New Coach: New fight song?

[tower912]

For those unhappy with the Smart hire...

Ship to Wreck by Florence and the Machine.

[keefe]

When I was in law school at U of I in the 70's the local radio station played a medley of the beginning of every Big Ten fight song on Saturday mornings during football seasons. For many years I remembered them, but honestly the only decent one in there was Michigan's.
Ring out Ahoya is just fine.

Hail yea!

WRT Ring Out Ahoya, it is one of the better ones out there. For the love of William Geishecker leave it alone!

[PhillyWarrior]

I don't even know what fight song is.....

But if they are going to scrap it.....

Get rid of the lame A$$ Golden Eagles name too.....

Not that 2 other Div 1 schools have the same nick......Really????

At least Ring Out Ahoya was a great drinking song.....

Word is that Shaka is named after an African Warrior.  Now let's bring back the  Warrior name

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

Hail yea!

WRT Ring Out Ahoya, it is one of the better ones out there. For the love of William Geishecker leave it alone!

Agreed.  The only issue is that the band will probably lose members due to budget cuts so you'll have 5-10 people playing it while there should be 30 to get the hype factor at an acceptable level.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Agreed.  The only issue is that the band will probably lose members due to budget cuts so you'll have 5-10 people playing it while there should be 30 to get the hype factor at an acceptable level.

Do you think the pep band gets paid?

[WarriorHal]

One change that should be made is to bring back the annual basketball media guide! No need for a print version anymore; digital is all that's needed. Really miss those books & all the information & historical records. I think they disappeared the year/season Wojo took over.

[keefe]

Agreed.  The only issue is that the band will probably lose members due to budget cuts so you'll have 5-10 people playing it while there should be 30 to get the hype factor at an acceptable level.

If budget cuts and apathy make the band untenable then Scholl should play a mix of the Butthole Surfers, Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, the Damned, Rancid, Dead Kennedy's, Iggy Pop, and the Clash.

Marquette needs to rediscover its renegade roots. A return to forever, if you will.

[keefe]

One change that should be made is to bring back the annual basketball media guide! No need for a print version anymore; digital is all that's needed. Really miss those books & all the information & historical records. I think they disappeared the year/season Wojo took over.

Wojo likely canned the Media Guide as it was a painful reminder of the greatness that was once Marquette Basketball.

The taint of mediocrity which characterized his tenure was palpable. Giving people access to facts, rather than the ceaseless blather which defined his moments at the podium, would have exposed him for the charlatan he is.

Wojo. Goddam that man.

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

Do you think the pep band gets paid?

No, but the "arts" are typically the first thing to be cut when facing budget shortfalls.....

[4everwarriors]

Da band duzant get paid, hey?

[keefe]

Da band duzant get paid, hey?

What the hell do you call that beanie and vest they gave you, Doc?

[4everwarriors]

A donation, hey?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

No, but the "arts" are typically the first thing to be cut when facing budget shortfalls.....

But you said the band would lose members,  not get cut all together. There's no way that cutting pep band members would save money,  they are volunteers. I guess cutting the entire band would save money but it would be less than a rounding error

[Avenue Commons]

The name "Marquette University" is kind of played out too. We should change that as well.

[keefe]

But you said the band would lose members,  not get cut all together. There's no way that cutting pep band members would save money,  they are volunteers. I guess cutting the entire band would save money but it would be less than a rounding error

Imagine how depressing it is to play your heart out, game after game, without any mention of payment or profit. Nothing is more crushing to the human spirit than to have the jack booted heel of socialist exploitation resting on your neck. Band members should unite; they have nothing to lose but their chains.

[Avenue Commons]

Imagine how depressing it is to play your heart out, game after game, without any mention of payment or profit. Nothing is more crushing to the human spirit than to have the jack booted heel of socialist exploitation resting on your neck. Band members should unite; they have nothing to lose but their chains.

Amen, brother. Solidarity. ✊🏼

[The Sultan]

Imagine how depressing it is to play your heart out, game after game, without any mention of payment or profit. Nothing is more crushing to the human spirit than to have the jack booted heel of socialist exploitation resting on your neck. Band members should unite; they have nothing to lose but their chains.

And their good seats.

[naginiF]

Imagine how depressing it is to play your heart out, game after game, without any mention of payment or profit. Nothing is more crushing to the human spirit than to have the jack booted heel of socialist exploitation resting on your neck. Band members should unite; they have nothing to lose but their chains.

How bout that jack booted heel of socialist exploitation resting on the necks of those who play their heart out, game after game, without any mention of payment or profits..............on the court? Someone should suggest to them they should unite and explain to them how it's really socialist exploitation keeping them from getting paid.

[keefe]

The name "Marquette University" is kind of played out too. We should change that as well.

To honor a man who subjugated a proud people is morally improper. The trustees of our alma mater should right this wrong with immediate effect.

I suggest we rename our once great University, "The Josiah Powless University." What better way to wash away the outrage of White Privilege and the Exploitation of People of Color than to pay tribute to a genuine Marquette Warrior.

140 years of celebrating a shameful chapter in world history is far too long. 

[naginiF]

To honor a man who subjugated a proud people is morally improper. The trustees of our alma mater should right this wrong with immediate effect.

I suggest we rename our once great University, "The Josiah Powless University." What better way to wash away the outrage of White Privilege and the Exploitation of People of Color than to pay tribute to a genuine Marquette Warrior.

140 years of celebrating a shameful chapter in world history is far too long.

Not far enough! I submit UTIP - the University of Theologically Indoctrinated Privilege. The mascot? An intern.

The UTIP Interns. Tell me it doesn't have a ring to it

[keefe]

How bout that jack booted heel of socialist exploitation resting on the necks of those who play their heart out, game after game, without any mention of payment or profits..............on the court? Someone should suggest to them they should unite and explain to them how it's really socialist exploitation keeping them from getting paid.

Sadly, the current system of unpaid servitude that is intercollegiate athletics is nothing more than old white men keeping young people down and in their place. I liken the plight of college athletes to the horror of being an oarsman on a Roman Galley.

Imagine the outcry had Coach McDermott instead said, "You just need to stay shackled to the oar lest you taste the lash!" There is no surviving such an insensitive comment.   

[Avenue Commons]

I suggest we rename our once great University, "The Josiah Powless University." What better way to wash away the outrage of White Privilege and the Exploitation of People of Color than to pay tribute to a genuine Marquette Warrior.

I actually didn't know anything about Josiah Powless and googled it. Very impressive life.

https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/death-ardennes-dr-josiah-powless-oneida-hero-world-war-i

[keefe]

Not far enough! I submit UTIP - the University of Theologically Indoctrinated Privilege. The mascot? An intern.

The UTIP Interns. Tell me it doesn't have a ring to it

Intern suggests a hierarchical order of haves and have nots. No thank you.

I think the UTIP Comrades has the egalitarian flair we need to stand proudly as a Woke Temple of Learning.

[keefe]

I actually didn't know anything about Josiah Powless and googled it. Very impressive life.

https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/death-ardennes-dr-josiah-powless-oneida-hero-world-war-i

Seriously, Dr. Powless is a remarkable figure in Marquette's history. He should take a place of significance in our story. For whatever reason, his story has not been told much less celebrated.

[4everwarriors]

Keefe, you truly make Scoop a better place, hey?