Albino Squirrel Mascot?

[Moobs]

@FirefightnRick - What are your thoughts about this on the sidelines in the 4th quarter today?  Do tell...

[Rudy]

Pathetic. 

[GoMeanGreen1999]

Stupid. Don’t understand the love for that animal. 

Edited October 19, 2019 by GoMeanGreen1999

[Udomann]

It's something uniquely UNT. I dig it. Anything to add some quirk to our crazy

[Moobs]

Just now, Udomann said:

It's something uniquely UNT. I dig it. Anything to add some quirk to our crazy

Not very unique...

https://ugs.utexas.edu/slc/albinosquirrel

 

 

[MeanGreen13]

There was albino squirrel talk at Louisville when I was there too... not at all unique. 

[MEANGREENCOACH2]

At least its a clean mascot suit unlike dirty scrappy.  Doesn't bother me if people take pictures with it and get a kick out of it I say worth it.

[Andrew]

My son liked it. He and scrappy go well together. 

[untjim1995]

This is so North Texas...ridiculous

[southsideguy]

I saw that and thought wtf is that.

[greenjoe]

One mascot is enough.

[FirefightnRick]

1 hour ago, Moobs said:

@FirefightnRick - What are your thoughts about this on the sidelines in the 4th quarter today?  Do tell...

If it’s being promoted as an official tradition then I think it shits on every tradition we have and is a middle finger to every alumni that sees it.

 

Rick

Edited October 20, 2019 by FirefightnRick

[Udomann]

4 minutes ago, FirefightnRick said:

I think it shits on every tradition we have and is a middle finger to every alumni that sees it.

 

Rick

As an alumni, and a decently successful and not particularly youngish one, I say buck that trend! Our football history isn't exactly a tradition we embrace. Unt is in a new place, a better place. Let the albino squirrel lead that non-traditional charge!

there's a place for tradition and a place for change. embrace both and become a better institution

 

sources: 3 degrees. so screw ya'll. I paid for the right to this comment

[PlummMeanGreen]

Alabama & an Elephant?

The kid’s sitting around me loved the Albino Squirrel. 

Edited October 20, 2019 by PlummMeanGreen

[tmjerm]

It is not unique to us.  We rode the coattails of a UT thing.  That’s fine and all, and if people want to have fun with it, fine.   But it’s not unique to us and doesn’t have a place in our catalogue of traditions.  I personally find the whole thing manufactured and boring. 

[untjim1995]

20 minutes ago, FirefightnRick said:

If it’s being promoted as an official tradition then I think it shits on every tradition we have and is a middle finger to every alumni that sees it.

 

Rick

Do you think they care at all about that? That stupid thing is here to stay...

[Ibleedgreen]

I think it’s OK.

[NTSU52]

Good God. Everyone needs to calm down over this whole squirrel thing. It's not that big of deal! I can't believe some of y'all get this worked up over somthing so ridiculous.

[UNTLifer]

It is freaking stupid.

 

[Texas Stranger]

Someone around me was wondering why we had Hello Kitty on the field.

[MeanGreenTexan]

I’m sorry y’all, I had no idea this was coming when I mentioned it earlier this week...  but yeah, that thing can go.  Not a fan of two mascots at once unless there’s a female Eagle mascot to go with Scrappy, but we all know in today’s world that simply cannot happen anymore.

[Stix]

And the worst part was having Scrappy hug the darn thing

[untjim1995]

Just now, Stix said:

And the worst part was having Scrappy hug the darn thing

Wait until we get the student body to vote on this Albino Squirrel being our main mascot soon enough again...

[UNTLifer]

Don't Eagles eat squirrels and other rodents?

[UNTLifer]

So we spent money on a white squirrel outfit?  Where is that thing stored?  If needs to go away....for good.