GET BUCK, BEAT THE DUCK!

The only thing I saw this morning on my way into the office!

Homecoming was a great success at Old Dominion this year. Big Blue brought Norfolk yet another win, making him undefeated with 8 in the W column. The football Monarchs were also able to defeat the Panthers of Georgia State, bringing their record back over .500 (4-3).

In other good news, Big Blue took over the number #1 spot overall once again, having the best record (tied with Paydirt Pete) and the most votes overall, now leading Monte by just over 4,000.

Big Blue's preparation
 for this week's match-up!

Week 8:
Big Blue had no issues last week in defeating Smokey of Tennessee, though Smokey was shaping up to be a difficult opponent in the weeks leading up to last week’s match-up. Big Blue started off strong and ended even stronger. The Monarch mascot ended with 54,122 votes to Smokey’s 17,330.

Week 9:

This week’s match-up is looking to prove who the BEST MASCOT really is, or at least who has the BEST FANS (ODU of COARSE!). The Duck of Oregon is coming into this week with a record of 6-2 and a total vote count of over 500,000. This battle is much anticipated and Big Blue has been preparing himself all weekend. Blue released a statement for his fans in order for them to get BUCK about this week’s contest against the DUCK. One line from his address to the Monarch Nation  says “Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened.” Monarch fans should take this statement into consideration each time they vote so that they know what is at stake in this EPIC battle. When asked about the Duck, Big Blue said that he wants to dethrone him as the face of ESPN and become the new ‘hottest’ mascot around.

Now, as a Monarch fan, Big Blue wants you to get BUCK, and BEAT THE DUCK!

Crowd Surfing at the Homecoming Game!

And as always, text 'bigblue' to 69866 or vote @ CapitalOneBowl Mascot of the Year Challenge

Win #7...IN A ROW

A peek inside Big Blue's Campaign Headquarters

Its official, Big Blue is 7-0, and still tied in record with Paydirt Pete, but unfortunately is no longer holding the total vote lead. Don’t worry ODU is still number one, with more votes than UTEP. Monte of Montana was in a heated match-up last week against the Duck of Oregon bringing both of their voting totals to over 150,000. This brought Monte to an overall lead that is just over 7,000 more than Big Blue. Though Monte took our vote lead, he gave the Duck another loss, bringing them both to a record of 5-2. Big Blue goes up against the Duck next week, so with Monte giving the Duck another loss, Big Blue will have more of an advantage.  

Homecoming:

This week Old Dominion is partaking in homecoming festivities including a FOOTBALL game on Saturday. The Monarchs will be up against future CAA competitor Georgia State. The Panthers are a first year start up, joining the CAA in 2012, and I know that the Monarchs are excited play a future foe. Saturday also plays host to the annual Blue/White Scrimmage game between the Men’s Basketball team. Big Blue will be at each of these events and judging for his Monarch pride, I know he cannot wait for this weekend.

Old Dominion is also playing host to a big homecoming concert on Thursday. Ke$ha, 3OH!3, and Hellogoodbye will be performing on the campus of Old Dominion, and tickets are just $15 for students and $25 for the general public. Shall I pose a question? Will they be in support of Big Blue and his quest to being the Capital One Mascot of the Year? You can help make that happen by posting on your twitter and facebook, tagging those artists, letting them know that Big Blue needs their votes.

Big Blue's Sticker Campaign for VOTES

Ke$ha: facebook, twitter

3OH!3: facebook , twitter

Hellogoodbye: facebook, twitter

Week 7:

With just 65,962 votes Big Blue was able to defeat the Bearcat of Cincinnati. The Bearcat only accumulated 26,334 votes making this win just another mark in the W column. Monarch fans have proven that it doesn’t take a tough competitor to get high vote totals, they just like voting! Big Blue’s followers vote in class, while doing homework, during workouts, and even in their sleep…wait a minute, BIG BLUE’S fans DON’T SLEEP, THEY VOTE!!!

Week 8:

Smokey of the University of Tennessee could pose a threat to Big Blue’s undefeated record, being able to put up big numbers late in the match-up with just 3,000 more students than ODU. Smokey started off the competition strong with a win against Miami, but had a win taken away in week two (vs the Duck) because of voting suspicions. Tennessee would have been 3-0 going into week 4, but because of this they were 2-1, and are currently 4-3. So VOTE NOW & VOTE OFTEN!

And as always, text 'bigblue' to 69866 or vote @ CapitalOne Bowl Mascot of the Year Challenge

6-0

Coming out of fall break for Old Dominion, Big Blue brought the campus his 6^th victory in a row in the Capital One Mascot of the Year Challenge, over Minnesota’s Goldy. Bringing him to the prized 6 & 0! There is only one other mascot still undefeated, and that is UTEP’s Paydirt Pete, but in the votes, Big Blue is the clear #1, with over a HALF A MILLION votes, to UTEP’s 275,000.

Big Blue’s spirit took center stage at the home football game this past weekend, sporting a Lady GaGa outfit during the marching band’s tribute to the Pop Star. Big Blue emerged during the halftime show sporting wrestling uniform (that mimics the leotard that GaGa sported in one of her videos) and Lion sized Ray Ban sunglasses made out of a cardboard box. It was CLASSIC & unanticipated, but what else would you expect from the proud Monarch?

Week 6:

Big Blue was able to dig a hole that the gopher of Minnesota could not dig his way out of in week 6. Big Blue had a total of 56,362 compared to Goldy’s 23,901. Taking the Monarchs vote totals to 544,747 and helping him to remain in the number one spot for another week!

Week 7:

This week Big Blue is up against the Bearcat of Cincinnati, who is the reigning Mascot of the Year. Our Lion was able to defeat two time champion Monte with a tight race up until the end, but does Blue have a voters to bring him another Champion defeat? Well, so far this week Big Blue has 32,000 votes to the Bearcat’s 10,000. So the Monarch fans of Old Dominion are already speaking out for Big Blue trying to get votes above and beyond what is needed, just to stay in the total vote lead! Rock-on Big Blue fans.

This week Big Blue needs to get some strategies going in order to take on the Mascots he has ahead of him. We need to make sure that going into the second half of the regular season Big Blue is able to remain on top. In the match-ups in the current week, Monarch fans need to vote against future foes in order to cause lower rankings and higher loss totals for Big Blue’s opponents. This means voting against Tennessee, Oregon, UCLA, WKU, and Vanderbilt, in order to give Big Blue the advantage he needs to be the Capital One Mascot of the Year.

And as always, text 'bigblue' to 69866 or vote @ CapitalOne Bowl Mascot of the Year Challenge

The Road to Half-A-Mill…

Old Dominion once again brought home two Monarch wins. Big Blue was able to defeat Testudo of UMD and bring his undefeated record to 5 and 0! The football Monarchs earned their first home win of the season against Boiling Springs, North Carolina’s Gardner-Webb. In the defensive struggle, Old Dominion came out with a 14-7 win over the Runnin’ Bulldogs. With a stand out performance from punter Jonathan Plisco, he was able to earn the Punter of the Week title from College Football Performance Awards, with a 47.2 punt average for the game.

Just like every week, at 9am the votes were counted from the week before, and the new standings are posted. For the 5th week in a row, our guy, Big Blue stands atop the leader board with 488,385 votes. But wait, what’s this? Big Blue is only 11, 615 votes away from HALF A MILLION total votes?!? Fans of the mascot have rallied to get Big Blue to almost 500,000 votes in just 5 weeks. Looking at Big Blue’s facebook page, his goal for this week is to get those votes to half a million, which means he needs YOUR votes!

Before I could even post this blog, the fans of the Lion went on a voting streak, and have surpassed the half a million mark! That’s right, as of 10:30am this morning, Big Blue has 18,662 votes! That means that Big Blue has over 505,000 votes! GO BIG BLUE & your dedicated fans!

Week 5:

Last week gave way to victory once again for the Monarch. Big Blue was able to pull off an easy win for Old Dominion against UMD’s Testudo. With a vote total of 66,243 to Testudo’s 15,153, this may have seen like an easy win, but Big Blue did not want to take any chances with over confidence. Big Blue is that much closer to bringing Norfolk its first ever Capital One Mascot of the Year title by going 5-0. To make it even sweeter, its Big Blue’s first year in the competition AND his first year of eligibility.

Week 6:

Goldy of Minnesota is up against Big Blue in week 6. With a 3-2 record, does Goldy pose a threat to the Lion? I’m thinking that Big Blue has more than a good chance of defeating this oversized rodent. Minnesota only has a vote total of 83,536 and is in ninth place of the sixteen mascots, so with Big Blue’s giant totals, the gopher may not be able to dig himself out of this hole!

And as always, text 'bigblue' to 69866 or vote @ CapitalOne Bowl Mascot of the Year Challenge