Why does the university of Kansas….

[AuHoosier420]

Refer to themselves as the KU instead of UK?

 

[Villian07]

Id imagine its called kansas university as opposed to university of kansas 🤷‍♂️

 

[AuHoosier420]

Id imagine its called kansas university as opposed to university of kansas 🤷‍♂️

But it is the university of Kansas

 

[rockycard]

But it is the university of Kansas

Why doesn’t Indiana go by the university of Indiana?

 

[AuHoosier420]

Why doesn’t Indiana go by the university of Indiana?

They go by Indiana university. Unlike Kansas who goes by university of

 

[ravenman10]

It’s actually Kansas University just like it says. Not sure where you get your information.

 

[TechFan88]

Refer to themselves as the KU instead of UK?

It seems to be a thing from the old Big 8 teams:

OU - University of Oklahoma
CU - University of Colorado at Bolder
KU - University of Kansas
NU - University of Nebraska
MU - University of Missouri

They're all otherwise "University of" Then you had the 3 other schools that University came last.

Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University

 

[cwobrien11]

Refer to themselves as the KU instead of UK?

It’s an old Big 8 thing. No idea why.

 

[HawksJ]

It seems to be a thing from the old Big 8 teams:

OU - University of Oklahoma
CU - University of Colorado at Bolder
KU - University of Kansas
NU - University of Nebraska
MU - University of Missouri

They're all otherwise "University of" Then you had the 3 other schools that University came last.

Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University

I had never noticed/thought about that.

Very interesting.

 

[RockChalk82]

It seems to be a thing from the old Big 8 teams:

OU - University of Oklahoma
CU - University of Colorado at Bolder
KU - University of Kansas
NU - University of Nebraska
MU - University of Missouri

They're all otherwise "University of" Then you had the 3 other schools that University came last.

Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University

This

 

[Kevin Bryan]

It’s actually Kansas University just like it says. Not sure where you get your information.

 

[ravenman10]

Uh, yeah I was completely incorrect. Where the hell did I get MY information 😂

 

[KUhawks34]

Is it Kentucky University?

 

[BasketBallJunkie-UK]

Same reason AU is Auburn University and not University of Auburn.

 

[IUfanBorden]

When the school was first established, and began plying sports, students found it easier to rhyme words with "KU", instead of "UK"; Every class made up a class song. Lots of rhyming, singing, etc, etc.... and "Good Ol' KU" caught on...Eventually students, faculty and alumni agreed to, "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, GO KU", and that was that....

ANd that concludes today's history lesson.

Next week: The Origin of Rock Chalk Chant, early school colors, and that damn bird.....

@AuHoosier420

 

[TempleBAPittMPA]

Refer to themselves as the KU instead of UK?

Simple. It's the Kansas of universities.

 

[TempleBAPittMPA]

It seems to be a thing from the old Big 8 teams:

OU - University of Oklahoma
CU - University of Colorado at Bolder
KU - University of Kansas
NU - University of Nebraska
MU - University of Missouri

They're all otherwise "University of" Then you had the 3 other schools that University came last.

Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University

Well, the latter three have "State University" in their names. You wouldn't want to be "State University of Kansas", or "SUK", now, would you?

The pattern doesn't seem to be limited to schools that were part of the old Big 8, but does seem to be a regional one. The University of Tulsa refers to itself as "TU", and the University of Denver refers to itself as "DU".

 

[TechFan88]

Well, the latter three have "State University" in their names. You wouldn't want to be "State University of Kansas", or "SUK", now, would you?

The pattern doesn't seem to be limited to schools that were part of the old Big 8, but does seem to be a regional one. The University of Tulsa refers to itself as "TU", and the University of Denver refers to itself as "DU".

I also think schools might just go with the acronym that differentiates them from other schools that might have already existed.

University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) established 1876; 146 years ago
University of Oklahoma (OU) established December 19, 1890; 131 years ago

University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) established February 22, 1865; 157 years ago
University of Kansas (KU) established March 21, 1865; 157 years ago

University of California (UC) established March 23, 1868; 154 years ago
University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) 1876; 146 years ago

University of Michigan (Michigan, UMich, or U-M) established August 26, 1817; 204 years ago
University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) established February 11, 1839; 183 years ago
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (the U of M or Minnesota) established 1851; 171 years ago
University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) established March 6, 1856; 166 years ago

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Uh, yeah I was completely incorrect. Where the hell did I get MY information 😂

I have to ask myself that question often! 😂