As of right now, the teams at Valparaiso University have dropped the Crusaders name in favor of the Beacons:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31998658/valparaiso-univ-chooses-shun-name-embraced-hate-groups
And there will be NO talk of religion or politics please and thank you.
Huh. I thought the conversation was rather tame.
And I thought it was about history.
Mmmm...beacon.
At least they'll always have The Shot that helped them upset Ole Miss in the first round of the '98 tournament (thanks, Bryce Drew!):
So anyway. Now that my question has been deleted by the moderator, I'll ask it again:
Does anyone know yet what the mascot will be?
Quote from: kphoger on August 12, 2021, 10:57:11 AM
So anyway. Now that my question has been deleted by the moderator, I'll ask it again:
Does anyone know yet what the mascot will be?
I hope it's an anthropomorphic lighthouse.
Chris
Quote from: jayhawkco on August 12, 2021, 10:59:04 AM
Quote from: kphoger on August 12, 2021, 10:57:11 AM
So anyway. Now that my question has been deleted by the moderator, I'll ask it again:
Does anyone know yet what the mascot will be?
I hope it's an anthropomorphic lighthouse.
Chris
It'll end up being a bee.
I can't help but feel like they dropped the ball by not picking "Vanderbilt Locomotives."
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 12, 2021, 01:51:33 PM
I can't help but feel like they dropped the ball by not picking "Vanderbilt Locomotives."
The Valparaiso Vanderbilt Locomotives just sounds weird.
Chris
Using another colleges' name in your nickname would make some confusion.
Quote from: jayhawkco on August 12, 2021, 10:59:04 AM
I hope it's an anthropomorphic lighthouse.
Sounds potentially phallic. :-D
Quote from: triplemultiplex on August 12, 2021, 04:45:24 PM
Quote from: jayhawkco on August 12, 2021, 10:59:04 AM
I hope it's an anthropomorphic lighthouse.
Sounds potentially phallic. :-D
Oh, for sure would be. It would be as epic as Bryce Drew's shot.
Chris
My cousin's wife went to Valpo and is predictably upset by the name change.
Quote from: DandyDan on August 19, 2021, 05:42:54 AM
My cousin's wife went to Valpo and is predictably upset by the name change.
She should write an angry letter.
Not sure how angry I'd be at any of the institutions I attended if they changed their mascots. I am also not sure why it would befuddle me more for one school over another...but it would.
Quote from: Rothman on August 19, 2021, 07:53:12 AM
Quote from: DandyDan on August 19, 2021, 05:42:54 AM
My cousin's wife went to Valpo and is predictably upset by the name change.
She should write an angry letter.
Not sure how angry I'd be at any of the institutions I attended if they changed their mascots. I am also not sure why it would befuddle me more for one school over another...but it would.
She probably did, not that it would change anything. It's still not as bad as my friend who got upset his high school changed its name from Indians even though he always acknowledged he didn't care about his high school sports teams.