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Should FAU drop Owls and become the Blue Wave?

Should FAU drop Owls and become the Blue Wave?

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Should FAU drop Owls and become the Blue Wave?

Rick said

walty12 said

For those who dont know, Alabama is the Crimson Tide and their mascot is an elephant.

Have neve understood that, and never will…what the heck does an elephant have to do with AL??

Haha, I dont know.  I have always wondered that about a lot of schools…Auburn, Missouri, LSU and Clemson Tigers for instance.

Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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I understand that we are trying to create an identity and brand ourselves as the "Owls".

First, I'm just as proud as anybody on this board to be an Owl but my issues with just being the owls and cutting out the blue wave entirely are…

a.  The "Blue Wave" has been around for decades at FAU, its not like we are trying to introduce anything new.  Our University has very little tradition being only 50 years old (appox) and the Blue Wave is tradition.  The baseball team called themselves that for years.  We shouldn't get rid of anything that has been at FAU for years…except maybe Algonquin.

b.  We have to market ourselves different than a traditional huge University.  Our BIGGEST selling point is our geographical location…no doubt about it.  The blue wave advertises that our campus is right next to the beach to the rest of the country.  IMO, we need to market the ocean being right next to us as much as possible.  Its what we have that schools like UF and FSU dont.  Those of you that grew up in Florida might not realize it but folks like me that spent the first 15 years of my life in Flint, Michigan love the beach…its the sole reason I chose FAU.

c.  This one is going to sound weird and I am not an expert but I am pretty sure you could design what is percieved as cooler apparel with the blue wave.  I am not 100% on this but I do think that girls especially would wear Blue Wave apparel over Owl apparel.

Just to be clear I am not suggesting that we get rid of Owl and go to Blue Wave…just that we use both. 

Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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Owls forever……..screw the blue wave.  My research methods professor told my class last semester that Brogan wanted "Empirical Evidence" back in 2003 to change the name to Blue wave.  The survey backfired and the student body wanted the name Owls overwhelmingly.  On top of that we've trail blazed under the name Owls.  Why fix something that isn't broken?  I understand it's summer but seriously Ted you're barking up the wrong tree.
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Owls forever……..screw the blue wave.  My research methods professor told my class last semester that Brogan wanted "Empirical Evidence" back in 2003 to change the name to Blue wave.  The survey backfired and the student body wanted the name Owls overwhelmingly.   On top of that we've trail blazed under the name Owls.  Why fix something that isn't broken?  I understand it's summer but seriously Ted you're barking up the wrong tree.

I respect your opinion but let me say this…when I go other places and people ask me where I went to school and I tell them FAU…I dont brag about the owls that burrow on campus I brag about the beach.  I am not a marketing professor but I can tell you that we will get a lot further selling the beach than selling owls and because of that I think it is broke and needs to be fixed.

Again, we should use both.

Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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Selling the name "blue wave" to who exactly?  The name "Ducks", "Beavers" and "Horned Frogs" aren't exactly that appealing but that doesn't prevent Oregon, Oregon State, and TCU from pulling in quality recruits.  And I'm pretty skeptical that the name will have little effect on a potential students choice when it comes to choosing a college.  I know when I looked at FAU I fell in love with the campus and the surrounding area.  On top of that I was stoked just to have a team playing in FBS Football.
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Oregon and TCU…good point.  Oregon State might be the worst BCS program in the country right now.

Sell the "Blue Wave" to everybody in different parts of the country.  I dont think the name itself is going to sell anybody…I think the name will help get the fact that we are 1/2 mile from the beach recognized nationally.

My main point is this…most people in the country have never heard of FAU and if they have they dont know where it is in relation to the ocean.  Second, being 1/2 mile from the ocean is the ONE thing we have over schools like UF and FSU…market the hell out of it…go all in.

Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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I agree with Walty. A few years ago when we played UF we were walking to the stadium when some of their fans asked if we have any chants or anything special we do? We said no we don't have any chants like the go gators or the 2-bit guy.

When they asked "what do you guys have"? In a sarcastic tone. The first thing that came to mind was "The beach"! I wouldn't say oh we have burrowing owls on campus.

I like the name the Blue Wave and I think we can use both names like was suggested. It fits in perfectly with the stadium.

Let's say we get a game on ESPN in our new stadium, chances are they'll do an arial shot showing just how close the school and stadium is to the ocean.

They're not going to chase Owls around campus so they can talk about how unique that is

My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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Doing the 'wave' in the new stadium should be a lot of fun and done frequently
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Right and if everyone is wearing Blue and we do the wave.... Blue Wave! It just makes sense

My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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Jab979 said

A few years ago when we played UF we were walking to the stadium when some of their fans asked if we have any chants or anything special we do? We said no we don't have any chants like the go gators or the 2-bit guy.

We have "Who let the Owls out. Who, Who, Who who". But that seriously needs to be eradicated from FAU's history, like ASAP.
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