Valpo Merchandise

[tiny707]

When is Valpo going to capitalize on this excitement and get some fun merchandise out there? I am ready. REV t-shirts, bobble heads, etc.

[FWalum]

Matt Painter has the "Paint Crew" student section... Roger Powell needs the "Rev's Rowdies"

[tiny707]

Love it! Rev's Rowdies....

[craftyrighthander]

Great idea.  But remember, our dominant color is brown.  That says enough about marketing B-Ball.  Hopefully, Roger's hire moves Valpo to better marketing schemes.

[valpo64]

Now The Rev" can have his own congregation.

[vufan75]

Matt Painter has the "Paint Crew" student section... Roger Powell needs the "Rev's Rowdies"

Love it!! [emoji106]

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[valpolaw]

We need to switch to a black/gold or yellow/black and do away with the 1970s colors. The merchandise would look so much better and would be appealing to the younger crowds. We need more modern looking merchandise. 

[valpo64]

If we switched colors we would have to get some new dogs.  I wonder what the Rev thinks about our new name and stupid mascots?   Maybe we should have some therapy dogs instead.  Then both before games and at half-time fans could spend a little time with them while during the game the dogs would be relegated to our Bench area for players and Coaches.

[JBC1824]

We need to switch to a black/gold or yellow/black and do away with the 1970s colors. The merchandise would look so much better and would be appealing to the younger crowds. We need more modern looking merchandise. 

[NativeCheesehead]

Agreed on the color scheme.

And thanks, JBC, for having to attempt to explain to my 10 year old why you have a picture of Lebron James being sodomized as your profile picture. Stay classy, Valparaiso.

[VULB#62]

Mascots and nickname aside, I agree that merch should be upgraded but disagree on any color change. 

Brown and gold are pretty distinctive in the college world. There are only a handful of schools (among them at the D-I level are only Valpo, Western Michigan and Wyoming). I'd rather Valpo be distinctive rather than just like everybody else using more common color combos. Be reasonable, the difference between black, dark maroon (which are so commonplace) and dark brown is almost indistinguishable, yet brown is still unique. 

[JBC1824]

Agreed on the color scheme.

And thanks, JBC, for having to attempt to explain to my 10 year old why you have a picture of Lebron James being sodomized as your profile picture. Stay classy, Valparaiso.

Not an expert, but generally speaking I would not suggest explaining sodomy to a ten year old. But to each his own.

[tiny707]

Www.gamebibs.com

[VULB#62]

Mascots and nickname aside, I agree that merch should be upgraded but disagree on any color change. 

Brown and gold are pretty distinctive in the college world. There are only a handful of schools (among them at the D-I level are only Valpo, Western Michigan and Wyoming). I'd rather Valpo be distinctive rather than just like everybody else using more common color combos. Be reasonable, the difference between black, dark maroon (which are so commonplace) and dark brown is almost indistinguishable, yet brown is still unique.

One more thought. Walking along Michigan Ave before a game or under the Arch in St. Louis in March, or in Orlando for an early season tournament, you can't but be identified as Valpo.  Who else could it be?  We're only one of three D-I brown and gold teams in the nation.

[tiny707]

Whatever the colors are we need new and exciting merchandise. New coach/new merchandise. It is boring. A quick Google and yawn. Rev's Rowdies merch or some of his quotes on a shirt.

[talksalot]

Maybe the VuCrew should be renamed The Congregation

[historyman]

Maybe the VuCrew should be renamed The Congregation

The Beam of Light?

The Brightness in the Darkness?

The Lighthouse Gang?

The Piercing Bulbs?

The Sunshine Gang?

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[craftyrighthander]

I understand that brown is probably here to stay.  I still vote that gold should be the dominant color.  Looks better on TV (yes that's important) and in the arena. 

[Chairback]

I hope we ditch the cursive Valparaiso jerseys and go back to just having VALPO on them.  Start fresh for the Powell era. 

[VALPO LI]

I understand that brown is probably here to stay.  I still vote that gold should be the dominant color.  Looks better on TV (yes that's important) and in the arena. 

Your 100% right.  Brown gets lost while Gold is vibrant and distinctly stands out.  What's more vivid, a brown out or a rush of gold?   Pittsburgh's Terrible Towels are a perfect example of the power of Gold.

[chgovalpofan]

I would say there is a reason only three teams have brown and gold. I was watching softball on Sunday and the brown looks awful. The UPS reference is completely justifiable.    I do however love the gold.

[vu72]

I would say there is a reason only three teams have brown and gold. I was watching softball on Sunday and the brown looks awful. The UPS reference is completely justifiable.    I do however love the gold.

Totally disagree. The Brown looks great and distinctive.

[VULB#62]

And I might add, if you are using our flagship sport as a barometer, check out the ARC floor and the bulk of our BB  unis — brown is more the accent color than the primary color, and it looks great!  MOST (but not FB or BSB)  team unis are white or gold with brown trim or accents. In truth Valpo colors ARE gold and brown. Everyone lists them in the brown and gold order, but that's because of habit and B comes before G in the freakin alphabet.

[tiny707]

The Rev sporting the new Beacon Up shirt on Twitter. Looks good. About time. Let's go!

[Dr. T]

If anyone can make the Brown & Gold color scheme look good, it's Roger Powell. The man has some serious style! As shown by his social media posts, there's no denying he will bring a different vibe to the program. I've said it before and will say it again - this is BY FAR the most excited I've been about Valpo Basketball in ~7-10 years.