Brutus and the Ohio mascot.

• Sonofanump

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY0B8qtUF8o
• ts1227

  

  Has OU admitted that he isn't a student? I saw someone quoted The Post, but they are a fucking glorified tabloid. His Facebook lists both OU and Hocking, so I would think maybe he didn't complete the withdrawal papers properly, or something.
  
  I'm going to have to ask one of the couple of people I know in Athletics... there's no reason for them to use a non-student deliberately.
• Sonofanump

  [video=youtube;zY0B8qtUF8o][/video]
  
  When do we play Houston?
• ts1227

  

  justincredible;491664 wrote:Actually, unique visitors almost doubled. Pageviews didn't really go up at all since all of the new visits just viewed 1.89 pages on average.

  
  At one point before I went to work it showed 78 people looking at CFB... a lot more than usual but nothing massive.
• Sonofanump

  justincredible;491664 wrote:Actually, unique visitors almost doubled. Pageviews didn't really go up at all since all of the new visits just viewed 1.89 pages on average.

  
  Is that because they could only view the post in the "bleacher seats"?
• hangonsloopy

  

  The footage was on the sportscenter open after mnf.
• Firad

  

  This made me want to try out to be Rufus next year. I should be able to to it since a guy from Meigs County and Hocking College can do it I probably can since I am actually an OU student.
• RufustheBobcat

  On behalf of Rufus the Bobcat and as an alumnus of Ohio University, I would like to formerly apologize to Brutus the Buckeye. I was the Bobcats' mascot at the game when they played OSU two years ago, and as we are both Ohio schools and in different leagues, I felt no need to show animosity to Ohio's most beloved poisonous nut. Brutus is not only a childhood hero of mine, but he is part of the reason I took up mascotting in the first place. I sadly stood in the stands this weekend as I watched a furry shell of my former self take a cheap shot not only at the reverence of Ohio State, but also at the tradition and integrity of Ohio University. From my previous experience in fighting Zippy the Kangaroo on national television, I believe that mascot fights are both safer and more enjoyable when they are planned. I am disappointed that this will be what Ohio State fans take away from this game, and I encourage them instead to remember tailgating with us or the phenomenal performance of our Marching 110. I will be cheering you on this weekend, as I do most fall weekends, Ohio State Buckeyes.
  
  Unity through Harmony,
  -Rufus
  
  P.S. Please see the following video for insight into the life of the REAL Rufus the Bobcat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9XKHm63tbA
  
  P.S.S. Firad, shoot me a message and I will get you the contact information for Rufus tryouts.
• believer

  

  ^^^Perfect!
  

  Sonofanump;491698 wrote:Is that because they could only view the post in the "bleacher seats"?

  
  Only if they coughed up a $12 hair ball.
• BCBulldog

  

  I went back and forth with Hanning through FB last night with private messages. He seems exactly like the type of douche who will consider this his life's greatest accomplishment.
• trep14

  BCBulldog;491948 wrote:I went back and forth with Hanning through FB last night with private messages. He seems exactly like the type of douche who will consider this his life's greatest accomplishment.

  
  His profile picture is now a picture of him tackling Brutus while all of his friends comment about how famous he is now and how he "kicked Brutus' ass" (which I don't really understand, personally I am unimpressed with the fact that he couldn't tackle Brutus when Brutus wasn't even expecting it and his Bobcat hat popped off) and how Ohio State should stop crying. This is seriously starting to get kind of sad now.
• Sonofanump

  trep14;491964 wrote: all of his friends comment about how famous he is now

  
  He's the Appalachian version of Jeff Gillooly.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  You sure this mascot wasn't really a Wolverine? Multiple shots at a Buckeye, yet not able to take him down.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Dude: Dude who foreal beats brutus's ass at his hometown in front of all his fans.lol. hes a disgrace to us. be glad it wasnt me itd be a different story.hahaha.
  
  Hanning: Hahaha I kno I lucked out and got a pussy Brutus
  
  Dude: hahaha da fuck they thinkin puttin a bitch in a mascot uniform especially when theres brawls to be won!lol. you did work tho boy
  
  
  
  Haha fire back krazie fire back!!
• krazie45

  

  
• Tiger2003

  

  krazie45;492094 wrote:

  
  I love it.....That is the worst thing to happen as a mascot...
• Curly J

  

  Sonofanump;491983 wrote:He's the Appalachian version of Jeff Gillooly.

  
  I LOL'D
• OneBuckeye

  

  krazie45;492094 wrote:

  
  Looks like he is ready for the curb stomp. Finish him!
• vball10set

  ^^^LOL..I love how krazie's looking down at him like--wtf ????
• OneBuckeye

  

  
• gcate

  

  It almost looks like krazie gave him the DX crotch chop there! LOL Nice job!
• FatHobbit

  

  BCBulldog;491948 wrote:I went back and forth with Hanning through FB last night with private messages. He seems exactly like the type of douche who will consider this his life's greatest accomplishment.

  
  Maybe that was the best he can hope for? Lol
• Be Nice

  Once white trash always white trash. By the way I am white, but bobcat boy is the real douche' bag of southern Ohio.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Dumb *&^% got an ESPN interview.
  
  http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/100921_rufus_mascot&sportCat=ncf
  

  Et tu, Rufus?
  
  
  
  By now, you've probably seen the video: Ohio University mascot Rufus the Bobcat sideswiping, tackling and then punching Ohio State mascot Brutus the Buckeye prior to OSU's 43-7 home victory last Saturday.
  
  
  
  Thing is, this wasn't a goofy skit.
  
  
  
  According to a report in the Ohio University student newspaper, Rufus' sneak attack was exactly that -- a pre-planned beatdown of an unsuspecting Brutus by the man inside the Bobcat costume, 19-year-old Brandon Hanning.
  
  
  
  Page 2 caught up with Hanning to go inside the mind of a mascot killer discuss the incident:
  
  
  
  1. We want to get something straight. Did you really come up with a plan to tackle Brutus a year ago? Did anyone know about it?
  
  
  
  Yeah! I didn't know exactly how it would happen, but that was the whole reason I tried out for the Rufus job. I told my friends about it when I tried out. That was it. They thought it would be awesome.
  
  
  
  2. Why did you want to tackle him so much?
  
  
  
  The year before I went to Ohio, we played Ohio State and it was actually a pretty close game. For some reason, I remembered seeing the video of the Oregon Duck beating up another mascot. I thought it would be really funny if Rufus beat up Brutus.
  
  
  
  3. Take us through your thought process. How and why did you decide that the best way to tackle Brutus would be to suit up as Rufus?
  
  
  
  I figured this would be the best way to do it and get in the least amount of trouble.
  
  
  
  3a. What kind of trouble have you gotten in?
  
  
  
  Ohio told me to never attend another one of their athletic events. Which is fine by me. I don't even go to the school anymore. I lived about 10 minutes away from campus growing up. So I'll still be a fan. I just won't go to their games.
  
  
  
  4. Being a mascot is hard work. What kind of time and effort did you invest in being Rufus over the course of the last year ... just so you would have the opportunity to tackle Brutus?
  
  
  
  It took a lot of time. I did a bunch of games. It was pretty fun when I was doing it. I got to travel with the team and stuff. Being the mascot wasn't the fun part. It was just going around with everybody.
  
  
  
  5. Was this your first act of mascot-on-mascot violence?
  
  
  
  Before this, I actually got in a fight with the Buffalo mascot. He's a bull. I started it. I was thinking I should go ahead and try out tackling another mascot. I brought a red square cape thing, like in a bullfight. He was just playing around, acting like he was charging me. I tackled him and put him on the ground. It was pretty funny. No one got upset because it wasn't Ohio State.
  
  
  
  6. What sort of Rufus-tackling plan or strategy did you have in your mind before the Ohio State game?
  
  
  
  I did actually think that when he was leading the team out, that was when I was going to do it. I didn't have a plan beyond that. The day before, I was thinking about it the whole time. And before the game, I had a ton of adrenaline.
  
  
  
  7. Take us through the incident. You first sideswiped Brutus as he was running across the field. What do you remember, and how were you feeling?
  
  
  
  The first time I ran at him, when I hit him, my head started to come off. That's why I let go. After a year of being a mascot, it was instinct to try to keep the head on. I was unsuccessful, so I threw it back on and went back to finish what I started.
  
  
  
  8. You then chased Brutus into the end zone, climbed on his back, rode him to the ground and punched him in the head. Again, what do you remember and what were you feeling?
  
  
  
  I just jumped on him trying to get him to the ground. All I was thinking was to make it look good. I know at least five friends who were watching from the stands. Two of them knew I was going to do it.
  
  
  
  9. Mascots aren't supposed to speak while in costume. Did you say anything to Brutus, and did he say anything to you?
  
  
  
  No. Neither of us said anything. But I could definitely tell he was pretty pissed off about it. I was pretty much just hitting his foam head. I didn't want to hurt the guy inside. I just wanted to make him look stupid.
  
  
  
  10. What happened next?
  
  
  
  Security pulled me aside and told me to stand there for a minute. Then they came over and told me not to touch Brutus again. That was the end of it.
  
  
  
  11. You're not even a student at Ohio University anymore. You attend nearby Hocking College. Do they have a rival mascot, and do you plan to tackle it?
  
  
  
  I don't even think Hocking has a mascot. So I don't think so.
  
  
  
  12. You've said that the reaction to your tackle has been either love or hate. What's the most loving feedback you've gotten, and what is the most hateful?
  
  
  
  I had a couple of players tell me they thought it was pretty funny. The athletic people in charge, they didn't like it. Some people said that I deserve to have a statue built and put somewhere. The most hateful thing was someone saying I would probably be killed, and thanks to ESPN for giving out my name and where I go to school. I'm not really worried about that.
  
  
  
  13. Do you have any other plots in the works? We promise we won't tell anyone.
  
  
  
  Besides this, not really. This is the only thing I've ever done that took a year of planning to accomplish. And I honestly don't want to be Rufus anymore. This was the whole reason to do it, and I feel like it all happened like it was supposed to.
  

• GoPens

  

  Too bad a couple of football players didn't beat the shit out of him on the field.