No specific examples, of course. Just a general observation. I don't see people using Blue Demon in their screen name, like Blue Demon Scot or something. Thoughts?

No specific examples, of course. Just a general observation. I don't see people using Blue Demon in their screen name, like Blue Demon Scot or something. Thoughts?

No one cares about Depaul.

I'll take Ray Meyer over Gene Kadey.

Who the fuck is gene kadey!?

Just found it funny that out of many of the friends that went to college in Midwest never really bring up where they went to, but the Illinois, Michigan and Michigan State graduate friends make it clear where they went.

To give you a real answer, I think Big Ten schools do a great job of creating a really strong connection between students and the university that is then extended past graduation. The people I know who went to other schools didn't really get that same level of connection. It probably has a lot to do with how electric the whole campus gets during the big weeks on campus.

To give you a real answer, I think Big Ten schools do a great job of creating a really strong connection between students and the university that is then extended past graduation. The people I know who went to other schools didn't really get that same level of connection. It probably has a lot to do with how electric the whole campus gets during the big weeks on campus.

I wonder too, given the locations of the schools to their respective towns, if its easier to build the atmosphere. Though BigFan disagrees, DePaul was a huge commuter school. Anytime we tried to get on-campus events for the organization I was a part of, the majority of people declined with their reason being the commute. And it wasn't like we were playing Frisbee golf or something, we were bringing in actual recruiters from Amoco, Microsoft, etc., so you knew commuting was a real challenge.

Big Ten fans are the most obnoxious when it comes to conference pride/circle-jerks. Yes, SEC fans are the ones who chant S-E-C! for their own worst enemies, but that's to be expected of them because the SEC is basically a modern stand-in for the Confederacy. Shouldn't we expect more from the Public Ivies?

Michigan fans are the worst.

The rest of the Big Ten acting elitist is like the pigs in Animal Farm taking over the farmhouse.

Remember when dopey white guys in condiment-stained, team-colored sweatshirts were fretting about what letting Nebraska into their treehouse would mean for their academic reputations? "I see here you're a Michigan man. Very nice. Now was that before or after Minnesota played football against Nebraska, because..."

To give you a real answer, I think Big Ten schools do a great job of creating a really strong connection between students and the university that is then extended past graduation. The people I know who went to other schools didn't really get that same level of connection. It probably has a lot to do with how electric the whole campus gets during the big weeks on campus.

So the Big Ten is the Chicago Catholic League of colleges.

No specific examples, of course. Just a general observation. I don't see people using Blue Demon in their screen name, like Blue Demon Scot or something. Thoughts?