Posts filed under ‘Lists’
Does the coach look like the mascot?
I’ve heard of owners looking like their pets, but I never thought you could compare the mascot to the coach! Sport’s Illustrated has some pictures to compare. Who would have thought the Blue Devil looks like Coach K but new discoveries are everywhere!
Ever wonder how a Tarheel, Blue Devil and Demon Deacon came to be?
College on the Record Blog explains it all for these unusual named mascots….
Two questions I am often a
Capital One Bowl: 2008 Mascot Challenge
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…)
No ideas what to wear for Friday Night?
So sorry for the long link, but the Atlanta Journal Constitution came up with a wonderful list of ideas for Halloween! I particularly like the Laser Idea…
One year my brother went as ”The Foiled Avenger” and almost won a trip to Dublin in a Halloween Costume Contest!. He was proud of the fact he remembered to not foil over the zip fly on his pants as it was a night of of adult trick or treating (meaning alcohol involved)!
The Love of Sports and Unitimidating Mascots
http://theloveofsports.com/index.php/site/comments/top_10_unintimidating_mascots/
So the site, The Love of Sports has listed it’s 10 Least Intimidating Mascots and we at Stories Behind the Fur like this way of thinking. That’s why we ask what makes these mascots fierce!
What I want to know is how does an orange beat out a tree? Is that like which comes first the chicken or the egg?— And how is my alma mater’s Golden Gopher more intimidating than an Oregon State Beaver?
