What are you talking about? Elephants can be trained and are very intelligent. What about the circus. You might not want the elephant there for the whole game, but it could be done.
Same with Tigers. But if they let Mike out of his cage my white ass would out of there so fast it would be scary.
This new symbol of school pride and a "new" tradition (counterintuitive?) will be for the fans and citizens of Alabama. Hence the name shall be.... Are you ready?..... DUMBO!!!!
Man, I get the heebie jeebies when Ralphie comes storming out during Colorado games, or when Bevo starts shaking his head at UT. I'm just waiting for the day when those two say, "F**k it, I've had enough" and just take off. Can you imagine a freaking elephant going berserk at Bryant-Denny?
Personally, I don't care one way or another whether this comes to fruition or not. But, part of me thinks there may be something here. The only reason I say that is because of the work Terry Saban did with Mike's habitat.
Thinking back to how BEVO got his name, I wonder if we shouldn't figure out a way to help them name their precious pachyderm? You know, in a neighborly, helpful kind of way. Here's the story on Bevo: The legend claims that the name came about due to an incident of vandalism led by students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. (aTm.) It is true that in 1917, four Texas Aggies kidnapped the longhorn and branded him with "13 - 0", the score of A&M's 1915 win over Texas. Texas students are rumored to have retaliated by changing the steer's brand to Bevo, as is sometimes claimed. However, there is actually evidence that Bevo was fattened up and served at a football banquet in 1920. The Aggies were fed the side they had branded and presented with the hide, which still read 13–0. :geaux:
