The Duck's absurdist antics—one men's basketball tournament game I attended, he slowly climbed on his belly up the stairs of the lower bowl for ten minutes—are completely joy-inducing. Keep The Duck in.
In response to OldSoCalBear's request for the link to the Stanfurd Tree falling down: looks like the original video's gone. Fortunately, I saved a copy to laugh at every once in a while.
This is a touchy subject I realize, but we have a serious issue with Oski in his current form. Poor guy scares the crap out of people from it's 40's styling to his lackluster antics (I miss the Oski who tackled the Tree at a basketball game!).
We did an event years ago in downtown SF with both Oski and the Stanfurd Tree. The Oski group were a bunch of curmudgeons while the Tree was up for anything!
So, I wish we could start some thinking about updating Oski for the coming years to something more inspiring, more exciting, and more competitive - poor ol' bear gets about the least amount of TV airtime of any mascot short of Santa Cruz's Banana Slugs.
I don't think any costumed mascot is inspiring, exciting, or competitive. I at least appreciate the fact that Oski is unique and not--as Nick put it--just a bro with a furry mask.
Check out ASU's sparky, Oregon's Duck, Texas's Bevo, and a lot of other top programs (Notre Dame, Florida State, and a lot more.) They are absolutely exciting and competitive - not to mention fun! Students and fans adore these mascots, but they also help raise $$$. When was the last time you saw Oski on an ESPN commercial? Or any other commercial for that matter. Mascots work or you wouldn't see them on pro teams and in other sports. I just would like to see an updated version of ol' Oski.
The Duck's absurdist antics—one men's basketball tournament game I attended, he slowly climbed on his belly up the stairs of the lower bowl for ten minutes—are completely joy-inducing. Keep The Duck in.
In response to OldSoCalBear's request for the link to the Stanfurd Tree falling down: looks like the original video's gone. Fortunately, I saved a copy to laugh at every once in a while.
Quality's worse than the original, but here it is: https://youtu.be/HrJMTuPSqtE
that's it, thanks. It's looping continuously and I'm laughing a little harder each time.
This is a touchy subject I realize, but we have a serious issue with Oski in his current form. Poor guy scares the crap out of people from it's 40's styling to his lackluster antics (I miss the Oski who tackled the Tree at a basketball game!).
We did an event years ago in downtown SF with both Oski and the Stanfurd Tree. The Oski group were a bunch of curmudgeons while the Tree was up for anything!
So, I wish we could start some thinking about updating Oski for the coming years to something more inspiring, more exciting, and more competitive - poor ol' bear gets about the least amount of TV airtime of any mascot short of Santa Cruz's Banana Slugs.
JMHO.
#GoBears
I don't think any costumed mascot is inspiring, exciting, or competitive. I at least appreciate the fact that Oski is unique and not--as Nick put it--just a bro with a furry mask.
Check out ASU's sparky, Oregon's Duck, Texas's Bevo, and a lot of other top programs (Notre Dame, Florida State, and a lot more.) They are absolutely exciting and competitive - not to mention fun! Students and fans adore these mascots, but they also help raise $$$. When was the last time you saw Oski on an ESPN commercial? Or any other commercial for that matter. Mascots work or you wouldn't see them on pro teams and in other sports. I just would like to see an updated version of ol' Oski.
Cue all the old-timers to lose their shit...
And FWIW Oski has changed a lot recently. For example he has completely given up his habit of dry-humping opposing cheerleaders.
Track down the Tree voter, and lock him/her up. (Obviously, someone has started drinking pints way too early in the morning.)