Around the A-10 (2021-22)

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Post by e_parade » Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:04 pm

I don't think we'd be at risk of that. While the Colonial nickname came from the colonial army, as opposed to celebrating colonialism, it was an easy connection to make. Colonialism = bad.

Anything else in regards to the Revolutionary war might just be fine. One of the suggested names was the Revolutionaries, as a matter of fact.

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Re: Around the A-10 (2021-22)

Post by GOODY » Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:09 pm

Well they may come after minuteman next I’m not getting it leave Minuteman alone.

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Post by e_parade » Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:14 pm

GOODY wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:09 pm Really. Lol. The Colonials?? Well they may come after minuteman next I’m not getting it leave Minuteman alone
Did you skip over what I wrote there?

It's because international students who grew up suffering from the impacts of colonialism weren't feeling very welcomed at the University. Why would they be impacted by "Minutemen" there? Reminders of bad first sexual encounters? Upset British monarchs?

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Post by Upstate10 » Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:52 pm

e_parade wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:14 pm
GOODY wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:09 pm Really. Lol. The Colonials?? Well they may come after minuteman next I’m not getting it leave Minuteman alone
Did you skip over what I wrote there?

It's because international students who grew up suffering from the impacts of colonialism weren't feeling very welcomed at the University. Why would they be impacted by "Minutemen" there? Reminders of bad first sexual encounters? Upset British monarchs?
I wouldn't have went to UMass if it was the 15-second-men

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Re: Around the A-10 (2021-22)

Post by GOODY » Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:23 pm

e_parade wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:14 pm
GOODY wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:09 pm Really. Lol. The Colonials?? Well they may come after minuteman next I’m not getting it leave Minuteman alone
Did you skip over what I wrote there?

It's because international students who grew up suffering from the impacts of colonialism weren't feeling very welcomed at the University. Why would they be impacted by "Minutemen" there? Reminders of bad first sexual encounters? Upset British monarchs?

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Re: Around the A-10 (2021-22)

Post by GOODY » Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:39 pm

Upstate10 wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:52 pm
e_parade wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:14 pm
GOODY wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:09 pm Really. Lol. The Colonials?? Well they may come after minuteman next I’m not getting it leave Minuteman alone
Did you skip over what I wrote there?

It's because international students who grew up suffering from the impacts of colonialism weren't feeling very welcomed at the University. Why would they be impacted by "Minutemen" there? Reminders of bad first sexual encounters? Upset British monarchs?
I wouldn't have went to UMass if it was the 15-second-men
Lol

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Re: Around the A-10 (2021-22)

Post by MikeUMA » Thu Jun 16, 2022 2:04 pm

Mooney extended at Richmond, thru 2027
https://richmond.com/sports/college/ric ... d7eeb.html

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Re: Around the A-10 (2021-22)

Post by Jack » Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:48 am

e_parade wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:14 pm
GOODY wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:09 pm Really. Lol. The Colonials?? Well they may come after minuteman next I’m not getting it leave Minuteman alone
Did you skip over what I wrote there?

It's because international students who grew up suffering from the impacts of colonialism weren't feeling very welcomed at the University. Why would they be impacted by "Minutemen" there? Reminders of bad first sexual encounters? Upset British monarchs?
Great point so instead of GWU actually providing an education as to the history and context of the name.... just roll over in favor of ignorance and idiocy. Exactly what we wold expect from GW. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by e_parade » Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:24 am

Jack wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:48 am
e_parade wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:14 pm
GOODY wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:09 pm Really. Lol. The Colonials?? Well they may come after minuteman next I’m not getting it leave Minuteman alone
Did you skip over what I wrote there?

It's because international students who grew up suffering from the impacts of colonialism weren't feeling very welcomed at the University. Why would they be impacted by "Minutemen" there? Reminders of bad first sexual encounters? Upset British monarchs?
Great point so instead of GWU actually providing an education as to the history and context of the name.... just roll over in favor of ignorance and idiocy. Exactly what we wold expect from GW. :lol: :lol: :lol:
There was another link within the article that led to the reasoning behind the first petition. Turns out it was more related to GW students in study abroad programs being advised to not wear anything that said "Colonials" on it while traveling to non-European countries (and probably specifically areas in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia). Kind of hard to scream education at people in their own country while you're just walking down the street, and quite possibly this was to avoid turning them off from wanting to attend GW. Hell the Philippines was an American Colony until the 1940s, so wearing "George Washington Colonials" walking around there would potentially lead to some bad for you.

But more to the point: why should this upset any of us? This was an internal to the University led push to make a change about themselves. They have the freedom to do that, and we shouldn't feel the right to force them to stop. From everything I've been able to see, it all came from their own student population and wasn't an external force (like it was with the recent changes for the Indians and Redskins).

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Re: Around the A-10 (2021-22)

Post by Upstate10 » Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:07 pm

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status ... Azrr2xZzxw

McKillop retiring. His son is taking over.

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Re: Around the A-10 (2021-22)

Post by bobolink » Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:28 pm

will make 7 coaches new to the A10. So hard to figure how so many teams will do with such huge flux, both with coaches and players. And we don't even know how they'll schedule yet, as far as I know

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Re: Around the A-10 (2021-22)

Post by Upstate10 » Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:33 pm

bobolink wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:28 pm will make 7 coaches new to the A10. So hard to figure how so many teams will do with such huge flux, both with coaches and players. And we don't even know how they'll schedule yet, as far as I know
Four teams twice, ten teams once. I think there is only one protected rival but I could be wrong.

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Post by inthescoop » Sat Jun 18, 2022 12:42 am

Bob McKillop is one of the most underrated coaches of all time. What a hell of a career.

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Post by inthescoop » Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:57 am

Really nice get from URI picking up former Top 50 recruit Alex Tchikou. Was hoping that UMass looked into him as well.

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Post by 69MG » Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:00 pm

inthescoop wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:57 am Really nice get from URI picking up former Top 50 recruit Alex Tchikou. Was hoping that UMass looked into him as well.
Was he hurt last year? He only played in 3 games for a total of 5 minutes.

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