OT: Please make it stop - mascot stuff
Although, I'm sure this isn't serious....please don't be...this is a submission by a children's book publisher with their ideas for Wolverine Mascot.
Wolverines, "fierce, but approachable".
Maybe photoshoppers can have fun with this.
http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/here-we-go-again-childrens-b…
January 8th, 2012 at 5:19 PM ^
Make us look really stupid and then put an O on the front disguised as a zero.
January 8th, 2012 at 5:33 PM ^
I especially hate A. But I especially hate B.
January 8th, 2012 at 5:39 PM ^
I randomly looked up the facebook profiles of this Mascot Books company and their CEO cited in the article, and he's a Virginia Tech alum. This has to be his way of getting back at us for the Coale non-catch. Conspiracy!
January 8th, 2012 at 5:53 PM ^
I blame Marcus Vick
January 8th, 2012 at 5:58 PM ^
I nominate Franken Berry from the hockey games to become the permanent mascot.
January 8th, 2012 at 8:57 PM ^
He dares to diss Count Chocula....
January 8th, 2012 at 6:11 PM ^
Why does B have Tom Crean's haircut?
January 8th, 2012 at 6:18 PM ^
this better not be another ploy by brandon....
January 8th, 2012 at 6:19 PM ^
this is Meechigan "ferGodsakes." we do not need a fucking grad student walking around in a costume that will probably look like a fucking bear. nor do we need to bribe little kids to become Meechigan fans by having a cuddly wolverine.
wolverines are not dosile or cuddly. indians have referred to them as devil bears, a single wolverine can take down a fucking moose and a couple can drive off an entire pack of wolves from a fresh kill. they are mean and non-sociable.
January 8th, 2012 at 6:22 PM ^
docile*
but I agree and have upvoted.
January 8th, 2012 at 6:59 PM ^
These do not reflect the unique culture and spirit of Michigan. I doubt Michigan can be adequately expressed in mascot form, except for Emmy the Block M.
January 8th, 2012 at 7:18 PM ^
It has the head of the Wolverine foam head hat with a Wolverine jersey and kind of Hulk style ripped maize pants. I named the character Victor. Hate away if you want. I don't like mascots either for Michigan but I thought this on looked pretty cool. I made the eyes white with a glaring look to them.
January 8th, 2012 at 7:23 PM ^
Does anyone remember back when our cheerleaders would steal the other team's mascot and carry it to the goal post, spread it's legs and bash it into the pole? When I was a kid I thought that was hilarious and remember thinking "and they can't do that to us because we don't have a mascot!" Bring that tradition back in lieu of a mascot.
January 8th, 2012 at 7:35 PM ^
I remember that very well. Looked forward each game to seeing the opposing team's mascot get get his balls crushed (assuming the mascot had balls).
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<br>Great tradition which should be reinstated.
January 8th, 2012 at 11:17 PM ^
...I don't remember what the score was at the time but the game was a blowout and when they did that to the Wildcat and ran off he yelled and waved "come back, do it again!!!"
Like all Northwestern fans of the time, he liked pain.
January 9th, 2012 at 9:44 AM ^
When I was a kid I thought that was hilarious and remember thinking "and they can't do that to us because we don't have a mascot!"The dynamic usually was the opposing mascot would "sneak" over to our side of the field and kidnap one of our cheerleaders. Then the rest of the cheer squad would rescue the cheerleader, seize the mascot and hilarious groin into the goal post would ensue. I miss that tradition too. Afraid it's gone for good. The internet has ruined civility between fanbases to the point that nobody is willing to ever take any kind of friendly jibe from a rival anymore.
January 8th, 2012 at 8:10 PM ^
He drew the dog blue because he's never seen a blue dog before. And to be honest, he kinda wanted to see a blue dog.
January 8th, 2012 at 9:00 PM ^
My daughter is 9 months old and she will love the University of Michigan not because they have some cheap mascot but because her mother and father will take her games and show her the beauty that is the town of Ann Arbor and the jewel that is the Michigan campus. Mascots are fucking stupid.
January 8th, 2012 at 9:06 PM ^
and same goes for my 5-year old daughter (and 6-week old one eventually).
Though the 5-year old loves her cheerleader teddy bear and 'fox' from M Den.
January 8th, 2012 at 9:17 PM ^
It wanders around Yost hiding in your photo backgrounds and laying waste to all of pretzel-kind. It is terrifying AND fuzzy.
January 8th, 2012 at 9:43 PM ^
January 9th, 2012 at 12:49 AM ^
Plus my back is killing me, and I found a few gray hairs in the mirror the other day! Damn midlife.
January 8th, 2012 at 10:43 PM ^
...but i can understand why a mascot would nice to have. Everyone says that kids will love Michigan even without a mascot. Though true, I can see a mascot being one of those quick fun moments for kids to have at a game.
If Michigan were to ever have a mascot, im sure Michigan would take everyone's thoughts into account as to what it would look like.
Though i personally dont think we need a mascot any time soon, im sure we will someday ease into it.
January 9th, 2012 at 1:36 AM ^
While Lloyd Brady and Facepalm guy may not be at all games, they are better than any mascot ever. My parents were fortunate enough to sit behind lloyd brady at the game. Trying to upload a picture, but I'm lost on this site as I'm a noob. Wil be up when I figure it out, but for now I made it my profile picture on here. Maybe the last we see of Lloyd for awhile.
January 9th, 2012 at 6:59 AM ^
I thought we discussed this already and we decided that we were NOT going to pursue a mascot. How can any relationship grow when we cant get through the past. We need to move on and focus on the future.
Wait a minute, this sounds eerily similar to the last discussion I had with my wife.
January 9th, 2012 at 8:30 AM ^
Ummmmm.....No...NO...No...nO and NO!!!!!
I am not opposed to the concept of a Mascot but these????ummmm......NO
January 9th, 2012 at 11:46 AM ^
Live wolverine in a cage on the opponents sideline.