OT- Fleck steals all (a lot) of WMU's recruits

Submitted by PutInPeters18 on
PJ Fleck and the Gophers just had their own commit-apooloza of sorts as Fleck flipped 6 Western Michigan commits in one night and looks likely to add a few more. 3* QB Tanner Morgan (KY) 3* OG John Schmitz (IL) 3* DT Noah Hickcox (IL) 3* WR Chris Bell (IL) 3* DE Esezi Otomewo (IN) 2* LB Trenton Guthrie (MI) Glad to see the Big Ten continuing to add high quality coaches. Can't wait for the first ever Harbaugh-Fleck matchup this next season in Ann Arbor.
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JonnyHintz

January 7th, 2017 at 1:10 AM ^

You didn't take his advice and use google did you...? Western Michigan has a trademark for "Row the Boat." The only way Minnesota can use it is if they purchase the rights from Western Michigan. So no, he doesn't own it. And it isn't as easy as it just being brought to Minnesota with him. Western can easily block that if they choose to do so.

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906greenwooo

January 7th, 2017 at 1:37 AM ^

Created an account to post the US trademark reference and hopefully settle this once and for all.  Western very clearly owns the mark.

From the US Patent & Trademark Office's search (they don't allow deep linking):

Word Mark ROW THE BOAT
Goods and Services IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: Clothing, namely, t-shirts. FIRST USE: 20130504. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20130504

IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Organizing exhibitions in the nature of sporting events for collegiate athletics, namely, collegiate tournaments, and collegiate football games; Arranging and conducting educational conferences; Organizing festivals featuring a variety of activities, namely, sporting events; arranging and conducting athletic competitions. FIRST USE: 20130504. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20130504
Serial Number 85939783
Filing Date May 22, 2013
Registration Number 4813321
Registration Date September 15, 2015
Owner (REGISTRANT) Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University constitutional corporation MICHIGAN 1903 W. Michigan Kalamazoo MICHIGAN 49008
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

Link to the trademark's Justia page here: https://trademarks.justia.com/859/39/row-the-85939783.html

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acs236

January 9th, 2017 at 8:46 AM ^

Word Mark ROW THE BOAT
Goods and Services IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: Clothing, namely, t-shirts. FIRST USE: 20130504. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20130504

IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Organizing exhibitions in the nature of sporting events for collegiate athletics, namely, collegiate tournaments, and collegiate football games; Arranging and conducting educational conferences; Organizing festivals featuring a variety of activities, namely, sporting events; arranging and conducting athletic competitions. FIRST USE: 20130504. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20130504
Standard Characters Claimed  
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 85939783
Filing Date May 22, 2013
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition April 15, 2014
Registration Number 4813321
Registration Date September 15, 2015
Owner (REGISTRANT) Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University constitutional corporation MICHIGAN 1903 W. Michigan Kalamazoo MICHIGAN 49008
Attorney of Record Mary C. Bonnema
Type of Mark TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
 

 

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StateStreetApostle

January 7th, 2017 at 12:07 AM ^

Hm...Morgan was just quoted (indirectly) by Tony Paul as saying:  

"Other top recruits, such as quarterback Tanner Morgan from Kentucky, already have decided to stick with Western Michigan, Orlando said. He's an early enrollee and plans to honor his commitment and work to keep the rest of the class in tact, too, Orlando said."

So basically he's perfect for Fleck.

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RobM_24

January 7th, 2017 at 12:42 AM ^

Not always. I wasn't upset at all with Ryan Mallet after he transferred. You couldn't expect him to play in Rich Rod's offense. It wasn't anything that he did wrong, and it wasn't anything that Michigan did wrong. It was just a bad fit. Side note -- I would've love to see Mallet with Harbaugh coaching. That kid was a monster talent.

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