CTS wrote:

I noticed at the A10 championship when I was in Brooklyn that Duquesne didn’t have the mascot there when many of the other teams did. Did anyone else notice that? Makes me wonder if a change is coming…

I just think it didn't travel with the team. Same thing with the band. The Lion Duke was at the Women's NIT game. Also, the university posted a picture of the Duke on A-Walk for some childrens event during weekend of the A10 Tournament.

I am not exactly sure why but, this post made me chuckle. Maybe it is the blunt statement of the obvious.

What is wrong with using an actual duke as the mascot? A lion dressed as a duke is just weird.

FAM wrote:

That mascot is embarassing.

FAM wrote:

That mascot is embarassing.

And yet it’s better than Duke Bear. I swear we got that thing secondhand from some school that changed nicknames.

I was not a fan of the Duke costume mascot but he's preferable to the lion which is like the most generic version of inspired animal duke that they could have went with...tone, color, animal just don't work for me...the JMU Duke is far superior sadly (bulldog with king crown is pretty hard to beat)...If they want to go with an animal they need to thread a needle between interesting/unique/cool while not being too goofy or out there...the current lion is not that...A lion isn't a bad choice for royal animal but it feels too forced. I'm good with going back to the Duke but feel like it needs a bit of a redesign as well...nothing modern though...it should be royal/regal like that JMU dog. 

I kind of dig these dukes from the 60s-70s...they're maybe a little too butler-ish but it has so much more character to it then the current Duke...

https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/66495671966/Duquesne_Dukes/1966/Primary_Logo

 

Last edited by TheActualDuke (4/10/2024 8:09 am)

I like the lion. And it’s a direct reference to the seal on the side of the class ring.

Have a contest for the students to create a new mascot, a Duke, and give the winner $5K or something.   I would hope there are some creative people on campus.   Is $5K enough for today's student?   

Mascots aren’t for anyone on this board, they are for kids, and I can tell you as someone who dressed as the Duke a couple of times during games, kids were usually just scared of him. He looked like a creepy dude.

Slow post-season if you guys are complaining about the mascot.