It isn't so much about football as it is the mascots and cheerleaders.
Speaking of mascots and dogs, did you guys see the
shocking news story about the man in Washington whose wife caught him on camera, getting it on with their pet PitBull?

Apparently, it is a felony to have sex with animals in most states and he may get more time in jail than if he had sex with a person. The story reads,
"The bestiality law, which took effect in June,
was prompted by a case near Enumclaw in which a Seattle man died after having sex with a horse. Before the law was enacted, Washington was one of 14 states where bestiality had not been explicitly prohibited."
The local Animal Control took the dog. It sounds like they should have taken the "man." Can you imagine when word gets around in prison that the man had been sexxing up a PIT BULL? That guy is nutz-O to begin with, but a Pit Bull?