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I think this is a US/British English distinction, since saying "The New York Mets" or "The Dallas Cowboys" is the norm, but never "The Manchester United" or "Th
by petercooper 7y ago
I think this is a US/British English distinction, since saying "The New York Mets" or "The Dallas Cowboys" is the norm, but never "The Manchester United" or "The Rangers" (despite being a plural).
Come to think of it, does any NFL team not end in a plural?
- Benjammer 7y agoMy favorite sports trivia question: Name the 7 NCAA FBS (Div 1 college football) teams whose name is not a plural and also does not contain a color (i.e. Crimson Tide doesn't count). Hint: Two of them are the same team name at different schools
- eej71 7y agoFighting Illini.
- Benjammer 7y agoThere's 1
- heartbreak 7y agoStanford Cardinal, Norte Dame Fighting Irish, Illinois Illini, Syracuse Orange, the two Wolf Pack (NC State and Nevada), and I cannot think of a seventh school. If I can’t use colors then I guess Syracuse doesn’t count.
- smeyer 7y ago>Stanford Cardinal Stanford Cardinal is also a color.
- creaghpatr 7y agoWilliam and Mary Tribe
- mintplant 7y ago"Fighting Irish" could still be plural, couldn't it?
- Benjammer 7y agoGood point, I should have clarified, I meant "doesn't end in 's'".
- Benjammer 7y agoYou got 4
- LynxInLA 7y agoI'm guessing Cardinal, Orange and Mean Green don't count? I think Irish and Illini are both plural. I only have 3 then, Thundering Herd and Wolf Pack(x2)
- Benjammer 7y agoSorry, I should have been more clear, I meant "doesn't end in 's'". You got 5.
- Benjammer 7y agoAnswer: Fighting Irish, Fighting Illini, Wolfpack x2, Midshipmen, Minutemen, Thundering Herd.
- rjgray 7y agoArsenal F.C. on the other hand are commonly referred to as the Arsenal.