Riverman Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 Did anyone else hear we have a new mascot? It's a Polar Bear and it doesn't have a name.Revealed and the Green Vs. White game. How do we just know that Meckanzie and his bunch of do gooders are going to have a problem with this? Hey any thing but Thunder.. Quote
Diggler Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 Paw-wer Play, Siouxper Bear, SiouxBear, Polar Bearing wearing a Green Jersey, something corny. I'm sure they'll give it some dumb name though and some dope will have a hissy fit about it. Quote
ScottM Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 Why do we need an f'ing mascot? I can see the PC nazis getting in a lather over this, regardless of the animal. (Indian=Animal) Christ, that's the same logic they used with Blunder the Bleacher Creature. Whomever thought this is a good idea should be beaten bloody with a hockey stick. Quote
sioux fan in phoenix Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 I hope this is a joke. A polar bear? This is about as gay as it gets. Some overweight, white-colored Barney prancing around will really be good for the team's image. Some Sioux students should kidnap him during intermission & beat him mercilessly. No more mascot. Problem solved Seriously, bad idea. Quote
PCM Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 Some overweight, white-colored Barney prancing around will really be good for the team's image. So you've already seen him then? Actually, he was introduced as the Engelstad Arena mascot, not the Sioux mascot. Quote
sioux fan in phoenix Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 So you've already seen him then? No, but I can only imagine They'll probably hire some hyperactive guy who'll be bouncing around like a nervous ball of energy, shaming the school & its proud tradition. I'm thinking they're doing this to entertain the kiddies during intermission. This will sure instill fear in our opponents: a big fat cuddly polar bear..oooooh. Quote
MinnesotaNorthStar Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 Hey, Polar Bears are mean bastards...They need to make it look like the wild Gopher/Husky/Badger killer that it is...but I bet they won't so, bad idea. Quote
YaneA Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 Man, jaded crowd! Cut the bear some slack. Though he didn't do much last night, I liked the idea of the polar bear. Why not reserve judgment until we see how it plays out. Wonder if he'll skate? I doubt the marketing people at the Ralph were aiming to impress 20-year-old college kids or rile up Mackenzie or else they would have brought in Spoonie Love [gratuitous "Crank Yankers" reference]. I'm sure, like everything else, it's all about the Benjamins. Since he's going to be the arena's mascot and not the hockey team's, he needs to have broader appeal for marketing purposes. The bear will be considered a success if kids embrace him and adults tolerate him. Quote
CoteauRinkRat Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 The bear will be considered a success if kids embrace him and adults tolerate him. The kids will embrace him, but I just hope the bear isn't annoying like mascots of professional sports teams. Quote
Diggler Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 The kids will embrace him, but I just hope the bear isn't annoying like mascots of professional sports teams. Come on, you can't tell me it wouldn't be great to see Lucia rip his tongue out ala MacTavish and Harvey the Hound last year. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 Someone call Larimore High School. Their mascot is loose in Engelstad Arena. Quote
redwing77 Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 How about the Randall Simon incident with the sausage races? Polar Bear running around and gets thwacked with a hockey stick Seriously though, if it doesn't represent the Sioux, who cares? Stupid mascot, yay. If anything, it's a cute furry creature meant to distract the fans with loose wallets while the concessions people pillage and loot. Actually, I'm not so sure how successful it will be if it ventures into the student section. My bet is that, during the regular season, it won't venture too far into the student section. It's not the mascot's audience anyways. BTW- Who says the mascot is being "operated" by a male anyways? More and more mascots are female, you know. Especially regional mascots. So, stupid or not, give it some space folks. Quote
sioux fan in phoenix Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 Actually, I'm not so sure how successful it will be if it ventures into the student section. My bet is that, during the regular season, it won't venture too far into the student section. It's not the mascot's audience anyways. BTW- Who says the mascot is being "operated" by a male anyways? More and more mascots are female, you know. Especially regional mascots. So, stupid or not, give it some space folks. Just having some fun with this latest marketing gimmick. I wouldn't venture too far into the student section, either. Never can tell what a few inebriated Sioux fans might do. . What would pi$$ me off if I attended games there: Missing a goal because some dancing bear was doing jumping jacks in the aisle.. Quote
Goon Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 The kids will embrace him, but I just hope the bear isn't annoying like mascots of professional sports teams. Here is the problem some moron from the name change crowd will write one of their stupid op-eds about the mascot and then there will be an uproar and then the Mascot will be gone just like Thunder the Bleacher Creature. I incidently liked Thunder but I am not sure how someone could have made the stretch that it was insensitive and racist and all the other crap that some wrote about it... Quote
MinnesotaNorthStar Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 I wouldn't venture too far into the student section, either. Never can tell what a few inebriated Sioux fans might do. . Not in the student section !?!?!...It's a dry campus, UND students don't consume mass quantities of alcohol, that's the most asanine thing I've ever heard. Now that I am back from Kupchella's Fantasy Island...if the bear ain't careful and gets in my way (like those damn blimps), I'LL rip his tongue out ala MacTavish. I'd say what else I'd do, but this is a family board. . Quote
CoteauRinkRat Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 Someone call Larimore High School. Their mascot is loose in Engelstad Arena. lol where did they come up with a polar bear anyways? Quote
redwing77 Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 lol where did they come up with a polar bear anyways? Because it's damn cold here 9 months out of the year! I forgot about the blimps. I heard you get in big trouble if you damage one of those things. However, I haven't met a single person who wouldn't want to pop them or at least damage them beyond repair. The ONLY redeeming quality was for the 30 seconds to 5 minutes when they attached a Wookiee warning sign to one of them. Otherwise, they are merely jokes. Even the "Prizes" they drop are jokes. Quote
CoteauRinkRat Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 The "prizes" they drop are really jokes. A coupon for 50 cents off your next new or used vehicle at Rydell Chevrolet. Quote
Diggler Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 I'm seriously thinking of getting a pool together where the first player to hit one of the blimps with a puck gets the money. If every student contributed we could make quite a donation to the players bank account. Quote
CoteauRinkRat Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 It is a good idea, but i'm sure the NCAA and their rules regarding money wouldn't quite like that. Quote
sioux fan in phoenix Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 The "prizes" they drop are really jokes. A coupon for 50 cents off your next new or used vehicle at Rydell Chevrolet. Good one lol!! Screw blimps & fat polar bears. I'd like to see the Coors twins--that would fill the seats, for sure. If they have a Hooters restaurant in G.F., what's wrong with hiring a big-chested girl to walk up & down the aisles 2 nights/week? Quote
NorthDakotaHockey Posted October 3, 2003 Posted October 3, 2003 I've the perfect new name and logo. Had it for years. We will, over our dead bodies, become the "Fighting Sue." The logo will be a big lumberjack-type woman, from Minnesota no doubt, smoking a cigarette and swinging a frying pan. Quote
redwing77 Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 Wow, instead of having the overstuffed tailless rat running around the concourse, they have him on ice! How many ways can you say "Holy crap get him off the ice!" If the ice at the Ralph wasn't bad enough. Not to mention it skated around like well... some derogatory term that is really mean and low and not worth stating. I appreciated those fans who started chanting "You sit!" repeatedly. As for the sweater, it says UND, so I don't think it represents the REA. It may not represent the Sioux, but regardless, it was a stupid idea. And Katie O'Keefe is back too. At least Katie has some semblence of a personality. Quote
Ralph Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 The Polar Bear is not a UND Mascot. It will be used by Ralph Engelstad Arena to promote the World Junior Championship that will take place in December 2004 and January 2005. The Polar Bear will soon have a name and will soon be wearing a World Junior Jersey (when it arrives). Quote
11~ZachAttack~11 Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 lol where did they come up with a polar bear anyways? Larimore or The Ralph? Quote
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