<p>^ Exactly! Are you going to add this ‘disclaimer’ each and every time you have to tell someone that your son is going to the dreaded ‘Rival U’? At some point (like now) it’s time to simply be proud of your son and support him (without editorial comment when his school is mentioned).</p>
<p>Like Blueiguana says- how much of this rivalry do you want to bring into the relationship with your son. Which is more important? (I am being facetious here) and do you really want to set up a lifetime of college rivalry between the two of you. You went to college years ago. That’s over. Your son is now and your future. From this point on, your son’s school is the greatest school on the planet as far as you’re concerned ( and if he has siblings, their schools are too). </p>
<p>How you view your son’s school- what you say and how you behave, will make a big difference in your relationship with your son. If you persist in adding an explanation or disclaimer when you talk about it, he will feel you do not approve of him. Next time say “my son is studying X at college Y and we are thrilled”</p>
<p>I would take your old college T shirt, stuff it in a drawer, and not wear it again… and if you have any other children who attend your alma matter, I would refrain from wearing either school T shirt, unless you want one of your kids to feel excluded.</p>
<p>Yes wear it to distract from your kids day, so that you get all this attention you want</p>
<p>Did your alma mater win the last time these two schools played some sport? If so absolutely wear it to rub those kids faces in it and remi d your son which school is better. </p>
<p>This is what a real man and loving father would do.</p>
<p>I have to believe OP is the kid, is being teased by his father about wearing the shirt, and is starting to think he may be serious. Don’t worry OP. Your dad is just having fun with this. I can’t believe that an adult of that age still thinks about college rivalries or, for that matter, still wears college tee shirts.</p>
<p>Any college rivalry that is anything other than light hearted trash talking is embarrassing IMO</p>
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<p>Yep, as naturalized Americans, this is an aspect of American culture that my family finds baffling. That adults appear to take this sort of thing seriously is well nigh incredible.</p>
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Normally I would consider this a possibility. People do pretend to be the student/parent around here to get intel (although I find it irritating). The OP joined in 2009, this is their first post, and if their profile is to be believed they are 49yo. It could be a kid, but I think if they lied about their age 3 years ago there would have been a reason at the time and this wouldn’t have been their first post.</p>
<p>Good powers of observation, blueiguana. I am a tad disappointed b/c it would be easier to swallow if the poster was the kid. Really hope the dad doesn’t wear the rival shirt.</p>
<p>One of the schools at the top of my son’s list is Michigan; my husband was an OSU Buckeye. He has NEVER tried to dissuade our son from pursuing his goal of attending Michigan. (If he did, he’d have a more bitter battle with me than he ever had with the Wolverines 
) The OP’s question simply seems silly and narcissistic. This is not about you, it’s about your son. I agree with blueiguana…put your son’s stickers on your car, stand up proud, and support him. Jeesh!</p>
<p>Don’t do it. (If you get lost, they’ll give you the wrong directions. . .)</p>
<p>I’d like to know the schools in question. Which schools have such bitter rivalries?</p>
<p>I hope this a ■■■■■ post…if not, grow the heck up</p>
<p>I think this is a joke thread…</p>
<p>I originally thought this was a joke but this is sincere advice from the university that posted it - tips on what to wear (and what not to wear) at orientation.
[Orientation:</a> What To And Not To Wear](<a href=“http://www.olemiss.edu/orientation/clothes_shoes.html]Orientation:”>Orientation | The University of Mississippi!) </p>
<p>In case the OP is still looking for advice ;)</p>
<p>■■■■■ …</p>
<p>Wear a Budweiser shirt, overalls and no shoes. Smack your wife a few times while you’re at it. That will make a great impression.</p>
<p>I actually think that wearing a rival school’s shirt, although in poor taste, isn’t as bad as some of what I’ve seen parents wear on college tours. I just returned from a few college visits where several fathers were wearing beer t-shirts, and a number of the mothers were wearing things (I hesitate to use the word “clothes”) like tube tops, overly tight short skirts, and high heels (on a walkaround tour?). That’s why I don’t think this is a ■■■■■ post.</p>
<p>As I suggested before, if he really feels the need to wear his college’s attire, he can wear it under other clothes, well-covered and never to see the light of day on his son’s campus – or he can wear his school’s color without the logo. Maybe that will give him some feeling of school pride without making him look bad and embarrassing anyone. Most of all, he should be supportive of his son, whatever that takes.</p>
<p>I saw the same attire Friday at DS graduation. Also, several parent were visibly drunk. I just can’t imagine why anyone would want to embarrass their kids that way.</p>
<p>Why do I find myself wondering if the mom might be wearing one of those "I’m with stupid-----> " tshirts?</p>
<p>Maybe the OP can make like former Sec of State George Schulz who had a Princeton tiger paw tattooed on his rear end. That way, you’d always know you were wearing Dear Old Alma Mater, even if no one could see.</p>
<p>Jeesh, c’mon folks it’s a t-shirt not an artillery strike. Part of college are the memories of arch-rivals and big games. After living in Ann Arbor for more than a decade there’s nothing like tweaking Sparty or using multisyllabic words around grads from that vocational school in Columbus Ohio. It’s a little bit of fun for crying out loud!</p>
<p>To the OP, no, don’t wear the t-shirt since it’s your child’s day. But if you absolutely feel compelled to be subversive, then wear clothing in your alma mater’s colors. To the others who think that wearing a ‘Go Blue’ t-shirt in East Lansing somehow rises to high crimes and misdemeanors I suggest taking a Xanax or at the very least attending a football game between the two; you’re missing out on a big part of the ‘college experience’.</p>