What's the origin of The U?

[whoopingcane]

The letter U ultimately comes from the Semitic letter Waw by way of the letter Y.

During the late Middle Ages, two forms of 'v' developed, which were both used for its ancestor 'u' and modern 'v'. The pointed form 'v' was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form 'u' was used in the middle or end, regardless of sound. So whereas 'valor' and 'excuse' appeared as in modern printing, 'have' and 'upon' were printed 'haue' and 'vpon'. The first distinction between the letters 'u' and 'v' is recorded in a Gothic alphabet from 1386, where 'v' preceded 'u'. By the mid-16th century, the 'v' form was used to represent the consonant and 'u' the vowel sound, giving us the modern letter 'u'. Capital 'U' was not accepted as a distinct letter until many years later.

 

[Sandman211]

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[decleated]

I threw up several times in the 70s after going to UM games.

I think it might have been the hotdogs..
Sometimes they would fall on the ground and some of my co-workers back then would just put them back in the buns..
I didn't sell that many hotdogs during the hurricane games back then so I would just sit and watch the Suntan U flail and wail on the field..

/sold lots of dogs during phin games!

 

[Gatorhater]

I was thinking about this yesterday trying to pass the time until camp starts and can't remember who started the it's all about U. I have been a fan since 1984 and don't remember it back then and it seems to be a tradition started in the early 2000's but I want to know who we can thank for throwing up the first U.

The U was in response to rival Universities in the state of Florida.

UiFlorida used to like to say they were the U of Florida when they really were only a U in Fl. Flo State had no real answer to that, as they were a bunch of colleges in Fl with Uni this and Uni that of and in Florida.

But once Miami coined the word "The U" in Florida, then all pretenders surrendered all claims to be anything more than just another college in Florida.

Thereafter, winning Football & Baseball National Championships further cemented Miami as not only "The U" in Coral Gables and in Florida, but "The U" for all of the United States.

****, around the world. The symbol is one of the most, if not the most, recognized symbols in the world. We are in a class of our own.

 

[Southern Oz]

I was thinking about this yesterday trying to pass the time until camp starts and can't remember who started the it's all about U. I have been a fan since 1984 and don't remember it back then and it seems to be a tradition started in the early 2000's but I want to know who we can thank for throwing up the first U.

The U was in response to rival Universities in the state of Florida.

UiFlorida used to like to say they were the U of Florida when they really were only a U in Fl. Flo State had no real answer to that, as they were a bunch of colleges in Fl with Uni this and Uni that of and in Florida.

But once Miami coined the word "The U" in Florida, then all pretenders surrendered all claims to be anything more than just another college in Florida.

Thereafter, winning Football & Baseball National Championships further cemented Miami as not only "The U" in Coral Gables and in Florida, but "The U" for all of the United States.

****, around the world. The symbol is one of the most, if not the most, recognized symbols in the world. We are in a class of our own.

Unfortunately not mate, in Australia its hardly even recognised as a college logo. UNC, Mich, OSU, USC, UCLA and Duke are more recognisable than "The U". Whenever I wear any Miami gear I always get questions about what logo that is. Although its massive in the States, its not a recognisable as it should be as its easily one of, if the best logo in college sports

 

[Notsince1985]

I was thinking about this yesterday trying to pass the time until camp starts and can't remember who started the it's all about U. I have been a fan since 1984 and don't remember it back then and it seems to be a tradition started in the early 2000's but I want to know who we can thank for throwing up the first U.

The U was in response to rival Universities in the state of Florida.

UiFlorida used to like to say they were the U of Florida when they really were only a U in Fl. Flo State had no real answer to that, as they were a bunch of colleges in Fl with Uni this and Uni that of and in Florida.

But once Miami coined the word "The U" in Florida, then all pretenders surrendered all claims to be anything more than just another college in Florida.

Thereafter, winning Football & Baseball National Championships further cemented Miami as not only "The U" in Coral Gables and in Florida, but "The U" for all of the United States.

****, around the world. The symbol is one of the most, if not the most, recognized symbols in the world. We are in a class of our own.

Unfortunately not mate, in Australia its hardly even recognised as a college logo. UNC, Mich, OSU, USC, UCLA and Duke are more recognisable than "The U". Whenever I wear any Miami gear I always get questions about what logo that is. Although its massive in the States, its not a recognisable as it should be as its easily one of, if the best logo in college sports

Yeah, well, when you start using Z instead of S in recognize, I'll start listening. This is 'Murica, speak 'Murican.

 

[Southern Oz]

I was thinking about this yesterday trying to pass the time until camp starts and can't remember who started the it's all about U. I have been a fan since 1984 and don't remember it back then and it seems to be a tradition started in the early 2000's but I want to know who we can thank for throwing up the first U.

The U was in response to rival Universities in the state of Florida.

UiFlorida used to like to say they were the U of Florida when they really were only a U in Fl. Flo State had no real answer to that, as they were a bunch of colleges in Fl with Uni this and Uni that of and in Florida.

But once Miami coined the word "The U" in Florida, then all pretenders surrendered all claims to be anything more than just another college in Florida.

Thereafter, winning Football & Baseball National Championships further cemented Miami as not only "The U" in Coral Gables and in Florida, but "The U" for all of the United States.

****, around the world. The symbol is one of the most, if not the most, recognized symbols in the world. We are in a class of our own.

Unfortunately not mate, in Australia its hardly even recognised as a college logo. UNC, Mich, OSU, USC, UCLA and Duke are more recognisable than "The U". Whenever I wear any Miami gear I always get questions about what logo that is. Although its massive in the States, its not a recognisable as it should be as its easily one of, if the best logo in college sports

Yeah, well, when you start using Z instead of S in recognize, I'll start listening. This is 'Murica, speak 'Murican.

zorry mate juzt giving a little international flavour. Zo zorry, not the mozt recognized logo in the world.

 

[SoFlaSmitty]

I think Stuart Scott was the first to use it on ESPN and that's what made it main stream. It was early in his carreer not sure when he started.