livendive 8 #1 January 31, 2006 Quit yer bitchin'! I was never a Texas fan till now. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 January 31, 2006 Well, what would Seattle do if we started calling ourselves the sea hawks? Why they choose now to go after them I have no idea, or possibly they started the process of protecting their trademark (yes it is trademarked) a long while back and now its just making the news. A&M has had the 12th Man since 1922.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #3 January 31, 2006 Quote Well, what would Seattle do if we started calling ourselves the sea hawks? Why they choose now to go after them I have no idea, or possibly they started the process of protecting their trademark (yes it is trademarked) a long while back and now its just making the news. A&M has had the 12th Man since 1922. The Seahawks retired #12 in 1984. 22 years later we have a lawsuit, the week before the Super Bowl? And the Seahawks aren't calling themselves the Aggies, they're just recognizing their fans. I wonder who has trademarked the letter D next to a white picket fence that we see in stands at every football game. I just think the whole thing smacks of whining. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #4 January 31, 2006 Quote I just think the whole thing smacks of whining. Hell if I know, I don't cheer for Seattle and have other things more important in my life then keeping up with the day to day of the college I went to school at. You can understand from a strictly trademark useage standpoint, though, right? Even if their timing blows.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeaKev 0 #5 January 31, 2006 Let the lawyers and the self-serving administrators get their rocks off. The flag will still be raised before the game and the number 12 jerseys will still be around. The Hawks and the NFL will have to do w/o the profit from "the 12th man". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #6 January 31, 2006 Quote You can understand from a strictly trademark useage standpoint, though, right? Even if their timing blows. Not really. It's kinda like someone trademarking the word "freefly". Plus, the Seahawks don't sell "12th man" jerseys or anything, they sell jerseys with the number 12 of on them. So they're not calling their fans "the twelth man", they're calling them "player number 12". Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tricky 0 #7 January 31, 2006 While I'm not an Aggie... that article does not begin (I'll give him credit for a few kind words in the middle) or end with any general respect to Texas A&M University. In fact, I opened the link, read about 3 paragraphs and already felt I was wasting my time. I proceeded to read the entire article... at a later time. While truth lies in that article, I would not call it a 'decent read' or anything worth supporting. And in many aspects, it's flat out rude. If it's a trademark/legal dispute... let those types handle the situation. The guy that wrote that article is most likely NOT a lawyer and probably just looking to get a laugh from some and piss off others. It sounds like something a Texas Tech fan would write about the Aggies. The Raiders hate the Aggies... and are very disrespectful to the Aggies on their own turf. But.. like AggieDave said, I have more important things to do with my life then keep up with articles and events like this. I'm sad that that article converted you into a Texas fan. I like both schools, but Texas A&M is clearly a 5 Star school I would send my kids there anyday, regardless of how the football team plays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #8 February 1, 2006 Quote Why they choose now to go after them I have no idea Could it be GREED???? After all Paul Allen is super rich.... its ALL about the money Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #9 February 1, 2006 Quote Quit yer bitchin'! I was never a Texas fan till now. Blues, Dave *Yawn* What? Oh, Football...Zzzzzzz...Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #10 February 1, 2006 You want a football team to blow you?Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #11 February 1, 2006 It's kinda like someone trademarking the word "freefly*** uh oh.....there ya go, now you owe olav $1.29 for using his trademarked word..... his lawyers will be in touch. RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #12 February 1, 2006 Hey dickface, long time no see! I stopped by the bar Sunday and the bartender told me you'd been in and had asked her to tell me something, but she couldn't remember what it was. I figured you'd probably asked her to tell me about the crush you have on me and I told her to let you down easy. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #13 February 1, 2006 Quote The Seahawks retired #12 in 1984. And A&M didn't trademark it until 1990. They stand a good chance of losing their lawsuit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #14 February 1, 2006 I figured you'd probably asked her to tell me about the crush you have on me and I told her to let you down easy. *** heheh....yea, you gotta see a shrink about these little trips to fantasy land you seem to take....you aint all that big boy lol, I was in jacksons on a friday afternoon, and couldnt get ahold of any of you chickenfuckers.... and I was buying the beer.... but I suppose it saved me tons of money the way you all drink.... lets go boarding !!! RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #15 February 1, 2006 The part that I especially don't get about the timing is that in recent years the Aggies have successfully lobbied two other NFL teams to quit using it, so why wait until now to pester the Seahawks? It really looks bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #16 February 1, 2006 Quote lets go boarding !!! I wanna gooooo! But I won't be back in WA for a couple more weeks. Save some snow for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #17 February 1, 2006 Did some reading, A&M contacted the SeaHawks back in 2004 about their use of the 12th man, its just making the news now due to their soon to be superbowl appearance. For what its worth. Even though the actual tradition started in 1922 with E. King Gill, I don't know why the sports department didn't trademark it until 1990. Hell if I know, I just hope that the administration takes steps to perserve the clean and healthy image of A&M. In other people's actions they can help control, and in their own actions.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #18 February 1, 2006 Quote Quote The Seahawks retired #12 in 1984. And A&M didn't trademark it until 1990. They stand a good chance of losing their lawsuit. Exactly... But hell, I'd understand if it was another college team doing it, but the NFL and NCAA are two totally different things. The Aggies need to let it go. It reeks of sour grapes and will only make themselves the butt of jokes this fall. Oh well, as if having Dennis Franchione wasn't already bad enough. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #19 February 1, 2006 Maybe Paul Allen will just buy A and M and do with it what he wants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #20 February 1, 2006 Just read the article and have NO idea what its talking about. I'd hoped that the article might make the meaning of this thread clear, but no such luck. That indicates to me that whatever it is about, its probably really silly and not of any real significance __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #21 February 3, 2006 Seattle just filed a notice to have the case moved from the State court in Bryan to a Federal court in Houston, since it's a federal trademark case. A court date has been set for June. So that's all we should hear about it until well after the Superbowl. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hambone 0 #22 February 3, 2006 this is the dumbest disagreement lawsuit i have ever heard of in my entire life. though to someone out there i know it is the end all be all....geez...Yeah...You need to grow up. -Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #23 February 4, 2006 Much ado about nothing - its just copied from cricket anyway en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelfth_Man_%28disambiguation%29... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #24 February 4, 2006 Quote Much ado about nothing - its just copied from cricket anyway en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelfth_Man_%28disambiguation%29 Cricket confuses the hell outta me, almost as much as Aussie Rules Football. I got rugby down (fight, drink, fight, repeat), but Cricket?Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumprunner 0 #25 February 4, 2006 Quote It sounds like something a Texas Tech fan would write about the Aggies. The Raiders hate the Aggies... and are very disrespectful to the Aggies on their own turf. . Well, I graduated from TTU, and I can honestly say that when I was there we did not hate the Aggies so I dont know where youre getting that from, although we did think thier customs were pretty silly. Entertaining, but silly. Male cheerleaders? Take all the sexual fun out of a football game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
