The Complete Family Tree of College Mascots

[Aughnanure]

Look how many Warriors there are, god dammit!
http://deadspin.com/the-complete-family-tree-of-college-mascots-472062720

[warriorchick]

Rutgers has a branch called the "Scarlet Raiders"?  That's not confusing.

[MUFlutieEffect]

I saw this on Deadspin and had the following sequence of thoughts:

1) This is a really cool infographic
2) I really want a poster of this
3) I should post this on Scoop so others can see how awesome it is
4) "Golden Eagles" is such a terrible nickname
5) I wish Marquette at least had a unique nickname
6) This poster sucks (only because "Golden Eagles" sucks)
7) No one else on Scoop wants to weep over the mediocrity of "Golden Eagles"

[Benny B]

I saw this on Deadspin and had the following sequence of thoughts:


4) "Golden Eagles" is such a terrible nickname
5) I wish Marquette at least had a unique nickname
6) This poster sucks (only because "Golden Eagles" sucks)
7) No one else on Scoop wants to weep over the mediocrity of "Golden Eagles"

Would you rather be in the weasel family?  Pretty unique relative to the eagle branch of the tree.

[Aughnanure]

Gotta love the "Birds of Prey" mascots.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Why the feck can East Stroudsburg be the G.D. warriors but we can't?

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

5) I wish Marquette at least had a unique nickname

zero teams with "Gold"

[klyrish]

4) "Golden Eagles" is such a terrible nickname
5) I wish Marquette at least had a unique nickname
6) This poster sucks (only because "Golden Eagles" sucks)
7) No one else on Scoop wants to weep over the mediocrity of "Golden Eagles"

I'm talking about this with a K-State buddy right now. He doesn't agree. And he loves the Wildcats nick despite it being extremely generic and, as far as I know, having nothing to do with the state of Kansas.

I really wish all schools had unique nicknames.

I said I was still pissed we didn't go with the Jumpin' Jesuits. And then the following string of nicknames happened:

Communion Wafers
Body of Christs
Eucharists
Golden Eucharists

[ChicosBailBonds]

This is awesome, and yes our nickname sucks hairy cat balls.  Poster is $30

[mr.MUskie]

I'm talking about this with a K-State buddy right now. He doesn't agree. And he loves the Wildcats nick despite it being extremely generic and, as far as I know, having nothing to do with the state of Kansas.

I really wish all schools had unique nicknames.

I said I was still pissed we didn't go with the Jumpin' Jesuits. And then the following string of nicknames happened:

Communion Wafers
Body of Christs
Eucharists
Golden Eucharists

Since MU is in Milwaukee (and no one knows that), and MKE is famous for beer, how about a beer theme?

Amber Brewers
brew-ha-ha
brewskis
cervesa(s)
growlers
hops
lagers
liquid gold
sixers

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Golden Hops.

[Windyplayer]

This is amazing.

[Coleman]

5) I wish Marquette at least had a unique nickname

You did see how many Warriors there are, right?

I love this poster. Pretty awesome. Although the D2 and D3 really crowds it up

[StillAWarrior]

They made a mistake, though...they didn't include Warriors under Native Americans.  I'm sure it was an oversight, seeing as how they're "inseparably linked" and all.

[klyrish]

Since MU is in Milwaukee (and no one knows that), and MKE is famous for beer, how about a beer theme?

Amber Brewers
brew-ha-ha
brewskis
cervesa(s)
growlers
hops
lagers
liquid gold
sixers

Marquette Miller Brewing Co.'s Hometowns

[mileskishnish72]

The Calvary Bible Warriors??? My God, if they can be Warriors, why can't we?

[klyrish]

The Calvary Bible Warriors??? My God, if they can be Warriors, why can't we?

[ChicosBailBonds]

The Calvary Bible Warriors??? My God, if they can be Warriors, why can't we?

[Ari Gold]

if north carolina wesleyan can be the battling bishops, why can't MU be the jumping Jesuits?

[klyrish]

if north carolina wesleyan can be the battling bishops, why can't MU be the jumping Jesuits?

Because the board and the administration are a bunch of humorless, stuffy jacktards.

[Benny B]

The Calvary Bible Warriors??? My God, if they can be Warriors, why can't we?

[Ari Gold]

The Calvary Bible Warriors??? My God, if they can be Warriors, why can't we?

Milwaukee cant have 2 college with the same athletic nickname

[AlienWarrior]

If not Warriors, then I like the Marquette Aliens

[mr.MUskie]

If not Warriors, then I like the Marquette Aliens

Or, Illegal Aliens....er, Undocumented Immigrants.

[Benny B]

The more I look at this, the more I wonder why we're bending over backwards to be sensitive to just one group of people.  Heck, I see a whole bunch of nicknames and categories that would be offensive to other people:

Scottish - "Fighting Scots" seems awfully stereotypical.  What... was "Ohio Valley College Greasy Italians" not available?
Irish - Same as the Scots
God-fearing Deacons - At least those who don't consider themselves Demons
Muslims - A picture of Mohammed gets you a death threat, but "Crusaders" is ok?
Liberals - Gettysburg Bullets and the Chaminade Silverswords?  Those things kill people! (note: Marian are the Sabres, as in the tiger, not the sword, so no protests in Fondy, please)
Women over 40 - Especially those single mothers who like to "visit" their son's friends at Houston, College of Charleston, and especially IU-Kokomo.
LGBT Activists - Lots of schools in the "Bears" and "Fire and Flame" categories.  Only one Otters, though.