Posted October 23, 20222 yr At least two of the signs featured on College Game Day best of from yesterday featured the word "Progrum" such as:  @CollegeGameDay @CoachDanLanning @scoduckz @davidpollack47 @GoDucks  #Progrum @oregonfootball @CoachDanLanning @CollegeGameDay  What the heck am I missing?  Is this something from social media and the kids or is the University spelling standards slipping a bit?   Â
October 23, 20222 yr Beats me, one possibility... Â Urban Dictionary: Progrum WWW.URBANDICTIONARY.COM Southern and Appalachian pronunciation of the word program. It is common in college football, which is now dominated by the South and Nick Saban, who is from Appalachia. The likes of Saban and... Â
October 23, 20222 yr 😂 It’s the new spelling. Oxford English Dictionary just released the updates.Â
October 23, 20222 yr Author On 10/23/2022 at 3:29 PM, Log Haulin said: It's how DL pronounces program. I have spelled it here progr'm Ah, now the dense one (me) get's it! Â I mean, Oregon IS a university and spelling standards have to be kept up! Â lol
October 23, 20222 yr I wonder if they are like my current freshmen who think that there the smartest. 🤨 Â
October 23, 20222 yr Author On 10/23/2022 at 3:39 PM, Fathertime said: I wonder if they are like my current freshmen who think that there the smartest. 🤨 Don't all Freshmen think that?  It's kinda why the word 'Freshman' fits 'em.
October 24, 20222 yr On 10/23/2022 at 3:29 PM, Log Haulin said: It's how DL pronounces program. I have spelled it here progr'm The first time I heard it pronounced that way was when HC Jerry Green was at Oregon. I think he’s from North Carolina.
October 24, 20222 yr On 10/23/2022 at 6:34 PM, 2002duck said: Well, at least they didn't write #Pogrom. I was thinking the sam ting...
October 24, 20222 yr Author On 10/23/2022 at 3:29 PM, Flaps2 said: 😂 It’s the new spelling. Oxford English Dictionary just released the updates. Oxford will never be the same ...
October 24, 20222 yr As others have said, Dan Lanning pronounces program, "progrum". Listen to his introductory press conference when he got hired.
October 25, 20222 yr Author On 10/23/2022 at 10:10 PM, dtroxel23 said: As others have said, Dan Lanning pronounces program, "progrum". Listen to his introductory press conference when he got hired. Southern roots.
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