In a shocking turn of events at a University of New Mexico Lobo basketball game, beloved mascot Lobo Louie was revealed to be just a man inside of a large wolf costume. Tragedy unfolded.
During the game, while Louie was cheering from the sidelines, an errant shot hit Louie, knocking his head off his body to the dismay of the crowd. The blow revealed Louie to simply be a man dressed up in a costume instead of the live wolf he was belived to be.
This event caused surprise and outcry across the campus as students felt betrayed by the ruse.
“I can’t believe he’s not a real wolf,” senior Fran Tour said. “This puts the past four years of my education and college experience into question.”
Reporters were able to catch Lobo Louie outside of The Pit, but his answers to questions were less-than-satisfactory.
“Woof woof, howl,” Lobo Louie said in a remarkably human accent when questioned about his true species.
While Lobo Lucy has not yet been spotted publicly, since rumors about her identity have also begun to circulate.
“While we continue to look into the situation regarding Lobo Louie, we can confirm that Lobo Lucy is in fact a real, legitimate wolf,” University Spokesperson Dee Owns said.
There have also been investigations launched in other colleges across the nation — the University of Oregon Duck, Bevo the Longhorn of the University of Texas and Pistol Pete from New Mexico State University are all mascots that have come under fire as allegations of unreal mascots sweep through college athletics.
“We deserve to know the truth about if our mascots are real or fake,” Sue Way said. “If the University can’t have a legitimate animal mascot, why have one at all?”
Jaden McKelvey-Francis is the editor-in-chief of the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at editorinchief@dailylobo.com or on X @jadenmckelvey
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