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re: A&M ' s 12th Man > Seattle' s 12th man
Posted on 1/21/14 at 11:40 am to TbirdSpur2010
Posted on 1/21/14 at 11:40 am to TbirdSpur2010
Lets see/ 1st 2 years in the SEC and the results are a 3rd and 4th place finish in the SEC West/ 12th man not that cool
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Posted on 1/21/14 at 11:42 am to snakeelix
You expected us to finish 1st or 2nd in the SEC in these, our inaugural season(s) in the conference?
Damn. Thanks for thinking so highly of us!
Sorry to let you down … we'll get there soon.
Damn. Thanks for thinking so highly of us!
Sorry to let you down … we'll get there soon.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 11:43 am to laxtonto
A&M most certainly did originate the practice of using the phrase "12th man" as the name of their fan base. The Iowa reference was one sentence in a single article, and it was not used as a name, but as a description.
Almost no school or business invents a phrase that has never been used in the history of man. That's not what is needed to get a trademark.
A&M agreed to sell Seattle the right to use the phrase at their stadium (they can't sell merchandise) not because the stupid Iowa thing might make them lose the trademark (not a chance in hell), but because they had NOT been protecting the trademark like they are supposed to in order to retain ownership. THAT put them at risk. By settling with Seattle, and doing more to police the ownership, they have put themselves in a position to win any potential case in a slam-dunk.
Almost no school or business invents a phrase that has never been used in the history of man. That's not what is needed to get a trademark.
A&M agreed to sell Seattle the right to use the phrase at their stadium (they can't sell merchandise) not because the stupid Iowa thing might make them lose the trademark (not a chance in hell), but because they had NOT been protecting the trademark like they are supposed to in order to retain ownership. THAT put them at risk. By settling with Seattle, and doing more to police the ownership, they have put themselves in a position to win any potential case in a slam-dunk.
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 1/21/14 at 11:50 am to Hugh McElroy
at this thread. 
Posted on 1/21/14 at 12:46 pm to EKG
Well mizzou did
Posted on 1/21/14 at 12:49 pm to Buck_Nasty
They sure did.
And my glass is raised to 'em for it.
And my glass is raised to 'em for it.
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