The train thing...

[Legendof44]

so oklahoma has the sooner wagon, FSU has the amazingly insulting indian with flaming spear, byu has pale white mormons in the stands...why cant we have a small train that rolls out of the tunnel before the team while blowing the steam whistle noise? We can have otto be the conductor. For those who have been to Chiefs games there is a mascot that is a train conductor...steal him and give him overalls with a giant 44 on them..make him orange and blue. The team can run onto the field following the train. This could be our thing..and we could keep it for good because the express is something that will never fade away. EVER. Thoughts?

 

[Orangezoo]

I like it - we need to rebuild the tradition - not reinvent just rebuild using the legacy of the program. This would be great and alongside the IPF etc things can only improve

 

[Legendof44]

paint the thing orange with navy blue accents..put a giant 44 on the front of the train and have it say The Elmira Express on the side...have the Ft. Drum and NY State flag on the front of the train...make this crap cool.. make the train loud as hell and get the crowd into it. maybe even have the team captains ride in on the train with otto. The school could even sell shirts with trains on it and put that money towards athletic funds or the Ernie Davis Foundation..anything.

 

[ImperialOrange]

Trains are hard nosed. I approve.

 

[Orangezoo]

You should send that into the athletic dept pronto with a cc to HCSS.

 

[Legendof44]

this dude...

give him a football for a head haha...make his suspenders orange and get rid of the porn 'stache.

 

[690West]

The school could even sell shirts with trains on it and put that money towards athletic funds or the Ernie Davis Foundation..anything.

You're out of your mind if you think the school is going to make tee shirts for anything. We just don't do that here.

 

[All4SU]

Too bad we can't get Lee Marvin to do the Dome VoiceOver. Now HE was hard-nosed.

 

[Legendof44]

You should send that into the athletic dept pronto with a cc to HCSS.

Done. I attached every person associated with marketing, Dome operations etc..including floyd little, gedney, and a few other people who have the same passion I do for the program.

 

[Legendof44]

i obviously cleaned up the email and it looked nothing like my proposal on here but i sent it. ill let you guys know if i get a single response.

 

[OrangePA]

so oklahoma has the sooner wagon, FSU has the amazingly insulting indian with flaming spear, byu has pale white mormons in the stands...why cant we have a small train that rolls out of the tunnel before the team while blowing the steam whistle noise? We can have otto be the conductor. For those who have been to Chiefs games there is a mascot that is a train conductor...steal him and give him overalls with a giant 44 on them..make him orange and blue. The team can run onto the field following the train. This could be our thing..and we could keep it for good because the express is something that will never fade away. EVER. Thoughts?

I guess I just don't get it.

What the heck does a train have to do with Syracuse University or the Football Program?

I would rather bring back the TD Bell or TD Cannon and the Saltine Warrior with the express approval and participation of the Onondaga Nation.

That's what I would like to see.

 

[Orangezoo]

Done. I attached every person associated with marketing, Dome operations etc..including floyd little, gedney, and a few other people who have the same passion I do for the program.

awesome!! - I think it is a great idea. I also think payin homage to the xpress is exactly the right way to go.

 

[javadoc]

so oklahoma has the sooner wagon, FSU has the amazingly insulting indian with flaming spear, ...

Chief Osceola is not uniformly insulting among the Florida Seminole tribe. Controversial, yes. But the NCAA also granted FSU an exemption at one time from the firestorm that swept away the other American Indian-themed mascots and such, given the unique relationship and outreach (not all sunshine and roses, mind you) with the Seminoles.

 

[Noexcuse]

I guess I just don't get it.

What the heck does a train have to do with Syracuse University or the Football Program?

I would rather bring back the TD Bell or TD Cannon and the Saltine Warrior with the express approval and participation of the Onondaga Nation.

That's what I would like to see.

Related to "The Elmira Express". Saltine Warrior isn't happening, at least as long as the University has any affiliation with Turning Stone and probably even if they don't.

 

[stlorange]

Forget the train, forget otto, forget the gladiator, there is only one true mascot: the Saltine Warrior. Bring him back. Could you imagine the reaction of the crowd at the clemson game if the warrior led the team out onto the field.

 

[CuseCrew08]

Can the Saltine Warrior conduct a train is my question.

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[RMH44]

Chief Osceola is not uniformly insulting among the Florida Seminole tribe. Controversial, yes. But the NCAA also granted FSU an exemption at one time from the firestorm that swept away the other American Indian-themed mascots and such, given the unique relationship and outreach (not all sunshine and roses, mind you) with the Seminoles.

Apparently it's ok to refer to "pale white mormons in the stands" but insulting when referencing "...indian with flaming spear". PC run a muck.

 

[orange79]

Greg ruined the train thing for me.

 

[orangezen]

Mr Trolley ??

 

[CU44SE]

Hey to burst everyones bubble, but wouldn't this just be copying Purdue? I mean I think the boilermaker train has been leading them out for a couple years now.

 

[Cheriehoop]

Bring back the old Edwards dept store train and put it in the dome

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Monorail !!

 

[qdawgg]

Apparently it's ok to refer to "pale white mormons in the stands" but insulting when referencing "...indian with flaming spear". PC run a muck.

I think the reason why the 2nd reference is insulting is because it's implying the "spear" is gay. As we all know, not all spears are in fact gay.

 

[OrangeCrush22]

Purdue already does this. Skip to 1:30.

 

[Jeepers]

Was a great idea, until I watched the purdue video.

I love hearing ideas about creating more tradition (because, honestly, we really lack tradition considering our history). But I REALLY don't like any tradition appropriating.

I was joking about the horn being an Erie canal barge horn, but that would certainly be something only we'd have. Plus, would help with the whole New York's College Team thing. But short of building a moat around the dome, kinda hard to do.