Although the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic is sponsored by a tire company, you can't have people lugging around a set of radials to promote the game. But you can show people there are other things to be done with tire rubber.
Thus, the unveiling Thursday of the mascots of both Wisconsin (Bucky Badger) and Western Michigan (a bucking Bronco) made completely out of Goodyear tires.
The statues were made by artists Blake McFarland, who also happens to be a pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays' farm system. The creations are magnificent from a distance, but when you get close and see the material used is the same thing keeping your car on the road - they are truly awe-inspiring.
One thing's for sure, if the pitching thing doesn't work out, Blake McFarland has quite a future as a sculptor.
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