Meaning of 'WE ON'

Submitted by Wettin 3's 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. 

 

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maizenbluedevil

January 28th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^

"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. "

What does this even mean??  

EDIT: Wait I think I get it....  LIke an actual fusebox?  And each player is assigned a switch, which is labelled with his keyword?

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rob f

January 28th, 2013 at 7:30 PM ^

on the "Michigan @ Illinois Game Thread" because I also didn't know the story behind the "WE ON" slogan: 

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/michigan-mens-basketball-vs-illinois-open-t…

 

January 27th, 2013 at 7:28 PM | Pardon me if it's already been posted (Score:2)
rob f
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...but is there a meaning behind the lettering on the warm-ups the guys on the bench are wearing?  "WE ON" stands for what?

 

 

Though it may come off as sounding like an "excuse", my ignorance can be blamed on the fact I pay relatively little attention to Michigan Basketball until around the first of December.   Not that I don't pay attention to Michigan Hoops in November, but it definitely takes a back seat to Michigan Football until after the Michigan-Ohio State game.  There is just not enough time to read everything on the MGoBlog, so I skip many of the basketball threads during the non-conference portion of the basketball season.  And I suspect there are many others that do, too.

 

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DingoBlue

January 28th, 2013 at 5:33 PM ^

I had heard what the meaning was previously, but couldn't remember it.  Had heard something similar about the fuse box as well.  Hopefully everyone's switches are on for this next stretch coming up.  I include Northwestern because even though we blew them out last time, they didn't have Reggie Hearn and that could add a new layer to the game. 

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2Blue4You

January 28th, 2013 at 5:57 PM ^

I thought it was a rap lyric. 

I like how if you look at it different ways it says ONE to signify the team or ONE W for one win at a time maybe.  A lot you can do with it.  In the end it doesn't matter. Cool story though, bro!

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TorturedClassof11

January 29th, 2013 at 12:10 AM ^

The phrase definitely  was a rap lyric in quite a few songs before it ever had any special meaning to the bball team.  There's no chance that's a coincidence.  When I heard the fusebox schtick last night I just figured that was the cheesy meaning one of the coaches thought of really qucikly so they didn't have to admit the team had a Lil Wayne quote on their warmup shirts.

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JHendo

January 28th, 2013 at 7:32 PM ^

Wow, very nice of you to stereotype grammatical deficiencies and/or differences with such a wonderful word.  Alas, Ebonics is not very politically correct, as it is a combination of the words ebony and phonics and was thusly a word born by ignorance from its very onset.  If you must ridicule this particular and popular vernacular, please call it by it's more accepted term, which is AAVE (why any word for it is even needed is beyond me).

Also, while we're on the topic of proper English, "Im" is not a word.  I believe you meant "I'm."  Lastly, "you," in the context you used it in, is a pronoun, and as such, does not need to be capitalized.  That is unless "Thank You" is strictly your comment's title, which would then in turn make "for sharing" horribly incorrect on multiple levels.

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Butterfield

January 28th, 2013 at 7:34 PM ^

Not disputing your overall point, but I don't know if I'd say the term "ebonics" was born out of ignorance.  It was coined by an african-american in the 70's if I recall - and the term "ebony" was a fairly "hip" way to describe African Americans at that time.  Heck, there was (still is?!?) a magazine called Ebony geared toward the african american population. 

Times change and the political correctness of words change as well, but ebonics was in no way, shape, or form an ignorant or disrespectful term when it was created. 

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JHendo

January 28th, 2013 at 8:03 PM ^

You're absolutely correct (and I think barber shops are the only thing keeping Ebony magazine in business). While it was created much earlier, the term was not really widely known or used until the 90's, so at the time people finally became aware of the word, it immediately came under scrutiny. So to revise myself, unless you're still living in the 80's or earlier, it's an ignorant term to use.

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Spunky

January 28th, 2013 at 6:19 PM ^

I thought, "WTH? Adidas strikes again." Now, I'm disappointed that the shirts are out-of-stock at M-Den. I want to order one in black, and grammar police be damned. I think the staff, players, and Adidas did a great job on these shirts. This team certainly "operates n-sync," and it's fun watching them play. 

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Cold War

January 28th, 2013 at 6:49 PM ^

Over at RCMB they take it as two words -  We on - and think it's an indication of illiteracy. No, not kidding.

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