Recently, the Big 12 runner-ups Texas Longhorns were picked to play the SEC runner-ups Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl. Most SEC fans and other college football fans laughed because they thought it would be a blowout. Most thought Georgia belonged in the playoffs and Texas had no business being on the same field with the powerful Bulldogs.
But, as one of my old buddies used to say, ‘that’s why they play the games’. They aren’t played on a discussion board, or an internet site. They are played on the field because the best team doesn’t always win. It’s football, and anything can happen.
Texas jumped out to a big lead, and then held on late with the Bulldogs attempting a come back. Texas won, 28-21.
Georgia should have been worried when their mascot was attacked before the game. How often does that happen?
For anybody that doesn’t live in a cave and appear as the Caveman in Geico commercials, the Texas Longhorns have a huge Longhorn steer as their mascot. He’s been named Bevo for decades and the current monster is the 15th after the 14th died of cancer a few years ago, very sadly. I say sadly because I love all kinds of animals.
The Georgia bulldog mascot is called UGA and is an English Bulldog and every UGA since the first one in 1956 has belonged to Sonny Seiler from Savannah, Georgia. Now 86 years old, Mr Seiler is getting long in the tooth, but the Seiler family has continued to own every UGA and takes the dog to the games.
We are now on our 10th UGA and all are descendants of the original dog.
Bevo has always been just chilling at the games with his handlers holding onto his ropes. They keep him medicated during games so he doesn’t gore anybody. While he is being held, those beasts are a lot stronger than they look and if he so desired, he could pull his handlers around like grade schoolers.
That’s never happened and I don’t remember a single incident involving Bevo and another mascot.
Well, not until the January 1st, 2019 Sugar Bowl.
Bevo was calmly standing around in his pen with his holders when the media thought it would be a great idea to bring the two mascots together, for a photo opportunity. As UGA X was being led towards Bevo, all bedlam breaks loose as Bevo escapes control from his handlers and goes at UGA. Bevo turned his head as if to gore poor little UGA.
The media went crazy and played the scene over and over. Unless you are one of the Cavemen I spoke of earlier, you more than likely saw the incident. A few old grouches might even say they don’t watch television.
In the end, nobody was really hurt and maybe lessons were learned, if that’s even possible in today’s society.
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Well, maybe not.
It wasn’t the same dog, but a previous UGA did a little attacking on his own. The current UGA is the 10th, but the 5th UGA apparently was not a very big fan of Auburn. Just like his Georgia loving owners.
The Bulldogs were not a very good team in 1996 and they went into the Auburn game with nothing to lose. They were 3-5 and were blown out the previous week against top ranked Florida. This was a dangerous game for 20th ranked Auburn and Georgia came to play on that particular day.
In the first quarter, Auburn receiver Robert Baker caught a touchdown pass.
Then, the unthinkable happened.
UGA made his move and attacked. He went after the legs of Auburn’s Baker.
‘Take that, sucka, for scoring a touchdown on my guys,’ he must have been thinking. Who can blame him? These SEC fans, and their dogs take their football seriously. Just ask that Tennessee dog they call Smokey, he will let you know with his shrill barking.
UGA was being held by his handler, but he wanted to bite Robert Baker badly and he went at it.
They also say that dogs are a great judge of character. That explains why dogs like me, personally, as well. Just kidding about that, but dogs seem to know what’s in a person’s heart.
Robert Baker was later sentenced to a prison sentence for selling heroine. I’m not saying he’s a bad guy, but UGA V did probably say exactly that.
Oh, Georgia was inspired by UGA and went ahead and whipped Auburn in a wild one, 56-49.
Yes, Bevo did a bad thing by breaking out and trying to attack UGA, but at least Bevo never attacked any football players. Take that, media.