Grassroots Campaign for the Next UL Mascot

[KajunKrazy]

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

I don’t see anything that is a missed opportunity there. You’d have to explain that?

[KajunKrazy]

One thing we can all agree on is it doesn’t matter what the mascot is but who is in the costume will be key. If none of us had ever seen Russell in a chicken costume and someone suggested a chicken for the mascot, we would think they’re crazy. People who say bring back the chicken are really saying bring back Russell of the 90s. He’s in his 60s by now. So it doesn’t matter if the mascot is a White Gator or Catahoula the person in it will make or break it. And students come and go.

[KajunKrazy]

I don't think anyone will ever refer to the mascot by its color unless the school promotes it as such.

Up till now they are almost always depicted as bright green and no one refers to them as "Green Gators."

Curious? Why do you think AES don’t just call themselves the Gators?

[MWolf]

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?

Let me help. We have two school colors. One is vermillion. The other is white. Get it? Make sense?

[ULvictory]

One thing we can all agree on is it doesn’t matter what the mascot is but who is in the costume will be key. If none of us had ever seen Russell in a chicken costume and someone suggested a chicken for the mascot, we would think they’re crazy. People who say bring back the chicken are really saying bring back Russell of the 90s. He’s in his 60s by now. So it doesn’t matter if the mascot is a White Gator or Catahoula the person in it will make or break it. And students come and go.

YES! Exactly!

[Turbine]

One thing we can all agree on is it doesn’t matter what the mascot is but who is in the costume will be key. If none of us had ever seen Russell in a chicken costume and someone suggested a chicken for the mascot, we would think they’re crazy. People who say bring back the chicken are really saying bring back Russell of the 90s. He’s in his 60s by now. So it doesn’t matter if the mascot is a White Gator or Catahoula the person in it will make or break it. And students come and go.

For sure.

I wonder if Russell Heim would up to starting a spirit leader coaching school?

[ultracajun]

He has to have sunglasses. Especially if he's Albino

Ever saw Omega Man,??

[Turbine]

He has to have sunglasses. Especially if he's Albino

Yep

[ZoomZoom]

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

No problem, general remark. One of my get off the lawn things has become the divisive hook fish swallow and failure to see commonality.

[Cajun Monkee]

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?

Genetics gives me a headache, and I already have one.

Just an incredibly quick googling, and from what I saw, there is no racial predilection toward albinism.

How about a crawfish? They are red.

[Cajun Monkee]

He has to have sunglasses. Especially if he's Albino

Ever saw Omega Man,??

Was channel surfing a couple weeks ago and it was on.

[KajunKrazy]

Let me help. We have two school colors. One is vermillion. The other is white. Get it? Make sense?

Makes no sense at all. 999.999% of alligators in this world aren’t white. 90% of the schools in this country’s mascots, that are animals, aren’t the same color as their uniforms but are more of the color of the animal with a jersey on.

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