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Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:14 pm EST

Rice's owl mascot ejected -- yes, ejected -- by referee

By Eamonn Brennan

There are weird mascot antics, and then there's this. During Rice's game vs. Tulane Wednesday night, Rice mascot Sammy the Owl was camped out on the baseline. Apparently, referee Curtis Shaw asked him to move, and, to paraphrase the Joker, Sammy didn't like that. Not ... one ... bit.

So Sammy did what any self-respecting mascot would do. (No, he didn't grab a t-shirt cannon and go to town.) He used his giant foam head to bump the referee. You can view it about the 1:40 mark. It almost looks like a head butt, except the head doesn't move quite fast enough -- it just sort of rubs up against Shaw. A prompt ejection soon followed. Farewell, Sammy. Your passion for your team is unrivaled. You're also sort of an embarrassment. I guess you take the good with the bad.

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  1. holymonke2003
    1. Posted by holymonke2003 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:20 pm EDT

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    lol!
  2. Granddragon
    2. Posted by Granddragon Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    Moral of the story???? If your going to get ejected, get your money's worth!!!!
  3. kurila1
    3. Posted by kurila1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    Wow.
  4. Jesse B
    4. Posted by Jesse B Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    never mind
  5. ET
    5. Posted by ET Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:11 pm EDT

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    Priceless!!
  6. Saint
    6. Posted by Saint Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:35 pm EDT

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    Sammy... you're clearly not a wise owl.
  7. Ryan R
    7. Posted by Ryan R Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:23 pm EDT

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    Put that guy on the football team.
  8. krstn
    8. Posted by krstn Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    lol that s funny!!!
  9. J.D. W
    9. Posted by J.D. W Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    1st!! BooYeah!!
  10. J.D. W
    10. Posted by J.D. W Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    haha pound it or ground it!!
  11. Omens55
    11. Posted by Omens55 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:31 pm EDT

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    Thats funny right there, I dont care who you are!
  12. Sniper
    12. Posted by Sniper Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:20 pm EDT

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    Gotta love the owl!
  13. tardass100
    13. Posted by tardass100 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:56 pm EDT

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    [profane]! both of them
  14. Rich
    14. Posted by Rich Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    Hahaha thats hilarious.
  15. Texjun
    15. Posted by Texjun Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    The mascot only did what comes natural to owls. He gave the ref a little peck.
  16. Angel
    16. Posted by Angel Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:09 pm EDT

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    lol thats cool!!! He should have taken that ref OUT!!! lol
  17. louie c
    17. Posted by louie c Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:31 pm EDT

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    The official was correct if the mascot can't understand direction then get him out of there. Then to touch the official that mascot should be ban. He has no right to touch any one. What does this show the kids that are watching.
    Official hear from players, fans and coachs who don't like a call. They don't make contact with the officials.
  18. D E
    18. Posted by D E Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:34 pm EDT

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    43rd
    The ref was a "little" harsh, if that was the first incident, however, this isn't the Harlem Globetrotters either.
  19. BigFrank
    19. Posted by BigFrank Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:18 pm EDT

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    In the interest of fairness, it wasn't as much of a head-butt as it was nuzzling the ref's shoulder. Either way, it's the funniest thing I've seen with a mascot since the Oregon Duck scrapped it out with the Houston Cougar on the football field. What's up with Conference USA mascots?
  20. Roger S
    20. Posted by Roger S Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:49 pm EDT

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    Here is a nice site with an ESPN link:
    http://www.ibiblio.org/mascot/gameday.html
  21. TS
    21. Posted by TS Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:32 pm EDT

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    Sounds like a PR stunt.
  22. JBOOGIE
    22. Posted by JBOOGIE Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    I've seen a mascot get ejected before. At a San Francisco State University game like 8 years ago. The gator tried dancing with the ref during a time out and got the boot.
  23. Ujwal V
    23. Posted by Ujwal V Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT

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    lmao thats funny
  24. ted74
    24. Posted by ted74 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:12 pm EDT

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    That ref is a moron. He let a mascot get to him. Another ref that thinks he's god!

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