MGoPodcast 17.31: Get A Job, Jennifer

Apparently I'm not the first. It's been referenced recently on this very forum. So, in case you are also interested here's some mascot history that will surely be useful to you in the future. Not too long after Moe's birthed the collegiate sportwear industry over on North University, it seems it was already a big business nationwide. At this same time spare tires went from decoratively placed on the rear of your car to buried in the trunk. This killed some prime car logo real estate as well as the demand for such printed material. So, an enterprising car tire cover printing executive (because that's a thing that existed) shifted gears and got his chief doodler, Arthur Evans, to pump out college mascot designs that could be slapped on all manner of sellable goods. Any and every college that did or did not want a cartoon animal on the merchandise got one. I get the impression that official licensing was not yet a thing and that it was not always the universities themselves commissioning the mascots, so much as local businesses in a college town making their nut. [An equally interesting essay might focus on how Universities started owning/controlling their names and image] So now we have a situation where not only do Baylor and Michigan share a strikingly similar image that represents two different animals, but doppelgängers abound all over college sports apparel. Our wolverbear isn't the only repeatedly-used cartoon mammal Three schools in the SEC alone use the same Tiger logo by different names. To alumni of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, he’s known as “Tommy Tiger.” Auburn University’s legions of football fanatics refer to him as “Aubie.”The nation’s 33rd president and Show Me State native provided the moniker for “Truman the Tiger” at the University of Missouri. But to devotees of Louisiana State University, he’ll always be “Sailor Mike.” - Oxy Magazine The common thread? The sure way to locate an Arthur Davis original? Sailor hats. Why? Who knows? Just wanted to share. MGoBoard Football Mascots actual history wolverbear Comments RobM_24 November 30th, 2015 at 11:01 PM ^ Fuckin A Joined: 01/27/2014 MGoPoints: 110625 WestSider November 30th, 2015 at 11:01 PM ^ very interesting. Joined: 02/04/2011 MGoPoints: 5979 Woodstock Wolverine November 30th, 2015 at 11:08 PM ^ I like knowing things too! Joined: 07/16/2015 MGoPoints: 17771 snarling wolverine November 30th, 2015 at 11:08 PM ^ The sailor hats are explained in that thread (the post by Brewers Yost). Joined: 12/14/2011 MGoPoints: 113778 In reply to The sailor hats are explained by snarling wolverine Blue Bunny Friday December 1st, 2015 at 1:01 AM ^ Link. After some brief research it appears the sailor hat may actually be a hat refered to as a dink. The dink was a hat required to be worn by students, usually freshman, on many campuses. This tradition/practice seemed to end sometime after WWII, although students at Hood College still wear a dink. The style of the dink changed over the years but an article titled: Caps, Canes, and Coonskins: Princeton and the Evolution of Collegiate Clothing 1900-1930 mentions the dink as having the appearance of a sailor hat during the 1920's. Joined: 05/01/2009 MGoPoints: 777 In reply to Link. by Blue Bunny Friday Its me Dave December 1st, 2015 at 7:59 AM ^ This tradition/practice seemed to end sometime after WWII Yes, my dad told me about this. The vets on the GI bill took one look at the hats, laughed and said, screw you, I wore a steel hat the last 2 years, you can take your beanie and shove it. Joined: 07/30/2011 MGoPoints: 2447 In reply to This tradition/practice by Its me Dave Yo_Blue December 1st, 2015 at 8:21 AM ^ NTTAWWT! Joined: 08/24/2010 MGoPoints: 112674 Deltroit3030 November 30th, 2015 at 11:13 PM ^ it must have been that bean I ate.. Joined: 01/09/2014 MGoPoints: 638 ProfMurdoc November 30th, 2015 at 11:13 PM ^ The world of mascots is kind of amazing, and definitely representative of the singular mentality of college sports. I've found many exceedingly creepy costumes. Including several versions of Penn State's terrifying lion suit. At Washington University, it's a bear. Michigan Agricultural (now MSU) and Baylor both used live bear mascots at one time. Baylor force fed theirs Dr Pepper becasue it was a sponsor. Joined: 08/31/2008 MGoPoints: 443 In reply to The world of mascots is kind by ProfMurdoc Mr. Elbel December 1st, 2015 at 1:13 AM ^ shoot, anyone can force-feed me dr. pepper anytime they want to! Joined: 03/02/2014 MGoPoints: 21482 desertwolvie1 November 30th, 2015 at 11:30 PM ^ Well I enjoyed reading that, thanks for sharing! Joined: 09/04/2011 MGoPoints: 3454 Gobgoblue December 1st, 2015 at 6:02 AM ^ I loved this post actually. Joined: 07/07/2012 MGoPoints: 22011 TA2 December 1st, 2015 at 6:31 AM ^ Good stuff, thanks for sharing!Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone iPad Joined: 12/07/2013 MGoPoints: 5194 Vote_Crisler_1937 December 1st, 2015 at 7:20 AM ^ Enjoyed the post. Thanks.Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone iPad Joined: 11/07/2011 MGoPoints: 17280 acnumber1 December 1st, 2015 at 7:40 AM ^ Great Post - Diary worthy Joined: 10/19/2009 MGoPoints: 18817 ProfMurdoc December 4th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^ I hadn't thoguht about making a diray. I don't suppose there's a proper way to request to move this to Diaries? Joined: 08/31/2008 MGoPoints: 443