Damn

[ckDOG]

Take out the dumb catch phrase and sounds like we have a winner for season ticket promos.

The concept of differentiating ourselves and making us more identifiable is a good idea. Quality marketing is money well spent - I won't dispute that. But, here's where I get off the marketing bandwagon -- the only real way we can make ourselves identifiable is to consistently win on a national scale. All the clever catch phrases, branding, etc. will only get you so far and won't make MSU a recognizable product by itself. Traditions are sacred ground in college football and they simply can't be created overnight without looking a forced and/or desperate way to create a new identity - especially in the SEC. Innovation might work for somebody like South Alabama where they are fresh on the scene. But, for a program that's been around for a century playing amongst other programs that have been around for a century, we can't just make new **** up without being laughed at. It's a nice theory, but won't work in practice.

Hopefully, this is an easy fix and we can use the rest of what the marketing firm came up with and just forget that phrase ever came up.

 

[merkin2]

Other wise be prepared to wear a - Sack over your Head @ Work / Class<div> - Laughed at by every other SEC Team</div><div> - Feel like a Rowdie the rest of your Life</div><div> </div><div>Tell him we are in the SEC - Not a bad tag line for an Infomercial</div>

 

[hairy3rd]

Not that the SA has great power, but at least they have periodic face-to-face time with the administration.

 

[615dawg]

The video is awesome. I mean, it is Super Bowl ad-type stuff. High quality, awesome production. Makes the Jarvis Varnardo for All-American video look like it was done by a junior high media arts class. Wait, that video was done by a junior high media arts class?

The point is, that the production quality and marketing tactics are superb. However, if they would have walked over to McCool Hall, these guys may have learned that if you have to explain your slogan, it sucks. Vroom Maroon. It means we're on the move, but it had to be explained. Yes, in context I get it, but the general public/prospective student-athletes/opposing fans are going to make fun of us. (e.g. "What A Maroon."

I agree that MAROON can be our identifier. True Maroon (are you ready) needs to catch on. There needs to be an appropriate response to "Are you true Maroon" that isn't hell yeah.

I'm even okay with the idea floating out to name our swarming defense the "Maroon Typhoon." Its a little cheesy, but its managable.

VROOM MAROON sucks. I was always told to not complain about anything unless you have something better. Well, I don't have anything, but I guarantee you if you stick 10 students, 10 alums, 10 student-athletes in the room with these marketing guys and AD staff and brainstormed, you could come up with something.

Vroom Maroon is worst that MaCroom and White. I actually think its a knock off of the Rebel Express (remember that campaign from a few years back, they were on the move too)

 

[siofrelief]

In fact I sent a lengthy email to every email in the athletic department explaining how incredibly awful this plan is. I first asked him to disregard the rest of the email if this campaign was just a rumor, but please keep reading if this vroom maroon is in fact a consideration. Said a lot of things in it. The response I got was "Thanks for your input."

 

[FlabLoser]

I won't buy season tickets to anything ever again.

I hope you were ahead of me in the pecking order.

 

[Fratrebel]

Sounds like a copy of the Land Sharks.

But if you can market it thenGB would have to be an idiot not to use it, doesn't matter if it's rip off or not.

Oh, and there is no way Vroom Maroon gets the go ahead, I do like Maroon Typhoon though.

 

[gdogg]

I think that was a sign that he gets it. My guess is that vroom will show up in a few things (since we payed them) and die a fast death. lets hope.

 

[hairy3rd]

Serious question. Unless it's some strange way to honor Tony Fein, I can't see why.

 

[tossedoff]

If we put out things with STATE in maroon lettering, we can actually take advantage of the generic uses of it. Every TV show, movie, etc. with a male child has a banner in the bedroom with the word "STATE" on it. I think the helmet should just be maroon with "STATE" in white lettering on the sides. That would brand it. This vroom maroon crap is our Rebel Bruiser and Nitchampsburg combined into one.

 

[Notch Johnson dawg]

if you had robot ears.

 

[WinDawg]

<font color="#0000ff"><font color="#000000">
Michael Bolton: That's the worst idea I've ever heard in my life, Tom.<br itxtvisited="1">Samir: Yes, this is horrible, this idea. </font>

</font></p>

 

[SnakePlissken]

- where Byrne says we need to be unique for season ticket sales - and use the term "State" when discussing ANY sports and everyone will know 100% who you are talking about. We have been known simply as "State" around this part of the country 30+ years I would guess.

We just need to take it national as you have suggested.

 

[Hail State]

We should use what we got. I've always wished people would use "Hail State" more. "Go State" is a bit generic, but "Hail State" demands respect.

 

[rem101]

hail state

 

[Hail State]

"Go State", that's just as plain as it gets.

 

[Todd4State]

Look at this case-we're trying to be too cute with this "Vroom" crap, and no one likes it. If our campaign was "Go State", even that would be much better than Vroom Maroon.

I'm just curious as to why Byrne, Dan, and Keenum think that this is a good thing.

 

[GroveHard]

.

 

[Hail State]

as that fat guy they brought out on the field in the late 90's that belligerently yelled out cheers into a microphone. I don't think he made through a single season.

 

[HD6]

if we are so desperate to have a Roll Tide/War Eagle/Hotty Toddy saying that our fans can identify each other with, then do this. If MSU fan not in logowear sees another person in logowear, just make it the first guy goes up to the other and says "Maroon". The other guy says "White", and boom, you have your MSU fans bond in strange place moment. Or as VH said, you could say "Whit", and then they know you post on Six Pack.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

This great website brought you "From Dixon with Love" and a way to market season tickets early. We may not have a bunch of degrees in marketing, but we do know a thing or two about what will work well as State fans. Listen to us once again and kill this Vroom Maroon thing. It's the kind of thing that will first be ridiculed, then sarcastically enjoyed, then buried along with the many other cheers and campaigns that have been done over the years. "State" should be our brand. "Hail State" and "Go State" are already deeply embedded in our university culture and you will have full support taking them to a higher level. Make it so that when anyone hears "State" in reference to a school, we'll be the school they think of first. Do something like paint just "STATE" in the end-zones for one football game next season or come up with some throwback style basketball jerseys that just say "STATE."

 

[fishwater99]

HEY! GO STATE

 

[whatever.sixpack]

Does anyone else remember when Ole Miss had the slogan "The Rebel Express Rolls On"
They put it on stadium cups, tv ads, jumbotron,everything. It was terrible, I think they were thinking about gettinga feel for "Express" in case they had to change Rebels or something like that, but it was terrible.

That being said, this is much, much worse. This is actually worse than any tag line or slogan I've ever seen for any product ever.

Sometimes I wonder about Byrne. Scheduling USM, "Vroom Maroon," all the new commercialization at football games this year, ect...

 

[biguglyjoe]

*******

 

[biguglyjoe]

If this is the "People's University", and the people say this slogan is shitastic, nix it Greg.

 

[Fratrebel]

nm</p>

 

[FlabLoser]

In a train wreck kinda way, I'd like to see the stadium crowd replace MAROON-WHITE with VROOM-MAROON.

 

[bendog]

Yeah, I am 30-something and I hate techno, all techno. It doesn't pump me up at the game. I don't jump up and down where I hear it. It pisses me off when studentswalk out of the building mindlessly texting and act likeeveryone has to stop for their dumb asses. I hate it whenpeople stop in the middle of the road to let students out of thevehicle and take their damn sweet time about it blocking traffic. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ihate it when jerkoffs back into parkingspaces for no apparent reason? </span>

I really don't like vroom vroom. It makes methink of honda civics with ****** sounding exhaust systems and skinny little 17s who don't know the first thing about sports.

I hate all that **** too. Especially the backing into parking spaces thing...drives me up the 17in' wall.

 

[mjh94]

Yeah, I am 30-something and I hate techno, all techno. It doesn't pump me up at the game. I don't jump up and down where I hear it. It pisses me off when studentswalk out of the building mindlessly texting and act likeeveryone has to stop for their dumb asses. I hate it whenpeople stop in the middle of the road to let students out of thevehicle and take their damn sweet time about it blocking traffic. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ihate it when jerkoffs back into parkingspaces for no apparent reason? </span>

I really don't like vroom vroom. It makes methink of honda civics with ****** sounding exhaust systems and skinny little 17s who don't know the first thing about sports.

I hate all that **** too. Especially the backing into parking spaces thing...drives me up the 17in' wall.

is when they COULD HAVE pulled through the space behind them, but instead they backed into a space that has no car behind them. they're out to prove something or they have one of those cool backup cameras that they're tryin to justify using i guess.

 

[LTblows]

I always thought the "War Eagle" greeting was pretty gay, until I
thought... Well, if I was in an airport wearing a Miss. State sweatshirt
and some random dude just hollers "Hail State!" at me, well, I'd be
down with that. If someone hollers "Vroom Maroon" at me, I'd just have
to pretend to be deaf.

 

[aTotal360]

for some reason this "vroom maroon" reminds me of "weegle weegle war damn eagle", but somehow it has stuck.
I just want to know how GB can pay someone money for a campaign slogan that sounds like either a 4 year old made it up or took 4 minutes to come up with by a 40 year old.

On the bright side, rust is maroon colored.

 

[Agentdog]

I have ran into State fans in a number of places throughout the country. If I say something, it is usually "Go State" and and I am usually greeted with the same.

I agree Go State is a little to generic for an ad campaign. However, Hail State would be just enough of a change to be original and catchy. It would certainly be a hell of a lot better than Vroom Maroon.

 

[Shmuley]

and did I dream it up, or did someone confirm that "mic man" was ... um .... special needs? If I am remembering this correctly, I recall feeling guilty for declaring my contempt for "this f'n retard!" to my friends.

 

[mjh94]

i'm jumpin on that bandwagon. 17 vroom maroon. hail all that is maroon and 17 vroom.

 

[VegasDawg13]

There was a guy in the student sectionwho would dance during timeouts at basketball games. He would often get the crowd into the game if it was a dull one. Then, the next football season, they bring out the mic man, and me and my family and everyone else around us who knew what we were talking about saw the guy and thought it was the same guy who danced at the basketball games. We could have been wrong, but if so, we were all wrong because no one really even questioned it.

So, if I'm right, no he was not special needs. He was just really drunk and out of place. It was the most awkward thing I had everseen for crowd "entertainment." That is, until I saw the 63 Boyz perform in Tuscaloosa a couple of weeks ago.

 

[hairy3rd]

a "Hail State" across an airport or holding cell is sure to get the appropriate response from fellow Bulldogs.

 

[Stansfield]

booooooooooooo = croooooooooooooom = vrooooooooooom

although booooooooooo does not = smoooooooooooot

 

[DerHntr]

i didn't even have to fark it. jeez.

 

[Spotdawg]

I was working on a project with the athletic department around the time of mic man. The coordinator of game events (who shall reamian nameless) explained the concept to me and even had pictures of the mic man concept. Even down the minute as to how long he would be "on" and where. It really seemed like a good concept as he explained it to me. Kinda like a dj with attitude running the show from the field. Chants, directed events, an on-field MC....at a time when that was kinda hip, you know.

This is where it starts to morph into the Vroom Maroon concept. It sounded good to me at the time someone explained it.....but when the concept plays out in front of crowds unschooled by a good salesman...it hit the ground like a big wet turd.

Don't think mic man lasted more than one game. He was shitcanned quick.

And no, despite appearances and his over the top screams, mic man was not special.

Somebody out there HAS to have a picture of mic man....please post?

 

[Mr Meoff]

Daa-Da-Da-Da-DAAA...

<span style="text-decoration:line-through">Go</span> Hail State! (clap clap) <span style="text-decoration:line-through">Go</span> Hail State!


It's too easy.