'Saturday Night Live' makes fun of U of A, er, UArizona nickname change

[Brian in Mesa]

'Saturday Night Live' makes fun of U of A, er, UArizona nickname change

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/s...u-of-a-er-uarizona-nickname-change/ar-AAJNvv6

Arizona finally made a return appearance on “Saturday Night Live” as a punchline Saturday — the first time this season unless I missed something.

And that’s unusual.

It was a quick and easy joke about the University of Arizona changing its nickname which, honestly, is a move just ripe for comedy picking. The school announced Monday that it would no longer go by “UA,” and will henceforth be called “UArizona.”

Most people thought it was a kind of dopey move, mostly because it is. So did “SNL.”

“Is it just me, or does ‘UArizona’ sound like the punch line to a joke about Arizona stereotypes?” Colin Jost — a Harvard man, no less — said during the “Weekend Update” segment. “Like, ‘If you’ve ever gotten a DUI in a golf cart, UArizona.’”

The joke got a lot of laughs and a light smattering of applause.

The UArizona bit begins at the 55-second mark of this video:

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[TJ]

Beats when SNL goes after ASU for a 95% acceptance rate and others going after it for poor academics.

 

[Dback Jon]

UArizona
MeNAU

 

[ajcardfan]

LMAO!!!!

It is always going to be "au" to me.


But thanks for giving America a laugh at your expense, over something so cheesy and stupid, au.

And, just think, au paid someone serious money for what is already a joke.

 

[TJ]

LMAO!!!!

It is always going to be "au" to me.


But thanks for giving America a laugh at your expense, over something so cheesy and stupid, au.

And, just think, au paid someone serious money for what is already a joke.

Reversing abbreviations and using lowercase letters in a futile effort to own big brother.

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I’ll admit, some ASU fans have had some clever jabs, but the “au” one is unequivocally stupid.

 

[TJ]

UArizona is odd, but I’d rather be known in pop culture for that than this:

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[devilalum]

If you don’t know whether your school mascot is a cat or a bear

#UArizona


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[devilalum]

If you own a home made fur coat

#UArizona


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[devilalum]

If you think the Rose Bowl involves one of those solid air fresheners

#UArizona


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[devilalum]

UArizona is odd, but I’d rather be known in pop culture for that than this:

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If you post 10 year old videos of people making fun of ASU

#UArizona


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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

If you post 10 year old videos of people making fun of ASU

#UArizona


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Lol. That’s a funny one.

 

[Chaplin]

Here's one that's only 4 years old if that helps.

 

[devilalum]

If u are not #1 in innovation

#UArizona


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[GatorAZ]

We deserve to get ripped for this idea but man SNL has fallen off.

 

[TJ]

If alumni are willing to pay $500k for their kid to NOT go to their alma mater, #UArizonaState

 

[devilalum]

If alumni are willing to pay $500k for their kid to NOT go to their alma mater, #UArizonaState

Sorry, UArizonaState is not the official university tag.


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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

If alumni are willing to pay $500k for their kid to NOT go to their alma mater, #UArizonaState

Sorry doesn’t work if they didn’t make themselves the joke.

 

[Billions of Mario]

Beats when SNL goes after ASU for a 95% acceptance rate and others going after it for poor academics.

Goes after or used to go after? ASU has come a long way under Crow. US News ranked ASU ahead of UA academically last year, although they have them tied this year. I don't think it was ever a good look to go after kids just trying to better themselves, but apparently you UA folks really enjoyed it.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Chaplin]

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Ooh. Got us.

Don't you have anything better to do? You know, like being nice for a change during this pandemic?

 

[cwamjn]

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The only school in the conference that didn't have a player drafted. That's impressive if they planned it.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Ooh. Got us.

Don't you have anything better to do? You know, like being nice for a change during this pandemic?

It's not all bad news. The Eagles signed one of your former wideouts as an UDFA.

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[gmabel830]

RIP (and good riddance!!) UArizona.

University of Arizona quietly returns to 'U of A' branding; ASU student says 'that's hilarious' | FOX 10 Phoenix

You might remember in 2019 that the University of Arizona was mocked for rebranding as “UArizona." Well, now the university says it's back to using “U of A," and ASU students aren't staying quiet about the change.

www.fox10phoenix.com

 

[Brian in Mesa]

RIP (and good riddance!!) UArizona.

University of Arizona quietly returns to 'U of A' branding; ASU student says 'that's hilarious' | FOX 10 Phoenix

You might remember in 2019 that the University of Arizona was mocked for rebranding as “UArizona." Well, now the university says it's back to using “U of A," and ASU students aren't staying quiet about the change.

www.fox10phoenix.com

UArizona will continue to be used on social media, including Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

 

[Mainstreet]

I kind of liked the reference to UArizona. There were so many ways to say it.

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