Rodger Sherman

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.

Are you saying that that's... I've seen some male mascots gyrate.

Are you saying that that's... I've seen some male mascots gyrate.

You went to the kangaroo, Papa? I'm just saying.

You went to the kangaroo, Papa? I'm just saying.

The lady bears. The lady volunteers. The lady vols, the lady cocks. Wait, is it really the lady cocks? No, they go by game cocks, but there's merch that says lady cocks. People say lady cocks. That's pretty cool. I should probably buy one of those. Yeah, I was going to say that. That sounds popular. I would definitely buy one.

The lady bears. The lady volunteers. The lady vols, the lady cocks. Wait, is it really the lady cocks? No, they go by game cocks, but there's merch that says lady cocks. People say lady cocks. That's pretty cool. I should probably buy one of those. Yeah, I was going to say that. That sounds popular. I would definitely buy one.

The really weird one for me is that Central Arkansas, the team names are the Bears and the Sugar Bears.

The really weird one for me is that Central Arkansas, the team names are the Bears and the Sugar Bears.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And Akron avoids all of these concerns by just being like, yeah, we're the Zips. Yeah, she's carrying babies in her pouch. She doesn't care. She loves our teams, our 1-11 football team and our extremely successful men's basketball and men's soccer teams.

And Akron avoids all of these concerns by just being like, yeah, we're the Zips. Yeah, she's carrying babies in her pouch. She doesn't care. She loves our teams, our 1-11 football team and our extremely successful men's basketball and men's soccer teams.

Absolutely. Go Zips. I've been on the Goodyear blimp. I will support Akron until the day I die.

Absolutely. Go Zips. I've been on the Goodyear blimp. I will support Akron until the day I die.