Nissian truck Heisman Commercial

**flander1649** · 12-01-2006, 11:10 AM

Has anyone else seen the commercial where the Heisman trophy is chained down in the bed of a Nissan truck and all these real life mascots are coming after it? They have a longhorn, a buffalo, a Trojan on a horse, a big buckeye rolling after it, a mountaineer just all these different things chasing it trough like a desert then at the end this Cyclone forms out of the dust to start chasing it down and then at the end of the commercial it says “chasing the heisman” I just thought it was nice that ISU was put into this commercial in a big way at the end.

**dinger** · 12-01-2006, 11:12 AM

yeah but they put in a lot of mascots who arent in the race. the cyclone was just something they could put in the background to make it more busy

**BigBake** · 12-01-2006, 11:13 AM

Hey, it's brand recognition.

**guitarchitect7** · 12-01-2006, 11:14 AM

I think this has been discussed already, but it is neat.

**ISUFan22** · 12-01-2006, 12:41 PM

Here are the links to the commercial....

[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=bW05-OjbCaE"]Part 1[/ame]

[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=U0Pb6_iQKEU"]Part 2[/ame]

**clones_jer** · 12-01-2006, 12:45 PM

I believe its more likely that the Nissan commerical makers were thinking about the Miami hurricanes - but whatever trips your trigger

**cycloneted** · 12-01-2006, 01:24 PM

I dont know clones_jer, that sure looks like a cyclone to me. A hurricane would invlove water and some big clouds with an eye or something. Definitely more of a cyclone than a hurricane.

I think the commercial (part 1) also shows the Big 12 has some badas_ mascots, with Ralphie, Bevo, the Sooner Schooner and what we'll call a Cyclone all making an appearance. Did I miss any?

**psycln11** · 12-01-2006, 01:29 PM

I hear they wanted the Wisconsin Flying "W", but UW's compliance office couldn't be contacted because they were too busy busting highschool teams that begin with the same letter.

**clones_jer** · 12-01-2006, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by cycloneted

I dont know clones_jer, that sure looks like a cyclone to me. A hurricane would invlove water and some big clouds with an eye or something. Definitely more of a cyclone than a hurricane.

I think the commercial (part 1) also shows the Big 12 has some badas_ mascots, with Ralphie, Bevo, the Sooner Schooner and what we'll call a Cyclone all making an appearance. Did I miss any?

I think its actually a tornado ... are there any Division I Tornados? Don't think so ... how does it go? Help me if I'm wrong future meterologists, but I beleive a Cyclone is a general name for typhoons and hurricanes or even any storm with "cyclonic (rotating)" properties.

**Cybone** · 12-01-2006, 01:37 PM

Isn't Miami's Mascot a pelican/stork looking thing?

**clones_jer** · 12-01-2006, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by Cybone

Isn't Miami's Mascot a pelican/stork looking thing?

they're like us ... a funnel cloud turns into a bird, only they haven't try to incorporate both in one - yet.

**Johnny8** · 12-01-2006, 02:12 PM

The term "cyclonic" has to do with the direction that a storm rotates. Therefore, any storm that hits North America has cyclonic flow. The specific storm that produces a high storm surge and resides near the groud is, in North America, termed a hurricane. Therefore, all of our storms possess cyclonic flow, but only certain storms produce a tornado or cyclone, which can be used interchangeably. I'm not 100% sure on all of this, but I believe it is correct.

**clones_jer** · 12-01-2006, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Johnny8

The term "cyclonic" has to do with the direction that a storm rotates. Therefore, any storm that hits North America has cyclonic flow. The specific storm that produces a high storm surge and resides near the groud is, in North America, termed a hurricane. Therefore, all of our storms possess cyclonic flow, but only certain storms produce a tornado or cyclone, which can be used interchangeably. I'm not 100% sure on all of this, but I believe it is correct.

so south of the equator are they "typhonic"? is that a word ... should I be working?

**cstrunk** · 12-01-2006, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by clones_jer

so south of the equator are they "typhonic"? is that a word ... should I be working?

Anticyclonic, get to work.

**uro cy** · 12-01-2006, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Cybone

Isn't Miami's Mascot a pelican/stork looking thing?

its an ibis...

According to folklore, the ibis is the last form of wildlife to take shelter prior to a hurricane and the first to reappear after the storm passes.