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This is from the Michigan Stadium Dedication Game, 10/22/27. We beat Ohio State 21-0
Like many other mustelids, it has potent anal scent glands used for marking territory and sexual signaling.
Wikipedia
I'm not paying $75 to get close to that type of action.
It's been tried before and deemed too dangerous - http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/umosu/mascot.htm
With our lawsuit happy culture, I doubt it will happen again.
However, the animals grew larger and more ferocious, and as Yost states, "It was obvious that the Michigan mascots had designs on the Michigan men toting them, and those designs were by no means friendly." Therefore, the practice of bringing wolverines into the stadium had to be discontinued after only one year.
If we do get one on the sidelines, I hope we don't decide to run it on to the field....
Why would you ever decide to run with the Buffaloes?
footbawlllll
and they are also great eating. there's a farm north of us that keeps them. not quite as big as most cattle, they'd be a handful to hold on to once they got running.
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It's sad but easy to see why they were huntedYou're a moron. The plains bison weren't hunted for food... they were hunted for the sake of killing (and some may argue to deprive the native Americans a food source)... just to be shot and left there to rot.
been there a few times for their excellent buffalo burgers
they brought Ralphie out and the Michigan section (of which I was one; I actually went to all three MI-CU games in the 90's) kept yelling "Bring out the cow! We want to see the cow!"
CU fans were not amused. And we won.
in cash or check?
I've mentioned it before, but I am all for using the caged wolverine as a gimmick to gain a psychological advantage. Simply place the cage on the opponent's sideline and occasionally send an assistant over to check the lock and at one point, have them feign a concerned look and tell the opposing staff, "Um, I'll be right back..." and then run off, never to return. You might have a team playing with one eye to the sideline for the rest of the game.
A live Wolverine would be great - if not, get a snarling honey badger
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If you would cage up an animal, to the point that its so scared, agitated, and angry that it wants to kill, for the purpose of some game, you need to check your morals. Outside of hunting or facing a threat, its the caging that makes wolverines so angry. Observe them in the wild, and, like all wild creatures, they are only fierce when they need to be. Its not a continual state. But hey, if its worth it for your personal kicks, go for it.
Actually, it's possible this post is making a joke about putting a rival coach in close proximity to a fearsome animal, and is not a serious call to action or evidence of any moral failings.
If that's the case, then I admit I am out of line.
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"If they told you wolverines would make good house pets, would you believe them" - Del Griffith
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If Michigan ever decides to put a live animal in a cage on the sidelines, I will immediately cease to be a fan.
I won't ever condone locking up a wild animal.
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If it walks freely on the sideline I think it's an even bet you can replace "I will immediately cease to be a fan" with "Michigan would immediately cease to field a team".
I am with you. Human arrogance at its worst.
Time to stop drinking and go to bed.
Thank god.
in the amount it would take to house and maintain a Wolverine in A^2 and calls it good.
This would probably cost tens of thousands of dollars and have less chance of a negative publicity experience (Wolverines are extremely exotic pets and the care would not only be $$$ - but it could go south at anytime creating a publicity fiasco.)
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to begin with...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biff,_the_Michigan_Wolverine
But point taken... Mich could do it if they wanted.
just no
http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/32309865891/Professional-Deluxe-font…;
When you were really talking about this...
http://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/470x370/wolverine7.jpg
Either way it is a terrible idea.
http://www.facemakersincorporated.com/images/w/wolverines4.jpg
When you were really talking about this...
http://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/470x370/wolverine7.jpg
Either way it is a terrible idea.
This horse is so dead that beating it yet another time is beyond useless. If you like onfield mascots follow Sparty or Brutus Buckeye. Or maybe Goldie the Gopher or whatever his name is, or even Bucky Badger. But leave M's "no onfield cartoon character" tradition alone. Please!