Mascot: Cajun Man

[CDeb]

I never thought it would come to this, the old rotten bait and switch back trick.

"How to get people to like Mr. Cajun?" Give em Cayenne!

LOL! Never thought of it that way.

Funny thing is, if the guy in the Cayenne suit did half the fun stuff that Russell did in the Chicken suit, you probably wouldn't hear a peep about how lame Cayenne is.

[Turbine]

Funny thing is, if the guy in the Cayenne suit did half the fun stuff that Russell did in the Chicken suit, you probably wouldn't hear a peep about how lame Cayenne is.

You might be right, There was a lot to like about Cajun Chicken and he had a lot of things going his way, but I don't think "great looking" appeared at the top of the list.

[shasta]

ahh finally, i want to start off by saying i dont think that what our mascot is is really that important, that being said, i believe we have the lamest mascot in college football history, and not just because our mascot doesnt run around and do tricks, because I still dont get it, i mean i get that the marketing people decided that the pepper theme would be a great idea, thus the peppers all over everything, but as a mascot its pretty weak. I think they just couldnt think of anything at the moment so they said why dont we just put somebody in a pepper outfit, somebody else said ok i guess that will work and that was it. I like the Mr. Cajun Guy, but I would like to see us come up with something new and fresh that has something to do with our name, which he would but he needs to be updated alot, but all this is just my opinion

[BabbForHeisman]

I would like to see us come up with something new and fresh that has something to do with our name

How about just a giant state of Louisiana with legs? Think people would get the picture then?

[RaginSaintsFan]

The least we could do is put the guy in some Delcambre Reeboks... Now that represents.

[ulforlife]

Funny thing is, if the guy in the Cayenne suit did half the fun stuff that Russell did in the Chicken suit, you probably wouldn't hear a peep about how lame Cayenne is.

This IS a factor. Partly I should say because the mascot last year wasn't a guy, it was a girl. Aboslutely nothing against girls (I love em and they know what they're doing) but you have to find just the right person to do the job, like Russell was, someone who will bring excitement to the game.

All in all though, i still really like the idea of Mr. Cajun and think he could be revised a little and make the fans proud.

[RaginEsquire06]

This IS a factor. Partly I should say because the mascot last year wasn't a guy, it was a girl. Aboslutely nothing against girls (I love em and they know what they're doing) but you have to find just the right person to do the job, like Russell was, someone who will bring excitement to the game.

All in all though, i still really like the idea of Mr. Cajun and think he could be revised a little and make the fans proud.

I agree whole heartedly! The Cajun Chicken had loads of personality! Very entertaining! The Ragin Pepper was just flat out absent of excitement...Maybe this guy should be our mascot( )! A cool red dot with shades...over sized gloves and Reeboks!

[RaginFan2]

I agree whole heartedly! The Cajun Chicken had loads of personality! Very entertaining! The Ragin Pepper was just flat out absent of excitement...Maybe this guy should be our mascot( )! A cool red dot with shades...over sized gloves and Reeboks!

I dunno... maybe it would look too much like the Western Kentucky "blood clot"! I love the peppers on shirts, hats posters, etc. But NOT in a costume! Russell Heim, aka Cajun Chicken, was an entertainer par excellance. The chicken costume was, I think, loosely based on the nationally famous San Diego Chicken. (Kind of a cheap, not-so-attractive imitation.) To be honest, I don't think the chicken suit was much more attractive than Cayenne's. But the way he performed was leagues away from Cayenne. I think some of Russell's skits borrowed from the SDC. But he had a special ingenuity about when and how to present the most appropriate skit at the best time. It really got the crowd going! I remember laughing at his "big hairy spider on a fishing pole" routine! I sure do miss his routines (almost as much as I miss Graylin Warner, Dion Brown, et al!) Thanks for all of the great memories, Russell!

[Turbine]

Maybe this guy should be our mascot( )! A cool red dot with shades...over sized gloves and Reeboks!

Ding ding ding, dig it!

a RED DOT of hot sauce.

Ragin' Cajuns are HOT! HOT! HOT! Watch out for the BIG RED DOT

[locoguano]

A guy in overalls eh?


Been done, but I could see this one altered with a more "cajun" flair...