We Need More Mascot Fights!
Okay, so I have to give credit to SI.com for the photo, but let’s get down to business.
Who's your money on? Rufus or Brutus?
If you haven’t watched the Youtube video, please have a look. It is one of the funniest things college football has seen since the referee tackling Stephen Garcia in 2008.
Point is, I think we need more mascot fights. I realize that what Ohio University’s mascot did was totally wrong and unsportsmanlike. It’s all about the context. Imagine being Brutus, Ohio State’s unwitting mascot, in this instance. You’re running out with the team and all of the sudden… BAM! You’re being tackled by a vicious looking fox mascot with malintent.
While this whole incident was quite unsportsmanlike and impromptu, how cool would it be if we actually had staged mascot fights before games? Nothing vicious, just friendly little mascot-boxing skirmishes. Imagine UF’s Albert being pitted against Smokey in a pre-game brawl. Now THAT, my friends, would quality mascot entertainment.
What say you?
