Meaning of 'WE ON'
I just found out the meaning of 'WE ON' and wanted to share it with the rest of the Michigan family, that didn't know where it came from.
"WE ON" is the team slogan created by the staff and players. It stands for "When Everyone Operates In-Sync'...
Apparently the staff created a U-M fuse box in the locker room in which each player has a key word they focus on during the season. Each player flips their switch "on" before every practice and every game.
January 28th, 2013 at 6:55 PM ^
And we are surprised at this because...
January 28th, 2013 at 6:55 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 6:52 PM ^
I was actually curious about this, so thanks for sharing the discovery. I think the shirts started appearing sometime around Thanksgiving but I was always curious as to where this came from. Both the slogan and the fusebox idea combine for a pretty cool way to instill team focus and get everyone working towards a common goal both in practice and in games. As we saw today in the polls and indeed throughout the season, the focus is obviously reaping rewards.
January 28th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^
Is this just a Michigan thing or do other Adidas schools have these shirts also?
January 28th, 2013 at 7:04 PM ^
"Put On"
...sorry, just thought I'd share.
January 28th, 2013 at 7:25 PM ^
Won? Cool. Now I can relax and enjoy the play.
January 28th, 2013 at 7:34 PM ^
I was watching the game last night while listening to the audio on Mgoblue and Matt Shepard claimed that the WE stood for Wolverine Excellence (Integrity, Unity, Passion, Diligence, and Appreciation, which you can see on the poster at the 2:19 mark of the Bacari Alexander BTN The Journey video) and the On just meant On. So basically meaning if the team follows those five things they will be ON...
January 28th, 2013 at 7:51 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 7:55 PM ^
I'd love to know what each player's word is on the fuse box. Great idea.
I read in an article this week that Mitch's was "Enthusiasm"
any others?
January 29th, 2013 at 1:28 PM ^
What to do with the rest of the Big Ten....
January 28th, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
We On and When Everyone Operates 'Nsync.
If We On wasn't part of the meaning, why wouldn't it just be WEOIS (when everybody operates in sync?)
January 28th, 2013 at 9:27 PM ^
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January 28th, 2013 at 8:04 PM ^
This kinda reminds me of when my friend's son was a Cub Scouts - the group was called 'Webelos' which (to my slight amusement) is supposed to mean 'We'll Be Loyal Scouts'
At any rate, I'm cool with our WE ON motto. Why tinker with what works, right? Even if it wasn't my cup of tea, there are *far* greater crimes we could hang Adidas for before this.
January 28th, 2013 at 8:46 PM ^
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January 28th, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
Bacari Alexander's doing.
January 28th, 2013 at 11:05 PM ^
Sorry, it just looks like an ungrammatical way of saying "We are on." That's what it looks like to people around the nation tuning in. I love it. An embarrassment for U-M.
Harvard of the West? Ha!
January 28th, 2013 at 11:09 PM ^
Really, the "N" stands for "In-Sync?" What is this, middle school?
How come it isn't "WEOIS"? I like the sound of that.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:32 AM ^
January 29th, 2013 at 9:42 AM ^
"Apparently the staff created a U-M fuse box in the locker room in which each player has a key word they focus on during the season."
I hope someone educated these kids on what a fuse box is. Fuse boxes were long gone long before all of them were born.
Maybe the staff created a U-M breaker panel instead.
January 29th, 2013 at 1:35 PM ^
I thought ebonics, atleast at first, was a way to define African American Vernacular English without the negitive conentation of Nonstandard Negro English. To get recognized exceptence for the language that a great deal of people speak on a daily basis. But Hey, you know what they say: see a broad to get dat booty yak 'em...leg 'er down a smack 'em yak 'em