The free message board at DawgPost.com has the links. I'll aggregate them here, but the entire thread between CU and UGA fans is cool. The original article in the Boulder Daily Camera asks for a password occassionally. Here's the cut and paste to the relevant part.
A romp between the hedgesCool move on Damon's part. Although, the thread asks a valid question. Will UGA let Colorado run onto the field first to avoid this problem:
Two of the most recognizable mascots in college sports will share the same football field Sept. 23 when CU travels to play at Georgia.
Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn said his counterpart at Georgia, Damon Evans, has agreed to allow Ralphie to make the trip to Athens, Ga., for the Buffs' game against the Bulldogs in historic Sanford Stadium.
Ralphie will lead the Buffs on the field between the hedges just as she does before home games and after halftime, Bohn said. Four of Ralphie's handlers will drive her more than 1,500 miles to get to the game. Other handlers will meet her there.
In return, Bohn invited Evans to bring Uga the Bulldog to Boulder in 2010 when the series returns to Folsom Field.
Doh!
Ralphie IV is the latest in the line of Colorado mascots. Background on Ralphie IV from the official site linked below:
Named “Rowdy” by ranch hands, she was separated from her mother when she was about a month old and was literally found in the jaws of a coyote with bite marks around her neck. She survived the attack and was bottle-fed by the [ranch] hands for four months. She was released back to the herd but wouldn’t bond with them, so the ranch hands took her back in and fed her grasses and grain. It was then that she was donated to CU [by Ted Turner] as a yearling early in the spring of 1998.Other articles of interest:
- More on Running Ralphie -- ESPN2
- Official Ralphie Page -- Colorado Web site
- Ralphie is a Workout -- Iowa State Student Paper
