JBPerry Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 does anybody know what team's logo this is. I thought it was the Berlin Thunder's but I was wron. Any Ideas? Mods, if I have this in the wrong place, please move it to the right place <embed src="http://www.clocklink.com/clocks/5005-Blue.swf?TimeZone=CST&TimeFormat=hhmmssTT" width="180" height="60" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">joshuabperry@sbcglobal.netMy Webpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 When I first saw it I thought Berlin Thunder too, but that's not right. I believe it's the UNC-Charlotte 49ers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number55 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 UNC-Charlotte 49ers NCAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Actually I believe they dropped the "UNC" part, I think they're just Charlotte now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Actually I believe they dropped the "UNC" part, I think they're just Charlotte now. The sports teams just use Charlotte, but the school uses UNC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBPerry Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 Thanks to all who responded <embed src="http://www.clocklink.com/clocks/5005-Blue.swf?TimeZone=CST&TimeFormat=hhmmssTT" width="180" height="60" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">joshuabperry@sbcglobal.netMy Webpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Actually I believe they dropped the "UNC" part, I think they're just Charlotte now. The sports teams just use Charlotte, but the school uses UNC.Which, IMO, is ludicrous. Can we now expect to see the following changes?UW Milwaukee -- MilwaukeeUCLA -- Los AngelesUAB -- BirminghamUniv. of Maryland Eastern Shore -- Eastern ShoreUniv. of Maryland Baltimore County -- Baltimore CountyUC San Diego -- San Diego (of course, that is taken already)Best yet, taken to the logical end of this idea --UMass-Dartmouth can just call itself DARTMOUTH!! Most Liked Content of the DayΒ -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017Β Β Β /////Β Β Β Β Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005Β Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meetthemets Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 It's not that unhead of. Lots of schools do it, you just don't realize it. Here's a couple examples off the top of my head:Fresno St. - California State University - FresnoRutgers - State University of New jersey at RutgersSacramento State - California State U at SacramentoAnd if Maryland Eastern Shore changes to Eastern Shore, it's not going to ruin my day, so don't let it ruin yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 It's not that unhead of. Lots of schools do it, you just don't realize it. Here's a couple examples off the top of my head:Fresno St. - California State University - FresnoRutgers - State University of New jersey at RutgersSacramento State - California State U at SacramentoAnd if Maryland Eastern Shore changes to Eastern Shore, it's not going to ruin my day, so don't let it ruin yours.I just think it needs to be one or the other. If the school is UNC Charlotte for all other purposes, why not for athletics? It won't ruin my day if any of those schools change as noted (there are plenty of other things that can do that), but I felt compelled to rant (and Dartmouth College MAY have something to say ).As for your examples, the correct name of Rutgers, according to its website, is "Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey", so I'm not sure it fits within my rant (though Vitamin D may have his own separate rant on that subject). Also, under MY rules ( ), the Cal State examples don't apply because they still use State in the common name. Most Liked Content of the DayΒ -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017Β Β Β /////Β Β Β Β Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005Β Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markar14 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 it's probably because of the Chapel Hill Campus's athletics popularity that UNC-Charlotte leaves "UNC" out for sports-- they want their own identity as a university. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfiji Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 UAB is trying to move away from the UAB (to be out of the University of Alabama's shadow) However, the closest they've come is by having one baseball and one basketball alternate just say "Birmingham" across the front. Plainsman Parking Lot. Auburn Baseball Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moser316 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Actually I believe they dropped the "UNC" part, I think they're just Charlotte now. The sports teams just use Charlotte, but the school uses UNC.Which, IMO, is ludicrous. Can we now expect to see the following changes?UW Milwaukee -- MilwaukeeUCLA -- Los AngelesUAB -- BirminghamUniv. of Maryland Eastern Shore -- Eastern ShoreUniv. of Maryland Baltimore County -- Baltimore CountyUC San Diego -- San Diego (of course, that is taken already)Best yet, taken to the logical end of this idea --UMass-Dartmouth can just call itself DARTMOUTH!! Actually, UWM uses "MILWAUKEE" nomenclature on all their uniforms instead of the acronym... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBPerry Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 hey, for UT, everybody says UT or Texas, not the University of Texas - Austin.In fact there's:University of Texas - Arlington (UTA)University of Texas - Brownsville (UTB)University of Texas - Dallas (UTD)University of Texas - El Paso (UTEP)University of Texas - Pan American (UTPA)University of Texas - Permian Basin (UTPB)University of Texas - San Antonio (UTSA)University of Texas - Tyler (UTT)Are all part of the University of Texas System <embed src="http://www.clocklink.com/clocks/5005-Blue.swf?TimeZone=CST&TimeFormat=hhmmssTT" width="180" height="60" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">joshuabperry@sbcglobal.netMy Webpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggman01 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 it's probably because of the Chapel Hill Campus's athletics popularity that UNC-Charlotte leaves "UNC" out for sports-- they want their own identity as a university. this is partly it...they also want to form a stronger connection between the city and university, and believe that athletics are the first step - from my understanding, there are many within the university who want to drop the "unc" altogether and become charlotte university or the university of charlotte or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltravisjr Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I never understood why Memphis State changed to Memphis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I never understood why Memphis State changed to Memphis.To sound more private/prestigious to the uninformed. Most of the schools in the PA state university system (Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, Kutztown, Millersville, East Stroudsburg, etc.) dropped "State" about 20 years ago. Around here, Towson and Salisbury dropped the "State" 3-4 years ago. Many of the SUNY schools (Buffalo, Binghamton, Albany, Stony Brook, etc.) have joined the crowd as well, I just don't know when. The idea is that it will improve the image of the school and/or help admissions and fundraising. It is probably too early to tell if that is the case.this is partly it...they also want to form a stronger connection between the city and university, and believe that athletics are the first step - from my understanding, there are many within the university who want to drop the "unc" altogether and become charlotte university or the university of charlotte or something like that If that happened, I wouldn't have a problem with it. They would at least be consistent. What bothers me is the inconsistency.Actually, UWM uses "MILWAUKEE" nomenclature on all their uniforms instead of the acronym... UAB is trying to move away from the UAB (to be out of the University of Alabama's shadow) However, the closest they've come is by having one baseball and one basketball alternate just say "Birmingham" across the front. That bothers me less. At least they don't appear to be insisting (not yet, anyway) that all references to the school (athletically, that is) ignore the UW or UA components of the name that still exist at this point. UNC Charlotte, on the other hand, makes no reference to the UNC part of the name. If UWM is in the NCAA bracket, the UW part is included, but that isn't the case with UNCCharlotte. Most Liked Content of the DayΒ -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017Β Β Β /////Β Β Β Β Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005Β Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Rutgers - State University of New jersey at Rutgers Rutgers isn't an actual place. Rutgers main campus is in New Brunswick. Rutgers is just the what they named the school. As metioned before it's called Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhambruiser Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 UAB is trying to move away from the UAB (to be out of the University of Alabama's shadow) However, the closest they've come is by having one baseball and one basketball alternate just say "Birmingham" across the front. beat me to it.it still annoys me when i hear Alabama-Birminghamthey have a section in their media guide devoted to WHAT to call them- what is acceptable and what is not Millican StudiosMillican Studios Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagan696 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 it's probably because of the Chapel Hill Campus's athletics popularity that UNC-Charlotte leaves "UNC" out for sports-- they want their own identity as a university. this is partly it...they also want to form a stronger connection between the city and university, and believe that athletics are the first step - from my understanding, there are many within the university who want to drop the "unc" altogether and become charlotte university or the university of charlotte or something like that yep.it's always gonna be a part of the University of North Carolina system, but different groups here want it to be known as something different to make it stand out. it will always be UNCC to the locals. all these new folks wanna change it to sound more friviolus than it is. it's still primarly a commuter school, still stuck in lower-tier sports (see: rejecting football, again and the drop from SunBelt to Conference USA to wherever they've ended up), and unless they pickup the entire school and move it downtown, which some of these groups have also requested, it will be just a very nice college that doesn't get the attention their "movers-n-shakers" want.the "name change" came with that logo redux about 2 or 3 years ago.the logo revamp was a welcome change to promote the basketball program which is a very good group. they play in a great arena, Halton Arena on campus, a big step up from the original Charlotte Coliseum built in 1954. the team name reflects on the 1799 Gold Rush in NC (that pre-dates the Cali Gold Rush of 1848) in nearby Cabarrus County and is nestled between NC Hwy 29 and NC Hwy 49. Carolina Dreamin' ΞΞΞ ΞΞΞ ΞΞΞ When a robotic Nixon is on the loose, we have a duty to take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Isnt that the Logo from Charlotte 49ers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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