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didn't the bills invent the 12th man?

I thought so too until I read about Texas A&M. Edited by Peter
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didn't the bills invent the 12th man?

 

Pretty much. Although, it was quite literal in Seattle up until a couple years ago. It was the 12th man. Seriously, like the team plus one dude. That's it...

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At this point, despite longevity, Claude's speech wins. If only because he referenced how much he enjoys boinking his wife.

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The first recorded use of the term "twelfth man" was a magazine published by the University of Minnesota in September, 1900, that referred to "the mysterious influence of the twelfth man on the team, the rooter."[1] Later, in the November 1912 edition of The Iowa Alumnus, an alumni publication of the University of Iowa (then known as State University of Iowa), E.A. McGowan described the 1903 game between Iowa and the University of Illinois. In his article, titled "The Twelfth Player" McGowan wrote: "The eleven men had done their best; but the twelfth man on the team (the loyal spirited Iowa rooter) had won the game for old S.U.I."[2]

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They should have Caliendo do the Madden introduction. Madden is not adequate as himself. We need the caricature!

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The first recorded use of the term "twelfth man" was a magazine published by the University of Minnesota in September, 1900, that referred to "the mysterious influence of the twelfth man on the team, the rooter."[1] Later, in the November 1912 edition of The Iowa Alumnus, an alumni publication of the University of Iowa (then known as State University of Iowa), E.A. McGowan described the 1903 game between Iowa and the University of Illinois. In his article, titled "The Twelfth Player" McGowan wrote: "The eleven men had done their best; but the twelfth man on the team (the loyal spirited Iowa rooter) had won the game for old S.U.I."[2]

Fun fact. Most people in Iowa still pronounce it twelfth on account of missing most of their teeth.

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