re: So will Mizzou and aTm get a live mascot now?

The original Reveille was a mutt. I wish they would go back to that. Reveille VI had all sorts of genetic health issues. Apparently inbreeding is a problem with purebred collies. When Reveille VI was a puppy some Texas students stole her. We were the last SWC to have never had our mascot stolen. The problem was that the dog had epilepsy and was on medication. She turned up in Austin a couple of days later in good health. Reveille VI continued to have health problems and died very young.

The university finally agreed that Reveille should look like a collie but not be purebred, and I don't think that Reveille VIII is. I wish they would just go to a local animal shelter and save a stray.