***Most Dominant Mascot on Earth National Championship: Arkansas vs Iowa St.***

[FS Hog]

49/51 ISU 22096 votes

OOps I type too slow

[Fayetnam]

What gives! I vote and instead of showing me the results, it recycles to where I can vote again. Is my vote counting? Is it counting if I vote more than once? How do I see the results? Is there anything I can do to rectify this? THANKS GUYS!

[1hogfan]

Can't see the totals. Can someone give us an update. Thanks.

[razorbass]

54520 Iowa State 52% Razorbacks 48%

[razorbass]

What gives! I vote and instead of showing me the results, it recycles to where I can vote again. Is my vote counting? Is it counting if I vote more than once? How do I see the results? Is there anything I can do to rectify this? THANKS GUYS!

yes it is counting!!

[tobs54]

The hogs are losing right now.   48% to 52%.  How is that possible?

[1hogfan]

Something has obviously changed. I can't see totals, but the  last update said 50,000 votes had been cast. Earlier today it was 20,000. Has anyone tried auto voting lately?  Wonder what happens if we clink more than once before we hit submit. Would it register one vote or the ten we clicked? Just a thought. 

[razorbass]

says 24475 now Iowa State 52% Arkansas 48%

[AFWarrior83]

WE NEED SOME VOTES!!

53-47% Iowa St.

25,263 votes

[bd93]

 http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10197376

[razorbass]

26391 Iowa State 54% Razorbacks 46%

[Break & Run]

i've been voting the last 30 min!!!

[alohawg]

27,347 votes we're down 54-46%. Time to use our secret weapon. Anybody happen to know what it is?

[Jowls]

I too have been voting, but after about 5-10 votes IE "closes". Maybe they are onto us!?!

[RazrRila99]

27559 votes 54/46 bad guys. I think someone has auto vote on.

[bd93]

They have had like a 3 thousand point vote swing in the past hour.

[1hogfan]

We only have 14 members and 9 guests viewing this topic. 23 of us can't vote long enough or fast enough to win this. BTW, this is more members than are usually on. I wonder if having cookies off or on matters. It works the same both ways. I just turned mine back on. I voted for 3.5 hours straight this morning and we went farther backwards. We have to have more people, I guess. Any ideas??

[happyhawgal]

Doing the same as Fayetenam. Must be reading the ISP?

[alohawg]

28,327,same% still! Been voting for an hour +

[hoginator]

Voted. Still lagging...

[NuttinItUp]

buncha crap.. Still 46/54 them


Email all your friends and coworkers...

http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10197376

Vote!

[IowaHog]

Here is the e-mail I woke up to today from Iowa State's Athletic Director and their publicity Department.  It goes out to every student on the student mailing list, and I dont' know how many other people who have signed up to be notified of any events, etc. 
If everyone on the list votes once, they would already have us doubled at this point...



Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Jacobson Athletic Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-1140
515-294-3662

May 29, 2007

Cast Your Mascot Vote Today

AMES, Iowa - Cy needs your vote and you've got four days to cast it!

Fifth-seeded Cy is facing the Razorback of Arkansas, a top seed, in the championship match of the "Most Dominant Mascot on Earth" competition, hosted by CBSSportsline.com. Voting ends June 1st and fans should click here to cast their ballot. The voting is free and takes only seconds to complete.

"It is really exciting to see our fans so passionate about our mascot," said Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard. "Nearly 4.4 million votes have been cast online for Cy throughout the first five rounds of the competition and now it's time to step it up and capture the title."

As of Tuesday morning, Iowa State and Arkansas were tied at 50 percent in the title match.

In the 64-team bracketed mascot challenge, Cy has recorded victories in the Inanimates / Mythologcial Creatures Region over St. Louis, Coastal Caroline, Drexel, Southern Utah and defending champion Michigan State.

Last week's convincing 56-44 upset win over Sparty of Michigan State pushed Cy into the national championship matchup. More than 3.4 million fans voted in the Iowa State-Michigan State battle that saw Cyclone fans storm back from a 10 percent deficit in the first two days of the five-day long competition to knock off Sparty.

This is not the first time that Cyclone fans starred in an online voting competition. In January, fans voted "Hilton Magic" as college basketball's best student spirit group (out of 22 other schools) in an online poll conducted by ESPN.com.

Now, can Cy bring home another championship? It's up to you.

[Break & Run]

Here is the e-mail I woke up to today from Iowa State's Athletic Director and their publicity Department.  It goes out to every student on the student mailing list, and I dont' know how many other people who have signed up to be notified of any events, etc. 
If everyone on the list votes once, they would already have us doubled at this point...



Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Jacobson Athletic Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-1140
515-294-3662

May 29, 2007

Cast Your Mascot Vote Today

AMES, Iowa - Cy needs your vote and you’ve got four days to cast it!

Fifth-seeded Cy is facing the Razorback of Arkansas, a top seed, in the championship match of the "Most Dominant Mascot on Earth" competition, hosted by CBSSportsline.com. Voting ends June 1st and fans should click here to cast their ballot. The voting is free and takes only seconds to complete.

"It is really exciting to see our fans so passionate about our mascot," said Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard. "Nearly 4.4 million votes have been cast online for Cy throughout the first five rounds of the competition and now it’s time to step it up and capture the title."

As of Tuesday morning, Iowa State and Arkansas were tied at 50 percent in the title match.

In the 64-team bracketed mascot challenge, Cy has recorded victories in the Inanimates / Mythologcial Creatures Region over St. Louis, Coastal Caroline, Drexel, Southern Utah and defending champion Michigan State.

Last week’s convincing 56-44 upset win over Sparty of Michigan State pushed Cy into the national championship matchup. More than 3.4 million fans voted in the Iowa State-Michigan State battle that saw Cyclone fans storm back from a 10 percent deficit in the first two days of the five-day long competition to knock off Sparty.

This is not the first time that Cyclone fans starred in an online voting competition. In January, fans voted "Hilton Magic" as college basketball's best student spirit group (out of 22 other schools) in an online poll conducted by ESPN.com.

Now, can Cy bring home another championship? It’s up to you.

HOW STUPID!!! Arkansas' AD just has better things to do then send phony messages out like that!!!

[John Futrall]

Just out of curiosity, is this the first time that a D-1 school has been in a championship game for football, basketball, baseball, and mascot supremacy all in the same season?

Pretty remarkable! 

[IowaHog]

Hog-fan- let's be real for a moment- Pollard didn't type this up himself or send it to me personally.  They are more organized and doing a better job of PR (and firing and hiring losing football coaches) than we are.  U of A and John White should be up there asking them how to hire a good AD.

[PaleHorse]

all@uark.edu

I think this works.

[Anon2]

Sportsline comes up and shows the percentages but no place to vote.

[HR Piganstuff]

Somehow I have a difficult time viewing a naturally occurring weather phenomenon as a "Mascot" (Hurricanes, Cyclones, Thunder, Lightning, Typhoons, Earthquakes, Volcano Eruptions, Rainstorms, Possible Flooding, Hail, Ice Storm etc.) Cheese factor if you ask me. After all, When is the last time you can think of hearing a weather report about a "Cyclone", much less a Cyclone tangling with a Razorback Hawg? Somehow in my pea brain I see a mascot as a living breathing thing. At least something that has lived and breathed at some time (Spartans, Trojans etc.). If a Hawg saw a cyclone coming he would just haul ass to the river bottoms and wait it out.

I think they should be disqualified personally, but in the mean time... We be voting and voting and voting. If anyone comes up with any slick voting tricks let us all know.

I am emailing all my friends and mustering as many votes as I can.

[BirminghamBill]

Here is the e-mail I woke up to today from Iowa State's Athletic Director and their publicity Department.  It goes out to every student on the student mailing list, and I dont' know how many other people who have signed up to be notified of any events, etc. 
If everyone on the list votes once, they would already have us doubled at this point...



Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Jacobson Athletic Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-1140
515-294-3662

May 29, 2007

Cast Your Mascot Vote Today

AMES, Iowa - Cy needs your vote and you’ve got four days to cast it!

Fifth-seeded Cy is facing the Razorback of Arkansas, a top seed, in the championship match of the "Most Dominant Mascot on Earth" competition, hosted by CBSSportsline.com. Voting ends June 1st and fans should click here to cast their ballot. The voting is free and takes only seconds to complete.

"It is really exciting to see our fans so passionate about our mascot," said Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard. "Nearly 4.4 million votes have been cast online for Cy throughout the first five rounds of the competition and now it’s time to step it up and capture the title."

As of Tuesday morning, Iowa State and Arkansas were tied at 50 percent in the title match.

In the 64-team bracketed mascot challenge, Cy has recorded victories in the Inanimates / Mythologcial Creatures Region over St. Louis, Coastal Caroline, Drexel, Southern Utah and defending champion Michigan State.

Last week’s convincing 56-44 upset win over Sparty of Michigan State pushed Cy into the national championship matchup. More than 3.4 million fans voted in the Iowa State-Michigan State battle that saw Cyclone fans storm back from a 10 percent deficit in the first two days of the five-day long competition to knock off Sparty.

This is not the first time that Cyclone fans starred in an online voting competition. In January, fans voted "Hilton Magic" as college basketball's best student spirit group (out of 22 other schools) in an online poll conducted by ESPN.com.

Now, can Cy bring home another championship? It’s up to you.

I'm an ISU alum, and I got this message too.  I'm guessing it's going out to any email addresses they have.  I just voted for the Hogs until it started blocking me again and we're still down 54-46.  The grassroots campain needs a shot of growth hormone.

[1hogfan]

Sportsline comes up and shows the percentages but no place to vote.

Scroll down beneath the mascots to the chart that shows the Championship. Click on vote here and it should solve the problem.  If it keeps happening, turn off your cookies and it will stop.

[Michael Porkleone]

Just out of curiosity, is this the first time that a D-1 school has been in a championship game for football, basketball, baseball, and mascot supremacy all in the same season?

Pretty remarkable! 

+1

[bd93]

all@uark.edu

I think this works.

What does it do?

[NuttinItUp]

Sportsline comes up and shows the percentages but no place to vote.

Scroll down beneath the mascots to the chart that shows the Championship. Click on vote here and it should solve the problem.  If it keeps happening, turn off your cookies and it will stop.

You should turn off your cookies anyway if you want all your votes to count. Also, before you start, make sure you clear them before you start voting, and make sure the page fully reloads between votes for them all to count.

[rzrbckfan426]

all@uark.edu

I think this works.

What does it do?

Sends out an email to everyone on the email address server for the U of A.

[J.A.Y.]

What are the percentages saying now? 

They won't pop up on my computer.

[casken]

54-46 their favor

[Dances With Hogs]

When I pull up the page there is no where to vote just shows the count,

What are the percentages saying now? 

They won't pop up on my computer.

[football-writer]

It's not pulling anything up every time I click a vote for Arkansas except for a chance to vote again...it isn't showing me the pertentages...just a chance to vote again or a reset

[NuttinItUp]

It's not pulling anything up every time I click a vote for Arkansas except for a chance to vote again...it isn't showing me the pertentages...just a chance to vote again or a reset

Yep, that is good. Keep voting!

[NuttinItUp]

Just another reminder, you have to clear cookies then block them for the site (instructions on how to do that in this post). Then you can vote tons of times, as long as you remember to let the page fully reload between votes.

[football-writer]

Starting to think the program originates on the campus of Iowa State

[Hawg_Heaven]

Yeah, it isn't letting me vote anymore. I think we have a Cyclone Hacker or something.

[Hawg_Heaven]

Just out of curiosity, is this the first time that a D-1 school has been in a championship game for football, basketball, baseball, and mascot supremacy all in the same season?

Pretty remarkable! 

Well, if history repeats itself, WE LOSE!

[NuttinItUp]

Clear those cookies (and then block them) and keep voting! (instructions on how to do that)

Has anyone posted this to any other message boards or anything like that? I just posted to about 10 different Arkansas Facebook groups trying to drum up support. Anyone use MySpace much? You can post bulletins or send messages to your friends. We need a big surge for the end of the week here!

Link (to keep it handy):
http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10197376

[Break & Run]

Hog-fan- let's be real for a moment- Pollard didn't type this up himself or send it to me personally.  They are more organized and doing a better job of PR (and firing and hiring losing football coaches) than we are.  U of A and John White should be up there asking them how to hire a good AD.

I didn't mean AD as Athletic Director, but Athletic Department. lol.

[razorbass]

46% Arkansas 54% Iowa State  30922

[razorbass]

Don't know what to do people I've been voting for over an hour this is FUBAR

[Proud Hog]

Do I have to delete cookies for my vote to count or just block cookies.To delete my cookies I have to delete my passwords and all.What are the results now?

[mcclintock126]

anybody got a recent count? It won't let me get the totals

[NuttinItUp]

Do I have to delete cookies for my vote to count or just block cookies.To delete my cookies I have to delete my passwords and all.What are the results now?

Just delete them if you have any stored from voting. If you have them blocked then you don't have to keep clearing them, because your browser never saves any more. I usually clear them at first (don't delete your passwords though, just the cookies, they are separate things) and then have them blocked and just keep submitting.

Still 54-46...