NMSU's "Pistol Pete" losing his pistol

KnuckleStang · Post by **KnuckleStang** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:24 pm

N.M. State's 'Pistol Pete' Losing Pistol

Monday, August 15, 2005

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico State University's mascot, Pistol Pete, is being disarmed.

University officials have also stripped the word "Pistol" from Pete's name. The new logo shows Pete twirling a lasso. The old Pete toted a pistol.

The changes are part of a marketing plan to remake the university's image on the national stage. Officials have been working on a redesign of Pistol Pete for months.

Athletics director McKinley Boston said the university plans to unveil the new Pete later this month.

The decision to remove the pistol had more to do with a consensus when picking from several designs of the new logo, rather than any push for the mascot to stop brandishing a weapon, Boston said.

He acknowledged there are mixed feelings among alumni, but said he has heard more positive feedback than negative.

Though no one seems to know exactly how long Pete has been around NMSU, the current costume is 40 years old.

Oscar Avalos, a 2003 NMSU graduate, was disappointed that Pete will no longer be packing his pistol at sporting events.

"Is he going to be Lasso Pete now?" Avalos asked.

NMSU also has unveiled new football uniforms and helmets, and officially designated crimson and white as its colors, eliminating black from all uniforms.

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:58 am

Political correctness rears its ugly head once again!

But, let's face it...you'll NEVER see Raider Red from Texas Tech undergo a change like this! :roll:

WorldStang · Post by **WorldStang** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:04 am

But, let's face it...you'll NEVER see Raider Red from Texas Tech undergo a change like this!

Unless of course you're the USC band and they're in the Cotton Bowl. I'll never forget that muppet getting his arse handed to him after F-N with the USC Band.

They ripped off his silly mustache, stole his guns and tore up his hat. Was the funniest damn thing I've ever seen. A crippled sand-aggy mascot limping back to the lockerroom. Insult to injury.. USC whipped the snot out of Tech that year. [/quote]

EastStang · Post by **EastStang** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:14 pm

Who cares, NMSU are just plain Aggies. You know they'd mess up even the easiest task.

DiamondM75 · Post by **DiamondM75** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 2:00 pm

Does this mean that the OSU Cowboy should give up his shotgun? I hate that thing.

And let's see you get the cannon away from the longhorns. I hate that thing too.

And let's see you get that stupid bell away from TT. Oh wait, we did that when we were freshmen.

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:51 pm

DiamondM75 wrote:And let's see you get the cannon away from the longhorns.

Can we also get that damn drum away from 'em, too?

abezontar · Post by **abezontar** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:23 pm

Attempted....unfortunately it wouldn't fit in the Uhaul