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July 14, 2014Ready for a hot sports take? I actually kind of like the name Swagger. It fits the Dawg Pound. It fits the momentum and energy carried over from May’s draft. It fits the tough-nosed defense and head coach Mike Pettine. It fits the revitalization of Cleveland. It’s hip and it’s young. It’s kind of like the Akron Rubberducks; the name is supposed to be over the top.
So if you haven’t heard the news yet, the Browns are set to debut a live dog mascot next season. Its name will be Swagger. The story has, quite predictably, made the rounds on national news circuits. 92.3 The Fan’s Chris Fillar broke the story via Kevin Griffin, the team’s VP of marketing. Fillar initially reported the dog will be a bulldog, but instead, he corrected himself to say it will be a bull mastiff. I’m slightly disappointed in that change but I’ll let it slide for now.
Either way, the Browns have promised more in-stadium excitement for a long time now. This likely came as a direct result of the team’s new Fan Advisory Board, with Griffin serving as the point person for that 20-person committee. Baltimore, Seattle and Denver are the three other NFL teams that use live animal mascots during games. Of course, the University of Georgia is famous for its long history of Uga bulldogs.
We have Chomps, we have the return of Brownie The Elf and now we have Swagger. I’m kinda digging it. Now, you are permitted to tell me how much you hate the name. Go.
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of course.
wow
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Here’s the Italian version mastiff the canne Corso mastiff. She’s just a big lap dog like any other mastiff is. Daisy’s mom came from the litter after Lebron’s puppy did. At least that was the story.
Again
sorry for the dups and orientations. Not picture savvy here
Considering Haslem’s University of Tennessee connections it might be worth noting that they have a long standing tradition of a live dog mascot at games too. Not sure how the longevity of Smokey compares to Uga though.
He had the munchies. Heard the word Brownie and had to eat it
That dog does a great Romeo Crennel impression