Birds

RobbyFalcon · Post by **RobbyFalcon** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:54 pm

I only get to one or two games a year at the Doyt, so this may be a silly question BUT

Does BG ever have a real falcon fly around the Doyt before a game or at half-time?

I saw a guy on TV doing this the other day and it looked pretty cool. (No, I wasn't watching SNL.) I think Auburn has an eagle and the Cincinnati Reds have an eagle from the zoo once in a while.

There are a lot of pigeons and gulls around the Doyt, so having a falcon swoop around would be cool and serve a hygienic purpose.

Go Falcons!!! (human and bird)

BGFan · Post by **BGFan** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:58 pm

There used to be a falconer nearby that would bring his falcon in during the football games but I haven't seen him around for a long, long time (at least the early '80's).

jmillerbg · Post by **jmillerbg** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:24 pm

There is a Peragrin Falcon at the Toledo Zoo.
I am not sure about the logistics of having the bird fly around the stadium though. BGGrad01 and I have discussed this at some legth, agreeing that it would be very cool, but it would not be so cool if the bird flipped out and got hurt or something like that.

BGorDeath · Post by **BGorDeath** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:49 pm

Won't Rattlesnake Bob suffice?

FMBfan07 · Post by **FMBfan07** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:12 pm

i know my mom said that when my uncle went here in 68-72 there was a falcon that they would have fly around the stadium before the game. she doesnt remember if it was every game or not, but she said she was younger and can't remember but remembers going to many games since my uncle was on the football team and seen the falcon fly.. i think it would be cool to bring it back. but i also heard that they would let if fly and sometimes it wouldnt come back. so i guess you wouldnt want that.

Falcons4Life · Post by **Falcons4Life** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:20 am

Plus now all the birds have the avian flu.....oh wait thats just here in Europe!

H5N1 for Life!!!

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:36 am

One occasionally roosts right outside my office window on forays from the old Commodore Perry. Haven't seen him in awhile but next time he perches on the ledge I'll try to reach out and grab him. The huge, unrepaired crack in my window should make it possible.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:20 am

Why am I not suprised thast you can use the words "crack" and "work" in the sam sentence?

FalconFanKM · Post by **FalconFanKM** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:20 am

The Falconer is one of the funniest SNL skits to me.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:03 pm

If we were to have a peregrine falcon fly around the Doyt before the football games, it would be a huge boost to the overall atmosphere of Falcon Football at the Doyt. Of course, the higher ups will give up everything from safety to bird flu as to why we can't do it.

transfer2BGSU · Post by **transfer2BGSU** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:25 pm

bgsufalcon24 wrote:If we were to have a peregrine falcon fly around the Doyt before the football games, it would be a huge boost to the overall atmosphere of Falcon Football at the Doyt. Of course, the higher ups will give up everything from safety to bird flu as to why we can't do it.

And this will impact our attendance how?

PGY Tiercel · Post by **PGY Tiercel** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:56 pm

transfer2BGSU wrote:
bgsufalcon24 wrote:If we were to have a peregrine falcon fly around the Doyt before the football games, it would be a huge boost to the overall atmosphere of Falcon Football at the Doyt. Of course, the higher ups will give up everything from safety to bird flu as to why we can't do it.
And this will impact our attendance how?

Well some of the larger falcons are able to hunt pretty large prey. We could train them to fly around BG, snatch young kids and bring them to the stadium. Parents would have no choice but to buy a ticket to come and retrieve their children, thus increasing the number of people who have walked through the gate.

svillefalcon · Post by **svillefalcon** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:23 pm

HA nice one...thats great!

Falconfliccbone · Post by **Falconfliccbone** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:35 pm

We could have the falcon fly around and attack the bad luck rabbit that stole the show a couple of times.

always a falcon · Post by **always a falcon** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:18 am

Falconfliccbone wrote:We could have the falcon fly around and attack the bad luck rabbit that stole the show a couple of times.

Hey- the rabbit was the only highlight to some games!