Austin American Statesman - February 14
Reveille VII retired
"Reveille VII is hanging up her leash at Texas A&M. The retirement of the purebred border collie and revered school mascot comes after seven years as the most privileged pet on the campus. The dog's advancing age and increasing appearance demands factored into ending her tenure as mascot. She had obedience training during her tenure for biting cadets and barking excessively."
Actually Reveille VII is just the latest in a long line of biting Aggie mascots. During a Lady Longhorn game in College Station several years ago, Daniel Viglione was preparing to inbound the ball from the end line when Reveille VI reached up and nipped her leg. She jumped onto the court and it took some explaining to keep the referee from calling a turnover. TV cameras later showed her examining her leg for bite marks (there were none) and complaining to a teammate. We lost that game, by the way - one bite to none. I don't know if VI had obedience training or not; at A&M biting Texas players is probably considered an outstanding character trait.
I actually had the honor(?) of doing sound for a wedding at which Reveille VI was in the wedding party. The dog marched down the aisle with the bride and her bridesmaids. You don't have to make up Aggie jokes, folks - they set themselves up. How many jokes can you get out of Reveille as a member of the bridal party? As far as I know, the dog didn't bite anyone during the wedding. We did keep a close eye out for other problems, though.
Next - "I met Elvis three times. Twice before he died."
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Let's just pretend for a moment that having your university's mascot at your wedding is normal, how high up the Aggie food chain do you have to be to reserve him/her for the wedding? I am assuming a graduate. Are you a honor's graduate? Do you know the dean or president personally? Do you have to receive the football coach's monthly email? Is there a giving level for the annual fund that qualifies you for this?
And pretending still this is normal, which mascot makes the worst wedding guest? I can see Bevo being up there on the list, but surely not as high as someone who graduated from Florida or LSU? If you are from Florida State, does the dude on the horse throw his spear at the foot of the unity candle?
Dude, I wouldn't even want Hook 'Em as a wedding guest - let alone Bevo!
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