Marquette.... WTF?!?!?!

[thirty-two]

The choices released include Blue and Gold, Golden Avalanche, Voyagers, and Wolves.

 

[maddogkf]

there are 10 total. This is only part of the list.

 

[thirty-two]

there are 10 total. This is only part of the list.

I know

I'm just saying I don't like those.

 

[Dback Jon]

I know

I'm just saying I don't like those.

what do you like?

 

[thirty-two]

what do you like?

Hilltoppers or the Jumpin Jesuits

Or just Golden Eagles, really. I dont wanna have to buy more Marquette apparel

 

[maddogkf]

Hilltoppers or the Jumpin Jesuits

Or just Golden Eagles, really. I dont wanna have to buy more Marquette apparel

I like the Golden Knights or Crusaders

 

[DS]

I like the Golden Knights or Crusaders

I like the "Golden Avengers" or the "Indian Casino Cashiers"

 

[Jersey Girl]

Hilltoppers or the Jumpin Jesuits

Or just Golden Eagles, really. I dont wanna have to buy more Marquette apparel

SI had a story in it last week about some dude from Marquette who has a huge Golden Eagle tatoo on his back, I think. Sucks to be him ... if they go with something else.

 

[thirty-two]

Official choices (with explanations) that we got to vote on (plus a write-in option):

Nickname Choices & Descriptions

1. Blue and Gold

Marquette’s first nickname, circa 1892 – 1916, was used for our football team. Ever since then, “blue and gold” have remained Marquette’s official school colors, in athletics and throughout the university.

2. Explorers

Marquette University’s namesake, Father Jacques Marquette, was a Jesuit missionary and explorer. The spirit of exploration, whether through seeking truth and knowledge in our classrooms or seeking athletic achievements in competition, characterizes Marquette University, our students and alumni.

3. Golden Avalanche

From 1924 – 1937, Marquette’s football team was dubbed the “Golden Avalanche” by the sports media for the sight of the football players in golden helmets charging down the field, creating a “golden avalanche” of force. It is a name that represents a powerful force and overwhelming might.

4. Golden Eagles

Since 1994, Marquette University’s athletics nickname has been the “Golden Eagles,” effectively combining the gold of Marquette’s athletics traditions with the bold, swift and forceful nature of Marquette’s athletics teams.

5. Golden Knights

Knights are known for bravery, dedication and their noble defense of important causes. Our student-athletes are proud to share those same characteristics, as is our university. Knights are part of the athletics history of the Jesuits in Wisconsin, as Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wis., used the knights as its nickname for 95 years, until it closed in 1975.

6. Hilltoppers

The name Hilltoppers has been connected to Marquette Athletics since 1917 and was first used because the original Marquette building was erected on top of a hill at 10th and State. The name represents a person who has attained great heights, like the lofty goals set by Marquette’s students and coaches.

7. Saints

The Marquette community has created a special tie to two saints: St. Ignatius, the founder of the Jesuits, and St. Joan of Arc, the namesake of the chapel on the Marquette campus. Saints are among our most revered figures, admired for their strength and perseverance, two qualities also found in every Marquette player and fan.

8. Spirit

In one word, Spirit captures the character and energy of our student-athletes and coaches, and the enthusiasm that our students, alumni and fans bring to every game. At Marquette, our spirit can refer to a higher power.

9. Voyagers

Voyagers take risks, explore new horizons and push ever-forward into new worlds. Like Marquette’s namesake, our student-athletes push the limits of the possible. As an academic institution, Marquette University encourages that same voyage toward truth and knowledge.

10. Wolves

The wolf is part of the crest of the family of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, and is featured on the official seal of Marquette University. It represents strength and fierceness, two characteristics always found at the heart of our teams.





personally i like golden knights, saints, hilltoppers and golden eagles. what do you guys think of those 10?

 

[Dback Jon]

Golden Eagles
Golden Knights
Wolves
Voyagers

 

[jf-08]

Marquette Spirit

 

[jf-08]

i am so glad i never attended school at marquette




sorry but

 

[Ryanwb]

I've got Spirit how 'bout you?

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[thirty-two]

damn i was really hoping for golden knights.

wow, hilltoppers and golden eagles where my next choices... oh what to pick!!

Golden Eagles and Hilltoppers move on to final round of “MU Voice” nickname voting beginning today

Students, alumni, faculty, staff and other members of the Marquette community have completed voting in the first round of the “MU Voice” nickname selection process, and the final two nickname options for the second round of voting will be Golden Eagles and Hilltoppers. The second round of voting opens today and runs through 9 p.m. Friday, June 24. In response to the unprecedented participation in the first vote and in anticipation of a large turnout for the second vote, Marquette will extend the second round of voting for five days longer than originally announced.

The response to the first vote, open from Tuesday, May 24, through Sunday, June 5, was enthusiastic, with 31,501 voters participating in the survey and casting 48,688 total votes. This accounts for nearly 30 percent of the total eligible voting population of approximately 105,500 people and is more than three times the participation rate in the November 2004 nickname survey.

Incoming students as well as donors to the university in the last fiscal year were added to the voting pool during the first vote in order to allow as many members of the Marquette community as possible to participate in the “MU Voice” nickname selection process.

Marquette will provide detailed information about the first vote after the entire process is completed, including the number of votes cast for each individual nickname option and the number of write-in votes. It was mutually agreed between Marquette and Advantage Research Inc., the independent research firm conducting the poll, that information from the first poll will be released after the second poll has been completed so as not to introduce bias into the second vote. All votes are binding.

“Advantage Research Inc. certifies that the two nicknames presented in the second poll received the most votes in the nickname poll conducted from May 24 through June 5, 2005,” said Scott Segrin, vice president of operations for Advantage Research. “As mutually agreed upon, the details from the first vote will be held by Advantage Research until the entire voting process is completed.”

As previously announced, the nickname with the most votes in the second vote will be presented to President Robert Wild, S.J., to be announced as Marquette’s athletics nickname in time for the university’s entry into the Big East Conference on July 1.

 

[Djaughe]

Uhm...whats a hilltopper mascott?

:bracingferanswer:

 

[thirty-two]

Uhm...whats a hilltopper mascott?

:bracingferanswer:

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[Djaughe]

lol gosh look 5 posts above you!

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you lazy ASS!

6. Hilltoppers

The name Hilltoppers has been connected to Marquette Athletics since 1917 and was first used because the original Marquette building was erected on top of a hill at 10th and State. The name represents a person who has attained great heights, like the lofty goals set by Marquette’s students and coaches.

*sigh*

No wonder you folks can't get a freakin mascott right...

I'll ask again...what does a mascott look like? A guy siting on a hill with an errection?

 

[thirty-two]

*sigh*

No wonder you folks can't get a freakin mascott right...

I'll ask again...what does a mascott look like? A guy siting on a hill with an errection?

i thought you asked what is a hilltopper.... oopsie!

i dont know what our mascot would be... i've heard it could be a ram though.. which would be kind of cool. better than a stupid bird (sans the cardinal!!)

 

[Assface]

*sigh*

No wonder you folks can't get a freakin mascott right...

I'll ask again...what does a mascott look like? A guy siting on a hill with an errection?

 

[Djaughe]

i thought you asked what is a hilltopper.... oopsie!

i dont know what our mascot would be... i've heard it could be a ram though.. which would be kind of cool. better than a stupid bird (sans the cardinal!!)

Here's the western kentucky hilltoppers mascott...

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[thirty-two]

Here's the western kentucky hilltoppers mascott...

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it looks like a child molestor

 

[Djaughe]

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[Assface]

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[Djaughe]

lol...I hope Hilltoppers wins!

 

[Djaughe]

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