2006 BullGator Mascot Idea

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Originally Posted by CajunFan64

I like the Gator just because, sure its Florida's moniker and everything but, look how many bulldog mascots they have in the country. I think the Gator works just because there are tons of them here.

Alabama uses the Elephant, Miami has a big Pelican, Tulane uses a big Pelican as well. A leprecaun is better defined than a MR. CAJUN, so we don't really know what it is supposed to look like. I like a Gator and not a crawfish, just because, a Gator is just so much more ferocious. I can't think of any other school that has a crustacion as their mascot, its just really not that intimidating. The beauty part is, we could have a live one, WE ALL READY HAVE A HABITAT, its in the middle of campus, why not use it ya know. I say its a perfect marrage, and if you wanna call it a bull gator to be loyal to our bulldog alumni, I have no problem with that, and we could emphasize the Alpha male persona of it all. I'll see what else I can do with a crawfish and such, but I'm not really Jonesen about it. .~. .~. .~. .~.

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hmmm, good points

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Originally Posted by Turbine

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The gator sounds good, but if we want to have it live and in person at the games, who is going to halter break that sucker??:p ..O.. .~.

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Originally Posted by CajunCharlie

The gator sounds good, but if we want to have it live and in person at the games, who is going to halter break that sucker??:p ..O.. .~.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

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The gator would be good, only if it a live one, not a furry, fruity one walking around freaking out kids. nothing ferocious about that.

A bull gator at the games and such, and fleur de lis on all logo's, etc. That way there is a fair amount of ferocity and appeal about the mascot at games, but also, a fair amount of class when it comes to everything else. And if we could think of something better to do with that symbol that says 'ragin cajuns' around a fleur de lis that is on fire, that would be super. maybe something more sophisticated looking like those new cajun cards.

I think that it would help a lot. If we do things like we are a double-a baseball team (i.e., some of our symbols look cartoonish, we have a pepper for a mascot, they hand out thunder sticks at games) then we will always be a double-A outfit, which is not how any of us want the school to be.

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Originally Posted by CajunDave1

Great Job CajunFan64!!!!

I really appreciate your attempt to improve the Ragin Cajun mascot and I can see that you really put in some valuable time and effort into "Fideaux" the Gator! But I think that taking on a Gator to represent the "Ragin Cajuns" would not be in our best interest.

However, since you are apparently very talented, I would be very curious to see what you could do to come up with a Crawfish mascot, as was mentioned in a few other responses.

I was thinking that maybe you could incorporate our current "Pepper" (used for seasoning) logo with a "Mean Looking Crawfish" of some kind!!!!

Ragin Cajuns and Crawfish, it doesn't get any better than that in my opinion! Also, it would keep everything about our nickname and mascot "Very" unique within the entire relm of the NCAA!!!

Just another thought.

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Just my .02 worth. The crawfish will be confused with a lobster and looks a bit rediculous in costume. Other options to consider:

Bullgator - Could be good since the stadium is the Swamp and we have a swamp on campus. Who cares if Florida already uses the Gator. Let's see, how many Tiger mascots are there? LSU, Auburn, Memphis, Missouri. Or Cowboys? McNeese, Wyoming, Oklahoma State. Or Eagles? Southern Miss, Boston College. Or Bulldogs? LA Tech, Miss. State, Fresno State. Or Aggies? Texas A&M, Utah State, New Mexico State.

CatahoULa - State Dog and would tie us into the name Louisiana

Pelican - State Bird, and would tie us into the name Louisiana. I suggested a few years ago before Tulane picked it up to use the Pelican, build a sanctuary near the stadium and actually have 2 live pelicans, one named Louie and the other Ana, and have them both in costume on the sidelines. Too bad Tulane has now adopted the Pelican.

Those are just a few that came to mind. We can't worry about another schools mascot. We need to pick what is right for UL. We could still name the mascot Louie or ULA or something that ties in with our name "Louisiana". Now agreeing on a mascot is another matter.

And, while we are at it, how about changing the name of the football stadium to Louisiana Stadium and Cajun Dome Blvd. to Louisiana Blvd.? Let's do all that we can to tie us into the name "Louisiana".

just think how cool it would be to have a pregame tradition of taking a gator out of the swamp on campus bringing him to the game and then after the game he goes back to the swamp. A fearsome mascot who lives in the heart of UL. Now that would be cool. Now how you do all of that I don't know. I just think it could be a cool new tradition.

Why not a Bulldog named Cajun? A link from your past to who you are today.

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Originally Posted by TexAg77

Why not a Bulldog named Cajun? A link from your past to who you are today.

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English Bulldogs were brought back without any interest. I do like the Catahoula Hound, a damn good dog for any self respecting Cajun, and what the heck a mascot is nothing more than a good luck charm being living, an article, or a symbol of an organization.

As far as I can see it is a unique dog that can be tied to Louisiana. What would the typical person think when they hear or see BullGator? I sure haven't a clue.

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Originally Posted by Cajun Express

English Bulldogs were brought back without any interest. I do like the Catahoula Hound, a damn good dog for any self respecting Cajun, and what the heck a mascot is nothing more than a good luck charm being living, an article, or a symbol of an organization.

As far as I can see it is a unique dog that can be tied to Louisiana. What would the typical person think when they hear or see BullGator? I sure haven't a clue.

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Isn't a catahoula hound just a mixed mutt? I had never heard of them before.