Marquette: Worst. Nickname. Ever.

[HoyaLawya]

Find a way OUT ... ? ;D Say not, oh brave scout!

Our Jesuit brethren of Wisconsin, proud descendants of noble explorer Pere Marquette, need our help in finding their way further IN !!!

Did Marquette say to Joliet, "Woooo, zee river is getteeeng too deeeep and zee rapids are sooo fierce zat we must turn baaack." No way!

Did Joliet remind Marquette that the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Ummmmm ......... no ........ because that was going to be 250+ years and one bad movie later.

Anyway, you get the point .... those guys WENT WITH THE FLOWING RAGING RIVERS in a spirit of NEVER TURN BACK, NEVER SAY QUIT.

Adopting an Andy Rooney mentality, let’s figure out some mascots to go with this GOLD idea.

Why, just off the top of the head there's an Irish Catholic angle, which would endlessly annoy "The GOLD's" new conference freres in South Bend. Esp. since the good Father Marquette was a French "pere"

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There's the possibility of an ACADEMIC angle to all this, and all it would take is a borrowed chemistry professor's lab coat and a smokin' beaker being carried by a student to pull off an inexpensive mascot costume.

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Things could Go Hollywood ...

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Dramatic or comedic ... does it really matter if it’s Sean or Mike?

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Big screen would be nice, but small screen is Teee-rific and OK.

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From the world of botany, there's a callas lily called Goldfingers. Not exactly a fierce image, but the scent would be a pleasant change in an athletic locker room ...

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And hey, if one wants to get into edibles, the plant world can offer up ........

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I think the Marquette student in the middle of this picture, expecting to hear news that the name was being changed back to Warriors, was ready to start a workout regimen to make himself fit the school's anticipated "retro" image better. Deerhide loincloths being what they are.

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But hey .... save the sweat, buddy. You've got what it takes to run with it at half-time as a pear!

There's also animal husbandry possibilities in this search for a golden future .......

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The town of Bellevue, WA could even help out by packing up one of the sculptures from last summer's outdoor art exhibition and shipping it cross-country to Milwaukee. Great way to beautify the MU campus. Just plant a few Goldfinger callas lilies around it and they're set!

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Oh well .... if you're gonna lay an egg or a brick, it might as well be a ...

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[TigerHoya]

Something in a costume (rather than painted on) that was similar to the Goldfinger thing might be cool. At the very least they could dress their dance team that way.

[DanMcQ]

This should be just the thing to increase donations from Marquette Alumni.

Who fed the MU board the Kool-Aid?

[JohnJacquesLayup]

Wilbon, on PTI, just called he name change the "stupidest thing i've ever heard." Then again, didn't he just say that about Kwame Brown?

[HoyaLawya]

The "Say No to Gold" student rally is tomorrow ...

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The abuse of the process -- after doing a survey which only gave students and alumni two voting options (Golden Eagles or Warriors) -- seems to be what's rankling them about all this.

Bottom line is that a group of 38 fuddy-duds (admin and trustees, apparently) shouldn't have gone off in a whole new unexpected direction without a broader base of input. Putting an "either / or" choice out for a vote and then coming up with something both NEW and DUMB was stupid.

Gawd ...... don't it make us all glad to be HOYAS and have Jack? Maybe many outsiders don't understand it. But at least nobody is ever gonna change it!

[JimmyHoya]

IF YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT YOU CAN'T CHEAR FOR IT!

If I was Tom Creen, I'd fire myself.

[TBird41]

JimmyHoya said:

IF YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT YOU CAN'T CHEAR FOR IT!

If I was Tom Creen, I'd fire myself.

Ummm, not that don't think the Gold is a horrible nickname, nor am I comparing our infinately superior nickname, but how exactly do you touch a "what", let alone multiple "whats"?

[JimmyHoya]

I sincerely hope the next person you meet punches you.

Ours is derived from greek. We're the smart kids. We get a pass. Duh.

[DFW HOYA]

Good thing they didn't borrow a nickname from their fight song:

Ring out ahoya with an MU Rah Rah,
MU Rah Rah, MU Rah Rah
Ring out ahoya with an MU Rah Rah,
MU Rah Rah for Old Marquette.

That's basically the same as Holy Cross, with a different spelling of "the yell of all the yells":

Ring out a hoiah with a Chu, Chu, Rah, Rah,
Chu, Chu, Rah, Rah! Chu, Chu, Rah, Rah!
Give another hoiah and a Chu, Chu, Rah, Rah!
Chu, Chu, Rah, Rah, for Holy Cross

[Joe Hoya]

JimmyHoya said:

I sincerely hope the next person you meet punches you.

Ours is derived from greek. We're the smart kids. We get a pass. Duh.

You can't threaten Hoya Blue executives man...better watch out when the muscle gets appointed...

[DFW HOYA]

From the Marquette hoops blog:

Journal Sentinel Online Poll as of 5:58pm PST
"So, do you like the nickname `GOLD'?"

Yes 5.7%
No 94.3%
30,110 respondents

Marquette Tribune Online Poll as of 5:58pm PST

"How do you feel about the decision by the Board of Trustees to make Marquette Gold the new school nickname? "

I love it: 21 (3.8%)
No opinion / Undecided: 15 (2.7%)
I hate it: 511 (93.4%)

[jerseyhoya34]

Anyone up for rigging the poll in the opposite direction?

[DFW HOYA]

No way. The PC folks on Milwaukee's Wisconsin Avenue need to hear it loud and clear from their home town fans.

[CTHoya08]

I agree. Changing names should not be promoted.

[HoyaLawya]

Just knew it would take very little time for something to crop up on eBay.

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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

The description at the bottom is pretty funny.

[SFHoya99]

DFW said:

No way. The PC folks on Milwaukee's Wisconsin Avenue need to hear it loud and clear from their home town fans.

DFW, I've heard a lot of this talk, but I think you've got two different things going on here.

I'm aware that most alumni wanted the name "Warriors." But the current fury is only partially fueled by this. The rest of it (and maybe most of it) is due to the fact that "Gold" is just plain stupid.

[JohnJacquesLayup]

SFHoya99 said:

The rest of it (and maybe most of it) is due to the fact that "Gold" is just plain stupid.

JUST LIKE WILBON SAID. (if you haven't figured out, Wilbon is the most influential figure in my life.)

[DanMcQ]

Some more fun links:

www.dummocrats.com/archives/000918.php

badgerblogalliance.blogspot.com/2005/05/marquette-golden-eagles-are-out.html

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[GUHoya07]

JerseyHoya34 said:

Anyone up for rigging the poll in the opposite direction?

You crazy??? I really feel sorry for their fans and I can completely understand them. If anything we should help make it even more convincing that everyone hates the nickname.

[HoyaLawya]

Yeah ... I'm with 2007 on this. And not just because I bow down to "executive greatness" ;D ;D ;D or fear the Soprano-like "muscle" that he might add to HB.

(Congratulations on your compelling victory in rising to the upper echelons of Hoya Blue, '07!)

There is an effort by U of Wisconsin fans (whether it's the Badgers or one of the other UW campuses or both I don't know) to rig the voting in "favor" of the change. So let's not add to that at all. I'd be for getting up a vote of disapproval coming from the Hoya faithful.

After all, MU joins the BE and it will be bringing an incredible "wimp factor" with it if this GOLD idea doesn't make a quick exit.