Meaning of 'WE ON'

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January 28th, 2013 at 7:55 PM | Haters (Score:3 Normal)
DH16
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And we are surprised at this because...

January 28th, 2013 at 7:55 PM | They also think matching nude (Score:4 Normal)
The Barwis Effect
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They also think matching nude colored socks and shoes is a good look, as well. Need I say anymore?

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January 28th, 2013 at 7:52 PM | Nice Team-Building Exercise... (Score:3 Normal)
LSAClassOf2000
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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. 

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January 28th, 2013 at 8:03 PM | Is this just a Michigan thing (Score:3 Normal)
jmblue
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Is this just a Michigan thing or do other Adidas schools have these shirts also?

January 28th, 2013 at 8:04 PM | I always think of that Young Jeezy and Kanye West song... (Score:4 Funny)
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"Put On"

 

...sorry, just thought I'd share.

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January 28th, 2013 at 8:25 PM | I skip the "E" when I see it (Score:2 Normal)
m1jjb00
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Won?  Cool.  Now I can relax and enjoy the play.

January 28th, 2013 at 8:34 PM | I was watching the game last (Score:2 Normal)
JV 97
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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 8:40 PM | And here I thought it meant we on.... (Score:3 Normal)
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January 28th, 2013 at 8:51 PM | I really hope the people who (Score:2 Normal)
GeeVee
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I really hope the people who are hating on this are not in any sort of leadership position of any kind. Most organizations, including sports teams, have sayings or acronyms they hold own to as a rallying point. This wasn't forced on them by Adidas, this was teamwork at its finest.

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January 28th, 2013 at 8:55 PM | I'd love to know what each (Score:3 Normal)
buddhafrog
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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?

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January 29th, 2013 at 2:28 PM | Enthusiasms...Enthusiasms.... (Score:2)
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What to do with the rest of the Big Ten....

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January 28th, 2013 at 8:59 PM | Can't it mean both? (Score:3 Normal)
maquih
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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?)

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January 28th, 2013 at 10:27 PM | In the first half of the OSU (Score:3 Normal)
Bloodoo
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In the first half of the OSU game, it was WE OI.

January 28th, 2013 at 9:00 PM | I like Weee Ooooo (Score:3 Normal)
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Like in Kung Pow

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January 28th, 2013 at 9:04 PM | This kinda reminds me of when (Score:3 Normal)
kehnonymous
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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.

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January 28th, 2013 at 9:46 PM | The only thing that pains me (Score:0 Normal)
January 28th, 2013 at 10:22 PM | Glad you raised this (Score:2 Normal)
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Because my 7 year old daughter asked me what it meant last night and I had no clue.

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January 28th, 2013 at 11:14 PM | I would guess that this is (Score:3 Normal)
allezbleu
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Bacari Alexander's doing.

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January 29th, 2013 at 8:32 AM | Go away (Score:1)
Bighouse1475
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Go away

January 29th, 2013 at 1:17 AM | (No subject) (Score:2 Normal)
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January 29th, 2013 at 10:42 AM | Fuse Box? (Score:1)
Der Alte
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"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.

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January 29th, 2013 at 2:35 PM | I thought Ebonics (Score:0 Overrated)
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