Triple
T19712874
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Marco the Bison |
E473391
|
entity |
| Predicate | symbolizes |
P129
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Marshall Thundering Herd athletics
Marshall Thundering Herd athletics is the collective name for Marshall University's NCAA sports programs, known for their green and white colors and passionate fan base.
|
E1390950
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Marshall Thundering Herd athletics | Statement: [Marco the Bison, symbolizes, Marshall Thundering Herd athletics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marshall Thundering Herd athletics Context triple: [Marco the Bison, symbolizes, Marshall Thundering Herd athletics]
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A.
Marshall Thundering Herd football
Marshall Thundering Herd football is the NCAA Division I college football program of Marshall University, known for its passionate fan base, historic tragedies and comebacks, and producing notable NFL quarterbacks like Byron Leftwich and Chad Pennington.
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B.
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Marshall University, known for its up-tempo style and as an early head-coaching stop for future championship coach Billy Donovan.
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C.
Alabama Crimson Tide athletics programs
The Alabama Crimson Tide athletics programs comprise the University of Alabama’s intercollegiate sports teams, best known for their storied football tradition and strong competition across numerous NCAA Division I sports.
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D.
UAB Blazers athletics
UAB Blazers athletics is the collective intercollegiate sports program of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, encompassing its various NCAA Division I teams and athletic activities.
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E.
UA Athletics
UA Athletics is the collective name for the University of Alabama’s intercollegiate sports programs, best known nationally for their powerhouse Crimson Tide teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Marshall Thundering Herd athletics Triple: [Marco the Bison, symbolizes, Marshall Thundering Herd athletics]
Generated description
Marshall Thundering Herd athletics is the collective name for Marshall University's NCAA sports programs, known for their green and white colors and passionate fan base.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marshall Thundering Herd athletics Target entity description: Marshall Thundering Herd athletics is the collective name for Marshall University's NCAA sports programs, known for their green and white colors and passionate fan base.
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A.
Marshall Thundering Herd football
Marshall Thundering Herd football is the NCAA Division I college football program of Marshall University, known for its passionate fan base, historic tragedies and comebacks, and producing notable NFL quarterbacks like Byron Leftwich and Chad Pennington.
-
B.
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Marshall University, known for its up-tempo style and as an early head-coaching stop for future championship coach Billy Donovan.
-
C.
Alabama Crimson Tide athletics programs
The Alabama Crimson Tide athletics programs comprise the University of Alabama’s intercollegiate sports teams, best known for their storied football tradition and strong competition across numerous NCAA Division I sports.
-
D.
UAB Blazers athletics
UAB Blazers athletics is the collective intercollegiate sports program of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, encompassing its various NCAA Division I teams and athletic activities.
-
E.
UA Athletics
UA Athletics is the collective name for the University of Alabama’s intercollegiate sports programs, best known nationally for their powerhouse Crimson Tide teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8e516dd048190a0b6c93ea3e71f58 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6440a0f2c8190803ace7f6b4ed6e9 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07ab9ea0708190ba465450a31e5aef |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07ac97c68c819094b8013f6134ba8a |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07ae88e76481908b9a6fda698eec12 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:38 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:46 p.m.