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Post by 78crusader on Sept 20, 2010 21:45:16 GMT -5
I am tired of all the negative comments on this board, particularly the unkind comments about football and the new mascot.
Our mens' soccer program is ranked 7th in the region, in between Ohio State and Notre Dame. The womens' program is doing quite well. The volleyball program is rock solid. The golf programs are doing much better. Fall sports as a whole are doing just fine.
There are several building projects in various stages of planning around campus. I challenge any of you to find a school VU's size that has as many projects underway or in the planning stage as VU. We just brought in a large freshman class.
All of these things are worthy of acknowledgment and discussion yet generate, at most, only a couple of comments on this board. And yet we have a whole thread devoted to the supposed deficiencies of our new mascot? Hey -- get a life. Focus on something important. Quit being so negative. Grow up. Give our coaches some space and support them. Give credit where credit is due.
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Post by valpofan56 on Sept 20, 2010 21:49:03 GMT -5
I am tired of all the negative comments on this board, particularly the unkind comments about football and the new mascot. Our mens' soccer program is ranked 7th in the region, in between Ohio State and Notre Dame. The womens' program is doing quite well. The volleyball program is rock solid. The golf programs are doing much better. Fall sports as a whole are doing just fine. There are several building projects in various stages of planning around campus. I challenge any of you to find a school VU's size that has as many projects underway or in the planning stage as VU. We just brought in a large freshman class. All of these things are worthy of acknowledgment and discussion yet generate, at most, only a couple of comments on this board. And yet we have a whole thread devoted to the supposed deficiencies of our new mascot? Hey -- get a life. Focus on something important. Quit being so negative. Grow up. Give our coaches some space and support them. Give credit where credit is due. Paul I love it when people go out of their way to complain about people complaining. FYI: The new Crusader is a complete disaster and an embarrassment to Valparaiso University just like the football team. |
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Post by valpo04 on Sept 21, 2010 6:39:54 GMT -5
I am tired of all the negative comments on this board, particularly the unkind comments about football and the new mascot. Our mens' soccer program is ranked 7th in the region, in between Ohio State and Notre Dame. The womens' program is doing quite well. The volleyball program is rock solid. The golf programs are doing much better. Fall sports as a whole are doing just fine. There are several building projects in various stages of planning around campus. I challenge any of you to find a school VU's size that has as many projects underway or in the planning stage as VU. We just brought in a large freshman class. All of these things are worthy of acknowledgment and discussion yet generate, at most, only a couple of comments on this board. And yet we have a whole thread devoted to the supposed deficiencies of our new mascot? Hey -- get a life. Focus on something important. Quit being so negative. Grow up. Give our coaches some space and support them. Give credit where credit is due. Paul So you create a thread complaining about people complaining (rightly so) about our dismal football showings and awful new mascot? If the men's soccer program, women's soccer program, volleyball program and golf program are doing well, and you want people to talk about them instead, why haven't you? I just looked at your past 20 posts, not a mention of any of these. You are really going to tell a bunch of people on an online message board to "focus on something important?" You tell all of us to "grow up" yet yours is probably the most childish post of them all... How about we all talk about whatever we want and if you don't want to participate in the discussion, skip the thread and create one (or join one already started) lauding the great things that are going on with our sports teams or school in general. |
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Post by jack on Sept 21, 2010 7:11:07 GMT -5
I'd like to lodge a complaint about someone complaining about a bunch of people complaining!
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Post by 32 on Sept 21, 2010 15:04:44 GMT -5
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Post by 32 on Sept 21, 2010 15:07:57 GMT -5
Also, the mascot is the face of the university on several levels. It is not "unimportant". It was important enough for the university to proclaim its arrival - now that everyone HATES it we are supposed to think it is not important.
The building program is great and needed.
VU must now show it can make quick and correct decisions by getting rid of the mascot before October. There are many firms that help schools do this kind of thing.
It is horrible.
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Post by govalpogo on Sept 21, 2010 15:43:46 GMT -5
Well...on the plus side...At least no one can say we are ripping off the Fighting Irish any more!
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Post by deea2 on Sept 21, 2010 17:36:48 GMT -5
I am tired of all the negative comments on this board, particularly the unkind comments about football and the new mascot. Our mens' soccer program is ranked 7th in the region, in between Ohio State and Notre Dame. The womens' program is doing quite well. The volleyball program is rock solid. The golf programs are doing much better. Fall sports as a whole are doing just fine. There are several building projects in various stages of planning around campus. I challenge any of you to find a school VU's size that has as many projects underway or in the planning stage as VU. We just brought in a large freshman class. All of these things are worthy of acknowledgment and discussion yet generate, at most, only a couple of comments on this board. And yet we have a whole thread devoted to the supposed deficiencies of our new mascot? Hey -- get a life. Focus on something important. Quit being so negative. Grow up. Give our coaches some space and support them. Give credit where credit is due. Paul I love it when people go out of their way to complain about people complaining. FYI: The new Crusader is a complete disaster and an embarrassment to Valparaiso University just like the football team. How are you a fan if you keep bashing everything about our program? I think the new crusader looks great, I'll miss the old one but this new one will fit in really well! |
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Post by deea2 on Sept 21, 2010 17:39:44 GMT -5
I dont know what students youve talked to, but everyone around campus loves the new mascot! I can't go a day without hearing about it |
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Post by vuweathernerd on Sept 21, 2010 19:38:18 GMT -5
I dont know what students youve talked to, but everyone around campus loves the new mascot! I can't go a day without hearing about it what part of campus are you on? nobody i've talked to likes it. even alums that come into the bookstore grimace when i show it to them. |
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Post by 32 on Sept 21, 2010 20:19:05 GMT -5
I am with I may now go to homecoming just to make sure that mascot is not around. If the administration is going to let that thing stick around the mascot deserves what it gets.
The students owe it to themselves to make sure that mascot is out by Saturday. The alums owe it to the students.
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