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Real tension is brewing between the mascots. it's the ulm mascot, chief bravespirit, versus northwestern state university mascot, the demon. >> he came all the way over to the other school's side and tapped me on the shoulder and called me out into the end zone. i never went into someone else's turf like that. >> to the northwestern mascot, this behavior is crossing the line. >> i wasn't taunting him. i'm walking back to my side. and you know, you follow me out here. so i don't know what you want to do. only thing he said at first was, not to embarrass him in front of his school. >> chief brav...

>> vick the demon uses his gloved fist to deliver a blow to the chief. >> then i realize, okay, he's not just play fighting. because i didn't actually hurt his person. i hit his foam head, which didn't even touch him. we're going to have to do this, i guess. >> the fight is now the main focus of the thousands of screaming fans. they kick and punch each other. vick the demon lunges at the chief and takes him down, but when the chief hits the ground, he breaks the unwritten rule in the mascot world. >> my head was ripped off, and from there, it's a little bit of a blur. the next thing i remember...

>> so what comes next? you got to protect. and that's what i was doing. protecting. if i could turn back and have the same again, and the same situation, if he didn't apologize, yeah, i'd do it again. sometimes in sports, the action is on the sidelines. october 24th, 1992. nackatish, louisiana. the turpin stadium is packed with college football fans as they watch two rival teams battle for bragging rights. >> typical for this game. great crowd. our stadium holds 15,000s and it was close to a sellout. >> even though the competition is fierce among the players, the real tension is brewing betw...

>> he came all the way over to the other school's side and tapped me on the shoulder and called me out into the end zone. i never went into someone else's turf like that. >> to the northwestern mascot, vick the demon, this behavior is crossing the line. >> i wasn't taunting him. walking back to my side. and, you know, you followed me out here. so i don't know what you want to do. the only thing he said at first was not to embarrass him in front of his school. >> chief brave spirit slaps vick the demon, and it doesn't go over well with the already agitated mascot. >> the main thing going throug...

>> vick the demon uses his gloves fist to deliver a blow to the chief. >> then i realize, okay, he's not just play fighting. because i didn't actually hurt his person. i hit his foam hit which didn't even touch him. we're going to have to do this, i guess. >> the fight is now the main focus of the thousands of screaming fans. they kick and punch each other. vick the demon lunges at the chief and takes him down, but when the chief hits the ground, he breaks the unwritten rule in the mascot world. >> my head was ripped off, and from there, it's a little bit of a blur. the next thing i remember i...