Kolek planning to go pro
I'm pretty careful about when I state things as fact and when I state them as an opinion. When I do get a fact wrong I own up to it.
Won't be long before we cross the mark where we've been talking about changing the name back to the Warriors longer than we were actually called the Warriors. It's never going to come back.
I don’t think there is even one reasonable person on Scoop who questions your integrity.
Not sure what all the fuss is about. The nickname is clearly never coming back. I feel, as long as it is divorced from Native imagery, “Warriors” in the general sense is a great name. That doesn’t change that it won’t be the official nickname for MU ever again. In fact, i feel it is very neat that “Warriors Forever” is the unofficial refrain from so many alums. Every MU coach since I attended in the early ‘90s has at one time or another referred to one of his player as a “warrior” out on the floor. In a way, it’s cooler that “Warriors” is unofficially embraced by fans, alums, even some students, yet considered verboten by successive administrations that misunderstand how generic a term it is. It should be understood in the athletic sense only, as it relates to fighting for teammates, school pride, coaches etc. I don’t hate the Golden Eagle nickname, and I love the majesty of our national bird 🦅. That said, I won’t purchase any MU Gear with the current GE nickname prominent. What is stopping fans and alums from printing tee shirts maybe that say “MU WarriorsWithin” or “SpiritWarriors”? Be creative and classy/ non-offensive. Embrace your official Marquette Golden Eagles while you pay homage to your unofficial Warriors of Marquette.
Are you Albanian, Mexican or Scottish?
I feel, as long as it is divorced from Native imagery, “Warriors” in the general sense is a great name.
LOL I'm not banking on catching lightning in a bottle twice.I think the right answer is no nickname. Just Marquette. We don't use any nickname imagery on uniforms. Our fight song and chant don't reference a nickname. Just Marquette, then let pundits refer to us as they choose.If the old school wants to use Warriors, fine, as long as it's not official. If the new school wants to use Golden Eagles, fine, but it doesn't have to be official (they can still sell Iggy dolls without an official nickname).We Are Marquette. And that's all we need to be.
The intent of starting this topic is that I am well aware that the Golden Eagle name is here to stay so at least upgrade the PITIFUL mascot. It does not represent what Golden Eagles are: Majestic, Strong, Fearless, and attack opponents.They are not fuzzy, mangy, smelly, or wimpy.
mascots are for primarily for kids.
mascots are primarily for kids.
How about making 1977 the year the mascot? That way, we can relive that year every time the Golden Eagles play
For kids' nightmares, perhaps.
I mean, look at the people decrying golden eagles... are you surprised?