Guest EagleBackr Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Found this link on the Valpo website (credit to Valpo04). Disses ORU's "Eli" as one of the "10 Worst College Logos". OUCH!! http://www.armchairgm.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Ten_College_Athletics_Logos_That_Have_To_Go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetorfenix86 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 A lot of people do think our logo is a chicken. And I don't think there is anything wrong with that. We could be known as the school that is finger lickin' good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsChon Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 The chicken would be good indeed... I believe the verse in Isaiah (upon which the name Golden Eagles was founded) actually does mean "chicken" in the hebrew. The name was somehow lost in translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetorfenix86 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 That's hilarious. Someone should ask Dr. Vance. I bet he would know the literal translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORU Eli Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Chicago State should be on there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiacAlum Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I actually drew Chicago State's logo, left-handed, one day in class and faxed it to them. They paid me $50 for my trouble and there's a giant portrait of me on their campus now....sorry thats wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8EL3K6 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 The chicken would be good indeed... I believe the verse in Isaiah (upon which the name Golden Eagles was founded) actually does mean "chicken" in the hebrew. The name was somehow lost in translation. being a hebrew scholar, i immediately knew that i needed to take this question up. the word used there (Is 40.31) is nesher. The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew-English Lexicon, the standard in Biblical Hebrew Studies for over a century, lists 'griffon-vulture' as the primary translation and 'eagle' as the secondary...however, this is misleading: it appears 26 times in the OT, and only is correctly understood as a vulture 3 times. More recently in OT study, Koehler & Baumgartner's Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament has become a standard accepted by the SBL (Society of Biblical Literature). They follow the BDB to an extent, listing 'eagle' as the primary translation and 'vulture' as the secondary. Hope this helps! Oh, and if you want to check me on this, nun-shin-resh is the root under which this can be found (731 in the HALOT). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetorfenix86 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 You're a freakin' Hebrew lexicon 8EL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieoru Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 being a hebrew scholar, i immediately knew that i needed to take this question up. the word used there (Is 40.31) is nesher. The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew-English Lexicon, the standard in Biblical Hebrew Studies for over a century, lists 'griffon-vulture' as the primary translation and 'eagle' as the secondary...however, this is misleading: it appears 26 times in the OT, and only is correctly understood as a vulture 3 times. More recently in OT study, Koehler & Baumgartner's Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament has become a standard accepted by the SBL (Society of Biblical Literature). They follow the BDB to an extent, listing 'eagle' as the primary translation and 'vulture' as the secondary. Hope this helps! Oh, and if you want to check me on this, nun-shin-resh is the root under which this can be found (731 in the HALOT). Looks like 8EL3K6's education at ORU is starting to pay off, GO EAGLES!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Do the chickens have large talons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetorfenix86 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Maybe a Chanticleer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsChon Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 8EL3K6- It's funny that you bring that up. I was also recently reading the Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew-English Lexicon, however, it was the updated edition. If you'll refer to page 284, paragraph 3, they state: "And it turns out we were wrong about that whole falcon and eagle thing- it actually means chicken!" I commend your efforts but I implore you to stay up with the latest information. Particularly when people globally are manipulating the scriptures to affirm their own bias (or humor), we must be able to defend with confidence the message we are putting forth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsChon Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 By the way, who are you Richie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieoru Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Eli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EagleBackr Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 "ItsChon" is a mole - presumably of the Valpo or TU variety. Shun him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyO Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I will go ahead and vouch for ItsChon. Without giving away his identity, he goes to ORU and is in the Maniacs. Everything he says is hilarious if you are looking for it -- he has a pretty high brow humor. Way to sniff that one out, Backr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaManiac Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I disagree strongly JoeyO, ItsChon is in all actuality a mole just as Backr claimed. I know him personally, and know also that he would love nothing more than to try to steal all of our secrets and sell them to TU on the black market...don't be surprised at all if TU fans start calling our mascot a "chicken" as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac prez Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I heard they already do, the mole is way ahead of us and is working on newer ideas and strategies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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