You get upset at DB for wanting a fuzzy mascot, but...
But it's nothing new, and it could be way, way, WAY worse.
Although, actually, in a way, I like this little guy. I think it's because it's embarassing to the Buckeyes and also because in the modern day, somebody would see this and scream RACIST! (Seriously... it's like the head of a Black character from a 1930's cartoon).
is not a very good argument for accepting something that sucks.
How about the fact that the thing that sucks that you're talking about doesn't actually exist?
That iteration of Brutus Buckeye hasn't existed since about 1965. (Somebody will probably correct me on the date; but it is about three or four Brutuses ago.)
And the fact that some people in today's day and age would look at an anthropmorphized chesnut and scream racism says a lot more about those people than about the mascot.
Why would you post this? I think it makes Michigan fans look dumb, to post this sort of non-issue non-sequitir.
Yes; when it comes to collegiate mascots, virtually every one of them is associated with some sort of embarassing kerfuffle. Sometimes several of them. Best way to avoid all of that is to just not have a mascot. An old (very old) .gif of a now-obsolete giant buckeye that you think is terribly embarassing is not much of an endorsement for Dave Brandon's crassest marketing ideas, when a Michigan mascot would inevitably be destined for some unfortunate incident just like Sparty, Bucky or Brutus.
This version was used until 1980.
Here are the different versions, each one more horrendous than the previous:
http://www.dispatch.com/content/slideshows/2011/11/25/brutus-buckeye.html
Sort of a "Clockwork Orange"-vibe going on in that one with the bowler hat. The placement of the buckeye in the groinal region is also...interesting. Definitely the creepiest of the iterations displayed in this feature.
Man-nut
is because the OP brought it up, but lets not pretend that it hasn't been brought up as a real possibility by Brandon himself.
I'm still mad at DB for wanting a fuzzy mascot.
Y YOU STILL MAD, BRO?
The only acceptable mascot for UM would be a live wolverine. We would keep it in a cage, and before every home game, the wolverine would be released onto the field to chase down and devour a live version of whatever the opposing team's mascot is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biff,_the_Michigan_Wolverine
From the link: The University of Michigan Athletic Department reports that Biff and Bennie “grew larger and more ferocious,” leading Yost to conclude, "It was obvious that the Michigan mascots had designs on the Michigan men toting them, and those designs were by no means friendly."
That is one of the best quotes ever.
My first thought was Spike's designs for Kate Upton... I'm deranged.
If DB got a live wolverine (or two) and paraded it around the stadium pre-game, I think that might get students to show up before the kick-off. I would even chip in to help buy the necessary insurance policy in case the mascots acted on their "designs on the Michigan men toing them." I just think this would be awesome.
that was a good call, because unlike BEVO, it will try to kill people if you let it out...
You sir, are a genius. Might have some trouble with a boilermaker though.
I just tried logging in to MGoBlog as you.
I'm sure you're not the first to try.
Actually, the toughest in the B1G may be the newest. Rutgers would yield a sword wouldn’t it? /s
Please edit your post with "...chase down and devous a live version of whatever the opposing team's mascot is, and/or Braxton Miller, and/or Dantonio."
The union members in the state would probably be quite unhappy when we played Purdue. Penn State would be an interesting matchup.
being rescued after 10 years would be the strangest item of the day...then the dancing bucknut gif with the enthusiastic onlooker.
Makes me give thanks for every day we don't have Willie the Wolverine.
I will admit, that does make me hungry for one of those delicious buckeye treats.
But, you may consider seeing a doctor for that...
a bald Whopper with eyebrows.
No wonder I almost got hit by a minivan changing lanes without signaling or checking blind spots earlier today in broad daylight.
The OP probably would've have been much better with no title and no commentary, no?
The .gif is pretty good.
Would Brian be opposed to a mascot that looks like a muppet? Everyone around here seems to love muppets. How about a muppet that looks like Brian? Come to think of it, is Brian a muppet?
He would be called "Blackface McDingleberry"