Marquette on Deadspin

[HoopsMalone]

I mean, its a video of D-Wade hanging out with current students and the players goofing off with the student body.  It's actually kind of cool.  It's not an official MU video anything like that.  The players did not likely seek this out or anything.   

It's not cocky like the Superbowl Shuffle.  It's silly.  Since it is silly, it is easy to make fun of for sure though.  I just don't think its a big deal at all.  When we lose teams are not going to be playing that video.

It's just young kids screwing around with a lead in from one of the best players on the planet. 

[ChicosBailBonds]

The Ballplayers appear to have enjoyed it. Why not let it be?
None of the stuff that comes on here would "injure the team" if it didn't get produced.
I must have slept through that class in Logic 101, although it wouldn't have been the first time.
How many days until Midnight Madness?

I'll say this, I appreciate the effort and the enthusiasm.  Personally, not my thing but this kind of stuff is going to have some that like it and others that don't. The nature of art \ music \ creative license. 

[Brewtown Andy]

It's not an official MU video anything like that. 

Well, it is shot in the practice gym and involves members of the team and and Wade, so I'm thinking the athletic department either signed off on or arranged all of that.

It might not have the official MU stamp on it, but it's about as close to official as you can get other wise.

I wouldn't be surprised to see this on the video board at the BC this season.

[nycwarrior]

These guys have a right to have fun, make boy band-ish music, support MU hoops and even convince as many people as possible (including the university) that they represent an authentic or tongue-in-cheek take on Marquette. And, based on the access they're being granted (players, facilities), one assumes they've done a great job of convincing the university that they're genuine, passionate and cool.

It's up to the university to manage it's brand. Do these guys make Marquette cooler, more contemporary, more relevant? Not so sure but no one nominated me the arbiter of cool.

I don't personally care for what these guys do but don't think it'd be wise for MU to either squash user-generated content (wouldn't work anyhow) or go too far towards giving them more access or resources to promote soft harmonizing as the soundtrack of Marquette life.

[Skatastrophy]

[...]  Plus my 16 year old & her friends liked it. 

This is all that matters.  This is what it's all about.  Getting kids to apply to the university and get pumped up for MU's basketball team.

Do I like the video?  Who cares, I'm an old fart that spends all of his time on the internet criticizing people's grammar and laughing at funny cat pictures.  I'm probably not their target audience.

[reinko]

This is all that matters.  This is what it's all about.  Getting kids to apply to the university and get pumped up for MU's basketball team.

Do I like the video?  Who cares, I'm an old fart that spends all of his time on the internet criticizing people's grammar and laughing at funny cat pictures.  I'm probably not their target audience.

Me like this one.

[Blue Horseshoe]

It's not cocky like the Superbowl Shuffle.   

To a song called "All We Do is Win"?

I am convinced that whoever gives these guys all this access also thought Marquette Gold was a great idea.

[Skatastrophy]

Me like this one.

[jaybilaswho?]

I found this on SI's extra mustard from Fridays edition. Its is from three Oregon students and is entitled "I Love My Ducks".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_P1PPy7FTo&feature=player_embedded

I am curious, based on the opinions of those on this board, how this video compares to Spanish O'Donnells.

In my opinion, this video is pretty good. I think their writting is better than the O'D's de espanol.

Thoughts?

[PaintTouches]

I found this on SI's extra mustard from Fridays edition. Its is from three Oregon students and is entitled "I Love My Ducks".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_P1PPy7FTo&feature=player_embedded

I am curious, based on the opinions of those on this board, how this video compares to Spanish O'Donnells.

In my opinion, this video is pretty good. I think their writting is better than the O'D's de espanol.

Thoughts?

Much better than the OD's. From the video quality, to the sound quality and definitely the writing. I don't mind Marquette "pimping" the OD's as long as the quality of their work gets better.

[Les Nessman]

Much better than the OD's. From the video quality, to the sound quality and definitely the writing. I don't mind Marquette "pimping" the OD's as long as the quality of their work gets better.

+1

It also didn't hurt that their cheerleaders are hot.

[Blue Horseshoe]

The Oregon video is slightly better, but not much. I think both groups are trying way too hard to go viral. Also, when did white kids give up on guitar?

So true about the Oregon cheerleaders too.

[SacWarrior]

Though I'm not exactly happy that they decided to write an article about something they hate about Marquette, I'm glad they decided on writing it about something that I also hate.

[Ari Gold]

The Oregon video is slightly better, but not much. I think both groups are trying way too hard to go viral. Also, when did white kids give up on guitar?

So true about the Oregon cheerleaders too.

Could be worse, they could be using a guitar
(at 1:00)
http://www.planetvids.com/funny-videos/4679/douchebag-on-guitar/

[CAINMUTINY]

I didn't see anything homoerotic in the video. Oh wait, that was just you trying to say you didn't like it and not being able to come up with anything more creative than calling it gay. I get it. Yeah, that wasn't funny

"There's that fa* talk again."