Cayenne as a UL Mascot hahahahha

[abg6818]

fyi.... Cayenne was one of the most popular mascots at a UDA/UCA College camp this summer which had major Universities from around the nation such as Florida State, LSU, Alabama, so on and so forth. We have a very unique mascot and there is absolutley NOTHING wrong with Cayenne.... Instead of criticizing everything about UL, we should act like real fans and embrace our culture. Everyone looooves Cayenne except for the few people who are actually from here who want the Bulldog back. Just stop complaining!!!!

[srevere51]

_ fyi.... Cayenne was one of the most popular mascots at a UDA/UCA College camp this summer which had major Universities from around the nation such as Florida State, LSU, Alabama, so on and so forth. We have a very unique mascot and there is absolutley NOTHING wrong with Cayenne.... Instead of criticizing everything about UL, we should act like real fans and embrace our culture. Everyone looooves Cayenne except for the few people who are actually from here who want the Bulldog back. Just stop complaining!!!! _

Look, I can see what you are saying, but, seriously take a look at Cayenne, if we keep Cayenne, we need to recreate the design of the costume or something.

The point of a mascot is to get the crowd into the game. Cayenne does nothing much to get the crowd involved.

Now on the other hand, McNeese's Mascot was all over the field, and was fully involved in the game.

[AboveAverage]

Was Cayenne even at the game? Seriously I never saw the freak, if we had won it would have been the perfect evening.

COOK CAYENNE

[Turbine]

Everyone looooves Cayenne except for the few people who are actually from here who want the Bulldog back. Just stop complaining!!!! _

Just so you know we did a poll and Cayenne tied for 3rd with the BullDog.

Someone told me as recent as yesterday that it takes a genius to notice what is right under everyone’s nose. (I'm paraphrasing) but his point was sometimes the most obvious or the best fit is right there for all to see, but it gets overlooked.

UL has a BullGator habitat worth MILLION$ right there in the middle of campus prime. Link to Mascot Poll

[abg6818]

yea well we did update the costume.... and it looks a lot better than what it use to look like. And Cayenne was all over the game but there were too many people there, it was kind of hard to notice.... There was one time during the pregame that was hilarious, Cayenne and the Cowboy went face to face with each other and Cayenne made fun of the Cowboy and won the "dual." Seriously.... it's not a big deal, leave Cayenne alone, he is our mascot and it's gonna stay that way.... so just deal with it.

[srevere51]

_ yea well we did update the costume.... and it looks a lot better than what it use to look like. And Cayenne was all over the game but there were too many people there, it was kind of hard to notice.... There was one time during the pregame that was hilarious, Cayenne and the Cowboy went face to face with each other and Cayenne made fun of the Cowboy and won the "dual." Seriously.... it's not a big deal, leave Cayenne alone, he is our mascot and it's gonna stay that way.... so just deal with it. _

yeah I saw that PREGAME..... I could see the cowboy after every score for them I saw his emotion everytime we put up points, where was cayenne? Where was he when we were down 7, 14, and 21 points? Where was he when 3/4 of our fans left?

Cayenne needs to stand out more then he does, and he needs to have more character. This is my opinion, and the opinion of a lot of fans that i know, that is something that you are going to have to deal with as well.

[abg6818]

you can bash him all you want... I'm done speaking my mind! If you think you could do a better job, then go for it! Try out to be another Cayenne! All of the spirit group members are doing the best job that they can and they are doing a great job.... they are supporting the Cajuns... unlike some "fans."

[srevere51]

_ you can bash him all you want... I'm done speaking my mind! If you think you could do a better job, then go for it! Try out to be another Cayenne! All of the spirit group members are doing the best job that they can and they are doing a great job.... they are supporting the Cajuns... unlike some "fans." _

Yeah, i hear you, I would love to try out, but i am not a student. I tell you what, I would love to see that guy from the Ragin Jazz be the Cayenne, that guy gets excited.

[Shammy]

_ you can bash him all you want... I'm done speaking my mind! If you think you could do a better job, then go for it! Try out to be another Cayenne! All of the spirit group members are doing the best job that they can and they are doing a great job.... they are supporting the Cajuns... unlike some "fans." _

The People who are the mascot do a great job, We as fans do not think a Pepper should be the Mascot of the University. A symbol yes.

[Turbine]

_ you can bash him all you want... I'm done speaking my mind! If you think you could do a better job, then go for it! Try out to be another Cayenne! All of the spirit group members are doing the best job that they can and they are doing a great job.... they are supporting the Cajuns... unlike some "fans." _

No one is bashing the person in the suit. SID a regular here and good friend used to be Cayenne, he did a great job.

Cayenne (the suit) is simply a misrepresentation and any redesign is good money after bad. Although i must say flames down the arm are better than flame down the back.

Even Ken Ardoin once said of Cayenne: "Is this part of our penance on earth?"

[abg6818]

Yeah, i hear you, I would love to try out, but i am not a student. I tell you what, I would love to see that guy from the Ragin Jazz be the Cayenne, that guy gets excited.

haha that's funny!!! too bad he can't do both!

[Swamp]

This is how cool the pepper is - I don't give a _____ if it won some mascot contest with kids and dorks voting on who has a cute mascot. The real deal - EVERY friend of mine, EVERY old fraternity brother of mine, EVERY UL girl I dated, EVERBODY I know HATES the flaming pepper. Opposing stadiums laugh at the pepper. Cheerleaders I knew a couple of years ago said all they could hear the entire game, was all the sexually explicit things people called the PEPPER. They, themselves even called it sexually explicit things, hint hint. Instead of representing our bad ass name "Ragin' Cajuns" with a flaming cartoon pepper, we need something like a mean ass Crawfish. I mean, you want to talk about unique, What do people around the country think of when they hear South, Cajun Louisiana. Cajuns, Swamps and Bayous and Crawfish. Nobody else has anything close to as cool as that. This mascot isn't going to help our Football Program, but I promise some dancing, cute, flaming pepper thing isn't going to give us any respect either. One more thing, 3rd largest crowd in the 37 year history of Cajun Field and we don't break out every trick in the bag to win and bring a Historic comeback of the UL - McNeese rivalry to Acadiana, WTF! Hundley should quit, I'd be PI#$ED OFF TOO!