Death to Horse Pigs !!!

Scrappy - UNT Mascot

2007-08-07T20:36:00.001-07:00

The opening game of the 2007 Sooner schedule brings the Mean Green of North Texas and their mascot "Scrappy" to Norman.

Scrappy looks sort of intimidating. I mean compared to the wimpy old Horse Piggies. That snarl under his beak, looks like he actually may be mean.

Unfortunately for him the football team he represents hasn't been very successful when playing the Sooners. They are 0-6 in the series, with the closest game being in 2001 when the lost 37-10. Those games were played in the Pre-Horse Pig era though. So who knows how the 2007 Mean Greenies will fare when facing a team that is carrying the Horse Pig curse.

He somewhat resembles the Oregon Duck in this picture.

In reference to the University of North Texas, the school formerly known as North Texas State, I have heard either the school called either the "Eagles" or the "Mean Green". Interesting enough I found this tidbit about the names:

If' you're confused about how UNT can be the Mean Green and the Eagles at the same time, it's really a simple concept. One is a longtime mascot and the other is a favorite nickname that has been revived. Both are being used to describe UNT.

In 1922, North Texas students chose the eagle as the school mascot over the dragon and the lion. A costumed eagle named Scrappy began appearing at UNT games in the 1960s. Students voted to change Scrappy's name to Eppy in 1974, then voted in 1995 to change it back to Scrappy.

The Mean Green nickname originated in the 1960s to describe North Texas football's Joe Greene-led defense. This year, Athletic Director Rick Villarreal has revived the nickname as the primary moniker for UNT teams, including football and men's basketball. The eagle remains UNT's official mascot and some teams will continue to use Eagle or North Texas in their names. For example, the women's basketball team will continue to be known as the Lady Eagles.

Quest Rekindled

2007-08-04T08:18:00.000-07:00

The events of the last few weeks have made me decide that the quest of eliminating these dregs of the University of Oklahoma society needs to be rekindled. Or restarted. These things are hideous.

I was vacationing in beautiful cool Ruidoso, NM when I happened to check my e-mail. Somebody out there had actually visited this blog and e-mailed me, even though I hadn't posted anything since the week of OSU game in 2005. What a revelation that e-mail was! I was little surprised that there are still some people out there that want to rid OU of these revolting creatures.

On the way back to Norman from Ruidoso, we stopped in Roswell, like a lot of tourists, to check out the all of the UFO museum and shops. There as a sign that said:

That made me think about Muldar and Scully of X-Files fame, who never would give up their quest against the evil conspiracy, despite all of their personal misery and ridicule. Which even led me to another thought about Paul Thompson and how despite all of his setbacks he became the quarterback and leader of a team that won a Big 12 Championship.

And just this week I happened across this post on the The Lost Ogle about the Top 100 Oklahoma Embarrassments. The horsepigs were only rated 88 out of 100? That's a little high, I think I would put them in the top 10. But the point is there are still others out there that think they are embarrassments too.

After all of experiencing all of this, I thought to myself, we shouldn't give up this quest for the eradication of these hideous horsepigs which have made joke of our men's sports programs. OK, we did when the Big 12 in football, but we did lose to a "Mid-Major" in the bowl game and our basketball, wrestling and baseball teams had less that spectacular seasons. I need to be more like Paul Thompson fighting against Rhett Bomar or Fox Muldar against the Cigarette-Smoking Man. Never give up the quest....

Which leads me to the question... David Boren, are you a Smoking Man?

So now that the "flame" has been re-ignited, let me get off a vent that I have been meaning to get off my chest for the last 7 months.

I haven't seen the videotape recently, but I would be willing to bet one of those horse-headed creatures was standing behind the end zone where the Boise State Broncos pulled their trickery in the Fiesta Bowl. Notice the similarity between a horsepig and the bronco:

Both look pretty gay (not that there is anything wrong with that) but I think that hideous ugly double whammy is what confused our defense in the overtime. I mean after you look at that crap for 60 minutes its bound to wear on you enough to let your guard down for things like halfback passes and Statue of Liberty plays.

Next post we will be looking forward to North Texas.

Death to Horse Pigs: Is Pistol Pete a liar and a fraud? Just ask NMSU.

2005-11-25T09:25:00.000-08:00

Pistol Pete (left), that ornery looking cowboy like creature, is based upon a person named Frank Eaton (right). Frank Eaton was cowboy from the "old west'. His image is rather popular since the University of Wyoming and New Mexico State both adopted his image as their own.

Recently there has been a movement to replace Pistol Pete. The university has already modified their mascot removing his gun and replacing it with a lasso. Heck they even took out "Pistol" from his name... he's just now known as Pete.

Micheal Swickard, a NMSU fan and Western writer, says Frank Eaton's adventures and accomplishments seem open to be open debate. He says he was very skeptical when Pistol Pete was announced as the NSMU mascot at a NMSU basketball game several years ago. His uncle had never heard of Pistol Pete, so he asked Swickard, "So what about Pistol Pete, what's his story in the old west?"

Swickard:

Even though over the years I’ve written quite a bit about the Old West, I was blank. I answered, "I remember Pistol Pete Maravich, the basketball player, but I don’t believe I’ve ever heard of any Frank Eaton or Pistol Pete Eaton in the old west."

I was troubled. This was like being a historian of presidents when someone tells you that a man named Frank Eaton was the president of the United States at one time.

At home that night, (Don’t ask who won the game, the refs weren’t from Las Cruces either,) I looked for the name Eaton. Since he was supposed to be an Oklahoma gunfighter I started with the, Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters by O’Neal, University of Oklahoma Press.

But it went from Wyatt Earp to Joe Elliot, no Eaton. I checked for Pistol Pete, but the book went from Charley Pierce to Henry Plummer. During the next four hours I poured through my personal library of several hundred books and didn’t find even one reference to Eaton.

So I had to be content reading the sports information program which had a Pistol Pete history where Pete cleans up the old west and is a friend of Sheriff Pat Garrett:

At the age of seventeen, "Pistol Pete" had killed four of his father’s murderers in fair gunfights. A fifth murderer had been killed for cheating in a poker game. The last remaining gunman who had murdered his father was still at large. In 1881, he learned the sixth man, Wyley Campsey, was in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Upon arriving in Albuquerque, Frank Eaton met Pat Garrett, this was during the Lincoln County Wars, in New Mexico. The two men became friends, and Pat Garrett offered his support and guidance to "Pistol Pete." Frank found Wyley Campsey and shot him in a fair fight, though he was seriously wounded himself. Pistol Pete stayed in Lincoln County for some time while recuperating at the home of one of Pat Garrett’s friends. Later, he returned to his home in Oklahoma with a feeling that his father’s death had now been avenged. Eaton went on to become a cavalry scout, lawman and a writer. He was considered by some to be a folk hero in western lore.

I knew there were many things wrong with the press release version in the basketball program. First of all, the Lincoln County War happened three years earlier and wasn’t going on in the summer of 1881.

Second, with six victories in gunfights, Pistol Pete would be tied with John Selman (who killed John Wesley Hardin) for sixth place in the all time gunfighter statistics. But he is not mentioned in any western books about gunfighters. Finally, the mention of Pat Garrett was pretty fishy. As sheriff of Lincoln County from 1880 to 1882, Garrett spent 1881 until the middle of July busy with Billy the Kid 150 miles from Albuquerque, so it isn't likely he would go hang out in Albuquerque at that time. I had read many books on Garrett without any reference to Eaton.

Next Swickard says:

The next morning I went to the NMSU library. The basketball program had mentioned a book about Eaton. When I found the book the mystery cleared up. The book, Pistol Pete Veteran of the Old West, was written by none other than Frank Eaton himself and published in 1952. It was in the nonfiction section of the library but seemed misplaced.

Next I checked the writings of southwestern historian Ramon Adams who is very persnickety when reviewing the veracity and plausibility of stories in old west books. His knowledge of the old west is well documented and he is a well established authority. In his review of Eaton’s book Adams says, "...A preposterous tale... The book reads like Wild West fiction and is filled with doubtful statements." Adams quotes another reviewer of the Eaton book who stated, "Books like this one are a distinct menace to western history."

So it is reasonable to say the Eaton was a fraud. I was assailed by several questions

1. Why is the NMSU mascot an Oklahoma gunfighter, fraud or not?

2. Although Eaton was picturesque, he appeared to have fabricated all of the stories about himself, does his veracity reflect on NMSU and does anyone care?

Nice guy to pattern your mascot from... a dude who either made up stories or embellished them so much they weren't even plausible.... but what else can we expect from school who think of themselves as "Cowboys", when they are actually just a bunch of Aggies.

Regardless of all of this.... the Horse Pigs must die.

Death to Horse Pigs: West Texas High Plains Robbery

2005-11-21T13:17:00.000-08:00

In what could be the worse case of officiating since the Colorado/Missouri 5th down game, 1984 OU/Texas game or the 1972 Olympic Basketball final... the Oklahoma Sooners were robbed of an apparent victory.

As one could see in this video, the ball carrier, Taurean Henderson, butt hits the turf before he reaches out and crosses the goal line. Therefore the game should have expired with score OU 21, Texas Tech 17.

And this happened after the officials gave a Texas Tech almost a yard on a fourth down spot that also gave the Red Raiders a first down.. when it should have given the Sooners the ball with less than a minute left in the game.

This Fort Worth Star-Telegram writer, summed it up well when he said "I have just watched the ending of the worst-officiated game in college football history".

I didn't hear this but I saw this quote referenced on the internet:

"If you stand on a tuna can in Lubbock, Texas, you can see for 250 miles. If you stand on the goal line, apparently you can't see anything!" - SportsCenter 11/19/05

Perhaps the officials were blinded by that dude in that hideous horse pig costume.

That had to be it...

Coming up next: The fraud known as Pistol Pete.

Death to Horse Pigs: Comparison with this week's opponent, Raider Red

2005-11-17T06:09:00.000-08:00

This weekend the Sooners take their road show to Lubbock, Texas, which is the home of the Texas Red Raiders and their mascot Raider Red (left).

Raider Red looks very similar to the old Looney Tunes character Yosemite Sam (above). I think its rather ironic that when Raider Red is interviewed, he says his favorite cartoon character as kid was Yosemite Sam. I guess imitation is the highest form of flattery. I wonder if Raider Red starts yelling something about "varmints", everytime the opposing team scores a touchdown.

Texas Tech is also home of the infamous Bell Ringer (see Video).
Who is a freshman who while "pumping" himself up also tries to pump up the Red Raider football team and their fans.

Also they have a Zorro looking type of mascot called The Masked Rider.

This dude looks like he's either a take off of Oklahoma State's Spirit Rider or the Spirit Rider is take off him. Both like they made going some sort of Village People type masquerade party.

Other than Bellringer, they all look far more intimating and less gay than those hideous, hated and dreaded Horse Pigs!

Death to Horse Pigs: OU basketball exhibition game incident

2005-11-13T13:45:00.000-08:00

Some posters related that Boomer and/or Sooner (whichever mulletted horse pig looking creature that did the OU/Pembroke BB game last night)... ignored her daughter and some other kids last night at the game.

It almost sounds like these unsightly create, who alledgely were "created for children and trips to hospitals", are actually just a bunch womenizers who are using their new found celebrity to meet women.

Quoting tulsasoonergirl: "My daughter and I were at the concessions and we went up to say hi to the mullet horse pig thing and he grabbed his knee and acted like he was hurt so we walked off, and then I turned around and this blonde hottie came up to him and he jumped off the little golf cart and took a picture with her! ugly little Bast*rd".

Also quoting ultimatesooner: "I saw one of them being mean to a little kid that was trying to get the mullet pigs attention at the basketball game. Replacing top dawg w/ these guys was about as smart as replacing bob stoops w/ john blake".

Death to Horse Pigs!!

Death to Horse Pigs: Comparison with this weekend's opponent, Reveille

2005-11-10T19:10:00.000-08:00

The Texas A&M Aggies come to town Saturday. And along with them come the Yell Leaders , the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band, the Senior Cadets and those knee high boots, the Gig 'Em hand sign... and their mascot Reveille.

I got to hand it the Aggies. As far as I know they don't have anybody dressed up in some sissified suit parading around doing backflips. They have a real live dog as there mascot.. a collie named Reveille.

The Aggies treat Reveille like a queen. Quoting the A&M website: "Reveille is the most revered dog on campus. Company E-2 has the privilege of taking care of Reveille. If she is sleeping on a cadet's bed, that cadet must sleep on the floor. Cadets address Reveille as "Miss Rev, ma'am." If she is in class and barks while the professor is teaching, the class is to be immediately dismissed."

They also bury all of the deceased Reveille's outside of Kyle field and have erected scoreboards next to the dog's graves.. so the dead dogs can keep track of the game. Right.

I got an idea.. How about building a grave for the suits that the Horse Pigs wear?

Death to Horse Pigs: Bring back Top Dawg !

2005-11-09T19:59:00.000-08:00

Some friends and I went the OU exhibition basketball game againt Northeastearn State Saturday night. The first thing I saw as I entered the LNC was that wimpy looking horse pig creature.. I am not sure if the horse pig present was Boomer or Sooner, but it sort of looked like the creature below. Hardly awe inspiring.

I wondered what wrong with the old Top Daug mascot?

I don't know.. perhaps Top Dawg was a little too masculine. Or perhaps the same people who complained about the visitor's locker rooms at Iowa being painted pink intervened in some mannter. We will probably never know.

RIP, Top Dawg. You will be missed.

Tomorrow.. a comparison between the Horse Pigs and A&M's Reveille.

Death to Horsepigs: Lincoln, NE - 10/29/2005

2005-10-30T21:15:00.000-08:00

Nebraska.

The Cornhusker State.

The home of the Other Big Red, the team formerly known as the Bugeaters and rest of the Children of the Corn.

If you haven't ever been to game there I would highly recommend it. After 18 years, it was nice to get finally a win in Lincoln. And fortunately I was able to be there to see it.

As my friend and I were walking to our seats before the game, I over heard one OU fan yelling at the field. "You are the reason we are losing so many games this year.. you sissy pony looking thing... or whatever you are!"

My buddy and I had to stop and tell the dude, that "sissy pony looking thing" was actually a "Horse Pig" and it must die. I had to mention this site.

I also noticed tonight there's a nice thread about the "horse pigs" on the OU Insider O'Connell's message board tonight that talks about some some guys from New Jersey who couldn't figure out what the Horse Pigs were. WHO CAN BLAME THEM!

Next up: Reveille and the Texas A&M Aggies.

Death to Horse Pigs: Comparison with this week's opponent, that F'ing Hillbilly Herbie Husker

2005-10-25T14:35:00.000-07:00

Horse Pigs
vs
Herbie Husker

First let me say I am definately not a Husker fan. I am not sure how you could be when your mascot looks a lot like "Hill" Billy Callahan. But I will say old Herbie doesn't look as effeminate as the little Horse Piggeys do. The Horse Pigs might be great on the sideline for OU women's soccer, but they sure don't look very intimidating for the football field.

"Hill" Billy Callahan

Death to Horse Pigs

2005-10-24T22:56:00.000-07:00

The creatures you see above are the Horse Pigs, the new mascots of the Oklahoma Sooner football team. Since their arrival the Oklahoma Sooner football are a 4-3, compared to a 67-12 in the previous 6 years.

Even our dreaded cross-state-little-sister college newspaper has noted how lousy these creatures are. See the O'Collegian link to the right.