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The 12th man (TM)

Posted By sea_sarah On January 31, 2006 @ 12:09 pm In sports | Comments Disabled

Texas A&M, after asking the Seattle Seahawks to cease and desist their use of the phrase “12th man” in marketing of the team, has requested a restraining order ^[1]. Apparently the 12th man thing is big in Aggieland ^[2], having been a central part of their football tradition since the 1920s. They even have something called the 12th Man Foundation ^[3]. I’m not sure what this Foundation does … perhaps they’re charged with raising money to support lawsuits?

This move has caused much scorn to be heaped on Texas A&M, including some delicious snark on Salon.com ^[4] (note: registration or ad-watching required!) and an outraged column in today’s Seattle Times ^[5].

What do you think about all this?

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[1] requested a restraining order: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/APWires/football/D8FFDKO81.html

[2] is big in Aggieland: http://www.aggieathletics.com/feature.php?type=1

[3] the 12th Man Foundation: http://www.12thmanfoundation.com/

[4] delicious snark on Salon.com: http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/01/31/tuesday/index.html

[5] column in today’s Seattle Times: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2002772706_kell31.html

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