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Sep 20, 2010 2:18 PM
Con_Alma;490802 wrote:He didn't wrap at all and it looks like he left his feet. Poor, poor tackling.

How was that any different than what Brandon Saine and Dan Herron faced on the field this past Saturday? OU was awful.
Sep 20, 2010 2:18pm
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Sep 20, 2010 2:25 PM
Is the OC officially major league now that we have been linked by a news outlet?

Are we more major league than even JJ?
Sep 20, 2010 2:25pm
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Sep 20, 2010 2:27 PM
^^^

I think so. OC got the call up from the minors and JJ was sent to the Japanese league.
Sep 20, 2010 2:27pm
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Sep 20, 2010 3:05 PM
Tiernan;490677 wrote:I can almost guarantee you the OU Athletic Dept won't do shit about it.
oops
Sep 20, 2010 3:05pm
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Sep 20, 2010 3:10 PM
Great pic.
Sep 20, 2010 3:10pm
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Sep 20, 2010 3:13 PM
The guy shooting the video had a perfect angle - either the OU mascot guy was drunk, or made a lot of money on a bet. Would have been funnier if security handcuffed him in costume and walked him out.
Sep 20, 2010 3:13pm
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Sep 20, 2010 3:49 PM
FatHobbit;490950 wrote:oops

I don't run OU athletics dumbass, I'm glad to see they DID do something.
Sep 20, 2010 3:49pm
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Sep 20, 2010 4:19 PM
Tiernan;491008 wrote:I don't run OU athletics dumbass, I'm glad to see they DID do something.

Is that an admission that you have no clue what you're talking about?
Sep 20, 2010 4:19pm
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Sep 20, 2010 4:23 PM
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Sep 20, 2010 4:23pm
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Sep 20, 2010 4:36 PM
If this kid gets nothing but a ban from being an OU mascot, then I say its well worth it, and a great story to tell for the rest of his life.
Sep 20, 2010 4:36pm
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Sep 20, 2010 4:43 PM
Good job Krazie45. Way to keep your cool. Pomeroy Rufus is a thug.
Sep 20, 2010 4:43pm
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Sep 20, 2010 5:18 PM
Found this on tigerrant. Message from Rufus:

http://thepost.ohiou.edu/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=32299&TM=57429.52

From the article:

"Brandon Hanning, the person in the Rufus costume, said he was not upset with the aftermath.

"It was the whole reason I tried out (to be Rufus) last year," he said. "I knew we were going back to OSU this year, and I wanted to tackle Brutus."

Hanning, 19, is a student at Hocking College. He enrolled at OU last year but dropped out, he said. He added that he still hadn't been informed of his firing, but didn't care."
Sep 20, 2010 5:18pm
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Sep 20, 2010 5:21 PM
hahaha
Sep 20, 2010 5:21pm
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Sep 20, 2010 5:24 PM
How does a kid, not enrolled in school, serve as a mascot?
Sep 20, 2010 5:24pm
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Sep 20, 2010 5:32 PM
cats gone wild;491099 wrote:Found this on tigerrant. Message from Rufus:

http://thepost.ohiou.edu/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=32299&TM=57429.52

From the article:

"Brandon Hanning, the person in the Rufus costume, said he was not upset with the aftermath.

"It was the whole reason I tried out (to be Rufus) last year," he said. "I knew we were going back to OSU this year, and I wanted to tackle Brutus."

Hanning, 19, is a student at Hocking College. He enrolled at OU last year but dropped out, he said. He added that he still hadn't been informed of his firing, but didn't care."
Ohio coach Frank Solich said he did not know much about the situation.

"Obviously we needed to tackle the guy with the ball, not the mascot," he said.
Hey Frank...Ya think?

Ohio has 23,000 students and we couldn't find ONE who wants to be the Bobcat mascot? They allow a Hocking Tech student do the dishonor? WTF??

As an Ohio alum I'm baffled by that one.
Sep 20, 2010 5:32pm
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Sep 20, 2010 5:40 PM
royal_k;491108 wrote:How does a kid, not enrolled in school, serve as a mascot?
The University of Virginia "Cavalier" (coined CavMan) rides a thoroughbred leading the team onto the field pre-game (and sometimes at half time) - the guy is an alumnus but not a current student. Then again, I agree with you, I'm not sure he's the "mascot", he's just the handler of an animal that could be very, very dangerous if not handled correctly. The "person-in-the-costume" Cavalier is a student. Probably the same thing with the Oklahoma Sooner Schooner - I don't know whether the handlers are students, but I wouldn't be surprised if non-students are helping control ye olde wagontrain.
Sep 20, 2010 5:40pm
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Sep 20, 2010 5:41 PM
looks like the OC has finally arrived to the promised land of teh internetz
Sep 20, 2010 5:41pm
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Sep 20, 2010 5:41 PM
Rufus has to get his gpa back up to par, then he'll go back to OU.
Sep 20, 2010 5:41pm
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Sep 20, 2010 5:43 PM
Manhattan Buckeye;491117 wrote:The University of Virginia "Cavalier" (coined CavMan) rides a thoroughbred leading the team onto the field pre-game (and sometimes at half time) - the guy is an alumnus but not a current student. Then again, I agree with you, I'm not sure he's the "mascot", he's just the handler of an animal that could be very, very dangerous if not handled correctly. The "person-in-the-costume" Cavalier is a student. Probably the same thing with the Oklahoma Sooner Schooner - I don't know whether the handlers are students, but I wouldn't be surprised if non-students are helping control ye olde wagontrain.


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Sep 20, 2010 5:43pm
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Sep 20, 2010 5:45 PM
believer;491112 wrote:Hey Frank...Ya think?

Ohio has 23,000 students and we couldn't find ONE who wants to be the Bobcat mascot? They allow a Hocking Tech student do the dishonor? WTF??

As an Ohio alum I'm baffled by that one.

From the article, it says he tried out for mascot last year and enrolled at OU last year before dropping out at some undisclosed time, so he could have become the mascot while he was a student. And, with a larger college, it's very easy to believe that, despite dropping out, he was able to stay on as mascot. It's not like I'd expect people to be checking on things like mascot eligibility on a regular basis.
Sep 20, 2010 5:45pm
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Sep 20, 2010 5:54 PM
cats gone wild;491099 wrote:Found this on tigerrant. Message from Rufus:

http://thepost.ohiou.edu/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=32299&TM=57429.52

From the article:

"Brandon Hanning, the person in the Rufus costume, said he was not upset with the aftermath.

"It was the whole reason I tried out (to be Rufus) last year," he said. "I knew we were going back to OSU this year, and I wanted to tackle Brutus."

Hanning, 19, is a student at Hocking College. He enrolled at OU last year but dropped out, he said. He added that he still hadn't been informed of his firing, but didn't care."

Krazie facebook this guy and send him a message haha.
Sep 20, 2010 5:54pm
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Sep 20, 2010 6:05 PM
He told the people who hired him as mascot that he is a student at OU, despite being a student at Hocking.
Sep 20, 2010 6:05pm
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Sep 20, 2010 6:13 PM
SportsAndLady;491154 wrote:He told the people who hired him as mascot that he is a student at OU, despite being a student at Hocking.

They didn't check for his records, maybe a student ID? That's definitely a huge fail.
Sep 20, 2010 6:13pm