Bird vs Bull

Something we haven't seen from Austin before, showing his Lil' Bevo.


Jake has been seen several times full of Texas pride ; ) (oh yeah the shirts). Austin's thrown the horns, but never been seen with them. So Austin showed 'em off in Wilmy with the help of Lil' Bevo, the kids version of the most famous Longhorn.

But the famous Longhorn steer was not the original mascot of the University of Texas. It was actually a pit bulldog named "Pig". That's hard sell for a mascot a pitbull.

So they needed something that said more Texas, so in 1916 with $124 from alumni, they purchased a longhorn steer in the Texas Panhandle, which they originally named "Bo" and shipped to him Austin. And the legend was born.

Counting the currently serving mascot, there have been fourteen Bevos to date. Bevo I was originally named "Bo" but came to be called Bevo during his service. Bevo II charged an SMU cheerleader, who had to defend himself with his megaphone. Bevo III escaped from his pen and ran amok across campus for 2 days. Bevo IV attacked a parked car, while Bevo V broke loose and scattered the Baylor band. More recently Bevos have been better behaved.



Bevo XIV, the currently serving Bevo, was originally named Sunrise Studly. He attended the presidential inauguration in January 2005 and attended the 2005 Rose Bowl win over Michigan as well as the 2006 Rose Bowl game that gave the Longhorns the 2005-2006 National Championship win over USC. As of May 6th 2008, Sunrise Studly weighs 1,800 pounds (820 kg), stands 5 feet 8 inches (1.7 m), and his horns measure 72 inches (183 cm) tip-to-tip.

Austin's giant wingspan vs Bevo's horns?







Who's the Lil' Bevo now?









Happy Austin Friday. Hook 'em Horns.

Thanks to Spooky at Austin Nichols Journal for the Screen Caps.