When is Valpo going to capitalize on this excitement and get some fun merchandise out there? I am ready. REV t-shirts, bobble heads, etc.
Matt Painter has the "Paint Crew" student section... Roger Powell needs the "Rev's Rowdies"
Love it! Rev's Rowdies....
Great idea. But remember, our dominant color is brown. That says enough about marketing B-Ball. Hopefully, Roger's hire moves Valpo to better marketing schemes.
Now The Rev" can have his own congregation.
Quote from: FWalum on April 20, 2023, 03:05:11 PM
Matt Painter has the "Paint Crew" student section... Roger Powell needs the "Rev's Rowdies"
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We need to switch to a black/gold or yellow/black and do away with the 1970s colors. The merchandise would look so much better and would be appealing to the younger crowds. We need more modern looking merchandise.
If we switched colors we would have to get some new dogs. I wonder what the Rev thinks about our new name and stupid mascots? Maybe we should have some therapy dogs instead. Then both before games and at half-time fans could spend a little time with them while during the game the dogs would be relegated to our Bench area for players and Coaches.
Quote from: valpolaw on April 21, 2023, 07:12:18 AM
We need to switch to a black/gold or yellow/black and do away with the 1970s colors. The merchandise would look so much better and would be appealing to the younger crowds. We need more modern looking merchandise.
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Agreed on the color scheme.
And thanks, JBC, for having to attempt to explain to my 10 year old why you have a picture of Lebron James being sodomized as your profile picture. Stay classy, Valparaiso.
Mascots and nickname aside, I agree that merch should be upgraded but disagree on any color change.
Brown and gold are pretty distinctive in the college world. There are only a handful of schools (among them at the D-I level are only Valpo, Western Michigan and Wyoming). I'd rather Valpo be distinctive rather than just like everybody else using more common color combos. Be reasonable, the difference between black, dark maroon (which are so commonplace) and dark brown is almost indistinguishable, yet brown is still unique.
Quote from: NativeCheesehead on April 21, 2023, 09:18:02 AM
Agreed on the color scheme.
And thanks, JBC, for having to attempt to explain to my 10 year old why you have a picture of Lebron James being sodomized as your profile picture. Stay classy, Valparaiso.
Not an expert, but generally speaking I would not suggest explaining sodomy to a ten year old. But to each his own.
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Quote from: VULB#62 on April 21, 2023, 09:37:11 AM
Mascots and nickname aside, I agree that merch should be upgraded but disagree on any color change.
Brown and gold are pretty distinctive in the college world. There are only a handful of schools (among them at the D-I level are only Valpo, Western Michigan and Wyoming). I'd rather Valpo be distinctive rather than just like everybody else using more common color combos. Be reasonable, the difference between black, dark maroon (which are so commonplace) and dark brown is almost indistinguishable, yet brown is still unique.
One more thought. Walking along Michigan Ave before a game or under the Arch in St. Louis in March, or in Orlando for an early season tournament, you can't but be identified as Valpo. Who else could it be? We're only one of three D-I brown and gold teams in the nation.
Whatever the colors are we need new and exciting merchandise. New coach/new merchandise. It is boring. A quick Google and yawn. Rev's Rowdies merch or some of his quotes on a shirt.
Maybe the VuCrew should be renamed The Congregation
Quote from: talksalot on April 22, 2023, 07:58:47 AM
Maybe the VuCrew should be renamed The Congregation
The Beam of Light?
The Brightness in the Darkness?
The Lighthouse Gang?
The Piercing Bulbs?
The Sunshine Gang?
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I understand that brown is probably here to stay. I still vote that gold should be the dominant color. Looks better on TV (yes that's important) and in the arena.
I hope we ditch the cursive Valparaiso jerseys and go back to just having VALPO on them. Start fresh for the Powell era.
Quote from: craftyrighthander on April 23, 2023, 05:58:33 PM
I understand that brown is probably here to stay. I still vote that gold should be the dominant color. Looks better on TV (yes that's important) and in the arena.
Your 100% right. Brown gets lost while Gold is vibrant and distinctly stands out. What's more vivid, a brown out or a rush of gold? Pittsburgh's Terrible Towels are a perfect example of the power of Gold.
I would say there is a reason only three teams have brown and gold. I was watching softball on Sunday and the brown looks awful. The UPS reference is completely justifiable. I do however love the gold.
Quote from: chgovalpofan on April 24, 2023, 03:18:32 PM
I would say there is a reason only three teams have brown and gold. I was watching softball on Sunday and the brown looks awful. The UPS reference is completely justifiable. I do however love the gold.
Totally disagree. The Brown looks great and distinctive.
And I might add, if you are using our flagship sport as a barometer, check out the ARC floor and the bulk of our BB unis — brown is more the accent color than the primary color, and it looks great! MOST (but not FB or BSB) team unis are white or gold with brown trim or accents. In truth Valpo colors ARE gold and brown. Everyone lists them in the brown and gold order, but that's because of habit and B comes before G in the freakin alphabet.
The Rev sporting the new Beacon Up shirt on Twitter. Looks good. About time. Let's go!
If anyone can make the Brown & Gold color scheme look good, it's Roger Powell. The man has some serious style! As shown by his social media posts, there's no denying he will bring a different vibe to the program. I've said it before and will say it again - this is BY FAR the most excited I've been about Valpo Basketball in ~7-10 years.
One thing I do hope Roger brings back is the coaches wearing suits and ties on the bench, no more of the polos, athletic pullover jackets, and khakis or workout pants. Be respectful of your job title, not some marketing campaign.
Quote from: valporun on June 13, 2023, 09:57:45 PM
One thing I do hope Roger brings back is the coaches wearing suits and ties on the bench, no more of the polos, athletic pullover jackets, and khakis or workout pants. Be respectful of your job title, not some marketing campaign.
I think that ship has sailed. Every coach seems to have lost the ties.
FWIW, I'm fine with Brown and Gold. However, my preference would be to use a maroon rather than a true brown. Maroon is technically shade of red yet looks way better on uniforms and promotional materials.
Quote from: valporun on June 13, 2023, 09:57:45 PM
One thing I do hope Roger brings back is the coaches wearing suits and ties on the bench, no more of the polos, athletic pullover jackets, and khakis or workout pants. Be respectful of your job title, not some marketing campaign.
Not getting the toothpaste back in the tube on this one.
Wins will make the colors look just fine.
While I understand the resentment about the nickname, mascot, etc., I think that all of this would be softening if the program hadn't felt like it was heading in the wrong direction.
Quote from: David81 on June 18, 2023, 01:40:25 PM
Wins will make the colors look just fine.
While I understand the resentment about the nickname, mascot, etc., I think that all of this would be softening if the program hadn't felt like it was heading in the wrong direction.
As I said at the time, my biggest lesson learned from the Crusader fiasco was the realization that an element of Valpo's faculty was actively engaged in the promotion of a divisive far left agenda, using the Crusader to divide and destroy. The same group is currently engaged in a war with their President, trying to destroy his image, reputation, and career in the process. Their divisive methods are a clear and present danger to Valparaiso University.
So, moving on is fine, but forgetting how it happened and who was behind it would be a serious mistake. It's never time to move on from that.
WH, what you ascribe to left/right is actually more like the centuries-old faculty/management loggerhead. Admin says black. Faculty knee-jerks white. And vice versa. There has always been that adversarial relationship. It's not so much political as philosophical. But, I relinquish the floor to posters who understand academia better than I.
But you are right IMO in asserting that the margin for error and the time allowance for eventual agreement these days is not like in the past. The acceleration of change is everyone's problem.
Quote from: wh on June 18, 2023, 07:34:28 PM
As I said at the time, my biggest lesson learned from the Crusader fiasco was the realization that an element of Valpo's faculty was actively engaged in the promotion of a divisive far left agenda, using the Crusader to divide and destroy. The same group is currently engaged in a war with their President, trying to destroy his image, reputation, and career in the process. Their divisive methods are a clear and present danger to Valparaiso University.
So, moving on is fine, but forgetting how it happened and who was behind it would be a serious mistake. It's never time to move on from that.
To continue your message about not "forgetting," I don't understand the logic in separating the faculty from Pres. Padilla on dropping the Crusader. It was Padilla's decision. He was announced as incoming president on December 2, 2020, and the Crusader name change was announced February 11, 2021. I assure you the transition did not occur without his approval. Also, you can characterize an element of the faculty as "far left," but if you do so you must include Padilla as well. After all, don't forget his political history, which includes working for Lori Lightfoot.
I come on here to get away from the far left attacks. Let's stick with hoops.
Let's face it...Padilla walked into a situation where the deal was already stacked and great pressure was already being applied. I can understand, although I don't agree, that he wouldn't want to fight a element of his new School. That element was very vocal and appeared to be pushing foir a real confrontation. If the President could appease that radical element and with no apparent real pushback, he could begin his Presidency on a rather smooth ride. To me it appeared that his most vocal segment was being led by the woman who was the Interim President and the person who could or should be most helpful for the new incoming President
In any event it is over now so let's move on with our 2 dogs and a beacon showing them the way around. Isn't it great to be able to say with the folks at Butler that we too have a dog mascot...in fact we still are beating them because we have 2! "Bow Wow...go Beacons!"
valpo64 makes really good points here. I would add that President Padilla may have wanted to get past an issue that would have sucked up a lot of attention when there were more urgent issues to address regarding enrollment, financial sustainability, etc.
Thanks and well taken and right on the money, vu84!
An inside look at "The Home of The Valparaiso University Crusaders" earlier today:
https://twitter.com/JPLindsey10/status/1671537412348993538?s=20
We definitely badly need some facility upgrades but Hilltop really looks good and much better than many of the other valley team's practice facilities that I see post on social media
At least in the little island that is the practice facility, the team that practices there is called the Crusaders. See the banner in the background before clicking ::).
Actually, if our team plays a bit schizophrenic/bipolar this season, it could be because when you run the video, there is also a banner with Beacons on it. :o
I want to say they left "Home of the Valparaiso University Crusaders" as part of our campus history. For the most part, Hilltop is strictly used to basketball practices, maybe even some baseball/softball work, but not sure that intramurals uses it. All the same, it's part of the University/Campus history, nothing to do with wars or fighting.
Quote from: valporun on June 24, 2023, 10:11:31 AM
I want to say they left "Home of the Valparaiso University Crusaders" as part of our campus history. For the most part, Hilltop is strictly used to basketball practices, maybe even some baseball/softball work, but not sure that intramurals uses it. All the same, it's part of the University/Campus history, nothing to do with wars or fighting.
Agreed!!!!
The walls and halls are full of history at Hilltop. No one should take that away. I love how the University embraces it at Hilltop Gym.
Brian Flynn, the creator of the Valpo logos and icons we use on this board has created a t-shirt with a cool design up for sale on Cotton Bureau, if anyone is interested: https://cottonbureau.com/p/CAYZJX/shirt/light-it-up#/17705462/tee-men-standard-tee-premium-heather-tri-blend-s
(https://cottonbureau.com/mockup?vid=17705462&hash=fc9s&w=2048)
Yeah, I would love a Blaze and Beacon bobblehead set. They gave away or sold Victory Bells a while ago, and I treasure that little piece of campus in my office.
I have a bobblehead Crusader, too. Get me a bobblehead Uhlan and I'll have the set!
Chris Lembcke on Facebook can make any Bobblehead you want. Does great work. Lives in Terre Haute, IN. Custom work.
While Coach Powell may not be wearing a suit, he oozes swagger. He connects with the current generation of college-age folks. He's got style & substance. ML, despite his age, came off stuffy. A Stanford boy, if you will. Roger is real. He's rooted. He's relevant. I've said it before and will again; I'm all in. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. But ... I'm ready to embrace this new chapter. I haven't been more excited about VU hoops since the Drew era. Oh, and I'd be *Shocked* if we don't see a high-energy approach on the court. Fewer set plays and more high-tempo. A more fun product on the court!!! Letting guys play.
Anything fun or new for sale for holiday gifts? Jerseys for NIL money? Gritty shirts? See the Light shirts? Beacon Up
Shirts?
Quote from: tiny707 on December 03, 2023, 12:35:36 PM
Anything fun or new for sale for holiday gifts? Jerseys for NIL money? Gritty shirts? See the Light shirts? Beacon Up
Shirts?
The bookstore is having a sale on Valpo bed apparrel
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