Here is my take of Herbie and Lil Red.
Herbie has been around for ages, and he is a huge part of the tradition to NU.
Lil Red was an attempt to bring a newer more hip mascot into the NU tradition.
Quite frankly, i think the Lil' Red mascot has failed, and Herbie maybe be the oldest, but he is the best that we as fans relate to. Herbie the Husker is the best and will remain the best mascot for NU.
I do believe i read an article on Fox Sports, believe it or not, Lil' Red was in the top 10 worst mascots, and Herbie was in the top 10 best mascots.
Personally i love how we have one of the best mascots in college football, but we also have one of the worst. I support Cy's plan to pop Lil' Red.
We used to have mascot just like Lil' Red for Bellevue East High School, and i didnt really care for him.