TruColor Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I'm not so sure that 50.1% of USMA alumni prefer "Black Knights" over "Cadets."What other colleges/universities in the US use "Cadets"? Norwich is the only one I can think of."Black Knights" is too much like "Scarlet Knights" or "Golden Knights"As for Air Force's "Falcons" setting a precedent, the powers that be at USAFA probably wanted to distance themselves from the Academy from which they sprung.The Citadel uses it as an alt. nickname, and Widener U. also uses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerws Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/officer/2015/04/07/army-cadets-black-knights/25369455/According to the Army Times it's officially Cadets. Mules didn't get the nod but that's a good thing IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WavePunter Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I grew up right outside of Charleston and practiced almost weekly with the wrestling team at the citadel in high school, and never once heard anyone refer to their athletics nickname as the cadets.. Perhaps, the students who are actually cadets, but not the athletes.. if it is an unofficial nickname, it's a VERY unofficial nickname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazerBlaze Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 100% of my friends who went to the academy are upset with this. The students themselves are the cadets and the Black Knights are their mascot is the vibe I'm getting from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLeNt WaVe Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 100% of my friends who went to the academy are upset with this. The students themselves are the cadets and the Black Knights are their mascot is the vibe I'm getting from them. Then you have a small circle of Academy friends. My grandfather, father, and cousin went to West Point and my cousin played football. They all love the new change, and others they've reached out to do as well. They're all actually hoping the kicking mule makes a modernized return in some fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I prefer Cadets as well.I've always loved the uniforms that Army (and Navy) comes up with to honor their service members and how each player wears his own unit patchOne of my favorite football uniforms ever: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 100% of my friends who went to the academy are upset with this. The students themselves are the cadets and the Black Knights are their mascot is the vibe I'm getting from them. Then you have a small circle of Academy friends. My grandfather, father, and cousin went to West Point and my cousin played football. They all love the new change, and others they've reached out to do as well. They're all actually hoping the kicking mule makes a modernized return in some fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofancyname Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 The mascot is the mule. When the official nickname was Cadets, the mascot was the mule. Now, with Black Knights as the official nickname, the mascot is the mule.I expect that the mule will remain as the mascot.I looked up Widener -- they haven't been the Cadets for a LONG time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazerBlaze Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 100% of my friends who went to the academy are upset with this. The students themselves are the cadets and the Black Knights are their mascot is the vibe I'm getting from them. Then you have a small circle of Academy friends. My grandfather, father, and cousin went to West Point and my cousin played football. They all love the new change, and others they've reached out to do as well. They're all actually hoping the kicking mule makes a modernized return in some fashion.Well it's only like 3 of them, so yeah. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gfonk04 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I've always loved the uniforms that Army (and Navy) comes up with to honor their service members and how each player wears his own unit patchActually, those patches are sent in from active duty Army/Navy units all around the world and then added to the players' jerseys. There may occasionally be some individual connection for some of the players (maybe a sibling or parent was in that unit, or the player spent time training with that unit during their summer training, etc.), but the patches come from front line combat units to the Academies in the hopes that your patch gets some screen time on national TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanshepherd Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 The goat is technically still an alt logo. Hope the new logo looks something like this. i have unquantifiable corpses on my conscience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'm not so sure that 50.1% of USMA alumni prefer "Black Knights" over "Cadets."What other colleges/universities in the US use "Cadets"? Norwich is the only one I can think of."Black Knights" is too much like "Scarlet Knights" or "Golden Knights"As for Air Force's "Falcons" setting a precedent, the powers that be at USAFA probably wanted to distance themselves from the Academy from which they sprung. The Citadel uses it as an alt. nickname, and Widener U. also uses it.Widener in Pennsylvania? I have a very close friend who went there and I thought they were the Pride. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wolf Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Cadets> Black Knights. That's my opinion on the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Cadets> Black Knights. That's my opinion on the matter.Me too. Cadets has ALWAYS been the better name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MJWalker45 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 The goat is Navy's mascot, not Army's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 This is probably the most common contemporary association for the Black Knight. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddthebucfan Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 This is probably the most common contemporary association for the Black Knight. Says you. The best association for the Black Knight is obviously: Shameless Self Promotion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofancyname Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 It is true that the unit patches worn by Army players are typically randomly assigned, but it is not true that the patches are sent in by anyone outside of the academy. They are chosen by the Army football program.The entire team wears a patch from one unit during each game of the season until the Army-Navy Game. (Examples from 2014: everyone wore 7th Infantry Division patches against UConn and 101st Airborne Division patches against Western Kentucky). Sometimes, there is a geographical tie-in (the home of the 101st is Fort Campbell, KY) -- sometimes there isn't a clear tie-in (7th's home is Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA).For Army-Navy, many different patches are worn. In 2014, some players wore family-related patches (father's unit, uncle's unit, etc.). Players who did not make special requests were assigned patches based on position (QBs = 10th Mountain Division, DL = 1st Armored Division, ...). 2014 was the first time the patches were position-related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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