Not diggin the "pepper" mascot

[CajunCanaille]

_ Hey Turbine could you do a Cajun man--like a real person with a beard---tall dark complected---old felt hat, etc.!!!!!!! Also could someone post the WV mountaineer????? _

I think it is pointless to even consider the Cajun Man. He was my favorite mascot but he will not be allowed to return. I think that a couple of years after he was created he was shut down for not being politically correct. Not sure what the arguement for that was but I doubt we see him again. But I'll say it again. He was the best mascot we had!

We could do something like the wizards do and have a guy in a spandex suite. He could bring out the Catahoula. I just don't know how a dog like that would respond to something that looks like a giant chew toy.

To me your mascot has to be something that people think of when they hear "Cajun." Something as simple as googling the work "Cajun" only brings up three things that could be mascots.

Gator - This would be my vote. Who cares if it's the same as what Florida has. Teams have similar mascots all the time. It's looks intimidating and I still can't get over the fact that we actually have live gators on campus.

Raccoon - Althought they do live in swamps, I doubt it would fly w/ our fans. I wouldn't be that big on it.

Crawfish - I doubt we will take on the same mascot as the Acadiana Mudbugs. To me it's a decent idea but I just don't know what the actual costume would look like.

Crab - We don't even want to go there. I don't want any jokes about the Cajuns having crabs.

Pelican - If you have issues w/ having the same mascot as someone, then you wouldn't like this one. We would have to share it with Tulane.

[CajunCanaille]

I like the Bullgator with ULtimate's logo. Only problem I have with this particular drawing is that it does look like Florida's gator. But if we are viewing this as a rough drawing of what we want our mascot to look like it's cool. Added a few other logos

[CajunCanaille]

I appologize if my artistic skills aren't as good as ULtimate's.

[jumboragncajun]

Yeah, I agree that we can't steal the gator from Florida. In fact, I HATE the fact that we call our stadium "The Swamp". I don't know who coined the name first, but if you play a football game at "the swamp", to anyone in the country outside of Lafayette (and even to some in Laffy), they will think Gainesville, Fl. Does this bother anyone else? I think a better nickname can be found.

[CajunProud]

_ I like the Bullgator with ULtimate's logo. Only problem I have with this particular drawing is that it does look like Florida's gator. But if we are viewing this as a rough drawing of what we want our mascot to look like it's cool. Added a few other logos _

These are great. You need to get in touch with Scott Farmer. He made it very clear when I met with him that he is open to any ideas, as long as they are presented respectfully.

[Turbine]

Yeah, I agree that we can't steal the gator from Florida. In fact, I HATE the fact that we call our stadium "The Swamp". I don't know who coined the name first, but if you play a football game at "the swamp", to anyone in the country outside of Lafayette (and even to some in Laffy), they will think Gainesville, Fl. Does this bother anyone else? I think a better nickname can be found.

UL had "The Swamp" first.

While in failed negotiations with UL, Steve Surrier saw it, liked it, took it.

You are right though, UL can't steal the gator from Florida. You can't steal something you have always owned.

Fact: When it comes to stories and iconic photos, the BullGator has been used in more UL publications than any other animal.
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[CajunCanaille]

When I said you can't steal the gator, I meant that you can't have a gator costume that looks exactly like Florida's. If you make it red like in Turbine's picture I think it would do enough to where people don't associate it with Florida.

As for "The Swamp" discussion, we did have it first. But it doesn't really matter. For the most part, our fans refer to our stadium as Cajun Field.

[ULtimateCajun]

_ When I said you can't steal the gator, I meant that you can't have a gator costume that looks exactly like Florida's. If you make it red like in Turbine's picture I think it would do enough to where people don't associate it with Florida.

As for "The Swamp" discussion, we did have it first. But it doesn't really matter. For the most part, our fans refer to our stadium as Cajun Field. _

Also in the discussion of stealing names and such. LSU has dubbed Tiger stadium "Death Valley", Clemson if I recall had named their stadium Death Valley prior to LSU. It's no biggie, as long as we win games, they can wheel out a mouse with fangs as a mascot for all I care. There has always been an overlapping effect when it comes to mascots in sports. And on that note, how that little red blob got so popular at Tern Tucky still baffles me. We can debate this all we want, but that pepper aint goin nowhere anytime soon.

[CajunCanaille]

We can debate this all we want, but that pepper aint goin nowhere anytime soon. _

Well Farmer did say in his meeting with our Ragin' Pager that he is not a fan of the pepper. I'm not sure if he said he was working on a change. But if this is our mascot for good then I guess I will have to make myself like it. It's no worse than have a black eye pea as your mascot or a tree.

Maybe the pepper would grow on people if he actually did something. The Cajun Chicken would go to the middle of the field / court and bang on a drum, waive red and white towels, do skits, drop the fake spider on people, etc. While I understand that the person may not be that good at doing skits, the drum and towel things would not be that tough to do. Maybe we could put that male dance team dude in that costume. He seems like he's been here for 10 years already so let's keep him here. I have no doubt that he would do a better job than whoever wears the constume now. All the current mascot does is sit with the cheerleaders. Very little fan interaction.

[CajunNation]

To me your mascot has to be something that people think of when they hear "Cajun." Something as simple as googling the work "Cajun" only brings up three things that could be mascots.

What mascot comes to mind when you hear the word "AGGIE"?

What mascot comes to mind when you hear "VOLUNTEER"?

What mascot comes to mind when you hear "MOUNTAINEER"?

IRISH?



How many times do I have to say this? When you have a group of people as a nickname, you either have a mascot that is an actual, physical representation of the nickname, or you have a mascot that has to be given background status.

You can't have it both ways. Once you put a mascot, that is not the physical representation of your nickname, on the same level or higher than your nickname, you are changing your nickname by default.

Do you people think that the A&M fans worry that they don't have a cute/cuddly mascot that they can dress up their precious 1 year old like?

They are AGGIES. Everything else is window dressing.