I'm very serious about this concept. I know that losing our mascot in such a manner is tragic and this may be a little too soon for some folks but I think it is the right time to switch our mascot to the American Bulldog. I've hunted wild hogs behind these things and they are some of the finest working dogs ever. It is timely, considering our recent joining with Conf USA and it would make headlines across the country. The current Ath Dept seems to pay a lot of attention to our polls and the like and has asked BBB for assistance on stuff before. This dog is much better suited to our climate and is a much more intimidating, handsome and suiting mascot for TECH IMO. the ones we hunted over were Bully types, i believe, and weighed in at nearly 90-100 lbs and were the "catch" dogs that went in and held on to the huge boars until they (the boars) could be restrained. very, very awesome creatures. After the hunt they were very social animals and as docile a dog as one could ask for.
compare this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bulldog
to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog