Poll - BullGator Mascot/Spirit Leader

[Carmon]

CajunFan64 gave me permission to play around with his "Mascot idea" Fideaux

All I did was feed him the Pepper . . .

THAT IS AWESOME

[Carmon]

LOUISIANA RED US THE BEST LOOKING MASCOT I HAVE EVER SEEN.

[DestinCajun]

How about Panama Red for a mascot?

[RaginFan2]

How about Panama Red for a mascot?

Man, Destin, you must be staring at that sunset too long! Or else you're stuck in the 70's! LOL I went to UL in the 70's and remember the Ballad of Panama Red!

[Cajun1997]

I voted for the the state dog, the Catahoula.

We are THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA.

1) If we will not market the nickname CAJUNS with the now defunct CAJUN Man, we need a mascot that furthers our identity as THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA.

2) The Gator does not do that and would be seen as a copy of Florida.

3) The Bulldog was finished the moment we changed our nickname to Cajuns, and already has a large presence in-state for Louisiana Tech. Would be seen as a copy of Tech.

4) The chicken was very entertaining; not a mascot worthy of THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA.

5) The pepper is not entertaining, not a mascot worthy of THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, not recognizable for what it is, a vegetable. Better suited for minor league baseball.

I agree!!!

[Cajunrunner]

I'd take ANYTHING but that stupid pepper. I love my university, but we must have the 2nd dumbest mascot in the country, only Western Kentucky's red dot ranks worse than that pepper.

[ulforlife]

I like the Red Gator, but I think it just isn't quite original for us. No matter what though I think the pepper mascot should be tossed. It is fine to use the pepper to accent logos, but NOT DANCING AROUND AT ANY UL ATHLETIC EVENT!

If a live mascot is what you guys are pushing for... why not go with a combination of the pelican/catahoula idea and get two cataloulas and name them Louis & Anna. They could come and sit at the games just as the bulldog once did. I think they would be splendid. It's our state dog and that makes it the most original. It would not in any since label us as something other than the Ragin' Cajuns because it is a dog. It is seen as just that. I think a gator would be misleading, people would be trying to put it on shirts and all... and even if we get a gator to the game it will be green, not red.

Let's decide on simplistic and original, something that can stay around for a while and be loved. I think the dog gives us that for sure

my two cents

[Turbine]

If a live mascot is what you guys are pushing for... why not go with a combination of the pelican/catahoula idea and get two cataloulas and name them Louis & Anna. They could come and sit at the games just as the bulldog once did. I think they would be splendid. It's our state dog and that makes it the most original. It would not in any since label us as something other than the Ragin' Cajuns because it is a dog. It is seen as just that. I think a gator would be misleading, people would be trying to put it on shirts and all... and even if we get a gator to the game it will be green, not red.

I like the Louis and Anna angle but I don't like the idea of using animals that have rarely set foot on a UL campus, though I wouldn't mind the school having one for a football T fetch monster.

Before UL was ever formed the historic Buffalo Wallow we know as Cypress Swamp/Lake was frequented by Bull Gators. Yes it was drained in the 1920's and 30's but for the majority of the years since Cypress Swamp was re-flooded in the 40's Bull Gator's have been found on UL's campus.

It is a 100% natural pick. As far as LOUISIANA RED, well, costumed mascots are supposed to take an unreal imaginary form; they do not represent total reality. For a real Bull Gator we could try to get a Leucistic Bull Gator (they are all males) all white and then with LOUISIANA RED we would have a Vermilion and White combo.

[DaddyCajun]

"Fideaux ate the Pepper "

I hope he ate the whole plant. No more peppers!!!

Wait, no, we have to have the pepper's just not as a spirit leader!! Fideaux, I like best when he is not showing as many teeth, I for one still have little ones and I don't want them to start off scared of anything UL!

DaddyCajun

[ChanceEncounter]

Why can't we have the pepper logo AND a Raging Red Bull Kicking Gator?

[CajunKahouna]

What is a Bud Man? Or do I not want to know?

[DestinCajun]

Hearing Twilight Zone theme song......

Hmmmmm, there seem to be a couple of absent posts in this thread.

Fideaux looks like a horney toad on some of Palmeiro's steroids.