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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Tom Crean's Tanning Bed on April 24, 2009, 07:54:48 AM

Title: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: Tom Crean's Tanning Bed on April 24, 2009, 07:54:48 AM
http://redstormsports.cstv.com/ot/mascot-search.html

And you thought we were having issues 4 years ago.
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: robmufan on April 24, 2009, 07:58:37 AM
I voted for the thunderbolt!
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: IrwinFletcher on April 24, 2009, 08:20:29 AM
Did Father DiUlio come up with "Storm Hero"? 

IF that wins, SJU will be the laughing stock of the NCAA and not because of their play on the court.
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: Hards Alumni on April 24, 2009, 08:35:46 AM
I voted for Storm Hero because that is the douchiest thing I have ever seen.

Lets stuff this ballot box!
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: Mayor McCheese on April 24, 2009, 08:43:23 AM
I think a 6 pack ab giant pectoral thunderbolt is pretty douchey.

Thats my vote.
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: BuzzSucksSucks on April 24, 2009, 09:00:16 AM
I wrote in Thunderdog
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: Henry Sugar on April 24, 2009, 09:01:04 AM
I am a big fan of Thunder Horse.  On a related note, I can't tell if I like Thunder Horse ironically or for real.
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: The Man in Gold on April 24, 2009, 09:07:39 AM
Quote from: Henry Sugar on April 24, 2009, 09:01:04 AM
I am a big fan of Thunder Horse.  On a related note, I can't tell if I like Thunder Horse ironically or for real.

Thunder Horse better be very careful if he ever runs into Art Long when they are playing the Bearcats. 
Title: The ambiguously gay thunder hero better win
Post by: mugrad99 on April 24, 2009, 09:10:17 AM
They always do things bigger and better in NYC....
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: bma725 on April 24, 2009, 09:22:54 AM
Quote from: Travis Diener's Punching Bag on April 24, 2009, 09:07:39 AM
Thunder Horse better be very careful if he ever runs into Art Long when they are playing the Bearcats. 

Personally, I think Art better be careful if he ever runs into Thunder Horse.
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: PuertoRicanNightmare on April 24, 2009, 09:29:16 AM
Thunderhorse and Thunderbird both sound like malt liquors to me. And Storm Hero looks like a gazelle.

And STILL...they're less embarrassing than our mascot.
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: Sir Lawrence on April 24, 2009, 09:38:23 AM
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on April 24, 2009, 09:29:16 AM
Thunderhorse and Thunderbird both sound like malt liquors to me. And Storm Hero looks like a gazelle.


Will a fortified wine work?

(http://www.thecheers.org/eng/article_pictures/3012/1978.jpg)
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: Henry Sugar on April 24, 2009, 09:47:27 AM
Not to mention that Thunderbird is one of the top international business schools out there.

http://www.thunderbird.edu/ (http://www.thunderbird.edu/)

No, Thunder Horse it is.
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: Tom Crean's Tanning Bed on April 24, 2009, 10:20:08 AM
Does the bear remind anyone of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVMOmt518X8&feature=related

And I had to vote for the Thunder Horse in the end.  All I know is that I want to play in NYC next year so I can get my picture taken with one of these abominations of a mascot in person.   :P
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: GooooMarquette on April 24, 2009, 11:01:13 AM
I'm with Sugar on this one...Thunder Horse all the way!
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: muwarrior87 on April 24, 2009, 02:22:45 PM
Think there will be any write-in votes for 'redmen'?
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: pillardean on April 24, 2009, 04:47:02 PM
I have a feeling they will settle on "Red"

Because PETA will step in and say that the "Red Storm Dog" the "Red Storm Bear" place an unfair stigma to those glorious animals.

Also the powers at be will be afraid to hurt the feelings of "Lightning" so "Thunder" will not be on the table--because it's only fair that "thunder" and "lightning" go together.

Now, the SPMCR (Society for Protection of Mythological Creature's Reputation) will hear about what is going on at St. John's and step in and claim that the use of those names are detrimental to the "image" of the Mythological Creature's "Thunderbird" and "Thunder Horse".  Of course the University will adhere because they do not want to step on any toes.

So what we have left is the "Storm Hero."  Now the PPSHA cannot let such an atrocity be committed by displaying one of their kind as a fighter--that should never happen as long as "intellectuals" rule the world. So the Peoples Preservation of Super Hero Alliance will tell the University that if they negatively show the "Storm Hero" they will wipe out St. Johns using their super powers as retribution to the outlandish ignorance displayed by the University.

So Like I said, "Red" will prevail as "Gold" did a few years back.


Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: Muhoops85 on April 24, 2009, 06:18:24 PM
Storm hero sounds like the storm troopers from the Star Wars movies.  I was tempted to write in "warriors".  Ultimately, it came down to the thunderbolt vs storm hero.  Both were equally lame, but I finally chose storm hero.  We were supposed to vote for the worst one, right? 
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on April 24, 2009, 07:09:19 PM
I vote for Storm Drains  or Storm Warning
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: 4everwarriors on April 24, 2009, 07:15:32 PM
Storm Sewers or Storm Doors gets my vote.
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 24, 2009, 07:26:24 PM
sewer ass was my write in.

if they were in florida, then I'd vote for swamp ass.
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: Knight Commission on April 24, 2009, 09:56:22 PM
ok so black bears are ok because they are revered by Native Americans, but anything portraing a native american is not ok?


"Red Storm Bear: Black bears are native to New York State and can be some of the fiercest animals in the world. Bears are also animals generally revered by Native Americans, paying homage to St. John's Redmen history. "
Title: Re: Man, St. John's Has Some Mascot Issues
Post by: Wareagle on April 24, 2009, 10:15:37 PM
Quote from: Knight Commission on April 24, 2009, 09:56:22 PM
ok so black bears are ok because they are revered by Native Americans, but anything portraing a native american is not ok?


"Red Storm Bear: Black bears are native to New York State and can be some of the fiercest animals in the world. Bears are also animals generally revered by Native Americans, paying homage to St. John's Redmen history. "
There's at least one exception.  FSU's use of the name Seminoles is backed by the Tribe in Florida. 

http://unirel.fsu.edu/seminoles/index.html (http://unirel.fsu.edu/seminoles/index.html)
http://seminoles.cstv.com/trads/fsu-trads-seminoles.html (http://seminoles.cstv.com/trads/fsu-trads-seminoles.html)

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