Bring Back the Cow!

Yes, I'm serious, I would like to see a big fat Spartan cow at football games at Spartan Stadium. Hear me out on this.

HIstorically, in the early days of Spartan football, it was customary to bring a cow to such spirited events as a victory party or maybe even a good bar mitzvah. Putting one on the ice during a hockey game would have been cool too, I think.

I'm almost finished reading Rexrode's book, which is quite good if I may say so. I''m surprised he doesn't plug it more. I would have liked to have reprinted the portion here, but I don't have Rexrode's permission and he could get mad at me. Anyway, in his book he describes the chaos of East Lansing after a big win against the Evil Empire (AKA U of M). At one point things got so out of hand that the joyous Spartans started setting things on fire, including the barn of some big wig on campus. The big concern came the next day when they couldn't find the cow after the barn had burned to the ground. It turned out that the cow was out with a bunch of other Spartans at the train station greeting the football team coming back from the game in Ann Arbor. I think a keg or two of beer might have been involved.

What a great tradition.

I think they had to let the cow stay at the Brody complex after that. In fact, she can probably still be found there, somewhere in the basement.

Consider the cow as a symbol of our true agrarian roots as the nation's first school of agriculture. Now I'm not saying get rid or Sparty, i just think he would look real good either riding a cow into Spartan Stadium or just running around the field with her.

I think that could have been even better entertainment than some of our football games under previous Coaches.

Come one, who's with me? If not a cow what else? I know we have cows somewhere on campus. I saw them just last week on a Big Ten Tailgate episode. They're just laying around on water beds doing nothing.

I say, let's get the cows busy. The economy needs them to pull their fair share. And besides, it would be way too cool.

Steve in Kentucky

Comments

[rbe]

It's a fun topic........ Sounds like fun and totally appropriate, while we "continue" to wait for the (a) football team to appear!

[MayoSpartan]

Holy cow a brilliant idea!

The WIscy cheeseheads would be envious, and we'd have double up on security when the UM male cheerleaders are nearby!

GO GREEN

Butt, it couldn't be a jersey cow?

[Andi Osters]

I'm up for anything to distract me (and the national media) from the actual football team at this point. Cast the Eye elsewhere! Bring on the bovine!

[Spartan 81]

Any chance if two BCS teams go from the Big Ten and 8 bowl slots available that Hollis could lobby to go to the bowl in Detroit with a 5-7 record. I think the bowl would rather have 5-7 MSU than 6-6 Northwestern. Hollis could use his influence with Perles to muscle us in at 5-7. Than if we beat Central Michigan in the rematch Dantonio could be 6-7
6-7 could be sold to recruits as a winning program just an eyelash below 500
New Rallying Cry Circle the wagons to 6 and 7.

[karatechop6]

I think it's a pretty funny topic. And yes, after the performance on Saturday a topic like this is welcome. Besides, don't click on the headline if you don't want to read about bringing back the cow. It's that simple.

My only question. Would we be able to get a fast cow, so people could run around with it in the end zone like the Colorado Buffalo?

[South Bend Sparty]

Can we get the one with the see-through stomach?

[Maddog]

I thought Honodo was banned from the stadium and now you want him back?

Bad idea -

[Spartan 81]

Formula for 8-4

What if we drop Notre Dame from the schedule and load up on lower division teams from the MAC. Would ensure a 4-0 non conferance that way if we go 4-4 in conferance we reach our goal of 8-4 and worst case scenario we lose every close game which is 3-5 in Big Ten bottom line is we still finish 7-5 with a decent Bowl

Example replace Central Michigan with Eastern Michigan and Notre Dame with Akron. We are now 7-3 with the Alamo bid assured and if we beat Purdue 8-4. Lets get to 8-4 any way we can . What good does it do to play a tough schedule and finish 6-6 every year. 8-4 will get you in the Outback bowl every other year. We could play on New Years day 5 years out of ten instead of once a decade.

[Randal Prescott Feathering-Perriwether III]

that has got to be the most polish thing I have ever heard

[deadale]

what?! gotta be kidding..
well, that's interesting!