# New Commercial Featuring College Mascots **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 6, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354 "2006-11-06T21:29:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/1 "2006-11-06T21:29:19Z")
I saw a commercial during the NFL game. I can’t remeber of it was a car commercial. It looked like a bunch of different college mascots running around in the desert. I saw a Spartan, a covered wagon (which probably represents the Sooners), a cowboy (I think), and a big bouncing boulder. What school would a big bouncing boulder represent? ---
**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/2 "2006-11-06T21:33:28Z")
Was it red and gray and had a big “O” on the front of its sweater? If so, that’s the Ohio State mascot, a buckeye. Whatever the hell a buckeye is, I guess it gets you fired up if you’re from Ohio . . . ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/3 "2006-11-06T21:34:23Z")
[QUOTE=Airblairxxx] Whatever the hell a buckeye is [/QUOTE] As _The Daily Show_ pointed out recently, it’s an acorn. ---
**Author:** ![JXJohns](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jxjohns/32/469_2.png) [@JXJohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JXJohns)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/4 "2006-11-06T21:42:19Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] As _The Daily Show_ pointed out recently, it’s an acorn. [/QUOTE] Not exactly. An acorn is the fruit of an [oak](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak) tree. A buckeye, is the fruit of a [buckeye](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus) tree. Totally separate trees. ---
**Author:** ![jay-c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jay-c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jay-c)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/5 "2006-11-06T21:43:09Z")
[QUOTE=Airblairxxx] Was it red and gray and had a big “O” on the front of its sweater? If so, that’s the Ohio State mascot, a buckeye. Whatever the hell a buckeye is, I guess it gets you fired up if you’re from Ohio . . . [/QUOTE] Unless someone beheaded [Brutus Buckeye](http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/sioncampus/09/28/roadtrip.bigten.ohiostate/t1_big_osu_getty.jpg), mascot of The Ohio State University, I doubt it. His head may be a nut, but he’s got a regular human body walks around - he doesn’t roll like a boulder. Also, the [buckeye tree](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Buckeye) is the official state tree of Ohio - therefore a buckeye is a nut from that tree. Poisonous to humans though, so don’t try to eat it. ---
**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/6 "2006-11-06T23:03:20Z")
[QUOTE=jay-c] Unless someone beheaded [Brutus Buckeye](http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/sioncampus/09/28/roadtrip.bigten.ohiostate/t1_big_osu_getty.jpg), mascot of The Ohio State University, I doubt it. His head may be a nut, but he’s got a regular human body walks around - he doesn’t roll like a boulder. [/QUOTE] Maybe the OP can clarify for us [which mascot he’s referring to.](http://www.capitalonebowl.com/) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cheapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8e7dd6/32.png) [@El\_Cheapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cheapo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/7 "2006-11-06T23:36:50Z")
[QUOTE=Airblairxxx] Maybe the OP can clarify for us [which mascot he’s referring to.](http://www.capitalonebowl.com/) [/QUOTE] That’s not it… It’s this Nissan commercial: ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bW05-OjbCaE/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/bW05-OjbCaE?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/8 "2006-11-07T01:22:20Z")
[QUOTE=El Cheapo] That’s not it… It’s this Nissan commercial: ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bW05-OjbCaE/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/bW05-OjbCaE?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [/QUOTE] Ok, I’ll answer the OP. It’s a giant fucking buckeye. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/9 "2006-11-07T01:23:56Z")
[QUOTE=Doctor Who] Ok, I’ll answer the OP. It’s a giant fucking buckeye. [/QUOTE] And - to make it easier - on that link, it’s most identifiable as a buckeye at :32 and :38. Great commercial, by the way!!! ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/10 "2006-11-07T01:57:00Z")
So who decided to plat a bunch of buck eye trees next to the nuclear reactor? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/11 "2006-11-07T07:14:21Z")
[QUOTE=Doctor Who] Ok, I’ll answer the OP. It’s a giant fucking buckeye. [/QUOTE] That’s the commercial. Thanks. for the response. Now, who wants to try to identify all the colleges and mascots in the commercial? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/12 "2006-11-07T16:27:16Z")
[QUOTE=Bearflag70] That’s the commercial. Thanks. for the response. Now, who wants to try to identify all the colleges and mascots in the commercial? [/QUOTE] Yeah ok - it’s kind of quick and tough to see, but in order - here’s what I saw: (1) Tiger - Who knows which Tiger it is? I’ll say it’s Mike the Tiger from LSU. (2) Trojan - from USC. Tommy Trojan. (3) Bulldawg - Uga from UGA. Go Dawgs! (4) Longhorn - that’s Bevo from UT. (5) Sun Devil - the fiery guy. I think his name is Sparky. ASU. (6) Buffalo - Colorado. Ralphie. (7) The Covered Wagon - that’s Boomer Sooner from OU. (8) The Mountaineer - from West Virginia. (9) The Giant Buckeye - The OSU. (10) Cyclone - right at the end. I’ll say Iowa State. That’s all I could make out. And I’ve done all that without googling / referencing, so if anything is wrong, feel free to point it out. I couldn’t tell if there was another mascot in there (like the guy hanging on underneath the wagon). Go College Football!!! ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/13 "2006-11-07T22:26:01Z")
[QUOTE=Doctor Who] the guy hanging on underneath the wagon [/QUOTE] I think that’s the Spartan ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/14 "2006-11-07T23:22:05Z")
[QUOTE=Bearflag70] I think that’s the Spartan [/QUOTE] I was leaning that way, but to be honest, I couldn’t really make him out. Of course, it is sort of apropos of Michigan State’s season to have their mascot dragged around in the dirt. 😛 I kid Spartan fans! I kid! ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commercial-featuring-college-mascots/379354/15 "2006-11-08T02:20:05Z")
[QUOTE=jay-c] Unless someone beheaded [Brutus Buckeye](http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/sioncampus/09/28/roadtrip.bigten.ohiostate/t1_big_osu_getty.jpg), mascot of The Ohio State University, I doubt it. His head may be a nut, but he’s got a regular human body walks around - he doesn’t roll like a boulder. Also, the [buckeye tree](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Buckeye) is the official state tree of Ohio - therefore a buckeye is a nut from that tree. Poisonous to humans though, so don’t try to eat it. [/QUOTE] According to Jon Stewart Brutus’ natural enemy is[the squirrel.](http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/videos/extras/index.jhtml?playVideo=77834)