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Title: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: Wildcat Wrecker on October 15, 2010, 08:37:59 AM

Old School Willies
(http://www.k-state.com/s/1173/images/editor/Wildcat%20Fun%20Zone/Traditions/Willies.jpg)

"Powercat" Willie the Wildcat
(http://www.he.k-state.edu/images/alumni/awards/alumni-awards.jpg)

The Newest "Powercat" Willie the Wildcat
"Too Ugly to Display"

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: Felis Silvestris on October 15, 2010, 09:00:58 AM

Not a fan of the new mascot head, either.

I personally like my Willie Wildcat wielding a guitar or power towel:

(http://media.kansan.com/img/photos/2007/10/03/willie.jpg)

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: Lynch on October 15, 2010, 10:26:11 AM

Ya new Willie head is too furry, looks like somthing kinky is about to go down.

I like my willie with a power towl, guitar, whilest riding a Harley.

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: cyclist on October 19, 2010, 07:36:58 PM

Rabid Willie is my favorite.  Of course this is the one KSU had when I was is school.

(http://www.k-state.edu/images/home/gallery/willie.jpg)

(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/seniorcampteacher/StripteaseWillie.jpg)

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: Lynch on October 19, 2010, 08:28:30 PM

Damn Cy that thing is freaky. Imagine being tackled by that, or heck just seeing that on HD TV!

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: K-State78 on October 20, 2010, 01:29:08 AM

The old Willie mascot head was magnificent to say the least. But it was heavy. It was very frightening for some young toddlers when they encountered Willie. It was definitely the most realistic wildcat in the nation. I think the damn thing was made out of real wildcat hides. But it was beautiful and I wish they would bring it back instead of the rat they use now.

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: Wildcat Wrecker on October 21, 2010, 03:06:38 PM

I would like to change my vote to "Rabid Willie" and use it only during basketball games to represent the madness and intensity of our illustrious coach, Frank Martin.

It could be kind of cool to keep the current one for all other sports and have a little dueling mascot battle.

Either way, Willie is the best mascot ever in the history of the mascot!

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: Lynch on October 21, 2010, 04:02:16 PM

Wrecker. Could you please give us a brief history of the "mascot" not just Willie, but the idea, if you will.

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: Wildcat Wrecker on October 22, 2010, 08:48:54 AM

Per my Wikipedia research:

"The word mascot has been traced back to a dialectic use in Provence and Gascony, where it was used to describe anything which brought luck to a household.  It is suggested that the word is derived from the French word masqu (meaning "masked" or "concealed").

The word was first popularized in 1880, when French composer Edmond Audran wrote a popular comic operetta titled La Mascotte. However, it had been in use in France long before this, as French slang among gamblers, derived from the Occitan word masco, meaning "witch" (perhaps from Portuguese mascotto, meaning "witchcraft"), and also mascoto, meaning "spell."

Audran's operetta was so popular that it was translated into English as The Mascot, introducing into the English language a word for any animal, person, or object that brings good luck. The word with this definition was then incorporated into many other languages, although often in the French form mascotte."

Also I found out there is a "Mascot Hall of Fame" which sounds awesome.  There are only eight university mascots as members but unfortunately one is another Big 12 team.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascot_Hall_of_Fame

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: Lynch on October 22, 2010, 10:03:30 AM

KC Wolf is a HOFer Awesome!  That thing scared the crap out of me when it visted my elementary school years ago. Everyone screamed when he took the head off to talk to us about drugs.

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: cyclist on June 16, 2011, 01:09:19 PM

Another Rabid Willie !:

(http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/qq328/hothworld/OldWillieAvatar.jpg)

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: Lynch on June 16, 2011, 02:29:36 PM

GOOD LORD! Thank is terrifying. Wish we still had it.

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: cyclist on June 16, 2011, 02:35:30 PM

Quote from: Lynch on June 16, 2011, 02:29:36 PM

GOOD LORD! Thank is terrifying. Wish we still had it.

It's the yellow eyes, isn't it ?

Title: Re: Which Willie Head is Better?
Post by: Cole on June 17, 2011, 05:21:46 PM

or the patch/mangy looking fur!