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| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1044 Registered: 9-2010 |
This is like Peter365's Connections Puzzle, only with Universities. Basically, each college/University must have three things in common for it to be a "Yes". Otherwise, it will be a "No". Note: Although it is not technically required, I suspect the only "yes"es will be American Universities, so please limit it to those. Canadian universities might be too, but I highly doubt any others would. So don't ask. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13034 Registered: 4-2010 |
University of Connecticut? Central Connecticut State University? Elon University? University of North Carolina? North Carolina State University? Wake Forest University? Appalachian State University? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2504 Registered: 7-2009 |
Ohio State University? University of Florida? University of Georgia? University of Michigan? College of William and Mary? University of Southern California? University of South Carolina? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1048 Registered: 9-2010 |
University of Connecticut? Central Connecticut State University? Elon University? Yes, no to rest University of North Carolina? North Carolina State University? Wake Forest University? Appalachian State University? Ohio State University? University of Florida? University of Georgia? University of Michigan? College of William and Mary? University of Southern California? University of South Carolina? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2505 Registered: 7-2009 |
Harvard? Yale? Princeton? Stanford? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13036 Registered: 4-2010 |
Boston College? Boston University? LaSalle University? Lasell College? Messiah College? Grove City College? Elmira College? Elms College? Westmont College? Palm Beach Atlantic University? Eastern University? Northeastern University? Northwestern University? Gordon College? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3487 Registered: 9-2010 |
University of California: Berkeley? Davis? Irvine? Los Angeles? Merced? Riverside? San Diego? San Francisco? Santa Barbara? Santa Cruz? California State University: San Jose? Chico? San Diego? San Francisco? San Luis Obispo? Fresno? Humboldt? Maritime? Pomona? Los Angeles? Sacramento? Long Beach? East Bay? Fullerton? Northridge? Stanislaus? Dominguez Hills? Sonoma? San Bernardino? Bakersfield? San Marcos? Monterey Bay? Channel Islands? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 632 Registered: 2-2009 |
East Carolina University? Western Carolina University? Duke? UNC Charlotte? UNC Wilmington? UNC Greensboro? UNC Pembroke? I promise I'll stop listing them now ;-) University of Richmond? Virginia Tech? Georgia Tech? Georgetown? William and Mary? Gallaudet? Juilliard? USC (Southern California)? USC (South Carolina)? West Point? Citadel? Annapolis? Air Force Academy? University of Vermont? Bryn Mawr? Notre Dame? Vanderbilt? Johnston and Wales? Tufts? Rice? Davidson College? Brigham Young University? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1053 Registered: 9-2010 |
All that don't say yes are no Harvard? Yes Yale? Princeton? Stanford? yes Boston College? Boston University? LaSalle University? Lasell College? Messiah College? Grove City College? Elmira College? Elms College? Westmont College? Palm Beach Atlantic University? Eastern University? Northeastern University? Northwestern University? Gordon College? University of California: Berkeley? Davis? Irvine? Los Angeles? Merced? Riverside? San Diego? San Francisco? Santa Barbara? Santa Cruz? California State University: San Jose? Chico? San Diego? San Francisco? San Luis Obispo? Fresno? Humboldt? Maritime? Pomona? Los Angeles? Sacramento? Long Beach? East Bay? Fullerton? Northridge? Stanislaus? Dominguez Hills? Sonoma? San Bernardino? Bakersfield? San Marcos? Monterey Bay? Channel Islands? East Carolina University? Western Carolina University? Duke? UNC Charlotte? UNC Wilmington? UNC Greensboro? UNC Pembroke? I promise I'll stop listing them now ;-) University of Richmond? Virginia Tech? Georgia Tech? Georgetown? William and Mary? Gallaudet? Yes Juilliard? No, although this one does have a slight -ish to it USC (Southern California)? USC (South Carolina)? West Point? Citadel? Annapolis? This is a tricky one, but yes Air Force Academy? University of Vermont? Bryn Mawr? Notre Dame? Vanderbilt? Johnston and Wales? Tufts? Rice? Davidson College? Brigham Young University? So far, the "yes"es are: Elon, Harvard, Stanford, Navy (Annapolis), Gallaudet I'm not going to list all the "No's", although Julliard has a slight -ish | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 634 Registered: 2-2009 |
The Naval Academy is tricky, huh? That figures ;-) Will ask more later -- have to leave work now. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1058 Registered: 9-2010 |
The Naval Academy is tricky, huh? That figures ;-) Will ask more later -- have to leave work now. Indeed. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13039 Registered: 4-2010 |
Furman University? Wofford College? College of Charleston? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1063 Registered: 9-2010 |
Furman University? Wofford College? College of Charleston? No to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13061 Registered: 4-2010 |
Private v. public colleges relevant? Sports? Mascots? School colors? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1066 Registered: 9-2010 |
Private v. public colleges relevant? Somewhat, but very much OTRT Sports? Yes, see below Mascots? If you mean the nickname (ie "Huskies") as opposed to the guy in the costume (ie "Jonathan the Husky") then yes School colors? No | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1603 Registered: 6-2008 |
Stanford's teams are the Cardinals, but their mascot is not a cardinal (of either the avian or the Catholic variety), but a tree (and I must say, a sorry-looking one). Is this disparity relevant? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2509 Registered: 7-2009 |
Syracuse? Xavier? Notre Dame? Purdue? West Virginia? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13068 Registered: 4-2010 |
Animal mascot/nickname? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1068 Registered: 9-2010 |
Stanford's teams are the Cardinals, but their mascot is not a cardinal (of either the avian or the Catholic variety), but a tree (and I must say, a sorry-looking one). Is this disparity relevant? No, but their teams are NOT the Cardinals and THAT is relevant. Furthermore, the tree is not the team's mascot, it is the band's mascot, but alas, that is not relevant either. Syracuse? yes, no to rest Xavier? Notre Dame? Purdue? West Virginia? Animal mascot/nickname? Irr | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1608 Registered: 6-2008 |
Huh? I go to Cal and we play Stanford every year (hence the obligatory jab at the sorry-looking tree). I have never heard of any of their teams being anything other than Cardinals, nor have I seen any mascot other than that tree. Anyway, is the location of the universities (city, state, etc.) relevant? The number of different sports in which the university competes? Which athletic conference it is in? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1073 Registered: 9-2010 |
Huh? I go to Cal and we play Stanford every year (hence the obligatory jab at the sorry-looking tree). I have never heard of any of their teams being anything other than Cardinals, nor have I seen any mascot other than that tree. The team doesn't have a mascot. And most people don't know the tree belongs to the band and not the team, so don't feel bad. As for the Cardinals, look it up. Because the distinction between "Cardinals" and their actual nickname is important, so I won't give it away. Anyway, is the location of the universities (city, state, etc.) relevant? The number of different sports in which the university competes? Which athletic conference it is in? No to all | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2511 Registered: 7-2009 |
It's actually "The Cardinal", not "Cardinals" right? Nicknames for the other yeses so far: Harvard - Crimson Syracuse - Orangemen Naval Academy (Annapolis) - Midshipmen Elon - Crimson (formerly Christians) Gallaudet - Bison Julliard (maybe?) - the penguin? (had a hard time finding this one so I don't know if it's right) About the only thing I can see in common there is that they all end in "n", but "the cardinal" would throw that pattern off. You've got a few named for colors, a few named for people/professions, and a couple of animals. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2512 Registered: 7-2009 |
Oh scratch that, "The Cardinal" is the mascot, not the nickname. They don't actually have a nickname. (Btw, count me in the list of people who have always thought that it was "trees." How weird that the band has it's own mascot and it's something that's so widely known!) | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2513 Registered: 7-2009 |
Ah, sorry it's me again. Sorry, I switched that. "The Cardinal" is their nickname, they don't have a mascot. I guess I was right the first time. Sorry about the confusion!! I seem to have lost my mind today. =) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13091 Registered: 4-2010 |
Elon's nickname is the Phoenix, not Crimson (though our colors are crimson and gold). | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2514 Registered: 7-2009 |
Oh sorry! I read Phoenix on the list I referenced, so I have no idea why I typed Crimson. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2515 Registered: 7-2009 |
Since it seems that I'm already practically spamming this puzzle today, I'll go ahead and add (for anyone who doesn't already know, in case it's relevant) that Stanford's "Cardinal" references the color, not the animal. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1082 Registered: 9-2010 |
It's actually "The Cardinal", not "Cardinals" right? YES! Nicknames for the other yeses so far: Harvard - Crimson Syracuse - Orangemen Orange, but Orangemen would work too Naval Academy (Annapolis) - Midshipmen Elon - Crimson (formerly Christians) They're the Phoenix, though crimson would work too Gallaudet - Bison Julliard (maybe?) - the penguin? (had a hard time finding this one so I don't know if it's right) Julliard doesn't have athletic teams. Which means they technically don't "fail" the test about the sports teams. But they don't pass it either. And they pass the other two, so they don't actually "fail" any of the three requirements. But they don't pass one of them either. So I wasn't sure how to classify that About the only thing I can see in common there is that they all end in "n", but "the cardinal" would throw that pattern off. You've got a few named for colors, a few named for people/professions, and a couple of animals. Easier than that Omitting irrelevant conversation Since it seems that I'm already practically spamming this puzzle today, I'll go ahead and add (for anyone who doesn't already know, in case it's relevant) that Stanford's "Cardinal" references the color, not the animal. It's not relevant. And I didn't know that either. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1613 Registered: 6-2008 |
So one of the requirements has to do with the name of the athletic teams, if the university has them? but there are two other criteria that do not have anything to do with sports? that must also be fulfilled for a university to get a "yes"? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13100 Registered: 4-2010 |
The nickname does not end in S? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1086 Registered: 9-2010 |
So one of the requirements has to do with the name of the athletic teams, if the university has them? but there are two other criteria that do not have anything to do with sports? that must also be fulfilled for a university to get a "yes"? Yes. And I'm not entirely sure how to classify schools that don't have athletic teams but meet the other two The nickname does not end in S? Bingo! That's requirement number 1. And bonus points to anyone who can name the one school (at least I think it's the only one) whose men's teams would fit this rule but whose women's teams wouldn't. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1087 Registered: 9-2010 |
I'm not going to go through all the asked questions and see which ones fit the other two, because that would take far too long. But if you want to ask whether certain schools would fit the other two requirements, go ahead. But don't copy and paste all of the schools from above, or I might bite you. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13105 Registered: 4-2010 |
UMass? St. John's? I think both of these fit #1 | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1094 Registered: 9-2010 |
UMass? St. John's? No to both. Each of these fulfills one of the other two requirements, although it's a different one. I think both of these fit #1 You're right. By the way, if anyone wants to take a stab at the school which would fit the rules for men but not women, go ahead. Because when this puzzle is solved, I'll answer that. But thankfully nobody asked that school. I think I'd have said "yope" if someone did. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13112 Registered: 4-2010 |
Schools with a state name in the college name relevant? Without? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1101 Registered: 9-2010 |
Schools with a state name in the college name relevant? Without? This... Although it gets a bit tough for some of the Cal State schools, for instance CS-San Diego is more commonly known as San Diego State. I generally use the common name in these cases, for instance San Diego State, or Rutgers (as opposed to Rutgers - the State University of New Jersey) however neither of these pass the nickname test. Now just find the third test. And as a hint, several schools you've guessed above pass the two known tests but are still no's. If you want to go through and explore that, it might be helpful. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1102 Registered: 9-2010 |
On a side note, I wasn't very sure how to classify schools whose names contain a state name but aren't named after the state - for instance New York University, named after the city, or in an even more complicated scenario, Indiana University which is located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. But neither of those have nicknames that don't end end in an s anyway. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13122 Registered: 4-2010 |
Third test only: University of Connecticut? Central Connecticut State University? University of North Carolina? North Carolina State University? Wake Forest University? Appalachian State University? Boston College? Boston University? LaSalle University? Lasell College? Messiah College? Grove City College? Elmira College? Elms College? Westmont College? Palm Beach Atlantic University? Eastern University? Northeastern University? Northwestern University? Gordon College? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1108 Registered: 9-2010 |
Third test only: Ok, although if you do this it's going to be really easy. But fine. Yes to the ones I say, no to everything else University of Connecticut? Yes Central Connecticut State University? University of North Carolina? North Carolina State University? Wake Forest University? Appalachian State University? Boston College? This is tricky, but I'm going to say no Boston University? Also tricky, but I'll say no too LaSalle University? Yes Lasell College? Yes Messiah College? Yes Grove City College? Elmira College? Yes Elms College? Yes Westmont College? Yes Palm Beach Atlantic University? Eastern University? Yes Northeastern University? Yes Northwestern University? Yes Gordon College? Yes Maybe I should have written the "no"s and said Yes to Rest. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2518 Registered: 7-2009 |
here are some of the original guesses that do not have state names in them. Which of these also pass the third test? College of William and Mary Wake Forest University? Appalachian State University? Georgetown? West Point? Citadel? Annapolis? Air Force Academy? Bryn Mawr? Notre Dame? Vanderbilt? Johnston and Wales? Tufts? Rice? Davidson College? Brigham Young University? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 638 Registered: 2-2009 |
I think I found the college that fits the rules for men's teams but not women's... didn't want to just throw it out in case there are people actually looking for it. Let me know if you're okay with throwing it out anyway, though. All right, all of these should pass the tests we know already... I think. Let me know if I'm wrong... Oberlin? Hofstra? Marshall? Bucknell? Dartmouth? Howard? W&M? Cornell? Tulane? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1110 Registered: 9-2010 |
here are some of the original guesses that do not have state names in them. Which of these also pass the third test? College of William and Mary Wake Forest University? Appalachian State University? Georgetown? Yes West Point? Possibly. Not as written though Citadel? Yes Annapolis? Yes, although it might not depending on how you write it Air Force Academy? Bryn Mawr? Notre Dame? Vanderbilt? Yes Johnston and Wales? Tufts? Yes Rice? Yes Davidson College? Yes Brigham Young University? No to rest I think I found the college that fits the rules for men's teams but not women's... didn't want to just throw it out in case there are people actually looking for it. Let me know if you're okay with throwing it out anyway, though. Go ahead All right, all of these should pass the tests we know already... I think. Let me know if I'm wrong... I'm not going to verify that the nicknames don't end in S, but assuming they do, all of the following work except as noted... Oberlin? Hofstra? Marshall? Bucknell? Dartmouth? Howard? W&M? No, the rest would work though Cornell? Tulane? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 640 Registered: 2-2009 |
Carthage College? Annapolis? Navy? Naval Academy? USNA? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1113 Registered: 9-2010 |
Carthage College? Actually, that would work but it's not the one I was thinking of... Annapolis? Yes Navy? Yes Naval Academy? Probably USNA? If you're being too lazy to write out "US Naval Academy" then no. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13138 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is any conference relevant? Cost of tuition? Rankings of some sort? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2519 Registered: 7-2009 |
It seems like almost all of the ones written as one word (not counting "college" and "university") are yeses on the third test, and all of the ones that have two or more words (not counting "college" and "university") are nos. The only exceptions seem to be Boston College and Boston University, which got nos, but you said both were tricky, so I'm ignoring them for now. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1115 Registered: 9-2010 |
It seems like almost all of the ones written as one word (not counting "college" and "university") are yeses on the third test, and all of the ones that have two or more words (not counting "college" and "university") are nos. The only exceptions seem to be Boston College and Boston University, which got nos, but you said both were tricky, so I'm ignoring them for now. Pretty much, when their "normal" name is one word, it's a "Yes", otherwise it's a "No". Usually this can be handled by dropping "College" or "University". But I've never heard anyone call BC or BU "Boston". So you've gotten all of them **SPOILER** 1. The school's athletics nickname must not end in S 2. The school must not contain the state name (in terms of "common" name) 3. The school must be one word ("common" name) |
