He's become a part of their pre-game ritual, and now he'll be there when the Butler Bulldogs face the Duke Blue Devils tonght fro the NCAA Basketball National Championship. It's been a long journey with some twists and turns, but I'm sure Blue II is ready, and the Butler players wouldn't have it any other way. You see, the NCAA has a rule … [Read more...]
Apr
01
What Do These Guys Know About Mascots, And WTF Is A Billiken
Well, the picture above is the Billiken from Saint Louis University. It is one of the more unique mascots in the college basketball world. But the real question is, where do these people find their mascot experts? Surely there was somebody better than D.B. Dowd (Cough, Cough) to talk about mascots. Sure, he's a professor of Communication … [Read more...]
Mar
24
March Madness 2010, Sports Illustrated Plays Where’s Waldo Again… Did Your Mascot Make It?
Every year Sports Illustrated puts out a March Madness cover that really puts the madness into perspective. Their regional covers (this one from the west) show a variety of players, coaches, and of course mascots. Well, we played a little Where's Waldo and found 17 mascots on the cover this year... Can you find them all? Bonus for naming … [Read more...]
