Who is this chant directed at?
Pretty much all of our guys are "Undecided" at this point.
Only Buycks (Communications) and Singleton (Marketing) have something listed.
Hard to believe guys like Butler and Fulce are undecided on their major this late. Someone should get on updating that stuff...
Quote from: GOMU1104 on January 22, 2011, 06:56:51 PM
Hard to believe guys like Butler and Fulce are undecided on their major this late. Someone should get on updating that stuff...
Was just going to say that. Not our player's fault, but whoever updates the website should do their job; Badger fans brought that one up months ago too. Even Frozena is listed as undecided? Come on.
I've mentioned this to MUHSWarrior before, Undecided is a lot less embarrassing than saying Communications.
(I can make that joke, I'm Comm '97)
Quote from: The Lens on January 22, 2011, 08:45:51 PM
I've mentioned this to MUHSWarrior before, Undecided is a lot less embarrassing than saying Communications.
(I can make that joke, I'm Comm '97)
LOL
It is astonishing that by their senior year so many guys are undecided....either that or MU has done a poor job of updating that information on the website. At the end of the day, you have to have a certain number of credits in a field to graduate. By their Senior year they need to have that established so they can complete their degree unless they plan on being here for 6 years.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 22, 2011, 08:48:15 PM
LOL
It is astonishing that by their senior year so many guys are undecided....either that or MU has done a poor job of updating that information on the website. At the end of the day, you have to have a certain number of credits in a field to graduate. By their Senior year they need to have that established so they can complete their degree unless they plan on being here for 6 years.
Actually, continuing eligibility is based on credits earned towards a specific, declared degree. Majors, by NCAA rule, must be declared by a certain point in time (start of 5th semester, I believe). There should not be any undecided juniors or seniors in DI athletics. If they are upperclassmen-it's all on MU for not updating.
Quote from: The Lens on January 22, 2011, 08:45:51 PM
I've mentioned this to MUHSWarrior before, Undecided is a lot less embarrassing than saying Communications.
(I can make that joke, I'm Comm '97)
really? I always thought you were an old dude. ?-(
I know Vander is a "traditionalism" major and Jae is majoring in the same thing so I don't see why they would be listed as undecided.
Quote from: NCAARules on January 22, 2011, 09:53:57 PM
Actually, continuing eligibility is based on credits earned towards a specific, declared degree. Majors, by NCAA rule, must be declared by a certain point in time (start of 5th semester, I believe). There should not be any undecided juniors or seniors in DI athletics. If they are upperclassmen-it's all on MU for not updating.
That's what I thought. MU needs to update that info and not subject the student athletes to that ridicule.
When I axed F*ckin' what he took up in school, his reply was, "space and time."
Quote from: ZiggysF*ckinFryBoy on January 22, 2011, 09:58:48 PM
really? I always thought you were an old dude. ?-(
Because I'm so wise?
Looks like someone got the hint. The bios have all been updated and only the underclassmen are listed as undecided.
Unfortunately our student athletes had to be subjected to the cheers....UW-madison posters had a whole thread on this earlier in the year as well bashing MU's academics for the team.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 24, 2011, 02:50:50 PM
Looks like someone got the hint. The bios have all been updated and only the underclassmen are listed as undecided.
Unfortunately our student athletes had to be subjected to the cheers....UW-madison posters had a whole thread on this earlier in the year as well bashing MU's academics for the team.
Who cares? I bet the MU players don't spend a lot of time on the Badger boards.
Quote from: MerrittsMustache on January 24, 2011, 02:57:56 PM
Who cares? I bet the MU players don't spend a lot of time on the Badger boards.
You're probably right, but I'll bet a-holes like Tom Oates and jagoffs on sports radio in Wisconsin do. Since some of those people actually have a following, I'd like it if MU tries to be current on this stuff to nip that crap in the bud.
Just sayin
Erik Williams with Criminology. Nice.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 24, 2011, 03:58:03 PM
You're probably right, but I'll bet a-holes like Tom Oates and jagoffs on sports radio in Wisconsin do. Since some of those people actually have a following, I'd like it if MU tries to be current on this stuff to nip that crap in the bud.
Just sayin
You're absolutely right. No reason other than laziness for MU not to stay on these things.
Haters are gonna hate, but letting old info stay on there just fuels it that much more.
Quote from: MUfan12 on January 24, 2011, 04:17:10 PM
You're absolutely right. No reason other than laziness for MU not to stay on these things.
Haters are gonna hate, but letting old info stay on there just fuels it that much more.
Yup. People can go into this bunker mentality like "who cares what others think", but that's being naive as hell. It does matter. Why provide ammunition? With the sports media and other influencers in such lock step formation with Wisconsin-madison, with the distrust and skeptical eye on MU as a private school, as a Catholic school, as an urban school, we should care. It's an electronic age now and information spreads quickly.
Very odd cheer, and probably worse when some MU fans chanted it back without knowing what the heck they were talking about. Also threw in something about ND players being virgins, kind of silly. What was funny was when ND started chanting what's your major and my wife turned to me and said, "that doesn't make any sense, it's not like we are Cincinnati."
what is professional communication?
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 24, 2011, 04:56:22 PM
Yup. People can go into this bunker mentality like "who cares what others think", but that's being naive as hell. It does matter. Why provide ammunition?
LOL... hilarious coming from you!!!
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 24, 2011, 04:56:22 PM
Yup. People can go into this bunker mentality like "who cares what others think", but that's being naive as hell. It does matter. Why provide ammunition? With the sports media and other influencers in such lock step formation with Wisconsin-madison, with the distrust and skeptical eye on MU as a private school, as a Catholic school, as an urban school, we should care. It's an electronic age now and information spreads quickly.
While I agree that giving opponents free albeit phony ammunition due to negligence is stupid and lazy, I think you have the bunker mentality thing backwards. Not caring what the morons say about you is hardly an example of a bunker mentality. Thinking everyone is out to get you (because you're private, Catholic, urban, etc.), now that's a prescription for developing a bunker mentality. I'm not saying that some of it's not justified, but I do think worrying about what the bigots and the uninformed think of you is largely a waste of time.
Marquette just added an "Agriucultural Journalism" major.
Very unprofessional for Marquette not to have that stuff up to date. Shows poor oversight
Agricultural Journalism! reminds me of the crop reports and quotes on bologna bulls i used to hear on the radio
Quote from: Jay Bee on January 24, 2011, 06:08:21 PM
LOL... hilarious coming from you!!!
I don't represent the university, nor am I an official university publication. So it's a big difference Bee Jay, I'd expect you to understand that.
Nevertheless, I remain squirmy on Newbill and other actions and nothing I've heard behind the scenes or "officially" has changed my opinion.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on January 24, 2011, 06:09:34 PM
While I agree that giving opponents free albeit phony ammunition due to negligence is stupid and lazy, I think you have the bunker mentality thing backwards. Not caring what the morons say about you is hardly an example of a bunker mentality. Thinking everyone is out to get you (because you're private, Catholic, urban, etc.), now that's a prescription for developing a bunker mentality. I'm not saying that some of it's not justified, but I do think worrying about what the bigots and the uninformed think of you is largely a waste of time.
Then that means the bigots and uninformed remain status quo. I'd rather lead them to water and educate them on the truth of the matter instead of them continuing to think information is correct, when it clearly wasn't.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on January 24, 2011, 06:28:40 PM
Marquette just added an "Agriucultural Journalism" major.
Great....now we just need to add a hockey and football team, graduate 50% of our players, get ourselves put on probation 7 or 8 times and we'll have the whole state loving us.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 24, 2011, 06:47:19 PM
I don't represent the university, nor am I an official university publication. So it's a big difference Bee Jay, I'd expect you to understand that.
But JDD!... like you ax'd, "why provide ammunition"? Do you feel that you're so insignificant that your musings are never read or considered by anyone?
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 24, 2011, 06:50:59 PM
Great....now we just need to add a hockey and football team, graduate 50% of our players, get ourselves put on probation 7 or 8 times and we'll have the whole state loving us.
Should I have added that in teal originally? ;D
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 24, 2011, 06:49:07 PM
Then that means the bigots and uninformed remain status quo. I'd rather lead them to water and educate them on the truth of the matter instead of them continuing to think information is correct, when it clearly wasn't.
I've always viewed you as that calm, dispassionate educator leading the unwashed to the water. No opinion, no hyperbole, nary a misrepresentation. Only the gentle, caring hand of the teacher... :)
Quote from: Lennys Tap on January 24, 2011, 08:07:57 PM
I've always viewed you as that calm, dispassionate educator leading the unwashed to the water. No opinion, no hyperbole, nary a misrepresentation. Only the gentle, caring hand of the teacher... :)
We get the sarcasm, but I'm guessing because you used it you know I'm right. Why on earth let these people, especially ones in the media, continue with an impression that is incorrect? Makes no sense. In the year 2011, your website is your path to your audience. You can't wait to get things updated in the Media Guide which is basically a relic these days. Yes, I still have each one but they come out late, they are not nearly as complete as they used to be.
Speaking of which, Madison has an online interactive media guide with video. Pretty slick. We should look into it.
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a0b0f8b8#/a0b0f8b8/1
I understand uw-madison finds it much easier to superimpose non-traditional students in pictures of their "fan base" with this new technology.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 24, 2011, 10:11:32 PM
We get the sarcasm, but I'm guessing because you used it you know I'm right. Why on earth let these people, especially ones in the media, continue with an impression that is incorrect? Makes no sense. In the year 2011, your website is your path to your audience. You can't wait to get things updated in the Media Guide which is basically a relic these days. Yes, I still have each one but they come out late, they are not nearly as complete as they used to be.
As I have mentioned before, working in higher education public relations, it is frankly embarassing that MU can't keep their web-site updated on something as important to the university as its men's basketball program. I mean, do they still have the law school located in Sensenbrenner Hall?
I agree that they should have updated the info on the website sooner, though I think it should've been done for the sake of Marquette fans and not anyone else's. Guys like Oates and BB Fran and whoever else are going to nitpick about something silly no matter what you do, as evidenced by the "Jump Around" story. And "What's Your Major?" based upon outdated website info may be one of the most innocuous things ever chanted at our players by an opposing fanbase.
Nice to see Junior picking up from Lazar with the Social Welfare major.
Quote from: dsfire on January 25, 2011, 10:48:47 AM
I agree that they should have updated the info on the website sooner, though I think it should've been done for the sake of Marquette fans and not anyone else's. Guys like Oates and BB Fran and whoever else are going to nitpick about something silly no matter what you do, as evidenced by the "Jump Around" story. And "What's Your Major?" based upon outdated website info may be one of the most innocuous things ever chanted at our players by an opposing fanbase.
If the image of your team is that you recruit a bunch of JUCOs who don't give a crap about academics, then you should do what you can to show that this image is false. I agree with you that Oates and crew are going to nitpick everything, but having outdated information on the web-site is really amateurish.
Quote from: marqptm on January 24, 2011, 04:15:30 PM
Erik Williams with Criminology. Nice.
I believe this was Diamond Taylor's major at the UW-Madison until he chose to pursue other life options
Computer Science.
I opened this thinking it was going to be a whole different type of thread.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on January 25, 2011, 11:01:08 AM
If the image of your team is that you recruit a bunch of JUCOs who don't give a crap about academics
That's a projected image. UW fans have even ragged on our academics due to our high graduation rate. If it's not one thing, it's another.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 25, 2011, 12:33:26 PM
Cool, another post referencing race. Awesome
C'mon Chic, photo shopping an AA male into an all white crowd is insulting. Fact is, there was not a person of any color save white in that crowd. To manufacture diversity is beneath contempt - it is a lie. UW-Madison should be held accountable for that outrage!
Quote from: warthog-driver on January 25, 2011, 01:06:29 PM
C'mon Chic, photo shopping an AA male into an all white crowd is insulting. Fact is, there was not a person of any color save white in that crowd. To manufacture diversity is beneath contempt - it is a lie. UW-Madison should be held accountable for that outrage!
And they have been.