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Originally Posted by FlamingLonghorn

LOL 30 years? "half baked other"? How about the Texas A&M 12th man that just passed it's 90th anniversary? Seattle done stole that crap. I hate A&M and have been to both Seattle and A&M games. Guess whose is better? A&M's even when the team sucks. Also, guess who pays A&M to use the phrase? Seattle is a "half baked other".

I appreciate the Seattle fan base passion, and I don't think that a few fans are representative of a bunch. However, Seattle couldn't even come up with their own fanbase nickname so I find it humorous when a fan calls out other teams "half baked attempts."

Seattle pays $5000/year for the use of that term, that's basically pocket change.

Texas A&M trademark issues and Seattle Seahawks lawsuit

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued trademark registrations to Texas A&M for "12th Man" and "Home of the 12th Man" (See U.S. Reg. Nos. 1948306, 4301538, 3354769 and 1612053), one or more of which has achieved incontestable status with the Patent and Trademark Office. According to statements made by Texas A&M officials, they sent requests to stop using the phrase to the Seattle Seahawks (2004, 2005), Buffalo Bills (undated), and the Chicago Bears (undated). Both the Bills and the Bears responded to the requests stating they would no longer use the phrase, however the Seahawks did not respond to the request.
In January 2006, Texas A&M filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the Seattle Seahawks to protect the trademark and in May 2006, the dispute was settled out of court. In the agreement, Texas A&M licensed the Seahawks to continue using the phrase "12th Man" in exchange for financial compensation along with public acknowledgement by the NFL franchise as to Texas A&M's ownership of the phrase.[26] The compensation amounted to $5000 per year, or little more than nuisance value.[27]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_man_%28football%29