Oso planning to go pro
Touche! I'd have to go with "Blue & Gold" then. Whatever they originally picked, no matter how lame, is the only one I can really get all self-righteous about. (shaking my fist right now)Which one do I personally like the best? Warriors. But, that's just because I like it, not because it's "right". EDIT: Technically, "Hilltoppers" was the first official name, so I'd be fine with "Blue&Gold" or "Hilltoppers".
NYU Violets, one of 60 member institutions of the distinguished Association of American Universities.
Do you still call the Chicago Cubs the White Stockings?
I suspect most people who still talk about it, like us on message boards, are well aware of the previous nicknames. There certainly was plenty of discussion about Hilltoppers and Golden Avanche during the Gold fiasco. But regardless of the other nicknames, our greatest hoops success by far came while we were named the Warriors - our only National Championship, 2 of our 3 Final Fours, most of our All Americans, our only national POY, and our best and most colorful coach. To me, that's why we'll always be the Warriors...and why we still hear announcers referring to us as Warriors on occasion.
According to Chicos, they will be joining the Big 10!
You are NOT the only one who kind of liked Gold. Remember, 38 members of the board-of-trustees liked it too. I have to admit, at first blush it seemed a bit odd but in time it would have been grown in popularity. Imagine all the cool iterations of shiny gold uniforms we could have added to our legacy of unique uniforms. But instead, the name didn't last a week. I think the premature death was due to three things. First, Dwyane Wade made fun of it in an ESPN interview and everyone immediately followed his queue. Had he come out and said "Well, let's give the name some time to sink in" it might still be around today. Also, the Milwaukee Journal mocked it on the front page with "Bricky" the gold-bar mascot (probably designed by a Badger lover), and third I think what turned most people off was not the name itself but the fact that the decision was made behind closed doors without any alumni input.
Stanford = Cardinal (color, not bird)Syracuse = Orange (not the fruit)Harvard = CrimsonUni of Chicago = MaroonCornell = Big RedDartmouth = Big GreenTo join this list of "colors" with "Marquette Gold" would have been much better than joining Tennessee Tech and Southern Mississippi (among many others) sharing Golden Eagles.
Nope, but they wouldn't be scratched off the consideration list for academics, just for football. Unlike FSU, UConn, etc that need to make AAU status first.
I was just teasing you
Reminds me of the old trivia question, name the DI basketball mascots that do not end in the letter S and CANNOT have a color in them.Stanford Cardinal does not count, because it is a color. In fact, many on your list don't count.Can you name them?Here's a few startersNavy MidshipmenNotre Dame Fighting IrishIllinois Fighting Illini
Isn't Green Bay the Phoenix?
Damit I want to use google so bad.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Kent State Flash, Bucknell Bison, Marshall Rolling Thunder, and there's gotta be a Lightning. That's all I got for now.
You forgot; it can't be an animal, either. I asked this trivia question a couple of years ago on this board.
I've never heard that one, I've always heard the one about color and no S.
Elon PhoenixHofstra PrideIs it Miami Hurricane or Hurricanes?UMass MinutemenNorthern Kentucky NorseIs it Liberty Flame or Flames?UIC Fire? Flame? Flames? Don't rememberIs Robert Morris the Minutemen too? They are something like thatWilliam and Mary TribeThat's all I got (that others haven't gotten already)