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DesotoCountyDawg

DesotoCountyDawg

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I get using it as a nickname for the defense but that is the goofiest **** ever if they made it a real nickname and mascot.
 
Xenomorph

Xenomorph

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Feb 15, 2007
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Just go with bears.. everybody is used to it and you already bought the costume.
 
dawgstudent

dawgstudent

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Apr 15, 2003
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Fishwater has said this for the past 5 or 6 years. Like with most of his posts - his repeat posting will turn out to be right.
 
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DerHntr

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Sep 18, 2007
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I'm amazed every time it comes up that they named their blank bear mascot "Rebel". They just can't get out of their own way.
 
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Shamoan

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this is considerably more interesting than this:



plus, they have never really been accepting of black
















bears.
 
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thf24

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I know Pernell got flagged for it in 2010. Don't they get to do it without getting flagged for taunting because it's their "unique tradition" or something? If so, I say we make flipping the bird with both hands our "unique tradition." Pretty sure no one else does that.**
 
KeyserSoze1999

KeyserSoze1999

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Makes me so glad that we are Bulldogs, we have a Bulldog mascot, and we refer to ourselves as Bulldogs---life is so damn easy.

Meanwhile some of our lesser SEC brothers have deep rooted identity crisis syndrome: Elephants / Tide...Tigers / War Eagles / Plainsmen...Rebel / Black Bear / LandSharks.
 
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Junction John

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Hey, I forgot about the Ambiguously Gray Humanoid.

Col. Forbin said:
What happens in those years when their defense sucks? Gonna go back to the Black Bears, or move on to Hotty Toddy?View attachment 2475
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I think this graphic is very helpful. Now they know what to wear when they go Groving. And all their fans should definitely wear the single-color athletic shorts and jersey combo on gameday. "Don't forget your headbands, y'all!"
 
GloryDawg

GloryDawg

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Mar 3, 2005
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dawgstudent said:
Fishwater has said this for the past 5 or 6 years. Like with most of his posts - his repeat posting will turn out to be right.
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And if you took 1000 monkeys and put key boards in front of them by law of numbers sooner or later one of them will spell out a word.
 
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EurekaDog

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It's tough to come up with a new mascot that 70% of the fans will easily adopt.

There are a few unique mascots out there and Rebels is one of them.

You wouldn't want to go with:
  • a run-of-the-mill mascot
  • one that is too far "out there"
  • one that is not easily recognized (as in, "What in the heck is that?")
  • one that is not easily recognized when its image is miniaturized
  • one that people can easily make fun of
  • one with odd colors
  • a name that's too long and/or hard to spell

You would have to consider marketing contracts that are in place, paraphernalia contracts, copyrights, etc.
 
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amcdan2000

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I think jar jar binks would be best. No racism here. Anyway doesn't landshark have some weird sexual meaning?
 
KeyserSoze1999

KeyserSoze1999

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Their mascot should be a Giant Bottle of Mouthwash wearing a Red Bow tie. Should be nicknamed "Trippy".

#MindRapingHallucinationTraditionsKU
 
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Junction John

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I laughed, but he is/has been right on this one. I have heard

GloryDawg said:
And if you took 1000 monkeys and put key boards in front of them by law of numbers sooner or later one of them will spell out a word.
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the same for years. I think the administration has been operating under the theory that if you make the changes slowly enough, no one will notice... Or at least, they won't get up in arms enough to look back and see the whole plan for what it was.

The plan was always to change the name, even back before they did the stupid mascot vote, but they punted to a more palatable "Rebel the Black Bear" buffer zone for a few years to ease into the idea of change.
 
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