Two Gators versus One Big Nut

The BCS has spoken--The University of Florida will face The Ohio State University in the National Collegiate Football Championship in dusty Arizona January 8.

This forum is not about football, but mascots, so what concerns us here is the mascot-action we'll see on the sidelines during lulls on the gridiron.

We all know Brutus, who represents the nut shed by the state tree, the buckeye. AND, this will come as no surprise, but UFla is blessed with TWO gators: Alberta and Albert, pictured here with Jimmy Chin and someone who refers to himself as "Croc," who keep a webpage photo album of all the mascots they meet. Perhaps their ethnographic research can help us to pursue our mascot goals.