Rodger Sherman

And they were like, what mascot do we have that we can, you know, signify the zipper? So they decided to make a kangaroo with a pouch with a zipper on it. Which, this pouch does not seem... I don't see a zipper. But originally, the pouch was zipped, you know, keep your babies from falling out, etc. But here's what I think is great about this. Only female kangaroos have pouches. Yes.

And they were like, what mascot do we have that we can, you know, signify the zipper? So they decided to make a kangaroo with a pouch with a zipper on it. Which, this pouch does not seem... I don't see a zipper. But originally, the pouch was zipped, you know, keep your babies from falling out, etc. But here's what I think is great about this. Only female kangaroos have pouches. Yes.

Male kangaroos do not. So they were, I believe, one of two Division I schools whose mascot is explicitly female. The other being the Delaware Blue Hens. Yes. But which, you know, there's so many Gamecocks and Roosters. And the default is to make your mascot a guy, even if it's...

Male kangaroos do not. So they were, I believe, one of two Division I schools whose mascot is explicitly female. The other being the Delaware Blue Hens. Yes. But which, you know, there's so many Gamecocks and Roosters. And the default is to make your mascot a guy, even if it's...

And North Carolina has some giant balls. Huge balls.

And North Carolina has some giant balls. Huge balls.

Just big old balls.

Just big old balls.

I believe so. I know that Akron is the only one in FBS football, like of the top tier. I'm pretty confident there are no other explicitly female mascots out there.

I believe so. I know that Akron is the only one in FBS football, like of the top tier. I'm pretty confident there are no other explicitly female mascots out there.

Normally, when a school has a mascot, it's either male or, like, at some cases, like, Florida, they will have, like, or NC State, they have the male and the female mascot, and there's always a really weird, like, dynamic.

Normally, when a school has a mascot, it's either male or, like, at some cases, like, Florida, they will have, like, or NC State, they have the male and the female mascot, and there's always a really weird, like, dynamic.

Baylor has a male and a lady, like, so, and they have to signify that one of them is male. And that one is just like a default version of the animal. Like Albert the gator just looks like an alligator walking on two legs. Mr. Wolf just looks like a wolf walking on two legs. And then the female version, like they always have lipstick.

Baylor has a male and a lady, like, so, and they have to signify that one of them is male. And that one is just like a default version of the animal. Like Albert the gator just looks like an alligator walking on two legs. Mr. Wolf just looks like a wolf walking on two legs. And then the female version, like they always have lipstick.

Which is not actually a thing that you put on animals.

Which is not actually a thing that you put on animals.

Yes, yes, yes. And they're always either like, there's always like a weird backstory where they're like either married or siblings.

Yes, yes, yes. And they're always either like, there's always like a weird backstory where they're like either married or siblings.

But I'm just glad that Akron, when they came up with this mascot in the 40s and 50s, were laying out, you know, a vision for female sports fandom, that you can be a lady kangaroo, and they didn't lipstick her up or put her in weird clothing. Right, I wouldn't even know. You wouldn't even know. It's just, there's not that many differences in the wild between... Although she is gyrating.

But I'm just glad that Akron, when they came up with this mascot in the 40s and 50s, were laying out, you know, a vision for female sports fandom, that you can be a lady kangaroo, and they didn't lipstick her up or put her in weird clothing. Right, I wouldn't even know. You wouldn't even know. It's just, there's not that many differences in the wild between... Although she is gyrating.