Some people think that “COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF” isn’t an exciting name for the, uh ... college football playoffs. But they have an official mascot now! This should be exciting! Here’s “DOG”:
The official College Football Playoff mascot, ‘Dog’
HELLO? YES, THIS IS DOG.
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A short list of rejected mascots:
- CAT
- HOT DOG
- PANTS
- NO BEER
- EDDIE MURPHY IN THE NUTTY PROFESSOR AS THE MOM
- HASSELHOFF
Okay, FINE here’s the backstory:
Genesis of @CFBplayoff "Dog" mascot is joke about exec dir and the playoff's simple name: pic.twitter.com/7kZY2GMc6R
— Rachel Bachman (@Bachscore) October 10, 2013
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