Not diggin the "pepper" mascot

[ULtimateCajun]

Is this a bull gator? ;-)

[barisaxman]

Most mascots are a physical representation of a team's NICKNAME.

Our problem is that our nickname is a group of people, and we already tried Cajun Man.

So, the next step should be finding a mascot that is identified with your NAME. Our name is The University of Louisiana. For a mascot, this would be best done with the official State Dog, THE CATAHOULA.

Good post! I'm all for the Catahoula. Very unique, unlike bulldogs, gators, chili peppers(lol),
etc. Great looking dog with the characteristics of most of us: great companions, loyal, and
protective of family.
Check it out:

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Louis...opard_dog.html

[HoustonCajun]

_ Good post! I'm all for the Catahoula. Very unique, unlike bulldogs, gators, chili peppers(lol),
etc. Great looking dog with the characteristics of most of us: great companions, loyal, and
protective of family.
Check it out:

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Louis...opard_dog.html _

As The University of Louisiana, the state dog makes sense as a mascot. And, in the Catahoula breed name is the UL "catahoULa". A great name for the dog would be "Fideaux", the same name that was suggested for the red Bull Gator. Either would be an excellent mascot. Could someone find and post the picture of the red Bull Gator from a previous thread?

[ULtimateCajun]

I like the idea of having an actual living dog, kind of like Smokey at Tenn.

[HoustonCajun]

_ I like the idea of having an actual living dog, kind of like Smokey at Tenn. _

That looks good. We could name him RC (for Ragin Cajun) or Fideaux or Louie (short for Louisiana). We could have two dogs, a male and a female and name the male Louie and the female Ana.

[DrumRoll]

Pepper Pixie, very economical costume for a mascot :-)

[BabbForHeisman]

You can talk this until you are blue in the face. It will never get any better than the Cajun Chicken with a live bulldog. That is a FACT.


igeaux.mobi

[HoustonCajun]

_ You can talk this until you are blue in the face. It will never get any better than the Cajun Chicken with a live bulldog. That is a FACT.


igeaux.mobi _

The antics of the Cajun Chicken were great, BUT it had no connection to UL. It was not a mascot, we are not the UL Chickens, and it made no sense. My point is to develop a mascot that has a connection to the university like the CatahoULa (state dog) or the Bull Gator or the Pelican (state bird), have a live mascot and a costume mascot. We could recall the Cajun Chicken to revive his antics in a new mascot costume. The point is, no matter how entertaining he was, the Cajun Chicken had no relevance or connection to UL. We need to further develop our identity and the Cajun Chicken did nothing and does nothing to help us in that regard.

[duggie85]

_ I like the idea of having an actual living dog, kind of like Smokey at Tenn. _

I like that. Alot.

[BabbForHeisman]

I understand what you are saying, but I think we have plenty of ties to the state of Louisiana already. The Chicken was unique, recognizable, and memorable in a good way. There's a reason why the Phillies mascot is one of the most popular in the MLB, and it's not because he reminds people of Philadelphia.

The antics of the Cajun Chicken were great, BUT it had no connection to UL. It was not a mascot, we are not the UL Chickens, and it made no sense. My point is to develop a mascot that has a connection to the university like the CatahoULa (state dog) or the Bull Gator or the Pelican (state bird), have a live mascot and a costume mascot. We could recall the Cajun Chicken to revive his antics in a new mascot costume. The point is, no matter how entertaining he was, the Cajun Chicken had no relevance or connection to UL. We need to further develop our identity and the Cajun Chicken did nothing and does nothing to help us in that regard.

igeaux.mobi