Billiken Rich Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 The new Billiken looks like the unwholesome product of the unwilling copulation of Trixie Racer and Ultraman.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Here I thought this might be a Billikens.com overreaction. The SLU facebook page posted the video. There are currently 362 comments on it. There are two non-hating comments out of 362. And one of those was an old lady saying "great video!" might be be a new incompetency low for Chris May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 22 minutes ago, JMM28 said: Here I thought this might be a Billikens.com overreaction. The SLU facebook page posted the video. There are currently 362 comments on it. There are two non-hating comments out of 362. And one of those was an old lady saying "great video!" might be be a new incompetency low for Chris May. I would love to be in the room for the "Welp, that didn't go well..." meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Why is the mouth wide open on the mascot? It doesn't look that way in the logo. The crooked grin has turned into a gaping maw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Less creepy than some of our past mascots http://www.slubillikens.com/PhotoAlbum.dbml?ATCLID=211168782&SPSID=632643&SPID=93223&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27200&PALBID=1968059& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StlBills Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Deadspin's article http://deadspin.com/saint-louis-universitys-new-mascot-is-hungry-for-your-s-1786879913?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Overheard at tonight's game..... "Mommy, I don't want to meet the lizard." All I can say is the pictures don't do it justice. It is way worse in person. The pictures posted are actually passable compared to up close and personal. This reminds of a dragon I conjured up a few centuries ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 6 minutes ago, The Wiz said: All I can say is the pictures don't do it justice. It is way worse in person. The pictures posted are actually passable compared to up close and personal. I figured it out. The pictures that don't look as bad are on a white or off-white backdrop. That makes the two-tone face not stick out as much. The problem is that backdrop isn't going to be there any other times. The pictures from the soccer game tonight look absolutely abysmal. Maybe we'll get used to it, but at the moment, this is a huge failure for SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgbilliken Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Hey, we made deadspin! http://deadspin.com/saint-louis-universitys-new-mascot-is-hungry-for-your-s-1786879913 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Be on the lookout for a UniWatch.com take maybe we'll make sportscenter more bad press is good right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Head it too small, face/body is too grey, mouth is too large. Whole thing is an epic disaster. SLU should be embarrassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Well...Interest in Billikens is up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomble Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 1 hour ago, DeSmetBilliken said: I would love to be in the room for the "Welp, that didn't go well..." meeting. If they made video access to it on a livestream available only via a $20 donation, they'd probably have their best fundraising day in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomble Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Also, I love how they tried to tie in the fleur-de-lis into the hair. execution, but A for effort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 It looks cheap as hell. D3 schools have nicer looking mascots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 And the verdict is iin, no one likes it. Maybe we are trailblazers into a new era of ugly, or at least of clashing with consensus opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archy McNally Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Been awhile. I love this mascot because of all that has been said. It is creepy as hell, but it is a Billiken, it is supposed to be f___ing crazy. No non-SLU grad hears Billiken and thinks that is a run-of-the-mill mascot. Little tired of the giant freak headed goblin that had a little too much to drink. The maniac serial-killer sharp-edged muppet look is pretty cool. Not sure about the two toned face because it is a little gimmicky and takes away from the crazy eye. Probably fine, because it looks like it would be good on a logo. Not a big fan of giant heads anyway. Makes the mascot look like a cartoon for a 2 year old. I am not being sarcastic. I mean compared to a bear or tiger mascot that looks like it should be one of the stuffed animals in my kids bed, this thing is pretty awesome. Nobody knows what the heck it is, but you have the feeling it will kill any other mascot it runs across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills_06 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 New Billiken even got a post dispatch article in September. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-in-defense-of-slu-s-new-billiken/article_15ba4af8-83c6-585f-91b2-7d91660ff1e3.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billboy1 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Anyone from the school involved in approving this should be fired immediately! Very little focus in the focus group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 From the post dispatch article, Pestello said "(Students) pushed for a Billiken that was a little more contemporary. More aggressive looking, but still smiling and giving that knowing wink." ----------------- That's been the company line on the logo, but frankly the students aren't really the target audience for a mascot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 8 hours ago, DeSmetBilliken said: I would love to be in the room for the "Welp, that didn't go well..." meeting. Ha. Oh im sure they think it was a smashing success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archy McNally Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 You know, the two toned face kind of reminded me of Braveheart. Starting to like this too. I thought, why is it grey, but blue would take away from the crazy eye. Give it a battle ax and it can stand in a shield wall. It is not gaudy like the Maryland flag. The jaws look like they can swallow you whole like a snake. This thing could open its jaws and bite your head off. How does everybody on here not love it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofive Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, Archy McNally said: You know, the two toned face kind of reminded me of Braveheart. Starting to like this too. I thought, why is it grey, but blue would take away from the crazy eye. Give it a battle ax and it can stand in a shield wall. It is not gaudy like the Maryland flag. The jaws look like they can swallow you whole like a snake. This thing could open its jaws and bite your head off. How does everybody on here not love it? How much are they paying you? Shut up with the broccoli. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Well, I kind of like the jersey. And those shoes are cool. Wonder if the shoes will be on sale anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 How come mascots can't have five fingers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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