The latest 12th Man kerfuffle, this one with D.C. United

May 30, 2012, 4:01 PM EDT

Seriously, we’re not past this?

The next chapter in Texas A&M University’s desire to protect words and phrases that have become common use items may now be written to include D.C. United.

Texas A&M is the home of the 12^th Man, as you may or may not know. But if you live closer to the nation’s capital, perhaps you know RFK as the home of the 12^th man. (Seriously, can’t the 12^th Man have a couple of homes? Perhaps a main residence and a summer house, as well? Heck, why can’t the 12th Man have 12 homes? Seems about right.)

Actually, this is all a revisit to events past attached to RFK. According to the Washington Post, D.C. United was contacted back in 2008 about the 12^th Man kerfuffle when a banner went up that included the exploited words.

Or, perhaps you remember the 2006 dust-up involving Texas A&M and the Seattle Seahawks?

All the details are here, from the Washington Post.

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ndnut - May 30, 2012 at 4:34 PM

If any of the above teams deserve that title it is the Seahawks. I live in the upper Midwest, cheer for the Vikings, and have never set foot in the state of Washington. I just remember a camera being put on a decibel meter while the 12th man flag was raised. I don’t remember what it topped out at, but it flirted with 200db before it hit the top. Still, I agree with the sentiment that no one group should own that phrase with that being applicable to both forms of football.

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ndnut - May 30, 2012 at 4:37 PM

I also remember the Giants jumping offside 5 or 6 times in one came at the Clink. It broke the record and earned the fans the Seahawks game ball, which now sits inside one of the gates.

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