With so much recent talk about OSU, I found this post very timely:
Teams that can be referred to by initials on first reference: BYU, UCLA, LSU, UTEP, UNLV, SMU, TCU.
Teams that can be referred to by initials on second reference: UCF, USF, USC, FIU, FAU, UTSA, ULM.
Consider yourself enlightened. Everything else should henceforth be specified.
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Teams that can be referred to by initials on first reference: BYU, UCLA, LSU, UTEP, UNLV, SMU, TCU.
Teams that can be referred to by initials on second reference: UCF, USF, USC, FIU, FAU, UTSA, ULM.
Consider yourself enlightened. Everything else should henceforth be specified.
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