February 18th, 2011 at 10:46 AM ^
Not the first time it's been "stolen" and it won't be the last. There was a thread just a few days ago about it being used on a different site, Rivals or Yahoo! I think
February 18th, 2011 at 10:54 AM ^
It was Rivals, which is owned by Yahoo. So you were correct.
February 18th, 2011 at 10:47 AM ^
"Hoke Springs Eternal" is probably the easiest catch phrase one could come up with. We'll probably see it 100s of times before the first game.
February 18th, 2011 at 10:50 AM ^
I think it's far more likely that Rittenberg visits this site, and he subconsciously noted the phrase, rather than independently coming up with the catch phrase.
February 18th, 2011 at 11:01 AM ^
If it was subconscious, then it's not really stealing.
February 18th, 2011 at 11:09 AM ^
LIKE INCEPTION?!?!?!?
February 18th, 2011 at 11:29 AM ^
No...that's unconscious.
February 18th, 2011 at 11:49 AM ^
No...That's unwatchable.
February 18th, 2011 at 12:46 PM ^
A movie that a lot of people really liked? Check
Someone saying that movie was horrible when nobody was talking about it's quality? Check
Yes yes, everything with the internet appears to be in order here.
February 18th, 2011 at 1:04 PM ^
I'm just sayin'.
February 18th, 2011 at 2:34 PM ^
I think you mean Dances With Wolves Part II
February 18th, 2011 at 3:58 PM ^
I thought it was Ferngully 2
February 18th, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
Oh, you mean Blue-ahontas?
February 18th, 2011 at 12:04 PM ^
Tell that to George Harrison...
February 18th, 2011 at 1:53 PM ^
"I think it's far more likely that Rittenberg visits this site, and he subconsciously noted the phrase, rather than independently coming up with the catch phrase."
Are you fucking serious?
February 18th, 2011 at 10:50 AM ^
I once stole a candy bar from a concession stand when it was closed.
Although I didn't know it was a concession stand at the time (I was very young and it was just a shack with an open fridge in it to me) I felt really bad afterwards.
When you are 5, King Size Snickers are better than gold.
February 18th, 2011 at 11:06 AM ^
I was a "Rolo's" kind of, dude/bro/kid.
February 18th, 2011 at 11:14 AM ^
They tasted like shit, but they looked tres cool.
February 18th, 2011 at 11:17 AM ^
I always hated Boston Baked Beans. I still hate Good 'n Plenty. Is that really a successful candy? That may be the most polarizing flavor in history.
February 18th, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
are terrible. My dad loves them, go figure.
February 18th, 2011 at 12:41 PM ^
I love good n' plenties. Hate peeps. I hate the texture.
February 18th, 2011 at 1:02 PM ^
I like G n P's. I also really liked those little barrels that tasted like root-beer. Remember those?
February 18th, 2011 at 3:41 PM ^
Boston Baked Beans are nasty.
I always hated Necco wafers. My dad would occasionally buy them when he'd get a bit nostalgic in the checkout line, and those things tasted like chalk.
February 18th, 2011 at 3:45 PM ^
Really? When I was a kid and we'd go on a road trip I'd get them all the time. They tasted okay, there were about fifty in each roll and they didn't melt like chocolate.
February 18th, 2011 at 5:43 PM ^
Those squishy orange circus peanut things getting passed out on Halloween were pure vomit fuel.
February 18th, 2011 at 1:43 PM ^
I always knew that you were a criminal
February 18th, 2011 at 10:51 AM ^
Another catch phrase that would have caught on if not for Michael Taylor: "The Great White Hoke."
But seriously, substituting Hoke for Hope is not something you need to steal from an incredibly creative person. It's changing one letter.
February 18th, 2011 at 10:52 AM ^
I hope Brian's use of "Hoke Springs Eternal" has been equally flogged for plagiarism on Alexander Pope's blog.
February 18th, 2011 at 11:02 AM ^
Alexander Pope is a Michigan fan?
February 18th, 2011 at 11:09 AM ^
all Popes root for notre dame
February 18th, 2011 at 11:24 AM ^
I mis-read that as "all poops root for notre dame"...
February 18th, 2011 at 10:54 AM ^
Can everyone agree to calling him Al Gorgeous Borges?
kind of like a saturday afternoon wrestler
I picture him wearing a singlet maybe some knee pads
February 18th, 2011 at 11:00 AM ^
I prefer Gorgeous Al
February 18th, 2011 at 11:07 AM ^
Gorgeous Al Borges does sound better than Al Gorgeous Borges
February 18th, 2011 at 12:07 PM ^
would be "You can call me Al."
February 18th, 2011 at 12:19 PM ^
weeks ago. Each use will cost you $.01
February 18th, 2011 at 1:34 PM ^
Al Smorgas Borges?
February 18th, 2011 at 2:03 PM ^
Al "Bishop" Borges
February 18th, 2011 at 11:42 AM ^
I prefer Weird Al Borgevich.
February 18th, 2011 at 10:58 AM ^
I think it's a pretty obvious allusion to make. The same reason why anyone who tries to claim "the Incredible Hoke", the "Hoke" Obama poster, or "Hokeamania" as their own are just grasping at straws.
February 18th, 2011 at 10:58 AM ^
It's not like they probably didnt use the HOKEamania on the campus of Ball St. and SDSU when Hoke was on those campuses.
February 18th, 2011 at 10:58 AM ^
There is a San Diego State fansite out their that was selling Hokeamania t-shirts until recently.
February 18th, 2011 at 1:05 PM ^
are SDSU fans as jilted as WVU fans were? I'm just curious. I would think they understand the move...
February 18th, 2011 at 1:14 PM ^
I was in San Diego last week and happened to bump into a SDSU business prof. One example but his attitude was pretty much "Oh well." Having previously lived in SD for 20 years you realize there a lot more things to do on a Saturday then watch football.
February 18th, 2011 at 2:09 PM ^
SDSU can't give away football tickets.
February 18th, 2011 at 2:16 PM ^
They also don't view it as a lateral move. WVU fans were horrified RR would leave his alma mater to coach in another BCS conference.
February 18th, 2011 at 10:58 AM ^
I think it's a pretty obvious allusion to make. The same reason why anyone who tries to claim "the Incredible Hoke", the "Hoke" Obama poster, or "Hokeamania" as their own are just grasping at straws.
February 18th, 2011 at 11:01 AM ^
It's like Newton/Leibniz, except more important! This must be resolved!
February 18th, 2011 at 12:08 PM ^
The calculus was only thing he came up with that wasn't batshit crazy, and he has to share accolades.
Nobody else wants to claim to have thought up the theory of monads.