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Title: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: NYWarrior on May 03, 2007, 12:13:54 PM
this is very cool

http://www.kixandthecity.com/2007/05/02/new-pic-of-the-recently-released-converse-20-low-marquette/

The Converse 2.0 Low “Marquettes” are available now at large retail chains.

Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: ozmetal71 on May 03, 2007, 01:30:11 PM
Well well, looks I will be doing some shoe shopping this weekend.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: rocky_warrior on May 03, 2007, 01:44:14 PM
Was just looking for this shoe on-sale online, but instead found this Marquette jacket at the finish line marked down to $39.99 form $100.  They only have XXL, so bad for me, but maybe some others here would be interested...

Finish Line Marquette Jacket -XXL (http://www.finishline.com/store/catalog/product.jsp?resetResult=true&x=0&Ntt=marquette&displayBreadcrumb=true&oldRequestedURI=%2fstore%2fcatalog%2fsearch.jsp&productId=prod592878&categoryId=catfanshop2b&y=0)
Title: We used to have a car too
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on May 03, 2007, 01:45:28 PM
this is very cool

http://www.kixandthecity.com/2007/05/02/new-pic-of-the-recently-released-converse-20-low-marquette/

The Converse 2.0 Low “Marquettes” are available now at large retail chains.




1912 Buick Marquette   and again in 1929


(http://marquetteregistry.com/images/marquette_01.gif)

(http://www.prewarbuick.com/img/features/marquettes_day_in_the_sun/bd007b40.jpg)


(http://www.prewarbuick.com/img/features/marquettes_day_in_the_sun/bd417b40.jpg)


http://www.prewarbuick.com/features/marquettes_day_in_the_sun







Title: Re: We used to have a car too
Post by: rocky_warrior on May 03, 2007, 01:51:05 PM
1912 Buick Marquette   and again in 1929

Neat, but the car was named after the company/town.  The shoe is named after the University - super cool.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: 77ncaachamps on May 03, 2007, 02:06:01 PM
But that was the car in the 1977 NCAA Champions "Tux" Photo, right?
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: rocky_warrior on May 03, 2007, 02:17:37 PM
But that was the car in the 1977 NCAA Champions "Tux" Photo, right?

Nope, that was a 1934 Parker...

edit: well, that was a quote from Bo Ellis 'That car is a 1934 Parker," said Bo Ellis' (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20030402/ai_n12496911), but I can't find any more infor about what a Parker is, or who made it...(was it Parker?)
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: Mayor McCheese on May 03, 2007, 03:27:49 PM
looks like I found new basketball shoes.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: Sir Lawrence on May 03, 2007, 04:23:16 PM
But that was the car in the 1977 NCAA Champions "Tux" Photo, right?

Nope, that was a 1934 Parker...

edit: well, that was a quote from Bo Ellis 'That car is a 1934 Parker," said Bo Ellis' (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20030402/ai_n12496911), but I can't find any more infor about what a Parker is, or who made it...(was it Parker?)

I think what Bo meant to say was "Packard".

http://www.classiccarclub.org/Packard_Gallery.htm
Title: Re: We used to have a car too
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on May 03, 2007, 04:27:29 PM
1912 Buick Marquette   and again in 1929

Neat, but the car was named after the company/town.  The shoe is named after the University - super cool.

True...of course the university was named after a priest who was named after........

 ;)
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: Avenue Commons on May 03, 2007, 04:45:51 PM
(http://www.kixandthecity.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/3843454.jpg)

I think it is very, very cool that Marquette has a shoe named after it. However, I'm not the biggest fan of these shoes. They are a little too new school for me. I would LOVE to have a pair of Converse Weapons (think Bird and Magic) in Blue/Gold. By the way, if anyone was wondering if we were going to be a "Brand Wade" school next year, this may be the answer.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: 🏀 on May 03, 2007, 05:03:27 PM
I looked on Eastbay, and they aren't called the 'Marquettes'. They are Wade 2.0 Low.....

Those WILL NOT be the shoes for our basketball team wears next year, low-tops = bad for basketball
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: rocky_warrior on May 03, 2007, 05:47:03 PM
I think what Bo meant to say was "Packard".

http://www.classiccarclub.org/Packard_Gallery.htm

Thanks...cool, the Super 8 Convertible looks similar (not sure exactly which model this one is, could be a 902...).  Funny, I also found a MU Tribune article that ran with the "Parker" reference without checking facts.  I'll put this on the Wiki to help resolve any confusion in the future  ;D
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: Avenue Commons on May 03, 2007, 05:55:46 PM
I looked on Eastbay, and they aren't called the 'Marquettes'. They are Wade 2.0 Low.....

Those WILL NOT be the shoes for our basketball team wears next year, low-tops = bad for basketball

I didn't mean to imply that they were the shoes the team would wear, just that there was the obvious tie-in between MU and Converse.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: rocky_warrior on May 03, 2007, 06:02:18 PM
I looked on Eastbay, and they aren't called the 'Marquettes'. They are Wade 2.0 Low.....

Oh yeah - I guess if I had read the caption more carefully, it says that the color scheme comes form Marquette, and then the caption author dubs them the "Marquettes"...  :(

Quote
With the NBA Season drawing to a close, Converse recently released their more casual Converse Wade 2.0 low. These new Wade 2.0 lows feature a colroway inspired by Wade’s alma mater, Marquette University. The Converse 2.0 Low “Marquettes” are available now at large retail chains.
Title: No Doubt This Should Help In...
Post by: 4everwarriors on May 03, 2007, 08:00:46 PM
recruiting big men.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: ecompt on May 03, 2007, 09:36:26 PM
Rocky: I bought the jacket. Don't know if it will fit over my MU hockey jersey.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: herboturbo on May 04, 2007, 05:05:44 AM
does anybody know if Nike released those blue patent leather jobbies we wore at the Big East tourney??
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: NYWarrior on May 04, 2007, 08:43:44 AM
does anybody know if Nike released those blue patent leather jobbies we wore at the Big East tourney??

yeah, they are out on the market, the Nike Air Force 25

http://www.pickyourshoes.com/collectible/nike_air_force_25_btrue_marquette.htm
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: 77ncaachamps on May 04, 2007, 09:20:19 AM
Yesterday, I saw the latest Wades (high tops) in the MU colorway...

I guess these are MU colorways too...

I still have to get this one...Wade 1.3 mids
(http://www.finishline.com/store/images/products/xl1z291wng.jpg)

Wade Tri-star Pro Leather Ox
(http://www.finishline.com/store/images/products/xl1z792tri.jpg)
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: 77ncaachamps on May 04, 2007, 08:26:36 PM
Oh yeah...Wade's Converse site has Circle Star Converse Tees in MU colors...

http://www.converse.com/index.asp?mode=featurewade20&csid=172&bhcp=1#matrix

EDIT: Type WADE in the search bar...
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: Eye on May 05, 2007, 01:43:04 AM
You beat me to it Ecompt. Darnit! Enjoy.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: Gilsonky on May 05, 2007, 09:28:19 AM
There is a mid top version of the 2.0 in Marquette colors.

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/gilsonky/normal_141208217C2092300095460dc5f8.jpg)


This is the team shoe for next season so there is a good chance that Marquette might rock these too, assuming the deal goes through.  Kirk Hinrich, Jameer Nelson, Udonis Haslem, and others have been wearing these this season.

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/gilsonky/f2.jpg)
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: 🏀 on May 05, 2007, 10:06:28 AM
If those are the colors, I welcome to the return to that style blue!
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: 77ncaachamps on May 05, 2007, 12:24:54 PM
So who's going to make the Wiki for Marquette team-worn and inspired shoes?!?
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: Avenue Commons on May 05, 2007, 01:02:42 PM
So who's going to make the Wiki for Marquette team-worn and inspired shoes?!?

Marquette's most famous (or I should say infamous) shoes were the LA Gears worn in the late 1980's or early 1990's. I remember a marketing class I had at Marquette where one of the case studies was about what a disaster it was for LA Gear because the shoes were literally falling apart during a game on national television.

I think it would be really cool if Marquette was a Converse team. It's awesome to be a Nike Elite team because of the company we are in, but I like unique things and Converse could be cool.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: 🏀 on May 05, 2007, 02:25:06 PM
I will get it started one day I get sick of studying for finals.

I know the styles of Nikes we have worn since we became elite.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: herboturbo on May 05, 2007, 03:51:47 PM
Does anyone have a picture of when those LA Gears exploded on national tv??  Screencap maybe??
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: 77ncaachamps on May 05, 2007, 05:13:54 PM
I think the story goes, Tony Smith's LA Gears fell apart in a game...

I found this clipping in the Motley Fool website (9/9/99 - no joke):
http://www.fool.com/dtrouble/1999/dtrouble990907.htm

That company had paid pop superstar Michael Jackson $20 million to promote a casual shoe line that ultimately flopped. A basketball line promoted by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also failed to make the company a contender in the performance-shoe category because the shoes were so poorly constructed that, in one highly publicized case involving a Marquette University basketball player, they literally fell apart on the court.
Title: Re: Marquette has a Converse shoe named after it
Post by: StillAWarrior on May 06, 2007, 07:08:53 AM
I think the story goes, Tony Smith's LA Gears fell apart in a game...

I remember it well.  But I'm pretty sure it was Robb Logterman -- I'm positive it wasn't Smith.  The funniest thing was that after his foot blew out of the side of his shoe, he kept slipping when he tried to get up and run because of his sweaty socks.