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Capital One Bowl: 2008 Mascot Challenge

November 18, 2008 at 10:10 am Leave a comment

http://www.capitalonebowl.com/media/videos

Celebrating and featuring mascots must the a great idea because Capital One Bowl is featuring mascots and a tailgate challenge in commercials and on the web.  I have to say the setups are funny, my favorite being Cosmo of Brigham Young throwing a stick for Tennessee’s Smokey to fetch as a diversion tactic for the tailgate challenge.  Playing fetch must not be too much of a distraction because this week, he’s leading in the polls!

Besides the website, there is also a facebook presence with over 22,000 fans!  You can vote, see videos of featured match ups, share your own videos, and  watch the standings with a handy widget on the website.  The winning mascot gets $10,000 for the school’s mascot program. 

Other mascots on the page are Air Force’s The Bird, Thundar of North Dakota State, Maryland’s Testudo, LSU’s Mike, Mr. Wuf of NC State, Cy of Iowa State, South Carolina’s Cocky, Auburn’s Aubie, Buster of Boise State, and my hometown boy Joe Bruin of UCLA (still waiting like a lonely girl on Friday night.  Would love to hear from them for an interview…)

Entry filed under: Lists. Tags: Bowl Games, Capital One Bowl, Mascot Challenge.