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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: TallTitan34 on October 18, 2023, 02:37:27 PM
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https://x.com/marquettembb/status/1714726970662043903?s=46&t=jxqs74xjrj0YOEifH9UtCw
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I like it!
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I think I would prefer the stripes on the sidelines like this concept from @And1Designs on twitter:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CL7w713UwAAeIme?format=png&name=medium)
EDIT: JUST TO CLARIFY THIS ISN'T THE NEW COURT
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I’m excited they are going to the blue lane. It looks really nice.
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That's pretty sexy. I like it.
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Awful
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I like the opposing M - nice homage to the Mecca and old courts...
However...no AL McGuire court anymore?
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Awful
Is there anything you enjoy? Like if MU wins the National Title this year are you going to complain that the temperature outside was too cold to enjoy the game?
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I like the opposing M - nice homage to the Mecca and old courts...
However...no AL McGuire court anymore?
That’s not the new court. Just a rendering someone made.
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Is there anything you enjoy? Like if MU wins the National Title this year are you going to complain that the temperature outside was too cold to enjoy the game?
Depends
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I'm a fan of clean. Too much going on with the stripes around the court. It's not awful, but I don't see it as an upgrade.
Would've been a lot more excited for new uniforms.
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I'm a fan of clean. Too much going on with the stripes around the court. It's not awful, but I don't see it as an upgrade.
Would've been a lot more excited for new uniforms.
I think this is where I fall too.
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<Clicking on Link> ("Please don't be an abomination like Oregon or Colorado State.")
That looks OK. I generally don't notice the court all that much unless it's terrible -- this one is not. Like Titan, I'd prefer the stripes on the side.
Quick question: where is the "77" that's visible at 0:11 in the video located? Obviously, it's in dark blue. Is it up near "Marquette"? In the key? Anyone know?
Edited to add: looking closer, I see chairs right above where the "77" is, so it must be right up top near the benches.
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We should've gone the northern Illinois route and had the floor be one of our main colors or even striped but a massive mascot logo instead of school logo.
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Notice they use "Golden Eagles" on the sideline. I believe that hasn't been done for awhile.
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Depends
Didn't ax ewe what ur wearin', hey?
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Notice they use "Golden Eagles" on the sideline. I believe that hasn't been done for awhile.
not done for a while is good, imo. No mention of that name even better.
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not done for a while is good, imo. No mention of that name even better.
Agreed. I don't ever use those words when talking about the team.
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After 10 Miller Lites, if you look closely enough at the new floor you can see Al gleefully raising his arms.
Amazing work everyone!
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It’s ok . Stripes are a bit much
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After 10 Miller Lites, if you look closely enough at the new floor you can see Al gleefully raising his arms.
Amazing work everyone!
Is it a magic eye puzzle?
I remember looking at those in the Sunday paper and could never see the 3D image
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cf/9a/50/cf9a50f687067d50bc15ce3219f5d158.jpg)
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I think I would have preferred to see those stripes in the paint instead of on the baseline.
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I think it is great looking court. Like the guys playing on it even more.
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Fricken Bucks better not break our court again
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Is there anything Marquette does that you won’t complain about?
I'm a fan of clean. Too much going on with the stripes around the court. It's not awful, but I don't see it as an upgrade.
Would've been a lot more excited for new uniforms.
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Its fine, but why two shades of blue. I prefer the dark blue with the gold.
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Is there anything Marquette does that you won’t complain about?
Not sure that’s really complaining. Not sure what else Marquette has done that I have complained about.
But this is a marketing fail.
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Fk yes!!!
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That’s not the new court. Just a rendering someone made.
Damn.
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After 10 Miller Lites, if you look closely enough at the new floor you can see Al gleefully raising his arms.
Amazing work everyone!
10 Miller Lites? Why are your numbers so low?
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10 Miller Lites? Why are your numbers so low?
They’re tall boy Miller Lites
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I like the opposing M - nice homage to the Mecca and old courts...
However...no AL McGuire court anymore?
It was literally the first close up
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Is it a magic eye puzzle?
I remember looking at those in the Sunday paper and could never see the 3D image
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cf/9a/50/cf9a50f687067d50bc15ce3219f5d158.jpg)
Rhythmic gymnastic lady with a ball?
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Seriously - nobody attached a picture yet. I think I'll add this to the OP.
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While I'm not really a fan of the busy/blocky border areas, my general feelings about courts is that as long as they're not hideous, overly distracting, or seeping moisture from the ice rink below, then they're fine. Same applies with uniforms (except the seeping from below, that's a whole different level of concern). Generally speaking, I don't understand what all the excitement is about for them.
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I think the alternating color stripe is getting old and played out. I hoped to see something a little different by now. It's not bad, but I don't love the new court.
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I think the alternating color stripe is getting old and played out. I hoped to see something a little different by now. It's not bad, but I don't love the new court.
Disagree, its cool, no one else really does it, thrilled to see it on our court.
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Count me among those who really like the new floor.
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Count me among those who really like the new floor.
I agree. It looks good.
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I like it. It's kinda fun and unique.
Only real improvement is if it had Holo Al moving up and down the court as well.
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I agree. It looks good.
Agree. Thumbs up. Just wish the unis had the border too, like the women's unis did last year.
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If they win on it, who cares what it looks like.
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That’s a significant upgrade. Now give the logo in the middle a nice tweak and we’d really be cooking.
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That’s a significant upgrade. Now give the logo in the middle a nice tweak and we’d really be cooking.
Agree. Our logo needs to be better. Floor looks great
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Agree. Our logo needs to be better. Floor looks great
How would you tweak the logo? I think it’s fine. It’s finally recognizable because of the consistency over multiple years. Changing it again and starting over hurts the brand. Not sure what people want.
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How would you tweak the logo? I think it’s fine. It’s finally recognizable because of the consistency over multiple years. Changing it again and starting over hurts the brand. Not sure what people want.
Not sure. Not a graphic artist. But lots of great college team logos out there. Just my opinion
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I think a major problem with the logo is that it is NOT recognizable. A plurality of sports fans guess it’s Michigan. The next most popular vote would be “I dunno.” Otherwise, for me it’s 10-15 years dated. I’d say iterate something more contemporary or unique with “MU” or consider involving the Q, as in MARQ.
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Changing it every 10-15 years will make it more unrecognizable. Consistency is key along with success on the court.
Every Big East fan knows the logo. General CBB fans will as soon as MU has sustained success in the NCAA tournament. Academicians will know the MU logo if somehow MU gets a US News top 25 ranking which isn’t happening soon.
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How would you tweak the logo? I think it’s fine. It’s finally recognizable because of the consistency over multiple years. Changing it again and starting over hurts the brand. Not sure what people want.
Bring back the actual eagle from the early 2000s. I don’t mind the MU but they should also use the eagle
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I’d like to see an Indian swinging a hatchet and wearing war paint
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I want the giant bleu muppet.
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I don’t like it … the stripes on baseline are way too busy.
But leave the MU alone…. If some people
mistake it for MICH ( U of M ) … oh well
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I don’t like it … the stripes on baseline are way too busy.
But leave the MU alone…. If some people
mistake it for MICH ( U of M ) … oh well
It looks busy and really long but game day it will have people/cheer team covering like half of that space so my guess is will look better on game day.
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At least there’s no advertising on it
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It is fine. Unique, which is what MU should strive for. Nothing offensive or controversial. Just because I am not a fan of the championship blue doesn't mean it shouldn't be used. The scheme will look good on TV with a packed arena. And most of the time, 'Golden Eagles' will be obscured on TV due to camera angle and fans.
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Super dig it, screams Marquette
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I’d like to see an Indian swinging a hatchet and wearing war paint
Reakco, now ur talkin'. 'nough of dis pussification of hour alma mater, aina?
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But leave the MU alone…. If some people
mistake it for MICH ( U of M ) … oh well
I also really like the MU logo (and prefer it when they don't include the "Marquette" banner across it as they often do. I'm a generally a fan of lettermarks that are recognizable (e.g., Purdue's P, Georgetown's G, Michigan's M, etc.).
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Reakco, now ur talkin'. 'nough of dis pussification of hour alma mater, aina?
I’d like to see a path on the floor to the opposing teams locker room with tears on it. Call it the “Trail of Tears” and play God Bless America when they leave the court after victories
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Reakco, now ur talkin'. 'nough of dis pussification of hour alma mater, aina?
"I miss racism"
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Should've just originally kept Warriors as the name but moved away from any imagery and come up with an MU logo at the time. But it was too late for that. Ranking the 10 nicknames offered in the vote:
1) Hilltoppers - fairly unique and already in Marquette's history
2) Golden Knights
3) Wolves
4) Golden Eagles
5) Golden Avalanche
6) Blue and Gold?
7) Saints?
8) Voyagers?
9) Explorers?
10) Spirit?
Hilltoppers was the very clear choice. Could've done a lot of good stuff with that.
As it is, if you're going to have "Golden Eagles" on the court, you should put the Golden Eagle that was on the 2003 shorts at center court. That's about as good of a logo as you can make for Golden Eagles.
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I also really like the MU logo (and prefer it when they don't include the "Marquette" banner across it as they often do. I'm a generally a fan of lettermarks that are recognizable (e.g., Purdue's P, Georgetown's G, Michigan's M, etc.).
IIRC they included the Marquette banner across the logo so the new logo could be identified. The long term goal was to transition to the bannerless monogram once the logo was known.
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Should've just originally kept Warriors as the name but moved away from any imagery and come up with an MU logo at the time. But it was too late for that. Ranking the 10 nicknames offered in the vote:
1) Hilltoppers - fairly unique and already in Marquette's history
2) Golden Knights
3) Wolves
4) Golden Eagles
5) Golden Avalanche
6) Blue and Gold?
7) Saints?
8) Voyagers?
9) Explorers?
10) Spirit?
Hilltoppers was the very clear choice. Could've done a lot of good stuff with that.
As it is, if you're going to have "Golden Eagles" on the court, you should put the Golden Eagle that was on the 2003 shorts at center court. That's about as good of a logo as you can make for Golden Eagles.
Golden Avalanche was better than eagles and wolves. Arguably on par with knights. It was also fairly unique and already a part of MU history. But agree that 03 logo was as good as it could get
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I’d like to see an Indian swinging a hatchet and wearing war paint
and the scalp of every Badger.
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Golden Avalanche was better than eagles and wolves. Arguably on par with knights. It was also fairly unique and already a part of MU history. But agree that 03 logo was as good as it could get
Yeah 3-5 and 6-10 are all fairly interchangeable in my opinion. To me Hilltoppers is the clear top choice and I think Golden Knights is a solid second. Although I less like the actual nickname Golden Knights and more like what you could do with a MSU style logo (or Las Vegas Golden Knights).
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Should've just originally kept Warriors as the name but moved away from any imagery and come up with an MU logo at the time. But it was too late for that. Ranking the 10 nicknames offered in the vote:
1) Hilltoppers - fairly unique and already in Marquette's history
2) Golden Knights
3) Wolves
4) Golden Eagles
5) Golden Avalanche
6) Blue and Gold?
7) Saints?
8) Voyagers?
9) Explorers?
10) Spirit?
Hilltoppers was the very clear choice. Could've done a lot of good stuff with that.
As it is, if you're going to have "Golden Eagles" on the court, you should put the Golden Eagle that was on the 2003 shorts at center court. That's about as good of a logo as you can make for Golden Eagles.
Nah, even as someone who attended during that period I don't miss that logo at all.
Having said that, the newest iteration of the MU logo is 18 years old. Could use a refresh.
(https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/019/166/315/non_2x/eagle-head-eagle-logo-symbol-gaming-logo-elegant-element-for-brand-eagle-abstract-symbols-vector.jpg)
That's a good jumping off point.
Or something like this.
(https://t4.ftcdn.net/jpg/05/55/02/61/360_F_555026179_L08M3AsMS0s3i8uganMQe2r2lbwco0rn.jpg)
I'd alter the color palette to fit Marquette more as well. But keep the high contrast. I don't have a clue what to do about font though.
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Nah, even as someone who attended during that period I don't miss that logo at all.
Having said that, the newest iteration of the MU logo is 18 years old. Could use a refresh.
(https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/019/166/315/non_2x/eagle-head-eagle-logo-symbol-gaming-logo-elegant-element-for-brand-eagle-abstract-symbols-vector.jpg)
That's a good jumping off point.
Or something like this.
(https://t4.ftcdn.net/jpg/05/55/02/61/360_F_555026179_L08M3AsMS0s3i8uganMQe2r2lbwco0rn.jpg)
I'd alter the color palette to fit Marquette more as well. But keep the high contrast. I don't have a clue what to do about font though.
I like the top one. It just feels almost like the generic logos you could use in like NCAA Football 2010 when you were creating your own school.
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I like the top one. It just feels almost like the generic logos you could use in like NCAA Football 2010 when you were creating your own school.
Yeah, someone with some actual graphic design talent could make it look much better.
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More photos.
Are the numbers honoring former players?
https://gomarquette.com/galleries/mens-basketball/al-mcguire-court-fiserv-forum/2987
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Yeah 3-5 and 6-10 are all fairly interchangeable in my opinion. To me Hilltoppers is the clear top choice and I think Golden Knights is a solid second. Although I less like the actual nickname Golden Knights and more like what you could do with a MSU style logo (or Las Vegas Golden Knights).
Ah yeah I'd agree with that, definitely more potential with knights than avalanche.
Nah, even as someone who attended during that period I don't miss that logo at all.
Having said that, the newest iteration of the MU logo is 18 years old. Could use a refresh.
(https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/019/166/315/non_2x/eagle-head-eagle-logo-symbol-gaming-logo-elegant-element-for-brand-eagle-abstract-symbols-vector.jpg)
That's a good jumping off point.
Or something like this.
(https://t4.ftcdn.net/jpg/05/55/02/61/360_F_555026179_L08M3AsMS0s3i8uganMQe2r2lbwco0rn.jpg)
I'd alter the color palette to fit Marquette more as well. But keep the high contrast. I don't have a clue what to do about font though.
Those are solid. At this point I just want to get rid of the cartoonish logo. Didn't like it in 08 when I got my first shirt for touring MU and here we are 15yrs later without any change except they added the version where it's facing you on some gear.
Wild idea that'd totally get shot down, you know how the Aztecs used to dress as animals for war? What if we did a warrior with a golden eagle war helmet on? No? Canceled? I'll see myself out.
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and the scalp of every Badger.
That’s not a bad idea. Maybe a scalp board? Instead of a rain dance, maybe a rally dance if the good guys fall behind? Now we’re getting somewhere
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That’s not a bad idea. Maybe a scalp board? Instead of a rain dance, maybe a rally dance if the good guys fall behind? Now we’re getting somewhere
Pass me the fire water, Reeko!
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Pass me the Peace Pipe
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Pass me the Peace Pipe
I like where your heads are at but I’m not sure Marquette wants to promote peace
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I like where your heads are at but I’m not sure Marquette wants to promote peace
...especially with Badgers.
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Bring back the actual eagle from the early 2000s. I don’t mind the MU but they should also use the eagle
No chickens
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No chickens
For real. Even the current logo mascot thing has the wrong color gradient for what a Golden Eagle looks like. Their faces are dark and are more golden towards the back of their head. That small of a fix would remove the chicken feelings.
edit: Is this a better color scheme? I'm not sure.
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...especially with Badgers.
In general, I don’t think we want a Jesuit institution involved with peace
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I’d like to see an Indian swinging a hatchet and wearing war paint
yup
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This is not a MU complaint bc all football and basketball entities do it but I hate how the court is orientated for TV. If you sit 5th row center on the other side you're seeing the court in reverse.
I prefer the name of the team in a ring around the jump circle. But I would guess I am in the minority.
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yup
How can people be offended by that?
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I’d like to see an Indian swinging a hatchet and wearing war paint
You can always dress up like that for games.
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I like it waaaaaay better with the back half of the stripes covered.
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I like it waaaaaay better with the back half of the stripes covered.
I agree.
Four pages on the new court. We need the season to get started already.
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I like it waaaaaay better with the back half of the stripes covered.
It's better. I think it'd be even better if the entire sideline was all navy, instead of big blocks of the secondary colors in the corner.
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A bigger question is which Courtside Cougar will spill the first beer when Stevie Mitchell dives for a loose ball?
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How can people be offended by that?
my roommate/housemate was the First Warrior at the time. Full Menomonie Indian. Many on here might know Rick. Great guy. He was never offended and had/has really interesting insight on topic. He was ignored by the BOD at the time. Golden Eagles it is.
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A bigger question is which Courtside Cougar will spill the first beer when Stevie Mitchell dives for a loose ball?
Mrs Dr B?
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Mrs Dr B?
The RN doesn't let me sit near Pat Driscoll.
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my roommate/housemate was the First Warrior at the time. Full Menomonie Indian. Many on here might know Rick. Great guy. He was never offended and had/has really interesting insight on topic. He was ignored by the BOD at the time. Golden Eagles it is.
Not just him, but a huge majority of alumni at the time.
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Not just him, but a huge majority of alumni at the time.
I was one of them. Suggested a Viking or Celt replacement if Willie was offensive. Warriors is a strong nickname.
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I was one of them. Suggested a Viking or Celt replacement if Willie was offensive. Warriors is a strong nickname.
I suggested a warrior crusader trying to take back the holy land
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Too young to vote at the time, but I've liked the idea pitched here about switching to St. Joan of Arc as the mascot. Probably too processive for the mid-90s but with the St. Joan of Arc chapel on campus and Marquette being the first Catholic University to admit women, I think it would have been fitting to have the first female primary mascot in D1.
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I was one of them. Suggested a Viking or Celt replacement if Willie was offensive. Warriors is a strong nickname.
it definitely is and was frustrating at the time the closed door BOD’s.
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Too young to vote at the time, but I've liked the idea pitched here about switching to St. Joan of Arc as the mascot. Probably too processive for the mid-90s but with the St. Joan of Arc chapel on campus and Marquette being the first Catholic University to admit women, I think it would have been fitting to have the first female primary mascot in D1.
what nickname you thinking w/a St. Joan of Arc mascot?
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what nickname you thinking w/a St. Joan of Arc mascot?
Warriors with St. Joan of Arc as the mascot.
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my roommate/housemate was the First Warrior at the time. Full Menomonie Indian. Many on here might know Rick. Great guy. He was never offended and had/has really interesting insight on topic. He was ignored by the BOD at the time. Golden Eagles it is.
First Warrior was the most respectful iteration of the Warrior, however, the nickname/mascot clearly could not be separated by the more offensive iterations, which is obvious from the fact that they are still continually posted on this board.
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Warriors with St. Joan of Arc as the mascot.
This would have been cool as hell.
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Amen. To your last two posts.
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Warriors with St. Joan of Arc as the mascot.
This was brought up in the 2005 fiasco, but dismissed immediately. The Jesuits thought it was disrespectful to have a Saint used as a mascot.
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This was brought up in the 2005 fiasco, but dismissed immediately. The Jesuits thought it was disrespectful to have a Saint used as a mascot.
Too bad Providence didn’t have a similar line of thinking.
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Eeeww. They are looking up his frock.
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Too bad Providence didn’t have a similar line of thinking.
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Not a specific saint. Just a generic friar.
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This was brought up in the 2005 fiasco, but dismissed immediately. The Jesuits thought it was disrespectful to have a Saint used as a mascot.
Imagining the family values crowd reacting to a female mascot is a vision
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This was brought up in the 2005 fiasco, but dismissed immediately. The Jesuits thought it was disrespectful to have a Saint used as a mascot.
Could have done essentially the same thing without using Joan of Arc by using the imagery of a "warrior" of the time as the mascot. I've always thought this could have been a really cool compromise. Even if they didn't want to make Joan of Arc the official mascot.
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Our present mascot is offensive to Golden Eagles. We should have the real thing, like Butler's Bulldog.
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Our present mascot is offensive to Golden Eagles. We should have the real thing, like Butler's Bulldog.
Or Georgetown's bulldog. Or Georgia's. Or Yale's. Or Drake's. Or Bryant's. Or...
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Is the head of the chicken gonna be on the court?
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First Warrior was the most respectful iteration of the Warrior, however, the nickname/mascot clearly could not be separated by the more offensive iterations, which is obvious from the fact that they are still continually posted on this board.
…yet Marquette hasn’t modified the school seal…a Native American in a canoe. Is this hypocritical of MU? (I’m with my buddy Rick. Should have stayed with the logo I posted prior, kept Warriors.) Oh well, at this point GEagles has been the nickname pushing 30 yrs. Crazy it’s been that long.
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…yet Marquette hasn’t modified the school seal…a Native American in a canoe. Is this hypocritical of MU? (I’m with my buddy Rick. Should have stayed with the logo I posted prior, kept Warriors.) Oh well, at this point GEagles has been the nickname pushing 30 yrs. Crazy it’s been that long.
They just updated the seal a couple years ago. Now it shows wild rice instead of Fr. Marquette in a canoe.
https://www.marquette.edu/about/history-logos.php
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I remember when the seal change was the end of the world.
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Eeeww. They are looking up his frock.
Is he going “commando”?
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They just updated the seal a couple years ago. Now it shows wild rice instead of Fr. Marquette in a canoe.
https://www.marquette.edu/about/history-logos.php
Surprised it wasn’t a field of soybeans
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Too young to vote at the time, but I've liked the idea pitched here about switching to St. Joan of Arc as the mascot. Probably too processive for the mid-90s but with the St. Joan of Arc chapel on campus and Marquette being the first Catholic University to admit women, I think it would have been fitting to have the first female primary mascot in D1.
https://www.orientaltrading.com/womens-a-knight-to-remember-costume-a2-14108593.fltr?csku=UR28619LG&sku=UR28619LG&BP=PS544&ms=search&source=google&cm_mmc=GooglePLA-_-19741228719-_-147937386193-_-UR28619LG&cm_mmca1=OTC%2BPLAs&cm_mmca2=GooglePLAs&gclid=CjwKCAjw-eKpBhAbEiwAqFL0mpKwgfAWXmXOnniHgI_SKdSZn52sGw4nAoLy0hdotQigInd7OWAkBRoCyngQAvD_BwE
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They just updated the seal a couple years ago. Now it shows wild rice instead of Fr. Marquette in a canoe.
https://www.marquette.edu/about/history-logos.php
thx. I had missed that. Rice. No maze? Show goes on.
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This was brought up in the 2005 fiasco, but dismissed immediately. The Jesuits thought it was disrespectful to have a Saint used as a mascot.
I mean, that's not an unreasonable take. I figured that even if you could get the mid-90s fanbase to accept a female mascot, having a saint as your mascot would probably be frowned upon by they guys in the big pointy hats
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They just updated the seal a couple years ago. Now it shows wild rice instead of Fr. Marquette in a canoe.
https://www.marquette.edu/about/history-logos.php
The rice paddies in Milwaukee always gave me flash backs to Vietnam.
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The rice paddies in Milwaukee always gave me flash backs to Vietnam.
There is a new MU committee formed exploring a name change to Rice University.
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Addin' Krispy wood bea a nice touch, aina?
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Addin' Krispy wood bea a nice touch, aina?
Krispy Crean. Sounds like a winner.
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The Marquette Golden Rice Krispies.
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The Marquette Golden Rice Krispies.
No marshmallows now that Wojo left.
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The answer was always too just drop the nickname all together. Virtually all the branding & fan engagement is based around "We Are Marquette" not any mascot. And if you drop the mascot, fans can use whatever they like.
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Snap, Crackle, and Pop!
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The answer was always too just drop the nickname all together. Virtually all the branding & fan engagement is based around "We Are Marquette" not any mascot. And if you drop the mascot, fans can use whatever they like.
That was the case after the Gold debacle probably until about the end of the Buzz era, but the Eagle is making a comeback. Naming the mascot Iggy, creating new cartoon versions of him, the logo popping up more. It seems like they are finally embracing it a bit. I think it would be a great time for a true Eagle logo refresh.
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I would go turn of the century baseball style and name us the bats because of that one time there was a bat on the court. No one else is using a bat as a mascot, so thats unique, and its something even tangenitally related to Marquette, unlike a golden eagle. Also bats are pretty cool, as far as animals go.
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I would go turn of the century baseball style and name us the bats because of that one time there was a bat on the court. No one else is using a bat as a mascot, so thats unique, and its something even tangenitally related to Marquette, unlike a golden eagle. Also bats are pretty cool, as far as animals go.
I can see Count Dracula sucking the blood of our opponents. Not bad.
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I can see Count Dracula sucking the blood of our opponents. Not bad.
I’d be prefer not to have Bo Ryan associated with Marquette basketball.
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I would go turn of the century baseball style and name us the bats because of that one time there was a bat on the court. No one else is using a bat as a mascot, so thats unique, and its something even tangenitally related to Marquette, unlike a golden eagle. Also bats are pretty cool, as far as animals go.
It would be interesting to see how they worked that into the color scheme, because the blue and gold seems like something that is never leaving.
That was the case after the Gold debacle probably until about the end of the Buzz era, but the Eagle is making a comeback. Naming the mascot Iggy, creating new cartoon versions of him, the logo popping up more. It seems like they are finally embracing it a bit. I think it would be a great time for a true Eagle logo refresh.
I'm also in the minority in thinking Gold was a perfectly fine option. It seemed odd at the time (cue that iconic pic from the announcement) but eventually it would've been no different than how Heat, Thunder, or Jazz were received, all more abstract concepts than mascots. Hell, Stanford makes Cardinal work with a damn tree mascot, Gold would've been just fine.
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I’d be prefer not to have Bo Ryan associated with Marquette basketball.
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It would be interesting to see how they worked that into the color scheme, because the blue and gold seems like something that is never leaving.
Something like this, but i'd take the different colors used down to 3 or 4.
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While we are picking new mascots, are we bringing back football too?
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While we are picking new mascots, are we bringing back football too?
The Marquette Doctors (to reflect our bringing back of the Medical School)
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While we are picking new mascots, are we bringing back football too?
Well now i'm just having fun with ai image generators
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I’d be prefer not to have Bo Ryan associated with Marquette basketball.
I thought he looked like the Grinch.
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Well now i'm just having fun with ai image generators
Wombats?
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Wombats?
…well, we did have a 🦇 bat go after Ed Cooley
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That was the case after the Gold debacle probably until about the end of the Buzz era, but the Eagle is making a comeback. Naming the mascot Iggy, creating new cartoon versions of him, the logo popping up more. It seems like they are finally embracing it a bit. I think it would be a great time for a true Eagle logo refresh.
If they had simply put the original Golden Eagle in a Blue Letter sweater it would have tied the old and the new. Instead they had it in full uniform with basketball shoes etc. It looked new and stupid instead of traditional and classic.
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Well now i'm just having fun with ai image generators
Alright, I'm in.
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Go back to the Warrior swinging the tomahawk. That would bring in the booster dollars and the old folks.
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Go back to the Warrior swinging the tomahawk. That would bring in the booster dollars and the old folks.
Nobody wants the old folks back
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Nobody wants the old folks back
I can think of one guy.
(https://media.tenor.com/j4P2KbY-RAkAAAAC/death-grim-reaper.gif)
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At this point I have to imagine there’s more Golden Eagle alumni than Warrior alumni.
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At this point I have to imagine there’s more Golden Eagle alumni than Warrior alumni.
That’s a disturbing thought. Not sure it’s true though. I say NO.
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This year will be the 30th year of Golden Eagles.
Before that there were 40 years of Warriors.
I’m assuming there was smaller enrollment in those 40 years and more people have died from that Warrior group.
If it hasn’t happened yet, it’s close.
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This year will be the 30th year of Golden Eagles.
Before that there were 40 years of Warriors.
I’m assuming there was smaller enrollment in those 40 years and more people have died from that Warrior group.
If it hasn’t happened yet, it’s close.
There's no way that it hasn't happened yet.
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Go back to the Warrior swinging the tomahawk. That would bring in the booster dollars and the old folks.
this one?
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this one?
or…
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or…
I never saw a prob with this one, but I’m just whitie in the ‘burbs
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See other old MU logos at www.muoverload.com > Media > Logos.
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This year will be the 30th year of Golden Eagles.
Before that there were 40 years of Warriors.
I’m assuming there was smaller enrollment in those 40 years and more people have died from that Warrior group.
If it hasn’t happened yet, it’s close.
You’d need to be more specific on definitions. For example, technically I was on campus when we were officially the Warriors, but also spent time with the sham Golden Eagles. I IDENTIFY as a Warrior. So, that cuts well into the 30 years
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You’d need to be more specific on definitions. For example, technically I was on campus when we were officially the Warriors, but also spent time with the sham Golden Eagles. I IDENTIFY as a Warrior. So, that cuts well into the 30 years
While definitely fewer, there would also be people who spent time on campus as the Hilltoppers and the Warriors.
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Go back to the Warrior swinging the tomahawk. That would bring in the booster dollars and the old folks.
Did not a booster offer 2 million to the University to keep Warriors, but the PC admins turned it down. I am sure if they offered 2 billion today the powers that be would still turn it down.
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Did not a booster offer 2 million to the University to keep Warriors, but the PC admins turned it down. I am sure if they offered 2 billion today the powers that be would still turn it down.
An academic institution selling their soul to the highest bidder typically doesn't end well.
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Did not a booster offer 2 million to the University to keep Warriors, but the PC admins turned it down. I am sure if they offered 2 billion today the powers that be would still turn it down.
Two Trustees (Wayne Sanders and an anonymous one) offered to give $1 million each to revert back to Warriors. With all due respect to them, that's really not a lot of money in the Marquette grand scheme of things - they are about to wrap up a $750 million fundraising campaign. (And my understanding was Sanders made the gift anyway.)
Regardless it's not a great look for any school to base decisions like these on donor pressure.
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Yeah, he did it at my grad ceremony. Thanks Wayne!
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You’d need to be more specific on definitions. For example, technically I was on campus when we were officially the Warriors, but also spent time with the sham Golden Eagles. I IDENTIFY as a Warrior. So, that cuts well into the 30 years
Grads are identified by graduating class, so you're a Golden Eagle. From now on, it's probably best we all refer to you as Golden Eagle Jay Bee, just so everyone is clear on that.
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Two Trustees (Wayne Sanders and an anonymous one) offered to give $1 million each to revert back to Warriors. With all due respect to them, that's really not a lot of money in the Marquette grand scheme of things - they are about to wrap up a $750 million fundraising campaign. (And my understanding was Sanders made the gift anyway.)
Regardless it's not a great look for any school to base decisions like these on donor pressure.
(https://mathymomentscom.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/ndbb96k.png?w=564)
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Two Trustees (Wayne Sanders and an anonymous one) offered to give $1 million each to revert back to Warriors. With all due respect to them, that's really not a lot of money in the Marquette grand scheme of things - they are about to wrap up a $750 million fundraising campaign. (And my understanding was Sanders made the gift anyway.)
Regardless it's not a great look for any school to base decisions like these on donor pressure.
...but a good look when they would not even allow a fair election by the alumni to choose the school mascot.
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...but a good look when they would not even allow a fair election by the alumni to choose the school mascot.
Honestly they shouldn't have even put it up for a vote.
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Honestly they shouldn't have even put it up for a vote.
...for even a worse look.
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...for even a worse look.
Not really. Alumni really don't need to make that decision.
Maybe a governing board member should know better than to make a surprise announcement at a Commencement ceremony.
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Ben Steele with background on the new court:
Here's the story behind Marquette basketball's new court at Fiserv Forum
(https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2023/11/09/marquette-basketball-staff-member-ben-retzlaff-helped-design-new-court/71513403007/)
The biggest change from last season is the blue-and-gold piping on the baseline, a nod to the program's long history of unique uniforms. (https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/39180482.html/)
"One of the emphases Coach had last spring was building on this idea of blending past and present," Retzlaff said. "And then also messaging that to our future.
"So when you think of messaging, we want to message our current players, our former players and the players that will be a part of this program."
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Ben Steele with background on the new court:
Here's the story behind Marquette basketball's new court at Fiserv Forum
(https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2023/11/09/marquette-basketball-staff-member-ben-retzlaff-helped-design-new-court/71513403007/)
Hopefully a hint at new uniforms coming soon.