Who's The Real Herbie Husker?

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Who's The Real Herbie Husker?
Hi-Plains Drifter found this 2/18/2008 on www.cornnation.com [flag]
From Corn Nation reader Patrick comes the following: Our recently departed AD decided Herbie needed an update, so he was made to look younger, brown hair instead of blonde, and I think the overalls went away. I think they used the same new guy for Bounty paper towels.  :-) I was surprised today when going to EA Sports' website where they're voting on the mascot to put on the cover of ... [link]

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On the value and idealism of overalls.
Published 2/18/2008 by BLV at Hi-Plains Drifter
Brilliant news courtesy of Corn Nation: the overalls might be back! Based on an EA Sports screenshot from NCAA Football 2009 for the Wii, it looks like there might be a chance the old-overalled Herbie could be making a return. Past editions of the game have featured the new, ...

You Can't Stop What's Comin'
Published 2/29/2008 by BLV at Hi-Plains Drifter
Remember that bit from last week about the cultural significance of overalls and our beloved mascot Herbie? You can forget all that. After seeing an item on Corn Nation about a poll EA Sports was running to determine which mascot would get the first ever Wii cover for the NCAA Football franchise--this was immensely important because the folks at EA were using the old, overalled Herbie rather than the new, phone-holster Herbie--I launched into a screed about the value of that distinction. It was impassioned, it was obsessive and, ultimately, it was all for naught. If you go to the EA Sports ...

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