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Marvel releases 'covers' to mark the start of the college football season

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FelixOrion

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Per ESPN's CFB twitter:

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https://twitter.com/ESPNCFB/status/766784360775163904
https://twitter.com/ESPNCFB/status/766784986250739712

lol that Ole Miss/FSU cover, would've probably been a PR nightmare to use their actual mascots
 
Did they do the FSU one like that to avoid a racial issue? I don't get that one.

Ole Miss' mascot is far more racist IMO. At least FSU has a solid relationship with the Seminole tribe.

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Not to mention that the name "Ole Miss" is racist itself... Just use the name University of Mississippi ffs
 

FelixOrion

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College football is that big in America? huh, never knew that.

Almost the vast majority of the biggest stadiums in the world are college football stadiums (the NFL's stadiums on average don't even come close) and the biggest ones sell out nearly every single game.

The college game is the reason the NFL even exists in the first place; the game was highly popularized in the US in large part because of the college game.
 
I'm not sure why they didn't go with the black bear for Ole Miss. That change was years ago now. Though that would probably make the FSU side stand out more.
 

Giolon

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Nothing for Stanford? I was hoping to see some kind of Groot-like tree man. Fucking USC got a cover.

Marvel, I am disappoint.
 

mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
But the University of Mississippi's mascot is a Black Bear... why bother if you're not going to do it right?
 
I would have liked to see Osceola beating the shit out of a filthy Reb, but the glitter guys are a pretty funny choice.

It is worth noting that FSU's relationship with the actual Seminole tribe and the written permission to use the name and logo are big differentiators from something like the racist ass Washington Redskins.
 

styl3s

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College ball ain't a fucking joke..always surprised when this isn't known.
Maybe he lives in a place where nobody cares? I grew up (and still live) in knoxville which is a huge college football city and given how serious everyone takes it here i just always assumed it was the biggest sport in the world.

I had to stop wearing lacoste shirts in like 6th grade because people were giving me so much shit thinking i was a gator supporter.

You a bama boy? We might have to fist fight each other.
 
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