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http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/2002/08/25/sports/3933597.htm (http://web.archive.org/web/20030626054832/http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/2002/08/25/sports/3933597.htm)

The mascot doesn't talk. And it is neither male nor female...Big Red [is] a manifestation "of the spirit, the energy of a sporting event. It doesn't represent anything tangible."

"The Hilltopper is the ultimate mascot," says ESPN spokesman Mike Humes. "You just look at him and you say, 'That's a mascot.' It's a perfect character for what we do."