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OT: Evolution of the term "Cuse"

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IIRC..this term took off during our 95-96 Final Four run. Cuse in the House OMG, OMG

Does anyone remember it being used beforehand locally in CNY?

In the last 17 years it has evolved into a well known word for Syracuse and can be applied for anything about the city, area or school. Personally I love using it and non fans in Texas are even familiar with the term.
Inputs from anyone if it started before John Wallace's Senior year?

On a related sidenote...I have always credited rrlbees with the term "Rutgirls" I think from the old AOL Board. Is this correct?

BTW, go to UrbanDictionary and search "Rutgirls" Please "like" it.
 
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TexanMark said:
IIRC..this term took off during our 95-96 Final Four run. Cuse in the House OMG, OMG

Does anyone remember it being used beforehand locally in CNY?

In the last 17 years it has evolved into a well known word for Syracuse and can be applied for anything about the city, area or school. Personally I love using it and non fans in Texas are even familiar with the term.
Inputs from anyone if it started before John Wallace's Senior year?

On a related sidenote...I have always credited rrlbees with the term "Rutgirls" I think from the old AOL Board. Is this correct?
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i believe you are correct. and its a fact that our lives are all better because of it.
 
I recall first hearing the term used by Tom Sheehy in the early eighties, when answering a question regarding where his brother Mike was considering going to school. But I don't remember the rest of the details except that I thought it sounded cool and had never heard the term used before. I also remember thinking that it would probably be the only time that Tom would ever be interviewed.
 
ORRange said:
I recall first hearing the term used by Tom Sheehy in the early eighties, when answering a question regarding where his brother Mike was considering going to school. But I don't remember the rest of the details except that I thought it sounded cool and had never heard the term used before. I also remember thinking that it would probably be the only time that Tom would ever be interviewed.
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I remember a story in Sports Illustrated about the recruitment of the younger Sheehy. He was being recruited by Virginia. The assistant coach, while driving to his home, killed a dog which turned out to be the Sheehy's dog. Also Virginia had Sal's Birdland chicken wings flown in for his official visit to Virginia.
I think that was the one and only time JB recruited one kid with the hopes of landing another.

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it was being used in the mid 80s without question.

i believe it was even used as 'The Cuse' on espn back in the day.
 
The term was used a little in the 80's, but the explosion of the word and its common use today is 100% from the '96 chant. I remember actually going out and buying the Blahzay Blahzay CD with the song "Danger" which was where the chant came from. haha
 
OttoMets said:
It was popular in the city before '96.

The dance with Al after the Kansas game really got it on the national radar, though.
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This. Growing up in the cuse we used it all the time, just like if you were going to NYC, you would be headed to the city.
 
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