Lord Elrond Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Now that Hippos has been thrown out there, I have to say I’m behind that 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Washington Monuments rolls off the tongue but maybe too phallic for 2022. The Foggy Bottoms That's all I got for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 6 hours ago, GBL_Bills said: Reddit says that the "hippos" are getting a lot of support from students because of a statue on campus. Which, while yes, complaining about "Colonials" being offensive is silly, "Hippos" is 100x a better mascot. And I would definitely buy a Hippos Hat The Hippocampus at GW has a nice ring to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I've heard that a large group of 50-year-old women will be staging a protest against SIUE's mascot, followed by drinks at Brio in Frontenac afterward. brianstl, BrettJollyComedyHour, 3star_recruit and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 23 minutes ago, Box and Won said: I've heard that a large group of 50-year-old women will be staging a protest against SIUE's mascot, followed by drinks at Brio in Frontenac afterward. By drinks you mean Chardonnay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownwolves Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Keepers of the Western Door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 27 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: By drinks you mean Chardonnay Rose all day, brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 hour ago, Lord Elrond said: Now that Hippos has been thrown out there, I have to say I’m behind that 100%. The urban legend with the Hippo thing is that the a former university president got drunk and bought the Hippo statue at an auction and had the university pay for it. GW embraced it some (e.g., when I was there they renamed part of the student center the Hippodrome (or something similar) and had an inflatable Hippo mascot. I would much rather stick to the American politics/historical theme for a new mascot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 After hearing the background story, I say double down on the Hippos!! Drunken university presidents, calling the student center the Hippodrome, the GW campus is now the Hippocampus, inflatable Hippo mascots, who could ask for anything more? Except, of course, a specially marketed edition of Hungry, Hungry Hippos aimed at GW students and alumni. Sports should be fun, what could be more fun than that? dlarry and cgeldmacher like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Hutto High in Hutto TX really embraces the hippo as their mascot they got concrete hippos all over town. Pretty decent football program too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 hour ago, Box and Won said: Rose all day, brother. Uhhh Rose' is a back up drink that can only be counted on for about 5 minutes because these days you can't get a respectable Rose' to be a back up drink unless you're really going to pay. So I'm not even sure why you'd stock Rose'. But I'm also not saying don't stock Rose', because Cougars definitely need back up drinks. But 05 is holding out for Appletinis and that helps nobody. Box and Won likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Tufts University and the University of Alabama have statues of an elephant on campus. What is wrong with a hippo statue, or a Billiken statue on campus? What is a Billiken anyway? People at large do not know. GW can call their team whatever they wish, Campbell University called their team The Fighting Camels, how about something like the Charging Hippos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 2 hours ago, Box and Won said: Rose all day, brother. You got to chase the Xanax with something. dlarry and Box and Won like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I will say this would be a pretty awesome logo! BuiltFordBills likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgbilliken Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 13 hours ago, GBL_Bills said: Reddit says that the "hippos" are getting a lot of support from students because of a statue on campus. Which, while yes, complaining about "Colonials" being offensive is silly, "Hippos" is 100x a better mascot. And I would definitely buy a Hippos Hat Agree they would be going from a mascot that's mid at best to a top tier below only billikens and other unique mascots only a single place can claim per the Official Power Rankings of Mascot Categories. Like I get that Colonials fits with GW history but the mascot itself is not that cool. Hippos and a story about a drunk university president? It's a yes from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 11 hours ago, rgbilliken said: Agree they would be going from a mascot that's mid at best to a top tier below only billikens and other unique mascots only a single place can claim per the Official Power Rankings of Mascot Categories. Like I get that Colonials fits with GW history but the mascot itself is not that cool. Hippos and a story about a drunk university president? It's a yes from me. I really can't think of anything it can or should be at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Breaking News: Catholic Church to rebrand their savior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 1 hour ago, billikenfan05 said: Breaking News: Catholic Church to rebrand their savior. great 2 part doc on Carlin on HBO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 17 hours ago, dlarry said: I will say this would be a pretty awesome logo! Minor update: 3star_recruit, rgbilliken, BrettJollyComedyHour and 6 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 54 minutes ago, majerus mojo said: Minor update: That’s awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 22 hours ago, SluSignGuy said: 56 minutes ago, majerus mojo said: Minor update: Perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny karate Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 On 6/15/2022 at 2:16 PM, dlarry said: The obvious choice for a new name is Rams. Rams or bears or tigers. Not enough of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Majerus Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Didn’t know so many board members were into inflatables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Anyone good at photoshop. Colonial out, hippo in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Some suggestions; Swamp Dwellers, Swamp Rats, Grifters, Filibusters, and Elitists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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