Bradley may see mascot change

[Beninator]

Please no dork mascots!!!!!!!!

IMO we need to change the logo, but it isn't necessary to have a mascot.

[real fan]

Here's your mascot! He's a national phenomenon!

I agree , how many times are people going to try and change Braves , find something else to waste your time on.

[peoriaspitfire]

Why don't a few of the creative people who visit this site take on the challenge and submit a few examples?

[MacabreMob]

Let's get it over with - quick and painless. One quick switch and be done with it.

Bradley Flyin' Squirrels

or


Bradley Sugar Gliders

Just do it - and do it quick.

[SFP]

This has absolutely nothing to do with the team or coach. If it's a distraction, then it's because they're very, very easily distracted and unfocused. They have nothing to do with this.

LOL!

I have a Legacy Bradley baseball hat that is green with Bradley written in cursive that I like!

Also we can keep the Brave if we refer the Brave to a caricature in our national anthem...and the home of the BRAVES....We could have a pioneer looking guy running around with a musket and perhaps to be fair a girl in some prairie house looking garb.

[BUBrave28]

There was a mascot committee 3 or 4 years ago. Mitch Griffin led the committee and if he couldn't get it done I doubt any other staff memeber can, especially in the marketing department. There were even suggestions put out and a voting process (gargoyle, military person, giant clock, etc.). The voting turned up no mascot as the winner. This is a moot point.

By the way, the mascot issue wouldn't change the nickname BRAVES, that would stay. They just wanted a brand extension so they could have a mascot at games and sell some merchandise. They really were probably going to stick with the current logo regardless of the mascot. After the bobcat fiasco and the last committee, I guarantee this goes nowhere. Glad our student senate is knowledgeable about the recent history...

[DUBrave5]

There was a mascot committee 3 or 4 years ago. Mitch Griffin led the committee and if he couldn't get it done I doubt any other staff memeber can, especially in the marketing department. There were even suggestions put out and a voting process (gargoyle, military person, giant clock, etc.). The voting turned up no mascot as the winner. This is a moot point.

By the way, the mascot issue wouldn't change the nickname BRAVES, that would stay. They just wanted a brand extension so they could have a mascot at games and sell some merchandise. They really were probably going to stick with the current logo regardless of the mascot. After the bobcat fiasco and the last committee, I guarantee this goes nowhere. Glad our student senate is knowledgeable about the recent history...

I remember that poll and I was very glad that they chose No Mascot. Honestly I think we do just fine without a mascot. I couldn't imagine having something like ISU has with their Redbird running around during games. I feel that would be distracting and our fans have enough trouble staying in the game at times. I remember though that there were a bunch to choose from like Bradley Clocks, Bradley Squirrels, Bradley Gargoyles, etc.

[Future Walk-On]

i am so down for sugar gliders.

i would love to get a bradley tattoo but im not getting the current logo for sure

[DUBrave5]

Just came across this on the Bradley student blog... Take it for what it's worth.

http://www.underthehilltop.com/2010/...-from-uth.html

My favorite part of that article was...

Changing our mascot gives the university freedom to change a number other things, as well. Maybe we can get rid of that slogan, ???One Tradition: Win.??? and finally change it to something meaningful and fitting:

???One Tradition: Blow double-digit leads at home and perennially finish in the middle of the pack.???

[AZ BU Fan]

How about the Bradley "Asian Carp"? Could have a pretty cool carp outfitted mascot running around the floor juming into players/fans/officials anytime the band plays...Defines the Central Illinois persona pretty well.

[BradleyBrave]

Here's your mascot! He's a national phenomenon!

Captain Brave is on the opening montage for the Comcast broadcasts, and whipped the crowd into a frenzy in Vegas when we played the Illini. What more proof do you need that this is the mascot?!?!?

[Beninator]

Captain Brave is on the opening montage for the Comcast broadcasts, and whipped the crowd into a frenzy in Vegas when we played the Illini. What more proof do you need that this is the mascot?!?!?

I actually could agree to have Captain Brave as a mascot.

[real fan]

There was a mascot committee 3 or 4 years ago. Mitch Griffin led the committee and if he couldn't get it done I doubt any other staff memeber can, especially in the marketing department. There were even suggestions put out and a voting process (gargoyle, military person, giant clock, etc.). The voting turned up no mascot as the winner. This is a moot point.

By the way, the mascot issue wouldn't change the nickname BRAVES, that would stay. They just wanted a brand extension so they could have a mascot at games and sell some merchandise. They really were probably going to stick with the current logo regardless of the mascot. After the bobcat fiasco and the last committee, I guarantee this goes nowhere. Glad our student senate is knowledgeable about the recent history...

Like I said before our student senate should be coming up with ideas to get better student attendance at the games , you have no say on this matter when you do not have the attendance to support it, the fans that have been attending BU games are the ones that count ( I have been going for over 40 years and see no reason for a mascot)

[SFP]

Captain Brave will probably get support from this crowd regardless of which camp you fall under.

I also forgot about those gargoyles on Bradley Hall! I could live with that as a mascot. Are there any other school that has a gargoyle as one?

[Beninator]

Captain Brave will probably get support from this crowd regardless of which camp you fall under.

I also forgot about those gargoyles on Bradley Hall! I could live with that as a mascot. Are there any other school that has a gargoyle as one?

I could live with the gargoyle mascot as well.