Grassroots Campaign for the Next UL Mascot

[JayWalker]

Several breeds of dog.

Which ones are the Catahoula Leopard?

I owned a Catahoula and the answer is...all of them.

Different coloring and ages.

But the very first one looks like the one I had. Name was Atchafalaya...Chaffey for short.

[CajunNation]

..Which ones are the Catahoula Leopard?

All of them. You know full well Catahoulas come in many different colors, and not all of them have crazy eyes.

[CajunEXPRESS]

All of them. You know full well Catahoulas come in many different colors, and not all of them have crazy eyes.

That’s the only cur to represent Louisiana. Beautiful, nobility in this country

[Swamp]

Actually some people want the Bulldog back. Not sure what would be wrong with that to be honest.

To this point, the Bulldog (the bar) is actually the most popular bar amongst the students again. Literally #1 spot for them to go out. With the Strip gone and downtown having turned into skid row, the Bulldog is where our target audience is (filling the Swamp).

[Turbine]

All of them. You know full well Catahoulas come in many different colors, and not all of them have crazy eyes.

Well if they are that hard to spot and identify the Catahoula Leopard is unusable as a defining character.

[KajunKrazy]

Because green is not a school color.

White is one of our school colors.

Guys, this really isn't that hard.

That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Is green a florida school color? No. Are tigers purple and gold? No. Is Alabama's elephant crimson? No. Is Tennessee's Blue Tick orange? no. Is Tx A&M collie burgundy? no. In all those cases you can put the jersey on the mascot that is school colors. No schools colors are the color of there mascot.

[KajunKrazy]

The color is a key piece to the entire idea.

JMO. I think the color with the lack of pigmentation is the worst part about the idea.

[KajunKrazy]

I never suggested green. You did. If in deed the mascot is a gator why not make the costume as close to realistic in color to the gators we see in the basin, lake martin, bayou teche.... and so on? No one has ever seen a gator with out pigmentation except for a rare occasion at the zoo.

I ask again why is the designer choosing for the gators to be albino and not a natural color? Still trying to understand the thought process and reasoning?

The creator is marketing it as an Al Boudreaux the Albino Alligator. The color is in his name. You are correct about the Green gator. But insert any other color and they will be the Blue, White, Red, Orange.. gator.

But I noticed you only replied to half of my question. No one has ever answered the 2nd part. Why albino? What is the thought process?

[KajunKrazy]

This. I don’t know why, if, in fact, the new mascot is an alligator, it can’t be an alligator’s natural color, or vermilion.

And I know this is going to rustle some jimmies, but it has been said more than once on this site that football drives the bus.

And that football team is overwhelmingly, predominantly Black.

Do we really want to look at them and future recruits with a mascot that is purposefully white?

And as far as the Catahoula “leopard” dog goes, remember the pecker head from ESPN that had so much fun, toying with us during the name argument?

While I think the Catahoula, on the surface, is a cool idea, do we really want to give this jerk off of ESPN another opportunity to screw with us?

On the recruiting part. And I could be totally wrong on this. Aren't Albinos found more predominately in the black community that they are in white?

[Turbine]

That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Is green a florida school color? No. Are tigers purple and gold? No. Is Alabama's elephant crimson? No. Is Tennessee's Blue Tick orange? no. Is Tx A&M collie burgundy? no. In all those cases you can put the jersey on the mascot that is school colors. No schools colors are the color of there mascot.

You listed a bunch of missed opportunities, no time like the present to differentiate.

[Turbine]

Actually, MAT,, I think it's the most important thing. Kids have to want to hug the mascot and parents will want to take pictures of their kids with it.

And, as soon as that happens, parents sign off on the mascot and it grows from there. Absolutely the #1 priority as far as I'm concerned.

My dream is to go into local toy stores and see stuffed (insert mascot here). My dream is for parents to rent out (mascot) to appear at their kids' birthday party.

We can make fun of it all we want, but Big Red at WKU has accomplished that and is downright beloved by everyone on the Hill. And, it's nothing but a red blob.

I applaud Corey. As I said, I don't know if the gator is the answer. But FINALLY there's discourse and a LOT of it about a spirit leader. I don't think the powers that be have any choice but to get moving on this.

I do not like the universal green that is out there (for UL) but for some reason everyone loves a cuddly Gator Costume.

Otherwise (purple and yellow triangles aside) you would not see them for sale in February at the Abbeville Walmart.

[KajunKrazy]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/albino

Personally, just get a mascot and get it right.

Thanks I think everyone knows what definition of albino is that is not the question here Merriam.