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[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Tell them to get back out to that dumpster and find the Avalanche neon sign

Nice!

[Newsdreams]

Tell them to get back out to that dumpster and find the Avalanche neon sign

They would'nt know what the Alalanche sing looked like 

[WarriorFan]

One of my prize possessions is a 1993 'Warriors' padded bench chair from the Bradley Center.  They were also thrown away because of the nickname change.  Several were "rescued" at the time.

[Newsdreams]

One of my prize possessions is a 1993 'Warriors' padded bench chair from the Bradley Center.  They were also thrown away because of the nickname change.  Several were "rescued" at the time.

+So then the travesty of throwing away the banner would seem to be because it had  Warriors! The humanity, the humanity!!

[Dish]

The Annex couldn't find a home for that thing? They took in Ziggy's cash register for crying out loud.

[TallTitan34]

I have my doubts about this.

They've sold other banners on gomarquette.com and the annex has plenty of Warrior related things in it.

[Tums Festival]

Any word on the 1970 NIT banner?

[Avenue Commons]

Like I said they are not interested to get coin for it. To them this is bigger than $$. Great MU students/fans. This was their setup for today's game

This story is nonsense. Seems to me you are trying to perpetuate the myth that Marquette wants to scrub all reference to Warriors and orders things "thrown in the dumpster." The name change was 20 years ago.  This is only coming up now? I call bullshit.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I got 5 bones for the Catholic tournament banner

[rocket surgeon]

i find this whole story very hard to believe! just checked the calendar and it's not april 1.  you can't change history!  it was what it was.  if this is true, it's going to really hack me off.  i came to MU the year following 1977.  how many schools can lay a claim to having won the national championship??  if it's because of the warrior name...why don't we just ignore (fill in the blank) didn't happen either!  cheezus, would it have been better if we were the MU soldiers.  that banner is a symbol of success and should never be taken down.  i believe some people in this country would opt to get rid of "old glory" because they perceive it as too jingoistic?...disgusting !!-(

[4everwarriors]

I got 5 bones for the Catholic tournament banner

I'll see your 5 and raise 2 bones for the Great Alaskan Shootout banner and ship that sucker to Boomington so T-Cubed can hoist it in Assembly Hall.

[Newsdreams]

This story is nonsense. Seems to me you are trying to perpetuate the myth that Marquette wants to scrub all reference to Warriors and orders things "thrown in the dumpster." The name change was 20 years ago.  This is only coming up now? I call bullcrap.

Nope, I just brought up the issue because it seemed senseless to me. I do not know if it had anything to do with the Warriors name or whatever. The guy who has it works with MUBB that is a fact.

[GGGG]

i find this whole story very hard to believe! just checked the calendar and it's not april 1.  you can't change history!  it was what it was.  if this is true, it's going to really hack me off.  i came to MU the year following 1977.  how many schools can lay a claim to having won the national championship??  if it's because of the warrior name...why don't we just ignore (fill in the blank) didn't happen either!  cheezus, would it have been better if we were the MU soldiers.  that banner is a symbol of success and should never be taken down.  i believe some people in this country would opt to get rid of "old glory" because they perceive it as too jingoistic?...disgusting !!-(

Dude...calm down.  They replaced it with a fresher looking one.

The issue is should they throw away the old one or simply use it elsewhere.  If this story is true, and I have no reason to believe it isn't, I think it is simply wasteful.  At least auction it off for a few thousand.  But in the end it is simply a piece of cloth with some words sewn on.  Not the end of the world.

[TallTitan34]

I'll see your 5 and raise 2 bones for the Great Alaskan Shootout banner and ship that sucker to Boomington so T-Cubed can hoist it in Assembly Hall.

One of the wins was against Indiana was it not?

Also I believe they already sold it on gomarquette.com.

[77ncaachamps]

One of the wins was against Indiana was it not?

Also I believe they already sold it on gomarquette.com.

Couldn't find the completed auction: http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/071812aad.html

[Avenue Commons]

Sounds to me like a Marquette student working for the school "borrowed the banner with no intention of returning" the piece of Marquette property.

[rocket surgeon]

Dude...calm down.  They replaced it with a fresher looking one.

The issue is should they throw away the old one or simply use it elsewhere.  If this story is true, and I have no reason to believe it isn't, I think it is simply wasteful.  At least auction it off for a few thousand.  But in the end it is simply a piece of cloth with some words sewn on.  Not the end of the world.

oh, never mind then...thanks for the clarification sultan

[Old Timer 71]

Banners do get thrown into dumpsters.  I have the Marquette Golden Eagles banner from the old Conference USA headquarters.  When the league turned into a football league, moved headquarters, and schools bolted for the Big East, the banners were tossed.  An employee saved the Louisville one for his dad, and the Marquette one for his dad's co-worker and friend (me).

It sits in a box until NCAA tournament time, when I pull it out and drape it over my fireplace mantle.  It has the old "golden eagle" logo in the middle of it.   

[GoldenWarrior11]

That is an absolutely awesome memento.  Never understood schools' (not just Marquette) ability to just throw away the past.

[Newsdreams]

Sounds to me like a Marquette student working for the school "borrowed the banner with no intention of returning" the piece of Marquette property.

Wow man you are bitter. You are now insinuating he stole the banner they told him to throw away LOL.

[Avenue Commons]

Not bitter at all. Just don't believe that Marquette would throw out a banner of such historical importance. Don't believe it at all and can't believe anyone does.

[ShannonSmith]

The picture is the banner at the Annex bowling alley. Scam story

[Avenue Commons]

The picture is the banner at the Annex bowling alley. Scam story

No apologies needed. I knew you were all wrong and the story was BS.

I love being right.

[Newsdreams]

The picture is the banner at the Annex bowling alley. Scam story

Nope

[Newsdreams]

Couldn't find the completed auction: http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/071812aad.html

This, so they auction this one and not the 1977 one. Lets see if they ever auction the '77 championship banner from the Bradley Center.