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Fatalplacebo

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Last login: Nov 22, 2024
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BYU did it right with Cosmo

Fatalplacebo

Oct 13, 9:47am

Great point. Cosmo is paying huge dividends for BYU

Borg

Oct 13, 9:50am

When you look at what other schools have done with the mighty Cougar you’re

OU Cougar

Oct 13, 9:51am

From what I’ve read, the head is built around a helmet.

Fatalplacebo

Oct 13, 9:52am

RE: From what I’ve read, the head is built around a helmet.

King of Y

Oct 13, 2:13pm

Most other schools are probably a frat boy.

BYU Tar Heel

Oct 13, 9:56am

Yep. Their mascot suits have built in vomit traps

Knight-who-says-ni

Oct 13, 2:59pm

People around the Palouse pretend that WSU’s doesn’t look like it was dropped on

Soren Tversky

Oct 13, 11:27am

I wonder how many different people they use per game.

WJCougar

Oct 13, 9:51am

Cosmo dancing with the cougarettes hasn’t been a cougarette before. It’s always been one of the usual Cosmos. Even the

mvtoro

Oct 13, 9:54am

I wouldn’t doubt your assumptions are correct. Cosmo is a little bit taller

Fatalplacebo

Oct 13, 9:55am

The hips don’t suggest a Cougarette either.

Spiff

Oct 13, 9:56am

I've never stared at Cosmos hips 😀

WJCougar

Oct 13, 9:57am

There are something like 8 guys on the cosmo team. They treat it like an actual

1984coug

Oct 13, 11:58am

You are wrong on the fire knife Cosmo

Swag Kazekage

Oct 13, 12:45pm

When I was at BYU Cosmo was revealed at a late in

jre85

Oct 13, 12:46pm

My wife knew a Cosmo 30+ years ago. There were 12-15 then. Probably dozens now

NYC and Japan

Oct 13, 1:35pm

When I was a kid it was just one person

Knight-who-says-ni

Oct 13, 3:02pm

I know someone who was on the dunk team and dressed as Cosmo before

ryebrye

Oct 13, 8:42pm

There is only one thing left to do. Resurrect Cosmette.

shimmy

Oct 13, 9:52am

Could be a teaching moment

KYU

Oct 13, 7:18pm

At Arkansas, Razorback sorority girls were lining up to take selfies with Cosmo

Zooropa

Oct 13, 9:52am

“Razorback sorority girl” is not the most attractive-sounding sorority girl.

mvtoro

Oct 13, 9:55am

Cosmo is a ladies man.

runningryan

Oct 13, 12:29pm

Not according to some…:)

bluesloth

Oct 13, 9:54am

Don't listen to Yewts. They are all just haters.

BYUtka

Oct 13, 9:55am

Is TCUZ Scrooge is disguise? Not enjoying Cosmo is like not enjoying Christmas

BYU Sportz Fan

Oct 13, 9:57am

The Cosmo stuff is stupid. People get fired up for a guy in a costume dancing with cougarettes and it’s embarrassing.

TCuz

Oct 13, 10:05am

It’s unique and adds to the brand.

Fatalplacebo

Oct 13, 10:07am

Dumb take. Cosmo is a huge reason my kids love BYU sports.

rivercitycoug

Oct 13, 10:13am

Mascots are great for kids. You have adults on here fired up cause he sky dives and dances and dunks. It’s dumb.

TCuz

Oct 13, 10:21am

^ likes the band

rivercitycoug

Oct 13, 10:29am

Have you ever read one of my posts ever

TCuz

Oct 13, 10:30am

If this stuff is a sample of your posts, you're not worth reading...

Jasbo

Oct 13, 11:14am

I try to avoid them.

thirdgencoug

Oct 13, 4:57pm

The best show the band did was one that included Cosmo changing from Clark Kent

BYUBandfan

Oct 13, 4:23pm

I remember this one when I was a kid! He had to rescue Rex Lee who had been

scottfunkel

Oct 13, 9:11pm

Sounds like every athlete, icon, or celebrity in the world. And you sound like an septuagenarian scoffing at what the

mvtoro

Oct 13, 10:30am

I might even enjoy Cosmo more as an adult than I did as a kid lol.

BYU Sportz Fan

Oct 13, 10:26am

Dumb take. Look at the publicity he generates for BYU with the stunts.

RalphWiggam

Oct 13, 10:20am

RE: The Cosmo stuff is stupid. People get fired up for a guy in a costume

cedar cougar

Oct 13, 10:27am

So you'd rather just listen to Cougar Band oldies, huh?

Les IsMore

Oct 13, 10:28am

Your bad takes help me understand why you're a bills fan

Sandy Lyle

Oct 13, 10:35am

Hey now I love Cosmo. I love the Bills. I love the cougars. I love it all!.

nybyblue

Oct 13, 1:34pm

RE: The Cosmo stuff is stupid. People get fired up for a guy in a costume

OldFogey

Oct 13, 10:55am

Tcuz gets a thrill from thumbs downs

MaximusMeridius

Oct 13, 12:19pm

You blatantly insult visiting fans. You insult our mascot. On par.

BleedCougarBlue2

Oct 13, 12:56pm

Its fun! Its still college football. Lets enjoy the college side of the sport

DazeofBlue

Oct 13, 1:05pm

This isn’t about one mascot. It’s about having the #1 mascot with ties to BYU.

Cru Jones

Oct 13, 1:21pm

did Cosmo scare you as a child?

maxpowers

Oct 13, 2:30pm

BYU sports are entertainment. Cosmo is an entertainer. Just accept that.

bubbastats

Oct 13, 4:04pm

Tcuz just likes to pour gasoline in a fire every now and then just to see what happens. Pay him no heed.

Sandstone Cougar

Oct 13, 11:07am

I for one appreciate TCuz. Without his, and those of his ilk’s charitable

UMWolverine

Oct 13, 12:06pm

That makes me double down on my joy from Cosmo. Contrarian indicator.

Big Daddy D

Oct 13, 2:28pm

It’s pretty sick to have a mascot that’s universally known as one of the top,

BYU Sportz Fan

Oct 13, 9:54am

BYU does so many things 1st class. Cosmo, Wrubell/Hans, BYUtv, Spencer/Jordan (they are so much better now), in game

HarlemCoug

Oct 13, 9:56am

David Almadova, David Eberhard, BYUtv folks, etc. deserve a ton of credit

BlackBart

Oct 13, 10:01am

Dave Eberhard was the mascot for the Heat and Bucks before coming to BYU.

dYrtbYkerYder

Oct 13, 10:39am

Yup. Dude is still a beast. He could suit up right now and do Cosmo stuff

docrick

Oct 13, 11:15am

"could"?

COACHdrn

Oct 13, 4:42pm

Yup.

docrick

Oct 13, 4:59pm

Cosmo has a Youtube channel with 30M views

scott715

Oct 13, 10:13am

There are 5 guys who take turns as Cosmo. I’m pretty sure Dave Eberhard does the

Dwreck

Oct 13, 10:24am

I feel like I can pinpoint when Cosmo became a superstar

Wife of Y Not?

Oct 13, 10:45am

RE: I feel like I can pinpoint when Cosmo became a superstar

mohonrimo

Oct 13, 12:44pm

I’m female. Not from Vancouver.

Wife of Y Not?

Oct 13, 2:34pm

Board name definitely checks out here

Joe

Oct 13, 6:51pm

Eberhard deserves all the credit here. Well done!

BYUCougarsFan

Oct 13, 11:55am

Cosmo aging well, here is Cosmo pulling SMU player off the pile to prove the win

ABCoug

Oct 13, 10:31am

Don’t kid yourself. Cosmo had cosmetic surgery in 1997

cypresstx

Oct 13, 11:43am

That was after an “accident” on Y Mountain… or so Cosmo wanted us to think

Ski-U-Mah

Oct 13, 11:55am

RE: BYU did it right with Cosmo

75Coug

Oct 13, 10:32am

BYU really has it dialed in right now in all aspects of the program. It’s impressive

YIsForBrigham

Oct 13, 10:40am

BYU has leveled up the Game Day atmosphere in every way and Cosmo is a big part

WillsPitStop

Oct 13, 10:57am

My son was on the Cosmo team

docrick

Oct 13, 11:13am

I'm guessing they have height and weight requirements so they are all roughly the same size?

Spiff

Oct 13, 11:59am

Not necessarily. There are suits for different heights. They are all very

docrick

Oct 13, 2:22pm

I’ve had extended family over the years in the Cosmo suit

DodgerCoug

Oct 13, 12:01pm

I've known 2 cosmos personally. They both said not speaking or making noise is

Loyal2Royal

Oct 13, 12:11pm

I named one of my cats after Cosmo

runningryan

Oct 13, 12:31pm

Wait, WHAT?!?!

cougarmeister

Oct 13, 12:40pm

Great post. "Want to believe it's one person"? It's never been that, I don't

Mitty

Oct 13, 1:24pm

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HeyU

Oct 13, 1:58pm

It’s definitely several.

mvtoro

Oct 13, 2:16pm

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HeyU

Oct 13, 2:19pm

Yes. Exactly. I know. You clearly don’t. I’ve known several Cosmos and have talked to them about how it works. I know

mvtoro

Oct 13, 2:24pm

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HeyU

Oct 13, 2:36pm

Yes, I have several names from multiple years. You have one guy who’s apparently lying to you. Actually, you already

mvtoro

Oct 13, 2:44pm

More than several, many

NYC and Japan

Oct 13, 2:45pm

It’s increased over the years for sure.

mvtoro

Oct 13, 3:02pm

You're wrong. Really wrong.

HarlemCoug

Oct 13, 3:45pm

Trust me. You’re wrong

docrick

Oct 13, 4:41pm

Uh, you are wrong. The person who is in charge of the show is one of my

Dynomite

Oct 13, 5:33pm

“BuT dO yOu GoT nAmEs?!?!”

mvtoro

Oct 13, 5:41pm

Hope Cosmo is collecting NIL !!!

BYUvermont

Oct 13, 2:55pm

Those are the three things they can’t profit from 🤣. But I do hope they’re paid well.

mvtoro

Oct 13, 4:07pm

Cosmo is more than one guy? I feel like someone just told me Santa isn’t real!

wonderbred

Oct 13, 8:38pm

Santa is usually at least two people too.

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