Posts filed under ‘Wisconsin’
Buff Bucky Badger?
The Evansville Courier Press posted an article of sports humor called The Cheap Seats and here’s one Stories Behind the Fur REALLY likes!:
Wisconsin mascot Bucky Badger, who does a post-touchdown push-up for every accumulated point on the scoreboard, wound up doing 573 of them during his team’s 83-20 pasting of Indiana. “You know you’re in a blowout,” noted Vancouver (B.C.) comic Torben Rolfsen, “when the opponent’s mascot is in better shape than your team.” Added Reggie Hayes of the Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel: “Afterward, he had no regrets and said many mascots live happy, productive lives without rotator cuffs.”
Loving the Ranger Bear!
GIve it up for the hard working and sometimes blogging UW Parkside Ranger Bear.
Colbert named as new mascot.
Without ballot box stuffing or campaigning, and without a fuss like in Normal at the moment, TV comedian, Stephen Colbert is the namesake of the University of Wisconsin Lacrosse eagle mascot. Out of 10,000 students faculty and staff, around 3100 participated in an online vote to choose Colbert over Baldy, Edgar, Ernie, Screech and Talon. Voting proceeded after the originally chosen name of “Eddie”, created trouble since it is trademarked as the National Rifle Association’s safety mascot.
So it looks as if Colbert will lead LaCrosse on to Victory!!!!
Blugold Contest
UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association will answer that question with a sponsored design contest, running April 15-June 15. The winner announced by July 15 and receive $500. The Blugold Mascot Design Contest is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends of the university. Link to official contest rules
“This contest is part of the process of considering the establishment of a UW-Eau Claire mascot,” said John Bachmeier , director of alumni relations. “The committee is looking forward to seeing the entries and perhaps resolving the issue of what is a Blugold.”
Being Bucky…Wisconsin Film Festival
So we have to admit at Stories Behind the Fur of a little jealousy. This blog and sometimes podcast came about because a documentary seemed too difficult, But some Badger Fans and alumni have followed and dare to tell the story of student mascots at University of Wisconsin.
For clips from “Being Bucky” filming, go to www.fultonmarketfilms.com and click on “directors” then “Scott Smith.”
Other Mascot Bloggers…
Elgin Community College now has a few official bloggers on campus and of note the Stories Behind the Fur, SpartaCat, the school’s mascot is one of them. Unfortunately SpartaCat has yet to really post much. Guess the cat is no threat to the University of Wisconsin Parkside’s Rangerbear, a Mascot of Mystery.
