tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post1932598461481752144..comments2023-10-19T06:47:01.472-06:00Comments on LetsGoDU: PioNation Under Siege: Day 34dggoddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745826019598020062noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-75714650498431737582013-03-28T20:12:52.455-06:002013-03-28T20:12:52.455-06:00So Boone doesn't suck, it's just that the ...So Boone doesn't suck, it's just that the current kid in the styrofoam head can't seem to find his way out of his dorm room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-24176881300363059852013-03-28T09:44:40.942-06:002013-03-28T09:44:40.942-06:00Boone named by Westword's readers as the "...Boone named by Westword's readers as the "Best Mascot in Denver."<br /><br />http://www.westword.com/bestof/2013/award/best-mascot-2345822/dggoddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745826019598020062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-87968157468447012852013-03-26T17:35:31.739-06:002013-03-26T17:35:31.739-06:00Your statement doesn’t make any sense. Not saying...Your statement doesn’t make any sense. Not saying that he does … but if Boone sucked wouldn’t it be a good idea to look for a new mascot? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-82354677410775200182013-03-26T12:50:03.687-06:002013-03-26T12:50:03.687-06:00I'll donate $350 if they name it "Coombet...I'll donate $350 if they name it <i>"Coombetang"</i>dggoddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745826019598020062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-47464201392092341802013-03-26T12:48:36.625-06:002013-03-26T12:48:36.625-06:00The DU website indicates that the cheerleading squ...The DU website indicates that the cheerleading squad only performs at basketball games. The girls you saw at several of the hockey games were from the Denver Dance Team. The kid wearing the Boone outfit is crushing on one of the cheerleaders so he attends basketball rather hockey. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-77121929843381429682013-03-26T12:28:45.002-06:002013-03-26T12:28:45.002-06:00Sorry but $250 won't buy you naming rights for...Sorry but $250 won't buy you naming rights for the new mascot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-82470433304190202702013-03-26T09:18:18.644-06:002013-03-26T09:18:18.644-06:00And if you want to see more of the band and the ch...And if you want to see more of the band and the cheerleaders, you could do as I do and send them a donation every year, write a letter or email to the AD telling her how much you like the band & cheerleaders and/or ask Chancellor Coombe not to cut the Athletics budget next year. Its even tax deductible.<br /><br />If 10 people just donated $250 to the band, the money would go a long way.<br /><br /><b>To Donate:</b> www.denverpioneers.com<br /><br />Because lets face it, what are some of the first things that are going to be cut when the Athletic budget gets slashed? Marketing, promotion, staff & spirit funding.dggoddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745826019598020062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-30570609072007387272013-03-26T08:48:26.700-06:002013-03-26T08:48:26.700-06:00This is awesome.
Comments trying to discredit Boo...This is awesome.<br /><br />Comments trying to discredit Boone's attendance and participation around campus, while at the same time advocating for a new mascot, because Boone's too prevalent around campus.<br /><br />Let's face it. If Boone sucked, or wasn't winning the hearts & minds of PioNation, DU wouldn't be falling all over itself trying to ram a new mascot down our throats.<br /><br />Boone's many successes has pissed off the whiners and complainers and finally the Chancellor caved in.dggoddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745826019598020062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-5115469078600489102013-03-26T08:43:05.662-06:002013-03-26T08:43:05.662-06:009:14, 10:41 and 9:05 were making good arguments, d...9:14, 10:41 and 9:05 were making good arguments, don't let facts get in the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-55678173727911019552013-03-26T08:14:19.328-06:002013-03-26T08:14:19.328-06:00Boone showed up for 80% of the games this year. Th...Boone showed up for 80% of the games this year. The only ones he did not show up for were those over school breaks.<br /><br />The Pep Band was only allowed to come to 11 hockey games this season by the school for cost and manpower reasons. They also must play all home men's and women's hoops games, with a reduced band on school breaks.<br /><br />Both did a great job this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-37430077889925628792013-03-26T08:05:24.987-06:002013-03-26T08:05:24.987-06:00You know there is a problem when the mascot stays ...You know there is a problem when the mascot stays home to watch the games on television. Especially the home games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-45185177428800292762013-03-25T21:41:00.254-06:002013-03-25T21:41:00.254-06:00If you want to have the support of fans and alumni...If you want to have the support of fans and alumni, it might be a good idea for the pep band and Boone to actually show up at hockey games. DU has cheerleaders, who knew? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-58905918038054862072013-03-25T16:12:32.656-06:002013-03-25T16:12:32.656-06:00Dan Ritchie is a legend. Clearly his record speaks...Dan Ritchie is a legend. Clearly his record speaks for itself.<br /><br />The Boone Debate in 2013 is far different than the decision and situation Ritchie faced in 1998.<br /><br />In fifteen short years, the D1 athletics landscape has gone through cataclysmic changes, as has the world of branding and corporate identity.<br /><br />The alums, students, fans & DU staffers that support Boone believe that DU should embrace the school's location, identity and heritage with all its might.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because that's what virtually every successful D1 institution has done in one form or another. Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Bama, Michigan, USC, Oklahoma and dozens & dozens of other schools.<br /><br />The Denver Boone mascot isn't racist and neither are his many supporters. If we cede the Boone issue, its only a matter of time before people object to country/western music being played in Magness, the "Pioneer" name comes under attack, Evans Chapel gets a new name and people object to the school being named "Denver" because James Denver was a soldier and did God knows what to whom during his political, military and professional career.<br /><br />History can't be changed. Things happened in the past and we should learn from past mistakes. But rewriting history and imposing 21st morals on past events is ridiculous.dggoddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745826019598020062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-34228636059366083662013-03-25T15:17:10.370-06:002013-03-25T15:17:10.370-06:00I didn't mention Ritchie because he didn't...I didn't mention Ritchie because he didn't fit my criteria. But now that you irrelevantly bring it up, he was wrong to create Ruckus and in wanting to replace the "D-Rah." And I have said so many times, here and elsewhere. It's a bit unfair, and also irrelevant, to blame Dwight Smith for the financial difficulties we faced. DU was fortunate that a Vice President of Group W and DU grad was able to facilitate getting Ritchie on the Board of Trustees, later to become Chancellor. His considerable accomplishments at DU make him no worse than the second most important person in university history. Second only to John Evans.<br /><br />Even figures as important as Ritchie aren't always right however. But then, he isn't Chancellor now, is he? So apart from showing your ass, what was your point?old pionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-16994590649436236292013-03-25T14:48:57.337-06:002013-03-25T14:48:57.337-06:00By the time Smith stepped down, DU was almost done...<br />By the time Smith stepped down, DU was almost done for, literally - the place was in shambles in the 80's both academically and financially - great tradition!<br /><br />The one you don't mention that is the one who banned Boone was Ritchie, his move was entirely unilateral. He also happens to be the person that not only saved DU but brought it to new heightsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-5358020878951193072013-03-25T14:30:22.880-06:002013-03-25T14:30:22.880-06:00As the War on Boone has progressed, I've been ...As the War on Boone has progressed, I've been thinking about the three DU Chancellors I've known and worked with, wondering what their approach to this issue might have been. <br /><br />Chester Alter, Maurice Mitchell and Dwight Smith shared a love of the University of Denver, respect for its traditions and willingness to reach out to students and alumni alike, searching for consensus. And in that respect, they seem to be far different from the current Chancellor.<br /><br />The rush to eliminate Boone, crush the "unofficial" mascot and create a new one in its place could be described in many ways. High handed and disrespectful being the two that come to my mind. Denver Boone was not created by the "Disney studios." Denver Boone was created by Walt Disney personally after ski coach Willy Schaeffler asked him to come up with a mascot.+<br />+<br /><br />DU has traditionally had a sports reputation based on low attendance and enthusiasm for our teams and lack of respect for our traditions. A hard charge to rebut, given that DU went nearly two decades without ever playing its fight song. <br /><br />In recent years DU has made great progress in eliminating those stereotypes. New facilities. New sports. An enthusiastic pep band. We now have four programs getting national attention, instead of the traditional two. But we've still fallen short of student involvement and enthusiasm. But we've had an unprecedented coalition of students and alumni come together in a sincere effort to generate some excitement around our sporting events. And it seems to have been a great success. White outs. The giant Boone. DUGS. And, of course, the Boone figure.<br /><br />And the response of the Chancellor? Opposition bordering on hostility. An unwillingness to discuss the matter. A reliance on back door tactics. A legalistic approach which is at variance with the previously mentioned Chancellors' willingness to at least discuss an issue. Entirely subjective criteria are cited as the reason why the concept of Boone, not to mention the most recent incarnation have to go. Replaced, we are told, by mascots which don't appear to have any logical connection with "Pioneers" at all. Ruckus II, in other words. We are told that "some" people in certain groups don't like Boone. But we aren't told how those opinions were gathered. Or how many people feel that way. Their mere existence is sufficient. I'm not aware of any official effort to gauge student feelings here. But two unofficial polls have shown overwhelming support for Boone on campus. And I'm not aware of any effort to arrive at some consensus here. To reach out to the parties. Instead we have e-mails to alumni announcing what decisions have been made and will be made, with an insincere request for "opinions." <br /><br />I have some questions. First: what is the rush? Why has the traditional consensus building process been replaced by a series of pronouncements? Why are obviously flawed and insufficient criteria being used as the basis for these decisions? Why is there no apparent interest in what students and alumni think? Why is the current Chancellor seemingly so hostile to an unprecedented student/alumni coalition that has brought excitement to our sporting events? And is it just Boone who's in the crosshairs here, or is it "Pioneers," too? Where are the Trustees on this matter? Is this really what they want?<br /><br />Any admissions or development official at any university can tell you the impact of successful athletics on their efforts. That being the case, perhaps this process can be slowed down a bit. To allow the stakeholders an opportunity to be heard. To see if some common ground can be found. Otherwise, it appears that the current administration is determined to give us castor oil, because "it's good for you" I respectfully disagree.old pionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-12023220541564117292013-03-25T08:42:19.791-06:002013-03-25T08:42:19.791-06:00DU has yanked the mascot selection process from th...DU has yanked the mascot selection process from the Student Committee and handed it over to the university's Marketing & Communication Department.<br /><br />dggoddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745826019598020062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-64063360392227639982013-03-24T15:00:43.193-06:002013-03-24T15:00:43.193-06:00Why dosen't someone post a pic of the committe...Why dosen't someone post a pic of the committee members, so the public and students can see who they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-83418848974289492972013-03-22T13:40:16.654-06:002013-03-22T13:40:16.654-06:00About 95% of NCAA D-I athletic departments run def...About 95% of NCAA D-I athletic departments run defecits each year and that's just fine. They provide important opportunities for students and experiences for the university community.<br /><br />University symphony orchestaras or theatre departments sell tickets for performances too, but do we expect them to make money? Of course not.<br /><br />DU Hockey makes a seven figure profit each year, but in a $25 million athletic dept, it will never pat for everything else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-6429052750078258422013-03-22T13:12:06.162-06:002013-03-22T13:12:06.162-06:00a faculty member would not get fired for such a pi...a faculty member would not get fired for such a pic (not saying she wasn't worried) <br /><br />your point number 5 shows you know nothing about DU<br /><br />athletics runs a huge deficit as is, <br /><br />Coombe/ the Trustee have much bigger issues than your stuffed toy<br /><br />you seriously need to grow up and get a clueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-68923015533110963632013-03-22T11:47:57.380-06:002013-03-22T11:47:57.380-06:00#1. Coombe's too busy figuring out how he'...#1. Coombe's too busy figuring out how he's going to desecrate John Evans to worry about our basketball coach.<br /><br />#2. Presumably Joe hung the photo on his office wall.<br /><br />#3. Joe commented to the media [Brendon's Blog] about the mascot issue, so his views are not a secret.<br /><br />#4. DU's big worry is going to be retaining Scott if the program continues its current trajectory.<br /><br />#5. Some people at DU are more important to the school than Coombe. Joe Scott falls into that catagory.dggoddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745826019598020062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-43453997373125798502013-03-22T11:32:59.687-06:002013-03-22T11:32:59.687-06:00If a photo of a faculty member posing with Boone w...If a photo of a faculty member posing with Boone would get her in trouble, why would you post Joe Scott’s photo with Boone on his office wall? Don’t you like him? You want to get him in trouble? You think he’s immune with his teams appearance in the NIT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-41938835023959702832013-03-22T10:13:59.667-06:002013-03-22T10:13:59.667-06:00A DU faculty member was in Las Vegas over Spring B...A DU faculty member was in Las Vegas over Spring Break and wanted to have her photo taken with Boone.<br /><br />She asked the students not to publish the photo on Facebook because she was "afraid she might be fired."dggoddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745826019598020062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-3538510807048972442013-03-21T09:08:00.416-06:002013-03-21T09:08:00.416-06:00Scott said the bird didn't work. I think as lo...Scott said the bird didn't work. I think as long as the new mascot resembles as (western)Pioneer, he'll be ok,<br /><br />No coach at DU can go on record supporting Boone when the chancellor says Boone won't be the official mascot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196208.post-84019240500278193022013-03-21T08:26:29.782-06:002013-03-21T08:26:29.782-06:00Can it be true? I just heard that Coach Scott sup...Can it be true? I just heard that Coach Scott supports the search for a new mascot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com