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Post by ruffledfeathers on Feb 28, 2019 6:20:41 GMT -6
I live in SEC country, and the folks here don't know who the Butlers of the college world are. App State, sure. They have a real football team and have beaten the likes of Michigan. It's football here 24/7.
But they have heard of Ball State because of Letterman. As for an increase in applications, I am sure that happens.
Go Cards!
RF
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Post by lmills72 on Feb 28, 2019 18:07:55 GMT -6
And Letterman has now been off the air and basically out of the public eye for almost 4 years, which means that all references to the world's "fiercest robin-size bird" will mean nothing to high school seniors and, soon, college students.
No longer a Ball State grad of note. Just that old guy with the white beard who occasionally shows up in a documentary, on Netflix, or at some awards show.
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Post by DanT on Mar 2, 2019 17:05:39 GMT -6
I was wearing my Ball State T shirt the other day in my neighborhood here in San Carlos. A guy walks up to me and says, "Ball State, Muncie Indiana". I ask, "Are you familiar with Ball State". He says, "Somewhat, I am a college professor of Sociology. We all have heard of 'Middletown'. It is still used today as a case study."
It was not athletics, it wasn't David Letterman, it was academics. :-)
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Post by lmills72 on Mar 2, 2019 17:47:26 GMT -6
I was wearing my Ball State T shirt the other day in my neighborhood here in San Carlos. A guy walks up to me and says, "Ball State, Muncie Indiana". I ask, "Are you familiar with Ball State". He says, "Somewhat, I am a college professor of Sociology. We all have heard of 'Middletown'. It is still used today as a case study." It was not athletics, it wasn't David Letterman, it was academics. :-) But not Ball State academics, I don't think. From distant memory, the Middletown studies were of Muncie, not of Ball State (although Ball State is part of Muncie), and were not conducted by Ball State researchers. I guess Ball State professors might have been involved in some way, but I thought the lead researchers were from out East somewhere. Possibly that gentlemen is giving BSU credit for something it didn't do. Actually, just checked. Most of the original Middletown study covered a period before Ball State even existed, so I'm guessing there were not BSU folks involved, although I do understand Ball State has done what it can to make the continuing study of "Middletown" its own.
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Post by DanT on Mar 2, 2019 18:22:42 GMT -6
I was wearing my Ball State T shirt the other day in my neighborhood here in San Carlos. A guy walks up to me and says, "Ball State, Muncie Indiana". I ask, "Are you familiar with Ball State". He says, "Somewhat, I am a college professor of Sociology. We all have heard of 'Middletown'. It is still used today as a case study." It was not athletics, it wasn't David Letterman, it was academics. :-) But not Ball State academics, I don't think. From distant memory, the Middletown studies were of Muncie, not of Ball State (although Ball State is part of Muncie), and were not conducted by Ball State researchers. I guess Ball State professors might have been involved in some way, but I thought the lead researchers were from out East somewhere. Possibly that gentlemen is giving BSU credit for something it didn't do. Actually, just checked. Most of the original Middletown study covered a period before Ball State even existed, so I'm guessing there were not BSU folks involved, although I do understand Ball State has done what it can to make the continuing study of "Middletown" its own. You are correct. The first study was when there was a college at University and McKinley, but the second study was after Ball Teachers College was established. I remember studying Middletown in my first Sociology class in 1967. Just two years after it was recognized as Ball State University.
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Post by williamtsherman on Mar 3, 2019 9:14:23 GMT -6
I think the Middletown studies are now of historical interest more than sociological interest. At the time (20's), Muncie was of interest because it was seen as being very typical. I don't think Muncie is typical any more. The country has passed Muncie by in a lot of ways.
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Post by realitycheck on Mar 3, 2019 10:19:26 GMT -6
I think the Middletown studies are now of historical interest more than sociological interest. At the time (20's), Muncie was of interest because it was seen as being very typical. I don't think Muncie is typical any more. The country has passed Muncie by in a lot of ways. Bullshit. We’re getting a Five Guys.
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Post by cardfan on Mar 3, 2019 10:21:59 GMT -6
I think the Middletown studies are now of historical interest more than sociological interest. At the time (20's), Muncie was of interest because it was seen as being very typical. I don't think Muncie is typical any more. The country has passed Muncie by in a lot of ways. Bullshit. We’re getting a Five Guys. Yeah! Big time!
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Post by thebsukid on Mar 3, 2019 10:40:05 GMT -6
I agree with you LMills, but I support other areas like the Theatre area and overall scholarships.
But, I guess my love of basketball causes me to donate with that specific indication.
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Post by BSU Card Fan in AZ on Mar 3, 2019 11:49:05 GMT -6
I was wearing my Ball State T shirt the other day in my neighborhood here in San Carlos. A guy walks up to me and says, "Ball State, Muncie Indiana". I ask, "Are you familiar with Ball State". He says, "Somewhat, I am a college professor of Sociology. We all have heard of 'Middletown'. It is still used today as a case study." It was not athletics, it wasn't David Letterman, it was academics. :-) We were in Sydney recently and the doorman at the hotel stopped me and said the same thing “ Ball State, Muncie Indiana” as I was wearing my basketball T. He saw me earlier that day and looked it up! He’s a fanatic about U.S. sports of all sorts. We had a nice chat about the Colts (a favorit of his from the Manning days) and gold ole BSU.
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Post by DanT on Mar 4, 2019 10:17:56 GMT -6
I was wearing my Ball State T shirt the other day in my neighborhood here in San Carlos. A guy walks up to me and says, "Ball State, Muncie Indiana". I ask, "Are you familiar with Ball State". He says, "Somewhat, I am a college professor of Sociology. We all have heard of 'Middletown'. It is still used today as a case study." It was not athletics, it wasn't David Letterman, it was academics. :-) We were in Sydney recently and the doorman at the hotel stopped me and said the same thing “ Ball State, Muncie Indiana” as I was wearing my basketball T. He saw me earlier that day and looked it up! He’s a fanatic about U.S. sports of all sorts. We had a nice chat about the Colts (a favorit of his from the Manning days) and gold ole BSU. Isn't Google great.
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