Insignificant things that still mess up your world

[ping72]

I no longer live in the state of Iowa. So the vast majority of my Hawkeye football consumption is me reading things online.

During the game yesterday Cooper DeJean made a good special teams play so the announcers said his name. And they pronounced his last name DejEEn. WTF.

For the last couple of years I have been reading it in my head with the correct French enunciation. To hear it with an Americanized bastardization rocked me…and is still bugging me a day later.

Which is weird… Because who cares how somebody else says their name. But it still has me all messed up.

 

[JMNSHO]

I say OP’s name as Peeing 72.

 

[lucas80]

The OP hates America is my take away from this thread. That messes up my world.

 

[QChawks]

be luckily you weren’t listening to Dolph

he thought we were playing San Diego St all day

 

[TJ8869]

The pronunciation of Cooper’s last name definitely bothered me more than watching Iowa’s offense accumulate 3 points and 10 punts against an FCS team.

 

[SalAunese]

I no longer live in the state of Iowa. So the vast majority of my Hawkeye football consumption is me reading things online.

During the game yesterday Cooper DeJean made a good special teams play so the announcers said his name. And they pronounced his last name DejEEn. WTF.

For the last couple of years I have been reading it in my head with the correct French enunciation. To hear it with an Americanized bastardization rocked me…and is still bugging me a day later.

Which is weird… Because who cares how somebody else says their name. But it still has me all messed up.

It’s a Dutch surname, not French.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

I figured you guys would be more upset about the name “Brian Ferentz” than anything.

 

[win4jj]

be luckily you weren’t listening to Dolph

he thought we were playing San Diego St all day

I noticed that listening to him on the way home after the game. Was he saying San Diego St during the game also?

 

[jellyfish10]

During the broadcast, one of the announcers said that Phil Parker took over for his brother Norm. Way to do your homework!

 

[unsubstantiated]

During the broadcast, one of the announcers said that Phil Parker took over for his brother Norm. Way to do your homework!

duh. its obviously his son....