Yes, I’m still in mourning over the untimely death of Uga VII. Dude was a stud and died way too soon. Interim Uga Russ is now 2-0 as the Dawgs mascot, so campaigns are underway to officially make him the new UGA VIII. In honor of the Dawg’s victory over Texas A&M in the Independence bowl, I got Mike the marketing guy to drop the prices on some Georgia Bulldogs cue balls.
For those of you who don’t know the history of Uga, it goes a little something like this:
THE UGA LINEAGE
•Uga I: “Hood’s Ole Dan” (1956-66): Record 53-48-6
•Uga II: “Ole Dan’s Uga” (1966-72): Record 42-16-3, two SEC championships, five bowl games.
•Uga III: “Seiler’s Uga Three” (1972-80): Record 71-32-2, National Championship
•Uga IV: “Seiler’s Uga Four” (1981-89): Record 77-27-4, Dubbed “Dog of the Decade”
•Uga V: “Magillicuddy II” (1990-99): Record 65-39-1. Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was named “nation’s best college mascot.”
•Uga VI: “Whatchagot Loran” (1999-2008): Record 87-27. Winningest dog in the history the University.
•Uga VII: “Loran’s Best” (2008-09): Record 16-7. Died too young at the tender age of 4.
•Interim Uga: “Russ” (2009). Record 2-0. Half-brother of the late Uga VII.
First we lose one of our own, then we find out our jobs as treasured mascots may be in jeopardy. As I’m sure many of you heard, it was a very sad time last week when one of my favorite dawgs of all time, Uga VII, had a heart attack and died. Now it seems that PETA wants the University of Georgia to use a robot to replace Uga.
“In the wake of the untimely death of the University of Georgia’s (UGA) bulldog mascot, Uga VII, PETA has asked the school’s athletic director, Damon M. Evans, to replace the mascot with an animatronic dog — or to rely solely on a costumed mascot — instead of using another real bulldog. Bulldogs are prone to breathing difficulties, hip dysplasia, heart disorders, and other congenital ailments, and acquiring a dog from a breeder perpetuates the animal overpopulation crisis while causing another dog waiting in an animal shelter to be condemned to death.”
Seriously PETA? There’s no way we’re going to let robots take our jobs. In the mean time though, let’s give thanks for all the happiness and good times UGA VII brought to the University of Georgia and college football fans everywhere.
