Cayenne as a UL Mascot hahahahha

[UL_Cajuns]

i say we just have a live bulldog and let that be our mascot. Maybe brand Ragin Cajuns on him.

[ragincajun4life]

I agree, I dont know many people afraid of a Cayenne Pepper.

[Cajun Express]

How many people are in mortal fear of a buckeye hitting them on the head? How many people are terrified of a country boy husking corn? How many people are worried about an engineer making boilers? How many people are curled up in like an infant from the mighty Ducks, or some lame land grabbing cheating Sooner. Stanford has a tree for crying out lound the only time you fear a tree is in hurricanes, or if they are dead and getting ready to fall.

My belief is that a spirit leader or mascot needs to typify the region, and I do believe the pepper does that, but how can you make a living moving pepper.

[CajunFanatic91]

Now the BEST mascott I have ever seen is the UCSB Gaucho. WH not do something like that? Instead of a costume, just take an ordinary guy, dress him in cajun style clothes, and voila!

[CajunRebel]

As CajunRebel noted Cajun Chicken was not there to be filmed. Although I have it on good authority he really wanted to be there.

Here is my version of what happened: The hups (higher ups) didn't want the chicken to overshadow the monetarily invested pepper so they issued an edict that no bright yellow objects or articles of clothing would be allowed on the court.

Seriously though? This (to me) exposes the shear weakness of the pepper mascot in that it couldn't withstand the rigors of a single throwback game at Blackham.

It would be nice if that ugly pepper would actually come to the basketball games .

[shasta]

ooh i hate the pepper, such a gay mascot, hugged me once cause the idiot friends of mine told the pepper that it was my birthday, i wanted to push the pepper down the steps, simply cause i dont like the suit, it just looks so idiotic, i know a bulldog was a bad choice considering the humidity and their ever present breathing problems in high humidity but cmon, what marketing flunky came up with that

[BabbForHeisman]

So last night was the first basketball game that I have attended this season, and I finally got to see this redone Cayenne costume. Let's just say I was less than impressed. It kinda looks like something I put together myself.

I know we've discussed this before, but what do you think should be done?

My opinion:
1. Keep the name "Ragin' Cajuns" (that's a given)
2. Continue to use the flaming pepper logo (but not the pepper with the angry face that has been appearing on hats)
3. Bring back the live bulldog at sporting events. I know there has been some discussion about other types of dogs, but the bulldog honors the tradition of the university.
4. Bring back the Cajun Chicken! He was the coolest thing ever! I don't care if its not the same guy and not the same suit, but having a chicken would definitely be unique. Its kind of like the Philly Phanatic. You can't dress up like a Philly, so have something unique that everyone recognizes.

[USL fan]

Ever heard the insanity of throwing good money after bad? well cayenne is a case study.

[CajunKahouna]

Ever heard the insanity of throwing good money after bad? well cayenne is a case study.

I agree, and if this is correct, that would mean bringing that damn chicken back must be throwing good money after bad also. Let the thing stay in the road kill category.

[HoustonCajun]

So last night was the first basketball game that I have attended this season, and I finally got to see this redone Cayenne costume. Let's just say I was less than impressed. It kinda looks like something I put together myself.

I know we've discussed this before, but what do you think should be done?

My opinion:
1. Keep the name "Ragin' Cajuns" (that's a given)
2. Continue to use the flaming pepper logo (but not the pepper with the angry face that has been appearing on hats)
3. Bring back the live bulldog at sporting events. I know there has been some discussion about other types of dogs, but the bulldog honors the tradition of the university.
4. Bring back the Cajun Chicken! He was the coolest thing ever! I don't care if its not the same guy and not the same suit, but having a chicken would definitely be unique. Its kind of like the Philly Phanatic. You can't dress up like a Philly, so have something unique that everyone recognizes.

IMNO, the bulldog is a dead issue. In fact, the mascot was an English Bulldog for a French University, which made no sense. Once we changed to Ragin Cajuns, the bulldog lost its place. The Cajun Chicken was a fun guy who did some unique and entertaining things, but it had absolutely no relation to the university. And, the Cajun Chicken was successful because of the guy who played the chicken. I would assume that he would no longer do this.

As the University of Louisiana, we need to maintain the moniker Ragin Cajuns, which is the most popular in college sports around the country. But, we need a mascot that reflects the State of Louisiana. That would be either the State Dog, CatahoULa, the State Bird, the Pelican, or perhaps an Alligator, given the swamps in Louisiana and the on-campus swamp and alligator(s) that live there.

There have been several suggestions on use of the Alligator, which are good. The CatahoULa would be a good replacement for the Bulldog. The Pelican would have been great, except that Tulane beat us in using the Pelican. So, that probably leaves us with the CatahoULa vs. the Alligator. Either one would be great as both a live and costumed mascot to go along with the Ragin Cajuns moniker.

It is time we do more to capture the University of Louisiana name. Naming a mascot after the State Dog, for example, would help with that. We could also rename the stadium Louisiana Stadium and change the name of CajunDome Blvd. to Louisiana Blvd.

[rhineaux]

The only bad thing about the bULLdog, is that "ULL" is in it. I just noticed that in your post. I kinda like the Alligator or whatever, but the fact is that we don't really need anything to have out there. It costs a lot of money for those suits and what purpose do they really serve. It would be different if it were a guy or something (like the chicken was) that would start cheers or something, but what we have now only brings people down, not get them hyped up.

[HoustonCajun]

The only bad thing about the bULLdog, is that 'ULL' is in it. I just noticed that in your post. I kinda like the Alligator or whatever, but the fact is that we don't really need anything to have out there. It costs a lot of money for those suits and what purpose do they really serve. It would be different if it were a guy or something (like the chicken was) that would start cheers or something, but what we have now only brings people down, not get them hyped up.

Worse yet, not just UL but 'ULL' is in Bulldog, which is something we must separate ourselves from. I understand your thinking. I am just trying to do as much as we can to truly capture the University of Louisiana name and having any links to the State would certainly aid that effort.