Mascot Focus Group

[Just1More]

Wow. I like cajunvol05's concept.

[cajunvol05]

I can't paste pics into this post on my phone, but here a couple links to pics...

Students entering the game - http://entertainmentguide.local.com/...0&keep_ratio=1

Mardi Gras Indians - http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/cnishared/..._New_Orlea.JPG

Le Capitain - http://www.louisianarambles.com/images/news/cp1.jpg

http://www.dailyyonder.com/files/ima...mardegras.jpeg

http://www.fodors.com/wire/mardigras-eunice.jpg

[RaginFan2]

Wow. I like cajunvol05's concept.

I do, too!

[RedMeansGeaux]

Think of Texas A&M: they have 5 yell leaders (3 seniors & 2 juniors) and Reveille, a Collie who roams Kyle Field. Becoming a yell leader is a HUGE honor, I would know as many of my family members are Aggies. The yell leaders lead Reveille out of the tunnel and onto the field to start the game. Reveille is the "icon" and what people think of when thinking of the mascot of A&M, but the yell leaders are the "spirit leaders" and get the "12th Man" fired up on gameday.

[Lexhead]

Just throwing this into the mix:

According to that definitive source Wikipedia, Centenary chose the Catahoula Cur as its mascot in 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catahoula_Cur
See also: http://www.centenary.edu/news/2008/0000031

[CajunFan3406]

Think of Texas A&M: they have 5 yell leaders (3 seniors & 2 juniors) and Reveille, a Collie who roams Kyle Field. Becoming a yell leader is a HUGE honor, I would know as many of my family members are Aggies. The yell leaders lead Reveille out of the tunnel and onto the field to start the game. Reveille is the "icon" and what people think of when thinking of the mascot of A&M, but the yell leaders are the "spirit leaders" and get the "12th Man" fired up on gameday.

This is a good point. I toured A&M during my college selection process, and they talked about all of what you said and brought us to Kyle Field on the tour. It is VERY impressive, and I would love to see this type of atmosphere at Cajun Field.

[CharlieK]

Ahhh summer time........and a mascot thread

time for the season to start

[CajunAmos]

Yeah, everyone should have the tradition of drunks throwing beer bottles at opponents buses or cursing or throwing stuff on their fans. They need to get with the program.

[Lexhead]

When one team does it to another, it could be intimidation. When one fan does it to another it's just being a d*&$@bag ... but I suspect any tradition would be better than a very public inability to cross a midfiield stripe.

Here are a few more of those beloved LSUA&M@BR traditions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDjZR...ure=plpp_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVvM...ure=plpp_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJP6KH3ZOo8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3R4I...ure=plpp_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUhyY...ure=plpp_video

[Lexhead]

Well apparently you havn't been to may SEC away games. And i wouldn't call it a tradition, its called intimadation.
Nothing wrong with it.

Havn't = haven't
may = many
i = I
intimadation = intimidation
Nothing wrong with it. = sentence fragment

That's quite a skool ya got there, Sparky. They sure learned ya good!

[CajunFan3406]

This is the gayest tradition, A&M fans are weird people and i can't wait for LSU to stomp another mud hole in them

I have a cousin who graduated from A&M and he's perfectly normal. Take your stupid ____ing _ss back to tiger droppings, clown. Your dad should have pulled out, you ignorant ____.

[RaginFan2]

Think of Texas A&M: they have 5 yell leaders (3 seniors & 2 juniors) and Reveille, a Collie who roams Kyle Field. Becoming a yell leader is a HUGE honor, I would know as many of my family members are Aggies. The yell leaders lead Reveille out of the tunnel and onto the field to start the game. Reveille is the "icon" and what people think of when thinking of the mascot of A&M, but the yell leaders are the "spirit leaders" and get the "12th Man" fired up on gameday.

I see some parallels between A&M and UL. The Aggies? Do they have someone dressed as an "Aggie"? No. Do we need someone dressed as a "Cajun"? No. A&M has a dog. We have some strong support (and a past tradition) for a dog. I think it makes a lot of sense to look at the A&M model for us. Not a copy, but some similar things. Worth looking seriously into, IMHO.