I move we change the name of the board to gwcolonialshoops.boardhost.com. Do I have a second?

Do you ever get the feeling that you are being "owned?"

The Statesmen; Is there a non-gender word for the Foreign Service folks?

Last edited by BC (6/18/2022 3:18 pm)

Thought Colonials was a meh name when I arrived in Foggy Bottom in 2004. Still think it's a meh name.

Totally fine with changing it.

Maybe the George Washington Presidents? Continentals? Bald Eagles?

Fight song will be unaffected regardless.

Hail to the Buff,
Hail to the Blue,
Hail to the Buff and Blue!
All our lives we'll be proud to say,
We hail from GW! (Go Big Blue!)
Oh, by George, we're happy we can say,
We're GW, here to show the way, so
Raise high the Buff!
Raise high the Blue!
Loyal to GW
You bet we're
Loyal to GW!
Fight!

I have no concern with changing the name. The best point I read to date is if the moniker is so offensive go the GW Team route right away. I've written the school that my concern is that GW will put itself through such a tortured process that we end up with a garbage nickname like Commanders or Guardians that will compound the heartburn over this change. My bet is that GW over-values student input in an effort to sit at the cool kids table; so, its Riverhorses here we come!

All I need is a plural nickname with a single syllable diminutive.

I vote for Revolutionaries, Revs for short. River Horses is ok, not exactly Hippos but still kinda cavalry-ish. The youths seem to really like the hippo for some reason. 

Very tired of hearing the term "moniker" though. The Hatchet accepted 100% the GW official terminology there.

Last edited by squid (6/28/2022 4:22 pm)

This was mentioned in another topic, so I started a separate thread.

Things continue to get more and more "minor league" about GW Athletics. A student vote would be a catastrophe. On the other hand, the powers that be also seem totally incapable of guaranteeing even the minimal satisfaction for GW's supporters.

Someone mentioned in an earlier thread that we should be the GW Buff and Blue. We have always been known as the Colonials AND the Buff and Blue, so why conjure up some corny name just to satisfy a handful of woke administrators who know very little about our sports programs. I totally support this name. Having lived in "Crimson" country for the past 30 years, B and B seems totally appropriate (and couldn't possibly be offensive to anyone)

If there has to be a vote, we need to at least make sure our choices (whatever they may be) get on the list of candidates. So as soon as anyone sees any mention of the "process", please let us all know so we can get in our $.02.

I saw the Hatchet is recommending the Hippos.  I think that is just a terrible name.  I really hope they don't screw up and go for that.  I would be fine with just about any other name, the Buff and Blue, the Generals, the River Horses. 

I know some people think the Generals is a joke because of the Globe Trotters. But I am not sure anyone under the age of 60 knows that. 

Last edited by Deleo (10/13/2022 11:01 am)

How about Wokesters? Add in a new marketing campaign ... GW Virtue Signaling to the World. 

Colonists and Colonials aren't the same thing. Let's start there