AGGIES TO SERVICE DOG. UM, "GET SERVICE DOG." APOLOGIES.

by Orson on May 6, 2008 10:37 AM EDT

Boo, hiss, bark: Texas A&M has chosen to ignore our sage advice--that the next Aggie mascot be a ferocious, misbegotten beast of a dog closer to a hyena than a smooth collie--and is going with a collie-like dog.

"She is very likely to be a collie-like dog. Something that looks similar to a collie," Bresciani said.

According to the e-mail, there is a possibility that the next mascot will be a golden retriever. But the most unusual thing about the selection is that it is likely the next mascot will have been trained as a service dog.

The dog will likely have some service dog training because of the stress placed on the mascot, which likely has a busier schedule than you. Dogs cant handle stress very well, as they tend to start biting things at random, making them very similar to Jim Delany or a liquored-up Ron Franklin.

We remain deeply saddened at the choice, if only because we had such dreams of the possibilities for the mascot:

And introducing Texas A&M's new mascot...MAUAJI, DESTROYER OF FOES. Oh, and his handler, Steve.

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Steve is the baddest mofo on the planet to put a leash on that beast!

by Crabapple Buck on May 6, 2008 10:42 AM EDT reply actions

So long as A&M leashes their mascot with that combo chain/rope, I’m ok with it. But there is still the “lassie” stigma attached to any collie that minimizes the bad-ass quotient…sure, save a schoolbus full of kids from drowning, but that won’t keep you footbaw team from sinkin’…especially TAMU’s.

by sb on May 6, 2008 10:53 AM EDT reply actions

Really, who needs a gun if A) you’ve got a damned hyena and B) you are actually capable of leashing a hyena to begin with.

Echoes @1

by Der Schatten on May 6, 2008 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

If not mistaken, that is a Motorcycle Retriever. A breed still not recognized by the AKC.

by blazin on May 6, 2008 10:59 AM EDT reply actions

I like that Steve carries a stick for the impromptu game of fetch

by bigwindbag on May 6, 2008 11:07 AM EDT reply actions

How did Ryan Perrilloux wind up in Africa so quick?

by yoyofutbawl on May 6, 2008 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

Looks like Bartertown is experiencing a renaissance.

by spartanmike on May 6, 2008 11:23 AM EDT reply actions

Taming a hyena is nothing compared to taming a sex lion. No comparison.

by MCab on May 6, 2008 11:27 AM EDT reply actions

Ask us when we will get tired of that photo, and the answer is five minutes to NEVAH.

by Orson Swindle on May 6, 2008 11:29 AM EDT reply actions

“…‘at dawg’d bite’choooo”
/Grizzard

by jakldawg on May 6, 2008 11:31 AM EDT reply actions

A&M? Please. That dude is SOOOO a Miami fan.

And in ten years he’ll grow tired of that cat and ditch in the ’glades.

by The Great Barstoolio on May 6, 2008 11:40 AM EDT reply actions

What are the other kids bringing to show and tell? Black mambas?

by Anonymous IV on May 6, 2008 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

@#6

WINNAH !!! You get the caption contest for today.

Where was that picture taken??? It looks like Hell’s version of a public service announcement reminding all of Hell’s residents that, “Remember, Pets Must be Leashed”

by shovel pass on May 6, 2008 11:44 AM EDT reply actions

moments after posing for the picture, Mauaji bit clean through the chain and de-nutted the photographer for merely suggesting that he could be tamed.

Steve smiled and shook his head: “Oh Mauaji… you’re so cheeky.”

by CincySooner on May 6, 2008 11:44 AM EDT reply actions

When did they pass a leash law in Baton Rouge?

by CrimsonBarrister on May 6, 2008 11:44 AM EDT reply actions

That‘s A&M’s bid for relevance? A new breed of dog?

by Doug on May 6, 2008 11:47 AM EDT reply actions

Go on. Steve dares you.

by Kenny on May 6, 2008 11:50 AM EDT reply actions

I don’t know why but I’m constantly LOLing every time I read “Oh, and his handler, Steve.”

by Jackwraith on May 6, 2008 12:05 PM EDT reply actions

Does your daag bite?

/cloueseau

by skinnyphatman on May 6, 2008 12:12 PM EDT reply actions

one of the greatest pictures i’ve ever seen on this site. steve must have balls like canteloups…either that or he’s the beastmaster.

by gerry dorsey on May 6, 2008 12:14 PM EDT reply actions

http://brianwood.livejournal.com/254096.html

by Anonymous IV on May 6, 2008 12:39 PM EDT reply actions

Had he stayed in Oxford a little longer, i’m sure it was only a matter of time before Coach O would have found Steve.

by shovel pass on May 6, 2008 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

Did Steve give you that information per chance?

…Steve.

by The underrated Sorola Palmer on May 6, 2008 12:55 PM EDT reply actions

DaCoachO don’t hab time fo no pwussyaisss hyeener. DaCoachO got hima pet gnuwildebeest ona chain!!! All dagood peeple in loosiana luv DaCoachO’s genuwildebeeest!!!

by yoyofutbawl on May 6, 2008 1:49 PM EDT reply actions

Ron Mexico wants one of those.

Nice Motha Flippin’ FOTC reference.

by sonofsamford on May 6, 2008 1:52 PM EDT reply actions

See, this is what I am talking about: re-invigorating home field advantage by letting the mascots play in the opening series. If we expand the rule to include the handlers, I see A&M’s Big 12 prospects looking a whole lot better.

by Allaha on May 6, 2008 2:16 PM EDT reply actions

Wondering what That Dog thinks about Steve…and what Mauaji thinks about That Dog.

by NativeSon on May 6, 2008 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

Yoyofutbawl,

Aggy already has a wildebeest mascot. He wears #11.

by Raider Red on May 6, 2008 2:30 PM EDT reply actions

Not to be out done, Miami is returning to be a national powerhouse with their newest mascot.

by 7-5 on May 6, 2008 2:37 PM EDT reply actions

Now Ill have a legitimate response ready for when one of my more worldly friends mocks me for having never left this continent. I think simply saying, Because thats out there should be sufficient explanation for why Im never leaving.

by BennyBeav on May 6, 2008 3:14 PM EDT reply actions