it has a connection to a war fought to preserve slavery.

............ (N)umerous athletes, alums and boosters have questioned the term Civil War in relation to the rivalry. Friday’s announcement came after several meetings with OSU’s student athlete advisory committee regarding the term Civil War.

Barnes said there will be a process between Oregon and Oregon State to consider another moniker for the rivalry. The OSU-Oregon football series began in 1894. Last November marked the 123rd game between the Ducks and Beavers, the fifth-most contested series among FBS schools. Oregon State and Oregon have played 354 men’s basketball games, the most of any NCAA series.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: liberalidiocy; oregon
Change it to "The War of Northern Aggression."

Idiots. In the Greek sense of the term.

1 posted on 06/26/2020 4:16:09 PM PDT by Hieronymus
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To: Hieronymus

Here’s an idea. Just give up all sports. The wokeness is unbearable.


2 posted on 06/26/2020 4:17:14 PM PDT by bkopto
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To: wardaddy; Salvation

I didn’t know the war was fought to preserve slavery. The things you learn in school. No wonder they want to tear down statues of Lincoln.


3 posted on 06/26/2020 4:17:31 PM PDT by Hieronymus (“I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.Â)
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To: Hieronymus

Oh, how virtue-signaling, woke of you!


4 posted on 06/26/2020 4:22:36 PM PDT by Redleg Duke (We live on a tax farm as free-range humans!)
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To: Hieronymus

Snowflake Cup


5 posted on 06/26/2020 4:27:25 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: Hieronymus

Even though the union army won? Stoopider and stoopider!


6 posted on 06/26/2020 4:31:45 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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In a related story, Guns and Roses will no longer sing the song Civil War and asks all fans to burn the 'Use Your Illusion II" CD in solidarity...
7 posted on 06/26/2020 4:32:03 PM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: Hieronymus
And any football player who played in the Civil War game, past or present, should have their academic degrees revoked.

If you're going to be woke, go real woke.

8 posted on 06/26/2020 4:33:10 PM PDT by PROCON (Molon Labe)
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To: Hieronymus

The only thing wrong about 1984 is the date.


9 posted on 06/26/2020 4:45:54 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: Hieronymus

As a Veteran who served during the cold war, and who has lost friends in the Middle East, I really get ticked when sports casters use the term “war” or “battle” do describe a GAME.

Anyone being shot dead? No.

Yes there may be the occasional injury that is career ending but I dont recall a whole lot of amputations or loss of sight or hearing.


10 posted on 06/26/2020 4:54:38 PM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt - Dad's wisdom)
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To: Hieronymus
Rename it the "Candy-ass Cup."

If you get bored with it, you can eat the candy.

11 posted on 06/26/2020 4:55:08 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: Hieronymus

How about a service that will expunge a person’s name from ever having attended a particular school, such as Oregon?


12 posted on 06/26/2020 5:14:31 PM PDT by Portcall24
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To: Hieronymus

Oh, sportsball, I might miss you the most of all.


13 posted on 06/26/2020 5:28:43 PM PDT by cdcdawg (Don't care, still voting for Trump.)
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To: Portcall24

The University of Oregon is Located in Lane county, named after Joseph Lane, John Breckenridge’s VP running mate (the Southern Democratic Ticket of 1860). Burn it down.


14 posted on 06/26/2020 5:32:25 PM PDT by Hieronymus (“I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.Â)
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Oregon State: of 1,692
Safest College Campuses in America
715 of 1,379

Hardest Colleges to Get Into in America
822 of 1,664

Burn it down. Nothing lost.


15 posted on 06/26/2020 5:38:47 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: Bookshelf

Burn the U of O first.


16 posted on 06/26/2020 5:45:31 PM PDT by Hieronymus (“I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.Â)
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To: Hieronymus

Courses at the universities on US history for the period 1861 to 1865 will henceforth refer to the conflict between the Northern and Southern states as “the late unpleasantness.”


17 posted on 06/26/2020 11:30:51 PM PDT by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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