(05-25-2023 11:51 AM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 09:41 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:16 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:58 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I like it keeps the theme, but that then begs the question so then why change it? Revolutionaries is too long too.

It's being changed for woke reasons. (Not going to argue about it, you all know what I mean. You can like that or not like that, I'm not going to argue it on this board.)

But it's a good change even if you don't like changing for woke reasons. GW Colonials was always kind of dumb. GW was born a colonial, but he fought a whole entire war for us to not be colonials.

As for the syllables:
1. GW isn't a big sports schools, so I wouldnt' worry too much about it. It's not like we had good chants using the name "Colonials" anyway. Gee Dub sometimes. Let's Go Colonials? That is not a thing that we said.
2. The new name has a few options. "Re-vo lu-tion Clap clap, clap clap clap" springs to mind.

George Washington's army was known as the "Colonials." I noticed Google has been hit with wokeness and changed history and directs your searches to "Continental Army." Wiki has been changed as well. Colloquially, they were known as Colonials. Britannica hasn't changed yet:
"George Washington, also called Father of His Country, (born February 22 [February 11, Old Style], 1732, Westmoreland county, Virginia [U.S.]—died December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.), American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution..."
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington

The formal name was the Continental Army. The Continental Congress. Colonial is only informal and recognizes that it was colonies rebelling against their master. The British may have called us the colonials, typically in derision, but we called ourselves the Continentals.

I wanted Continentals, but REvolutionaries was the best option on the table.

(I actually wanted Hippos, after a statue that the GW president bought while he was drunk and installed on campus. But they refused to put Hippos on the voting list)

I think it is actually a really cool, original, nickname. I'm also very pleased that they are still keeping George Washington as a mascot and for images purposes.

(05-25-2023 11:51 AM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 09:41 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:16 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:58 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I like it keeps the theme, but that then begs the question so then why change it? Revolutionaries is too long too.

It's being changed for woke reasons. (Not going to argue about it, you all know what I mean. You can like that or not like that, I'm not going to argue it on this board.)

But it's a good change even if you don't like changing for woke reasons. GW Colonials was always kind of dumb. GW was born a colonial, but he fought a whole entire war for us to not be colonials.

As for the syllables:
1. GW isn't a big sports schools, so I wouldnt' worry too much about it. It's not like we had good chants using the name "Colonials" anyway. Gee Dub sometimes. Let's Go Colonials? That is not a thing that we said.
2. The new name has a few options. "Re-vo lu-tion Clap clap, clap clap clap" springs to mind.

George Washington's army was known as the "Colonials." I noticed Google has been hit with wokeness and changed history and directs your searches to "Continental Army." Wiki has been changed as well. Colloquially, they were known as Colonials. Britannica hasn't changed yet:
"George Washington, also called Father of His Country, (born February 22 [February 11, Old Style], 1732, Westmoreland county, Virginia [U.S.]—died December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.), American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution..."
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington

The formal name was the Continental Army. The Continental Congress. Colonial is only informal and recognizes that it was colonies rebelling against their master. The British may have called us the colonials, typically in derision, but we called ourselves the Continentals.

They can sing this song at halftime!

Do your balls hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie 'em in a knot?
Can you tie 'em in a bow?
Can you throw 'em o'er your shoulder
Like a continental soldier?
Do your balls hang low?



And use boobs for women's teams

(05-25-2023 12:12 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:04 PM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:55 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:49 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  This is a straight-up upgrade. Colonials was a fairly lame name, but my issue with it was that Washington fought a war to STOP being a colonial.

GW Revolutionaries is an improvement. I don't think anyone at GW is going to miss the old name.

No. Way too many syllables. Does anyone else have a 6 syllable nickname?
Banana slugs is 2 words and only 4 syllables!

It will probably be shortened to “Revs” or something to that effect colloquially.

I’ll give credit that at least the name itself isn’t a bland generic one that could be used anywhere. Better than the crosstown Commanders (who may not even be able to use their name because the USPTO just blocked their trademark registration today).

You just put a big smile on this lifelong Cowboys fan's face.

That is embarrassing. The Washington general manager must be red-faced.

(05-25-2023 06:48 PM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(05-25-2023 12:12 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:04 PM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:55 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:49 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  This is a straight-up upgrade. Colonials was a fairly lame name, but my issue with it was that Washington fought a war to STOP being a colonial.

GW Revolutionaries is an improvement. I don't think anyone at GW is going to miss the old name.

No. Way too many syllables. Does anyone else have a 6 syllable nickname?
Banana slugs is 2 words and only 4 syllables!

It will probably be shortened to “Revs” or something to that effect colloquially.

I’ll give credit that at least the name itself isn’t a bland generic one that could be used anywhere. Better than the crosstown Commanders (who may not even be able to use their name because the USPTO just blocked their trademark registration today).

You just put a big smile on this lifelong Cowboys fan's face.

That is embarrassing. The Washington general manager must be red-faced.

(05-24-2023 05:03 PM)GarnetAndBlue Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:58 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I like it keeps the theme, but that then begs the question so then why change it? Revolutionaries is too long too.

I’d bet they’ll often shorten it to “Revs” which sort of works. Beyond that, I hate the PC crap.

Universities are international communities. The more the US birth rate declines, the more international students American universities will admit.

colony / colonise / colonial... Ask around, and you'll find this is not a happy set of words internationally.

Washington and his Continental Army recruits didn't much care for it, either.

Doesn't this simply make them Rebels?

(05-25-2023 10:45 PM)JSUCleburneslim Wrote:  Doesn't this simply make them Rebels?

Lower-case rebellion, upper-case ideals, I'd say.

Long live the Revolutionaries.

(05-25-2023 12:21 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-25-2023 11:51 AM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 09:41 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:16 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:58 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I like it keeps the theme, but that then begs the question so then why change it? Revolutionaries is too long too.

It's being changed for woke reasons. (Not going to argue about it, you all know what I mean. You can like that or not like that, I'm not going to argue it on this board.)

But it's a good change even if you don't like changing for woke reasons. GW Colonials was always kind of dumb. GW was born a colonial, but he fought a whole entire war for us to not be colonials.

As for the syllables:
1. GW isn't a big sports schools, so I wouldnt' worry too much about it. It's not like we had good chants using the name "Colonials" anyway. Gee Dub sometimes. Let's Go Colonials? That is not a thing that we said.
2. The new name has a few options. "Re-vo lu-tion Clap clap, clap clap clap" springs to mind.

George Washington's army was known as the "Colonials." I noticed Google has been hit with wokeness and changed history and directs your searches to "Continental Army." Wiki has been changed as well. Colloquially, they were known as Colonials. Britannica hasn't changed yet:
"George Washington, also called Father of His Country, (born February 22 [February 11, Old Style], 1732, Westmoreland county, Virginia [U.S.]—died December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.), American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution..."
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington

The formal name was the Continental Army. The Continental Congress. Colonial is only informal and recognizes that it was colonies rebelling against their master. The British may have called us the colonials, typically in derision, but we called ourselves the Continentals.

I wanted Continentals, but REvolutionaries was the best option on the table.

(I actually wanted Hippos, after a statue that the GW president bought while he was drunk and installed on campus. But they refused to put Hippos on the voting list)

Hippos would have been cooler. It's totally unique in college & pro sports.

And it fits for another reason: Washington's fake teeth were actually made of Hippopotamus ivory.

They're probably the only school in the country that actually has a connection to hippos.

(05-26-2023 10:51 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(05-25-2023 12:21 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-25-2023 11:51 AM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 09:41 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:16 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  It's being changed for woke reasons. (Not going to argue about it, you all know what I mean. You can like that or not like that, I'm not going to argue it on this board.)

But it's a good change even if you don't like changing for woke reasons. GW Colonials was always kind of dumb. GW was born a colonial, but he fought a whole entire war for us to not be colonials.

As for the syllables:
1. GW isn't a big sports schools, so I wouldnt' worry too much about it. It's not like we had good chants using the name "Colonials" anyway. Gee Dub sometimes. Let's Go Colonials? That is not a thing that we said.
2. The new name has a few options. "Re-vo lu-tion Clap clap, clap clap clap" springs to mind.

George Washington's army was known as the "Colonials." I noticed Google has been hit with wokeness and changed history and directs your searches to "Continental Army." Wiki has been changed as well. Colloquially, they were known as Colonials. Britannica hasn't changed yet:
"George Washington, also called Father of His Country, (born February 22 [February 11, Old Style], 1732, Westmoreland county, Virginia [U.S.]—died December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.), American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution..."
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington

The formal name was the Continental Army. The Continental Congress. Colonial is only informal and recognizes that it was colonies rebelling against their master. The British may have called us the colonials, typically in derision, but we called ourselves the Continentals.

I wanted Continentals, but REvolutionaries was the best option on the table.

(I actually wanted Hippos, after a statue that the GW president bought while he was drunk and installed on campus. But they refused to put Hippos on the voting list)

Hippos would have been cooler. It's totally unique in college & pro sports.

And it fits for another reason: Washington's fake teeth were actually made of Hippopotamus ivory.

They're probably the only school in the country that actually has a connection to hippos.

That's a fabrication, but so is the entire hippo story, so it's on brand.

Hail to the Hippo

(05-26-2023 11:11 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-26-2023 10:51 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(05-25-2023 12:21 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-25-2023 11:51 AM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 09:41 PM)bullet Wrote:  George Washington's army was known as the "Colonials." I noticed Google has been hit with wokeness and changed history and directs your searches to "Continental Army." Wiki has been changed as well. Colloquially, they were known as Colonials. Britannica hasn't changed yet:
"George Washington, also called Father of His Country, (born February 22 [February 11, Old Style], 1732, Westmoreland county, Virginia [U.S.]—died December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.), American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution..."
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington

The formal name was the Continental Army. The Continental Congress. Colonial is only informal and recognizes that it was colonies rebelling against their master. The British may have called us the colonials, typically in derision, but we called ourselves the Continentals.

I wanted Continentals, but REvolutionaries was the best option on the table.

(I actually wanted Hippos, after a statue that the GW president bought while he was drunk and installed on campus. But they refused to put Hippos on the voting list)

Hippos would have been cooler. It's totally unique in college & pro sports.

And it fits for another reason: Washington's fake teeth were actually made of Hippopotamus ivory.

They're probably the only school in the country that actually has a connection to hippos.

That's a fabrication, but so is the entire hippo story, so it's on brand.

Hail to the Hippo

The Pygmy Hippos might have been even a better choice.

People die from hippos. That's offensive too.

(05-25-2023 09:14 PM)Gitanole Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:03 PM)GarnetAndBlue Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:58 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I like it keeps the theme, but that then begs the question so then why change it? Revolutionaries is too long too.

I’d bet they’ll often shorten it to “Revs” which sort of works. Beyond that, I hate the PC crap.

Universities are international communities. The more the US birth rate declines, the more international students American universities will admit.

colony / colonise / colonial... Ask around, and you'll find this is not a happy set of words internationally.

Washington and his Continental Army recruits didn't much care for it, either.

& Washington was a slave-holder, we know. We know the American flag offends people internationally (& nationally too). We're not changing either of those. So why pretend Colonials HAS to be changed? It's dumb.

I'd have to bet the reason you're offended by the Colonials name & Washington's troops didn't like the name are different too.

(05-26-2023 01:09 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  People die from hippos. That's offensive too.

(05-25-2023 09:14 PM)Gitanole Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:03 PM)GarnetAndBlue Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:58 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I like it keeps the theme, but that then begs the question so then why change it? Revolutionaries is too long too.

I’d bet they’ll often shorten it to “Revs” which sort of works. Beyond that, I hate the PC crap.

Universities are international communities. The more the US birth rate declines, the more international students American universities will admit.

colony / colonise / colonial... Ask around, and you'll find this is not a happy set of words internationally.

Washington and his Continental Army recruits didn't much care for it, either.

& Washington was a slave-holder, we know. We know the American flag offends people internationally (& nationally too). We're not changing either of those. So why pretend Colonials HAS to be changed? It's dumb.

I'd have to bet the reason you're offended by the Colonials name & Washington's troops didn't like the name are different too.

The reasons that it's being changed now are separate from why it's an upgrade. Colonials for GW was a dumb and bad nickname.

If you ask my daughter, all of the schools nicknamed Wildcats and Eagles and Tigers should be forced to get new nicknames and mascots. And Owls. And most of the Bears.

She kind of has a point.

(05-24-2023 04:58 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I like it keeps the theme, but that then begs the question so then why change it? Revolutionaries is too long too.

Patriots

(05-24-2023 05:17 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:06 PM)Fresno St. Alum Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:04 PM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:55 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:49 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  This is a straight-up upgrade. Colonials was a fairly lame name, but my issue with it was that Washington fought a war to STOP being a colonial.

GW Revolutionaries is an improvement. I don't think anyone at GW is going to miss the old name.

No. Way too many syllables. Does anyone else have a 6 syllable nickname?
Banana slugs is 2 words and only 4 syllables!

It will probably be shortened to “Revs” or something to that effect colloquially.

I’ll give credit that at least the name itself isn’t a bland generic one that could be used anywhere. Better than the crosstown Commanders (who may not even be able to use their name because the USPTO just blocked their trademark registration today).

anything is better than football team. Hawks is the college version of changing to football team

"Washington Football Team" was so generic it was unique. I liked it better than "Commanders".

I liked it also. It reminded me of the early days of pro sports with their simple mascot names.

https://www.nfl.com/100/original-towns/

I'm still waiting for a university to change its nickname to the Variety Artists to honor those great Americans who, over the years, have excelled in plate-spinning, ventriloquism, sword swallowing, foot juggling and contortionism (among other special and unusual skills).

(05-26-2023 02:30 PM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:58 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I like it keeps the theme, but that then begs the question so then why change it? Revolutionaries is too long too.

Patriots

George Mason are the PAtriots, a 20 minute to an hour drive away depending on traffic.

(05-26-2023 11:11 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-26-2023 10:51 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(05-25-2023 12:21 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-25-2023 11:51 AM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 09:41 PM)bullet Wrote:  George Washington's army was known as the "Colonials." I noticed Google has been hit with wokeness and changed history and directs your searches to "Continental Army." Wiki has been changed as well. Colloquially, they were known as Colonials. Britannica hasn't changed yet:
"George Washington, also called Father of His Country, (born February 22 [February 11, Old Style], 1732, Westmoreland county, Virginia [U.S.]—died December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.), American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution..."
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington

The formal name was the Continental Army. The Continental Congress. Colonial is only informal and recognizes that it was colonies rebelling against their master. The British may have called us the colonials, typically in derision, but we called ourselves the Continentals.

I wanted Continentals, but REvolutionaries was the best option on the table.

(I actually wanted Hippos, after a statue that the GW president bought while he was drunk and installed on campus. But they refused to put Hippos on the voting list)

Hippos would have been cooler. It's totally unique in college & pro sports.

And it fits for another reason: Washington's fake teeth were actually made of Hippopotamus ivory.

They're probably the only school in the country that actually has a connection to hippos.

That's a fabrication, but so is the entire hippo story, so it's on brand.

Hail to the Hippo

No, the wood teeth thing was a fabrication.

If the hippo teeth thing is a fabrication, it's been embraced by the experts who run Mount Vernon:

https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digi...lse-teeth/

"When Washington was inaugurated President in 1789, only one real tooth remained in his mouth. Dr. John Greenwood—a New York dentist, former soldier in the Revolution, and a true pioneer in American dentistry—fashioned a technologically advanced set of dentures carved out of hippopotamus ivory and employing gold wire springs and brass screws holding human teeth. "

(05-24-2023 05:26 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 05:04 PM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:55 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 04:49 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  This is a straight-up upgrade. Colonials was a fairly lame name, but my issue with it was that Washington fought a war to STOP being a colonial.

GW Revolutionaries is an improvement. I don't think anyone at GW is going to miss the old name.

No. Way too many syllables. Does anyone else have a 6 syllable nickname?
Banana slugs is 2 words and only 4 syllables!

It will probably be shortened to “Revs” or something to that effect colloquially.

I’ll give credit that at least the name itself isn’t a bland generic one that could be used anywhere.

This. Almost everytime, it ends up Eagles, [fill in the blank] Hawks, Sharks, or something bland. For once, we have a name change that will be a hit.

Not surprising given the state of academia, but university administrators seem to be content with playing it safe on the name game knowing that no one loses a job switching to something lame like Hawks. They should take a cue from minor league baseball, which focus way more on uniqueness or local tie-ins for marketing value.

(05-24-2023 08:08 PM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  

(05-24-2023 07:56 PM)Mid-Major Hoops Enthusiast Wrote:  George Washington Revolutionaries seems like a long nickname so Revs for short will be used. From the 4 finalists I was in the camp hoping Blue Fog would be the choice. Would've been quite a unique nickname in college sports.

Valpo's nickname change from Crusaders to Beacons was a little more interesting to me compared to this one.

Blue Fog was definitely the best.

How about the Velvet Fog? (Anyone under 40-50 won't get this... lol)