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GW Men's Hoops » GW New Moniker Discussion » 3/01/2023 3:11 pm

Steve Urkel
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Free Quebec wrote:

Can we just get a “None of the above. None of the above.”

A boisterous "None of the Above" chant would be a hoot
 

GW Men's Hoops » Success At Another School » 2/22/2023 10:04 am

Steve Urkel
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GW Alum Abroad wrote:

Didn´t someone transfer from GW and go on to win a National Title (at KU, maybe?). Although limited by injuries, Kethan Savage did well all things considered at Butler. While not a "step up", Marquin Chandler remains a legendary figure at San Jose St. No ill-will towards any of them.

Lasan Kromah transferred to UConn and was a part of their 2014 title team

GW Men's Hoops » GW New Moniker Discussion » 2/21/2023 1:33 pm

Steve Urkel
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22ndandF wrote:

Gwmayhem wrote:

I realize many of us have poked fun at this whole exercise but at the end of the day, whatever nickname is chosen is presumably one we'll need to live with for a long time.  I've spoken to about 8 different individuals over the past few days, both alum and non-alum.  Sadly, each one approached me rather than the other way around.  To those who were unaware, I shared the 10 finalist names being considered.

The subsequent feedback was awful.  I hope that there are people reading this who are either in a position to enact change or who know people with this capacity.  Please...go back to the drawing board.  These are just not good choices.  Some of these are just terrible sports nicknames (can you imagine if we were really regarded as The Catalysts moving forward), some of them perhaps convey the right idea but instead, the wrong word is being used (monuments, not monumentals), some may be going for a cool vibe that may not translate well (one person said the Blue Fog sounds like an environmental disaster), one fails to account for the perception of political divisiveness within the school (The Squad), one connotes violence and weaponry (Revolutionaries), etc.  

Also, does anyone know how the final selection will actually be made?  The school has announced a series of opportunities to make your choice known, but in the end, will this boil down to a popular vote?  Will there be a committee of a handful of folks who ultimately make the decision?  Or, do we turn this over to the branding agency as well?

GWmayhem, I respect your opinion, but respectfully disagree with some of the input you received. I don't like most of the names either (and would prefer to keep the Colonials moniker), but as long as the school is moving forward with the change, I think the moniker "Truth" is excellent and meets all of the school's guidelines. It's a moniker that can be easily branded and I think it will be well received by most, other

GW Men's Hoops » GW New Moniker Discussion » 2/17/2023 12:55 pm

Steve Urkel
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This Twitter thread has explanations on some of the names - apparently a survey emailed to select students

https://twitter.com/rothsteinabe/status/1626349754354479108?s=46&t=uLINzIkLfjD4NKVaZ9JYIQ

GW Men's Hoops » GW New Moniker Discussion » 2/16/2023 10:01 am

Steve Urkel
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George Mason with the epic troll job after last night's win

https://twitter.com/MasonMBB/status/1626036558808612865

 

GW Men's Hoops » GW New Moniker Discussion » 2/15/2023 4:07 pm

Steve Urkel
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it is shameful that Squad, Catalysts, Truth and Fireworks made it this far. 
Just laughable suggestions 

GW Men's Hoops » Mike Brey » 2/13/2023 2:34 pm

Steve Urkel
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BM wrote:

Jeff Goodman  @GoodmanHoops4m Big news out of Notre Dame. Mike Brey tells me that he is not retiring. “Definitely not done coaching.” - Brey Great to hear from one of the best guys in the business.

Mike Brey  🤝 Georgetown
 

GW Men's Hoops » Updates on GW/EEOC Lawsuit » 2/08/2023 11:22 am

Steve Urkel
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Skittles wrote:

Keith as someone who is in the know with both that era of GW basketball and the PN/ML saga itself, and who has proven to have insider info during that time on multiple occasions, I can say WHOLEHEARTEDLY that ML did not do anything wrong. He saw that PN was acting inappropriately with the players, having private unsanctioned meet ups and meetings with them, and was openly breaking rules by giving them money, inviting them to his home for dinner, etc. He decided to go to the President about it. They REMOVED Nero from team activities that same season (look it up!) and that is when accusations started popping up against ML. MULTIPLE players have taken to social media or made statements to the effect that absolutely none of that was true by the way. The TITLE IX investigation CLEARED ML of any wrongdoing earlier that year. Forest refused to release that paperwork (I believe deadspin article mentioned this). Then "anonymous" players and staff went to the post immediately following this. I would name these players (one of whom never set foot on the GW hardwood) but I don't want to get banned. ML is not this abusive monster you are lead to believe he is. He is not homophobic, racist, abusive, any of that. Nero played all of his hands after realizing that the next president wouldn't be the bag of useless dust the sitting one was at the time. I wish I could give you more. I unfortunately have to be vague cause I don't want to out the athletic department employees (at the time) and players I knew when this was going on. But yes I can say ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG cause I know it to be true. Per multiple sources, multiple times, without any wavering. 

i back this post 100%

signed,
used to be on the inside

GW Men's Hoops » Longing For Posters » 2/03/2023 8:18 pm

Steve Urkel
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GW18 wrote:

On the women’s side, we were blessed to have JJ for three seasons that gave us a false sense of our place in WCBB. We’ve had success since she left for the WNBA but not anywhere remotely as close to those teams and Rizzotti is a major reason for that. I was fairly involved with the team during part of her tenure and to say she was difficult to work with is an understatement. I do believe coach McCombs will bring this team back to postseason play sooner rather later. This will help bring some back to the site.

In fairness; Rizzotti’s team also won A10 championships (1 reg season, 1 tournament) - and lost in first round of NCAA tournament. So same level of success as those JJ teams, minus the reg season record.
 

GW Men's Hoops » Updates on GW/EEOC Lawsuit » 2/03/2023 5:10 pm

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jf wrote:

..... and about how Mary Jo Warner, a respected name in the GW athletic community for decades, was said to be driven out, according to the complaint.

This definitely happened. Amongst other former administrators

signed,
used to be on the inside
 

GW Men's Hoops » GW New Moniker Discussion » 1/18/2023 12:43 pm

Steve Urkel
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glad she threw water on the absurd Hippos suggestion
that would have been A-W-F-U-L and automatic laughing stock of collegiate athletics 

GW Women's Hoops » GW versus Manhattan University Thread » 12/07/2022 1:52 pm

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xAC wrote:

BS. Does anyone know who the "lucky" one was and what the rationale for that decision was? Was this an NCAA, A10, or GW ruling? This statement by our AD was a PoC. 

I'd assume an A-10 ruling but could be wrong. 
 

GW Men's Hoops » How bad would we crush GU this year? » 12/05/2022 5:08 pm

Steve Urkel
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Joel Joseph wrote:

A few here are showing the GW inferiority complex.
In the real world, Georgetown beats GW in every category you can think of. In many categories (like academic ratings in every rating service that exists), GW is not even in the same universe. In the ones dealing with hoops (Kenpom, RPI, Sagarin, etc) GTown beats us in everyone despite their terrible team and start this year. Endowment, same. All sports, same.

Get over the fact you didn't get into GTown and lets hope we beat the teams on our schedule, starting with AU this weekend.

Too bad GW cut the sports that we owned Georgetown in
squash, sailing and men's rowing

GW Men's Hoops » Rebirth at the Smith Center » 12/02/2022 4:36 pm

Steve Urkel
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fwiw the GWToday article simply repurposed the article written for the athletics website. this is standard for their sports coverage

GW Men's Hoops » GW vs South Carolina Game Thread » 12/01/2022 10:09 am

Steve Urkel
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caught some on TV

gotta tip the cap to the strong crowds to start the season. I know everyone was concerned with the Greek night crowd for first home game and the routine of those student #s not keeping up. awesome to see last night. hope it continues for em

GW Men's Hoops » New shirt: Colonials Moniker Farewell Tour 2022-23 » 11/17/2022 6:20 pm

Steve Urkel
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I'm not a lawyer - but I'd tell that guy to pound sand
i can go sell a shirt that says APPLE in plain text

curious what the actual lawyers around here advise 

GW Men's Hoops » New shirt: Colonials Moniker Farewell Tour 2022-23 » 11/17/2022 6:03 pm

Steve Urkel
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i don't see any copyright infringement or logo usage on your shirt
so what is the issue lol?

care to share the letter?

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