Congratulations ExtremeSkins, you done Zee good. - See BS cops out - Poe given the W

[SonOfWashington]

Well folks, voting ended early for the Most Fierce NFL Mascot Competition. Poe was declared the winner by a 52%-48% margin. Why the voting ceased 40 hours early is still unclear. Or how they came up with the number, as apparently it changed from 57%-43%.



A lot of members on this board showed endless dedication throughout this contest. Just look at this thread. Sixty-three thousand views. Three thousand one hundred replies. They came from all colors: from burgundy and gold to silver and blue. I got a good read in hearing each person's story as they voted time and time again in these five contests. We put in vote after vote after vote, and even if we are disqualified after this is all said and done, hold your heads up high. You were phenominal. The votes you put in are not in vein, instead they show your true perserverance to not just Chief Zee but to the Washington Redskins and their fans. You've made your fellow fans proud, you've made me proud, and you've made Chief Zee proud. Congratulations ExtremeSkins.




We smashed Sourdough Sam, rolled over Roary, pooped on Swoop, and vaporized Viktor. Now, with one final round to go, Chief Zee needed the support of the burgundy and gold fans (along with some outside help) to pulverize Poe, the mascot of the Baltimore Ravens, and he got it. In this competition, Chief Zee accumulated approximately 430,038 votes to Poe's 141,346. NFC Champions. That has a nice ring to it.


Poe 52%
Chief Zee 48%
Congratulations Poe!


Editor's note: In determining the winner of the NFL's Fiercest Mascot, some voters compromised the integrity of this contest by jamming votes for either team by way of automation in an attempt to either sabotage or assist a team in the process. As such, we pinpointed when this occurred after doing some research and have made a decision to use the voting percentages prior to the automation of votes. As such, we concluded that Poe won based on the percentages displayed below. Congratulations on winning this year's contest.


Today, I'd like to talk to you about cheating. I've received all your e-mails and complaints about the contest.

I empathize.

But we haven't found any cheating going on. We haven't found (and excuse my lack of technical aptitude here) any scripts or bots automatically voting.

We have seen the competition picked up by team fanboards and team sites like extremeskins.com, vikings.com, buffalobills.com and many more. And while the boards' members may have voted multiple times, that's just part of the fun.

On to the final.

It's a Beltway Battle (which is really a misnomer since Baltimore isn't off the Beltway) between official Ravens mascot Poe and Redskins superfan Chief Zee.

Both are representative of legendary Americans. Poe, after Edgar Allen Poe and Chief Zee after the rockers Z.Z. Top.

Don't look up that last part.

That's because Chief Zee's only connection to Cheap Sunglasses is when he's attending 1 p.m. games at FedEx Field in suburban D.C. (steeee-rike one, eysh that was bad).

As for the Chief. He's a spritely mid-60s former Florida-born sharecropper who stumbled into the role of Chief Zee one Monday night back in '78 during a Redskins victory over the Cowboys. Howard Cosell took notice of a Redskins fan (known back then solely as Zema Williams) with a rubber tomahawk and funky outfit. The rest is, well, history.

A history that included getting beat up by Eagles fans, befriending the Cowboys' superfan, Crazy Ray, and becoming a local legend in the D.C. area and automotive market. His popularity erupted so much so, he ended up in the Hall of Fame as a superfan.

He's not a mascot in the true sense of the word, but like that famous fictional hog (get it, the Redskins and the Hogs...steeee-rike two) Babe, he's capable of great things -- like surviving an aneurysm, gangrene that led to toe amputation and buying into Jim Zorn as a head coach.

"He's more familiar with today's players and game," Chief Zee said. " Plus, he was a quarterback and a good quarterback. I think we got the right man."

Chief Zee needs to get through one-third of the Ravens' feathered fan-riler. Poe, a 16th seed in this tournament, has Siragusa-ed the competition (steeee-rike three. I'll stop, sorry). Simply squashed it. What's his secret?

Here's what Poe communicated to me via e-mail:

"As for why I am the best mascot, well, it's simple. I do it for the love, the love of the team, the love of the fans, the love of being a mascot. I don't do it for other reasons, like other mascots. I don't do it for the money, Jaxson de Ville. I don't do it for the fame and free clothes, Swoop. I don't do it for the cheerleaders, Freddie, Blue, and Toro. I don't do it for any of that, my fierceness is genuine and comes from my tell tale heart, and I give that heart to my team!"

That's intense.

Chief Zee, your motivation?

"You have to have a lot of respect for others, especially children. Being respectful, it's what brought me to this point. Loving what I do and loving the fans. If it wasn't for the fans, I wouldn't make a difference."

That's not as intense.

Back to Poe. He's 11 years old, weighs 692, 537 feathers, attended the University of Poe-try, enjoys the TV show That's so Raven and when asked if Chief Zee is the best mascot, can be heard squawking the word, "nevermore."

That doesn't make much sense.

But this may:

"As for my competition in the finals, I am not worried at all. I mean I'm going up against a man that wears a dress. It may be a head dress, but none the less, it is still a dress. Chief Zee is just a silly man in a dress, and what is fierce about a man in a dress. Personally, I've never been scared of anything in a dress, except for the time I played tennis with Serena Williams, she serves really hard, I was a little scared. I'm going to put Chief Zee right where he belongs, back in the cupboard like in that book I once read."

Chief, anything you'd like to say to Poe?

"I'm just an old what you call a No. 1 fan for the people. If he wants a battle let's do it. It's all in good fun. It ain't no problem, I'm ready for it."

Let the voting begin and we're looking into polling malfunctions and all that jazz.


http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10883643

Voting ended July 7. "Results" posted July 8.

[Fifty Gut]

I'm looking forward to a sweep of Raven Nation this year, in the offseason and during the season.

HTTR

[ldysknzfn1]

We won? YES!!!

[BALLz]

Has it started yet, Don't let the Ratbird Numbers fool you. I'll bet the vote totals will surpass the Zee vs Viktor amount.

[Rdskn4Lyf21]

You got me excited, I thought the poll was up!

[STBonecrusher21]

Who the hell even likes the Raven outside of Baltimore?

Lets squash these punks!

[FanboyOf91]

Get some rest, guys and gals, we need you to be well rested for the final and I'm sure your families are getting annoyed at all the time you're spending on this.

[skinslove<3]

Originally Posted by China

These are funny stories but don't qualify as Darwin award winners. Being stupid isn't sufficient qualification, you have to remove yourself from the gene pool either through death or sterilization.

rest those fingers for mouse clicking!!!

do we know when it starts up again? i think that i read that it might start at 4pm, was that today? or another day?

[Rdskn4Lyf21]

Originally Posted by FanboyOf91

Get some rest, guys and gals, we need you to be well rested for the final and I'm sure your families are getting annoyed at all the time you're spending on this.

This competition is helping me get through not having an iPhone again until next Friday

[SonOfWashington]

Originally Posted by BALLz

Has it started yet, Don't let the Ratbird Numbers fool you. I'll bet the vote totals will surpass the Zee vs Viktor amount.

No doubt. I'm guessing we'll be seeing some more macros.

[Burgundy Burner]

Dang, I was ready to open a bunch of windows and get going, lol.

[rd421]

oh how sweet it is

[jweisk1]

Originally Posted by STBonecrusher21

Who the hell even likes the Raven outside of Baltimore?

Lets squash these punks!

I live in Baltimore and I hate them!!

[rd421]

the best thing is i just posted that photo on the vikes website haha that is the best!

[STBonecrusher21]

Originally Posted by jweisk1

I live in Baltimore and I hate them!!

That's what I'm saying! But they're probably gonna get some outside help from our NFCE rivals. So we still gotta vote our balls off.

Originally Posted by rd421

the best thing is i just posted that photo on the vikes website haha that is the best!

That's awesome. Remember all those viking trolls that tried to talk crap before our game last year. They got what they deserved.