A Good Question For Worthless Nuts: Why Is It 'The' Ohio State University?

COLUMBUS (TDB) --There are all kinds of nutty theories about the presence of the Buckeyes' "The." Is it because of a trademark? Some people have been discussing this on the Internet, wondering what THE heck it is all about. No answers here. I have wondered, too. Never heard anybody say "The" Harvard University, "The" Case Western Reserve University, "The" Youngstown State University, "The" Xavier University. Maybe it is some kind of uppity, anti-Michigan thing. That state has University of Michigan, er, the University of Michigan.