Are you a Warrior or a Golden Eagle?

[The Sultan]

Yeah, always did. Y'all now realize it's not a mascot, right?

Sure. You've put a lot of thought into what nicknames supposedly stand for. I would hate to disrespect that by mislabeling it.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Warriors is cool...Golden Eagles is common.

Warriors is urban, gritty...Golden Eagles is rural, peaceful.

Warriors is Dave Chappelle and Norm McDonald...Golden Eagles is Jimmy Kimmel and Chevy Chase.

Warriors is The Stones...Golden Eagles is The Monkees.

Warriors is Pulp Fiction...Golden Eagles is Forrest Gump Stuart Saves his Family.

Warriors is Breaking Bad...Golden Eagles is Friends.

Warriors is a bone in rib-eye...Golden Eagles is hamburger helper.

Warriors is Jack Daniels...Golden Eagles is Coca Cola High Noon.

I'm a Warrior...and regardless of when you went to school, all MU alums are welcome in the group. Choice.

Yukon Jack seemed to be pretty popular during my time...by the wimmen.

[Galway Eagle]

Warriors is cool...Golden Eagles is common.

Warriors is urban, gritty...Golden Eagles is rural, peaceful.

Warriors is Dave Chappelle and Norm McDonald...Golden Eagles is Jimmy Kimmel and Chevy Chase.

Warriors is The Stones...Golden Eagles is The Monkees.

Warriors is Pulp Fiction...Golden Eagles is Forrest Gump.

Warriors is Breaking Bad...Golden Eagles is Friends.

Warriors is a bone in rib-eye...Golden Eagles is hamburger helper.

Warriors is Jack Daniels...Golden Eagles is Coca Cola.

I'm a Warrior...and regardless of when you went to school, all MU alums are welcome in the group. Choice.

Forest Gump is the epitome of Americana film. It has every American film trope out there so I'm not sure that fits

But also this whole post is a bit... interesting...

I mean the amount of people who were warriors that'd read your urban line and jizz their pants is large but the overlap of them that also live in picturesque burbs and crap on urbs/cities is massive

[TallTitan34]

Ok boomers.

[rocket surgeon]

more like a 0 fer, amirite

yeah but reeeeko says it was a good story

[Lennys Tap]

Forest Gump is the epitome of Americana film. It has every American film trope out there so I'm not sure that fits

But also this whole post is a bit... interesting...

I mean the amount of people who were warriors that'd read your urban line and jizz their pants is large but the overlap of them that also live in picturesque burbs and crap on urbs/cities is massive

Galway

I'm 75 years old  - living at 18th and State doesn't make as much sense for me as it did as a 20 year old. But I still get an energy rush when I'm in New York, Chicago or Milwaukee. I think/hope the student body in general and our student athletes in particular feel the way I did at 20. I hope they're Warriors.

Re Forrest Gump, I know a lot of people loved that movie. I thought it was contrived.

[Galway Eagle]

Galway

I'm 75 years old  - living at 18th and State doesn't make as much sense for me as it did as a 20 year old. But I still get an energy rush when I'm in New York, Chicago or Milwaukee. I think/hope the student body in general and our student athletes in particular feel the way I did at 20. I hope they're Warriors.

Re Forrest Gump, I know a lot of people loved that movie. I thought it was contrived.

Large difference between living there vs somewhere like bayview.

[lawdog77]

[MU82]

Probably a stoopid question - and certainly wouldn't be my first - but is that building display real? If so, where is it?

[MurphysTillClose]

Probably a stoopid question - and certainly wouldn't be my first - but is that building display real? If so, where is it?

Yes and Cobeen

[shoothoops]

Surprised there's this many pages without a Marquette Lightning reference.

[shoothoops]

I'm a Warrior. I suspect there were two reasons for the switch. The first is that Marquette was trying to put distance between itself and ole Willie, who was a derogatory characterture of Native American people. If I was Native American, I'd consider Willie offensive because, darn it, he was.

Second, the NCAA was cracking down on Native American Imagery. The Chief at Illinois was dispatched for the same reason and the Chief hardly was derogatory. Stanford got rid of the Indians, St. John's the Redmen etc., for largely the same reason. I still don't understand how Florida State got a pass, but they did.

At the end of the day, the Warriors name elicits fond memories of when we were really, really good. We were a different institution back then -- more gritty, probably more determined and our nasty, aggressive and successful basketball team reflected the attitude of the university community at the time. Today, I miss the Warriors but not because I miss the symbolism but because I miss the people and the times in which Marquette was "Marquette!"

Go where we think we're going this year and folks, who cares what they call us!

https://www.fsu.edu/seminole-tribe/#:~:text=Florida%20State%20University%20and%20the,been%20mutual%20partners%20for%20decades.&text=Since%20becoming%20a%20coeducational%20university,the%20federally%20recognized%20Tribe's%20resilience.

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/seminoles/2020/07/10/why-florida-state-seminole-tribe-stand-behind-the-seminoles-nickname/?outputType=amp

[Jay Bee]

Surprised there's this many pages without a Marquette Lightning reference.

I didn't want to bring it up. Was just after TB Lightning has been founded, too. Idiots.

[MU82]

Yes and Cobeen

Thanks. I like it!

We Are Marquette!

[Hards Alumni]

Implying that the nickname Warriors is somehow not common is a strange one.

[Uncle Rico]

Implying that the nickname Warriors is somehow not common is a strange one.

Marquette is the only sporting entity that has ever had Warriors as a nickname.  That's why it's not common.  No one can name another team or college that has used Warriors.  I don't even think a high school has ever used Warriors

[tower912]

You live in a golden state of obliviousness.

[WhiteTrash]

Marquette is the only sporting entity that has ever had Warriors as a nickname.  That's why it's not common.  No one can name another team or college that has used Warriors.  I don't even think a high school has ever used Warriors

Wildcat is another unique nickname.

[lawdog77]

Implying that the nickname Warriors is somehow not common is a strange one.

https://www.mascotdb.com/lists/100-most-frequently-used-team-names#:~:text=The%20Eagles%20and%20the%20Tigers,names%20in%20all%20of%20sports.
Whomever made this list, then hyperlinked a list of all teams with those names has way too much time on their hands.

[Uncle Rico]

You live in a golden state of obliviousness.

No, I live in Mequon

[lawdog77]

No, I live in Mequon

tomato, tomatoh

[tower912]

No, I live in Mequon

Potato, potahto.

[Hards Alumni]

Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!

[WhiteTrash]

Can we all agree on the Marquette Banana Slugs? Horned Frogs?

[BrewCity83]

I was always partial to the Marquette Heroin Sluts.