MARQUETTE CHANGES NICKNAME

[Papa_Bull]

FWIW, the origin of the "Hamburger" name was covered in depth in the Hamburg Hulk thread. It's funny how these things pop up on here.

[GarySJ]

Actually the hamburger was created in Hamburg, thus the name.

I realize that. That was the point of the analogy: that it was an attempt to take a name away from an institution that had far more right to use it.

[GarySJ]

And the Hamburg Hulk still wears a girly hat.

[SCMountaineer]

Gold......that's priceless......  ...... bahahahahaha

Heard on the radio today that they are going to present a list of 10 names with a write-in option.  Majority rules...

http://www.gomarquette.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=1&url_article_id=6675&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2

[Velcro]

Gold dust

Marquette will scrap 'Gold' nickname, allow vote

Posted: Wednesday May 11, 2005 3:16PM; Updated: Wednesday May 11, 2005 4:31PM

                   

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Amid heavy criticism over its new nickname, the Marquette board of trustees decided Wednesday to abandon the name Gold and let students, alumni and faculty vote for a new moniker.

The decision came a week after trustees voted to switch the school's nickname to Gold from the Golden Eagles, which the school took in 1994.

 

In the last week, people upset about the new name flooded the school with angry phone calls, letters and e-mails.

"No one ever thought there would be as much reaction as we got," board chairman John Bergstrom said.

The school will hold a vote via the Internet and allow people to pick from 10 names, university president Robert Wild said.

Wild said the 10 names won't include the Warriors, the university's nickname during a run that saw it win the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 1977 under coach Al McGuire.

The outcry over the university's nickname started about a year ago at graduation when two trustees offered the school $1 million each to go back to Warriors, which it dropped in favor of the Golden Eagles because the name and logo offended some American Indian groups.

Some alumni and students of the Jesuit university couldn't accept the Golden Eagles nickname.

The school hasn't scheduled the Internet vote yet, though Wild said it would take place soon.

Wild said trustees decided to let people vote because they felt much of the negative reaction over the Gold nickname arose because they didn't included others in the decision.

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[TyBull]

Just go back to "Warriors".

I am sooooo sick of all the "PC" crap......

[Brad]

Wouldn't you just love to see the list of ten potential names?

My guess:

1)  Marquette Blue

2)  Marquette Student-Athletes

3)  Marquette Undecided

4)  Marquette Non-Offenders

5)  Marquette Marquettes

6)  Marquette Cruel White Men

7)  Marquette Interlopers

8)  Marquette Vegans

9)  Marquette Invertebrates

and my Favorite,

10)  Marquette Dieners

[Brad]

From the Marquette official site

1. Within the next two weeks, a list of as many as 10 names will be presented to the Marquette community. All the names presented will be selected from the hundreds of names suggested by the Marquette community during either the 1994 or 2004 nickname processes. While the final list has not been decided, the list will certainly include some of the obvious names given Marquette’s athletics history, including Blue and Gold, Golden Avalanche, Hilltoppers and Golden Eagles.

link

[Velcro]

Golden Avalanche?  Do i even ask... is that anything like a Golden Shower?

:/

[Brad]

If they want a name that reflects today's sensitivities and environment, why not the Marquette Quandary?

There are so many good options available...I think "The Quandary" has a lot of potential, almost as much as the Invertebrates.