Angry Wave survey

[anEngineer]

Tulane sent out an email this morning with a survey about the team mascot. Essentially, they are trying to determine if they keep using Riptide or create an Angry Wave costume. My feelings were that for an interactive mascot, Riptide works pretty well in that it's unique and indigenous to Louisiana. Everybody likes pelicans. Previous Angry Wave costumes didn't seem to work. That big wide one they had in the 70's had to be brutal to move around in and that Gumby thing was terrible. If they came up with a legitimate Angry Wave costume, I would support it, but I just don't see how you get there.

[ajcalhoun]

I'm with you. Come up with a decent Angry Wave costume THEN we can talk.

[winwave]

I'm with you. Come up with a decent Angry Wave costume THEN we can talk.

Same here. IIRC they tried one in the 7o's but it was too cumbersome for the person wearing it.

[Citypark]

It would be great to get a professional Angry Wave costume. That would be a great improvement over RipTide. It must, however, be a really significant change from the old Angry Wave models!!

[JerseyWave]

I think the athletic department has their priorities all out of line. First they had a contest to redesign the football field when there was nothing wrong with it, now it’s about the mascot. There should certainly be more important issues to deal with in the Wilson Center like insuring the athletic department is on strong financial footing in case football season is compromised due to COVID-19, getting the basketball programs into the NCAA tournament, selling more season tickets etc.

[MicMan]

LOL

[Bigschtick]

Do we really need for the athletic department to be concerned about a mascot
at this time? I would really like to know how the department is preparing for the athletes possible return to campus. Otherwise I vote for a angry wave costume after all, if Stanford can come up with a great dancing tree, we can do the same with our angry wave.

[DfromCT]

Do we really need for the athletic department to be concerned about a mascot
at this time? I would really like to know how the department is preparing for the athletes possible return to campus. Otherwise I vote for a angry wave costume after all, if Stanford can come up with a great dancing tree, we can do the same with our angry wave.

I'm with you that the Athletic Dept. should be focused on much more important things. That being said a tree is much easier to deal with than a Wave. We don't want anything that resembles the "Gumby" mascot we used to have (which a Fraternity brother wore for a couple of years when I was an undergrad in the 80's.)

[golfnut69]

I vote for a sleek Poseidon
https://tulanehullabaloo.com/43074/view ... tradition/

[wave97]

I vote for a signature win.
Just one

[golfnut69]

I vote for a signature win.
Just one

plus one...with ole Poseidon riding a Harley, leading the team outta the tunnel, with his Trident pointing the way

[Bicoastalwave]

I think Poseidon is awesome. I had never seen him before, but he checks many boxes

[DfromCT]

I'll vote for a signature win. We haven't had one in a long, long time.

[GreenLantern]

Why does Poseidon have to be a 'he'? I think this would be a great Angry Wave! I would guess one of the ShockWave ladies would love to have this assignment.

[ajcalhoun]

Why does Poseidon have to be a 'he'? I think this would be a great Angry Wave! I would guess one of the ShockWave ladies would love to have this assignment.

I'm sold.

[golfnut69]

Why does Poseidon have to be a 'he'? I think this would be a great Angry Wave! I would guess one of the ShockWave ladies would love to have this assignment.

I'm sold.

looks "Sleek" to me !!!!

[1989alum]

I think the athletic department has their priorities all out of line. First they had a contest to redesign the football field when there was nothing wrong with it, now it’s about the mascot. There should certainly be more important issues to deal with in the Wilson Center like insuring the athletic department is on strong financial footing in case football season is compromised due to COVID-19, getting the basketball programs into the NCAA tournament, selling more season tickets etc.

I think they are capable of multitasking.

[tpstulane]

I think the athletic department has their priorities all out of line. First they had a contest to redesign the football field when there was nothing wrong with it, now it’s about the mascot. There should certainly be more important issues to deal with in the Wilson Center like insuring the athletic department is on strong financial footing in case football season is compromised due to COVID-19, getting the basketball programs into the NCAA tournament, selling more season tickets etc.

About the new field design, we were getting a new turf anyway since the one in Yulman was installed in Year 1 so I guess it was a good time to redesign it. Not sure about the mascot though.

[mbawavefan12]

I think the athletic department has their priorities all out of line. First they had a contest to redesign the football field when there was nothing wrong with it, now it’s about the mascot. There should certainly be more important issues to deal with in the Wilson Center like insuring the athletic department is on strong financial footing in case football season is compromised due to COVID-19, getting the basketball programs into the NCAA tournament, selling more season tickets etc.

I think they are capable of multitasking.

Seriously.

I do love those old gameday marketing drawings. They are like a playful Rockwellian sports cartoon

[Eaglewave]

Why does Poseidon have to be a 'he'? I think this would be a great Angry Wave! I would guess one of the ShockWave ladies would love to have this assignment.

Right when I was about to post about how crappy/horrific our Poseidon mascot use to be, you received my vote with this one!

[Wave QB]

I will stay in the minority when it comes to our horrible mascots in the past.