Is someone stealing from us
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:38 pmwas watchin the Oregon v. purdue game and someone in the crowd was holding up a boiler up towel
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:38 pmPosted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:38 pmI think they've been doing that for a few years, but I'm not 100% on that.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:39 pmThey actually had it first.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:40 pmyah i think we talked about it last year when we came out with pony upThadFilms wrote:I think they've been doing that for a few years, but I'm not 100% on that.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:41 pmYub dub. I remember the conversation last year.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:14 pmPurdue had it first and Rodeo Cowboys have used the saying "Cowboy up" for a while.
It must be nice to get paid millions of dollars (The Richards Group) for rehashing that cheesy saying.
The Pony Up slogan and song both need go away asap.
It must be nice to get paid millions of dollars (The Richards Group) for rehashing that cheesy saying.
The Pony Up slogan and song both need go away asap.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:16 pmTheBestAvailable wrote:Purdue had it first and Rodeo Cowboys have used the saying "Cowboy up" for a while.
It must be nice to get paid millions of dollars (The Richards Group) for rehashing that cheesy saying.
The Pony Up slogan and song both need go away asap.
agreed - pony up sucks.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:34 pmI would think the Richards Group does it for free, in return for tickets and advertising at games and in the program.
I HOPE!
I HOPE!
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:07 pmI think we actually talked about it after the women's NCAA appearance at Purdue
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:12 pmsmu diamond m wrote:I think we actually talked about it after the women's NCAA appearance at Purdue
I think you are right. I kinda' remember that.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:23 pmTheBestAvailable wrote:It must be nice to get paid millions of dollars (The Richards Group) for rehashing that cheesy saying.
The rehashed what the students were saying starting a few years previously. I applaud them for trying to pick something already spreading through the student body, rather than just create another generic slogan that nobody cares about, like the year before...and the year before that.... and the year before that...
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:34 pmNew Turf, New Team!
And at least "pony up" actually sorta makes sense as a common phrase. Boiler up?
And at least "pony up" actually sorta makes sense as a common phrase. Boiler up?
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:45 pm"Boiler up" precedes "Pony Up" by a number of years. If anything, we copied Purdue and were just hoping that they wouldn't notice. One of my best friends is a Purdue alumni here in Dallas, but he doesn
t seem to mind. He even owns a Pony Up t-shirt. So I think they're cool with it.
t seem to mind. He even owns a Pony Up t-shirt. So I think they're cool with it.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:15 am[quote="BUS"]I would think the Richards Group does it for free, in return for tickets and advertising at games and in the program.
I HOPE![/quote]
Free?
Three quarters of a mil.
I HOPE![/quote]
Free?
Three quarters of a mil.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:27 amThat's the marketing budget (roughly), not the Richards Group's fee.The XtC wrote:Free?
Three quarters of a mil.