RALPHIE V MAKES HER VERY TRAMPLE-Y DEBUT
Handler One: Ralphie, that’s a good girl.
Handler Two: Man, she’s flipping me out right now.
Ralphie: Trample. Kill. Ram. Trample. Gore. Crush crush trample. Fear. Two legs everywhere. Trample them all. Desperate hunger for grass. Kill.
Handler Three: We’ve got to go in two.
Handler One: Look at her eyes. It’s just one pit of black surrounded by white fear. God, that’s unnerving.
Ralphie V: Hunger. All that grass. Must crush, then eat. Sun. Buffalo in heaven. Demand blood. Ram. Stomp. Run. Kick. Destroy two legs.
Hander Two: Where’s Trey? He’s supposed to be here. We can’t do this with just three handlers.
Handler Three: We ready to go?
Trey, Handler Four: Hey, guys, when are we—AAAIIIIGGGHHHHH
Handler one, hanging on for dear life: OH GOD HER EYES HAAAAIIIIIILLLLLP!
Ralphie: OPEN SPACE RUN KILL.
Handler Four: My insides feels leaky and warm…I can’t feel…my…hands…
Handler One: I CAN’T HOLD ON JESUS CHRIST WHY THE HELL DO WE HAVE A BUFFALO THEY DON’T LIKE LEASHES!!!!
Dan Hawkins: Well done, boys! That’s a division one football mascot!

Ralphie: Sun. Grass. Trampled. Yes. Suddenly tired. Hungry. Stop.
Handler One: MY SHOULDER! OH GOD MY SHOULDER!
Hawkins: Can we get her to skydive onto the field? And then trample someone? That would be EPIC.
(HT: Rashaan Salaam)












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That’s what spring ball is all about; working off the rust & getting the timing right.
It will all look like an Alvin Ailey performance come August.
Comment by Kanu — April 22, 2008 @ 12:35 pm
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I had a chance to meet Ralphie in person after a long cross- country trip, and she was pretty pissed off then as well.
Comment by meg — April 21, 2008 @ 10:36 pm
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meatybob @ 24 - they’ve had that name since 1896, and their “creative team” were Louisiana brigades serving in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.
http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=177310&SPID=2178&SPSID=27898
Comment by Studley — April 21, 2008 @ 10:01 pm
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That guy got Montana Stated.
Comment by GeneralZod — April 21, 2008 @ 7:56 pm
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One amusing point about this is that the fans are just sitting there in the stands clapping along to the fight song — which is what? Run, Ralphie, Down the Field, or some such.
Comment by doug in sf — April 21, 2008 @ 6:42 pm
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When I went to CU for grad school, every game I went I was waiting for something like that to happen when they ran Ralphie around the field. I typicalli imagined that one of the handlers would just fall and get dragged around the field but getting gored and run over counts for bonus points.
Comment by Andy — April 21, 2008 @ 5:18 pm
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This may explain the Ralphie video you posted.
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/apr/20/cus-420-pot-smoke-out-draws-10000/
Comment by Sid Turner — April 21, 2008 @ 4:34 pm
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Many Notre Dame teams do let the mascot play. That’s why they lose so much, especially when they run into non-Irish talent in the postseason.
Comment by Chg — April 21, 2008 @ 3:49 pm
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Handler Two clearly participated in the Boulder 420 festival yesterday. His response to most anything was therefore, “Man, she’s flipping me out right now.”
Comment by skinnyphatman — April 21, 2008 @ 3:15 pm
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lil’ red would maul you. but he would eat your soul.
Comment by rudy (not the one from notre dame) — April 21, 2008 @ 1:57 pm
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Or better yet, vs. Peruna @ SMU. But I’d still put my $$$ on The Orgeron.
HOLLAPOSSUMHOLLAH!!!!!
Comment by yoyofutbawl — April 21, 2008 @ 1:44 pm