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Mine's cuter.

and you wish you did too.

are you calling Buckey out? because buckey will kick your ass.

-Interesting fact: Even though he' s over 50, he'll still kick your ass, and your cousin's too.

-Interesting fact: Bucky once ate 16 hotdogs and a Michigan State fan on a bet."

Badgers in various forms have been recognized as the school mascot for decades. The version currently known as Bucky, sporting a cardinal and white letter sweater, was first drawn in 1940 by artist Art Evans. At that time, the badger went by names like Benny, Buddy, Bernie, Bobby and Bouncey. Art Lentz, the department's publicity director, had the idea to bring the mascot to life.

The original badger mascot, introduced by the football team in the 1890's. was too viscious to control. On more than one occasion, the live badger escaped handlers before a sideline hero recaptured the animal with a flying tackle. It was decided in the interest of fan and player safety that Wisconsin's mascot be retired to the Madison Zoo. The Badger Yearbook replaced the live badger with a small racoon named Regdab (badger backwards) and passed it off as a "badger in a racoon coat."

In 1949, a student in the university's art department, Connie Conrad, was commissioned to mold a paper-mache badger head. Gymnast and cheerleader, Bill Sagal, of Plymouth, Wis., was directed by homecoming chair Bill Sachse, to wear the outfit at the homecoming game. A contest was staged to name the popular mascot. The winner was Buckingham U. Badger, or Bucky. The name apparently came from the lyrics in a song which encouraged the football team to "buck right through that line."

Bucky Badger has persevered through the years, even surviving a threat by then assistant attorney general, Howard Koop, in 1973. He suggested that Bucky be replaced by Henrietta Holstein, a loveable and productive cow. Koop argued that "kids love cows. A generation could grow up supporting the university and Henrietta Holstein." Koop's effort to overthrow Bucky failed.

Bucky is the greatest mascot in history and will live on forever.

None anymore.

Hopefully next year April I'll be saying University of San Francisco.

Wherever I go, it will be in TEXAS.

Not A&M though. Maybe Texas Tech or University of Houston.

MacAddict2000 wrote:

Wherever I go, it will be in TEXAS.

Not A&M though. Maybe Texas Tech or University of Houston.
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Go to Rice, that's in TEXAS. And a good school, too. I'm applying ED there.

Evergreen State College in Washington State

Go Geoducks! (pronounded GUI-ducks)

_Nik

Dumbass tree.

STILL NO STANFORDIUM!

Tria wrote:

Dumbass tree.

STILL NO STANFORDIUM!

Oh just hug the tree, you'll feel better.

Watch your mouth Tria, or I'll throw you down the linear accelerator. All two miles of it...

Hehehe... nerd fight.