Found September 28, 2008 on
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So with the off-season going so slowly and no new news to write about I thought I would take a look at the unsung heroes, Mascots!
Best:
Iowa St. Cyclones- Better than Tornadoes.
Richmond Spiders- How about Richmond Black Widows?
Texas Longhorns- Classic.
Maine Black Bears- It's always good to have a mascot that lives in your state.
Florida Gators- Being from Athens this really shouldn't be here but as a kid I loved alligators.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons- What is a Demon Deacon? I don't know but it sounds cool.
Colorado Buffaloes- It's always good to have a mascot that lives in your state.
Drexel Dragons- Why is this not more common?
Cal-St. Northridge Matadors- If you know what this is you'll get it.
Mississippi Valley St. Delta Devils- What is a Delta Devil? I don't know but it sounds cool.
Southern Utah Thunder Birds- Almost makes up for all those lame bird mascots.
Florida A&M Rattlers- Everyone is scared of rattle snakes.
TCU Horned Frogs- Because "Frogs" just wasn't fearsome enough.
Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns- My personal favorite.
St. Francis (PA) Red Flash- Way better than the Kent St. Golden Flash.
Idaho Vandals- Vandals? In Idaho!?
North Texas Mean Green- Way better than the Dartmouth Big Green.
San Diego St. Aztecs- Cool mascot except the Aztecs were never anywhere near San Diego.
Arkansas St. Red Wolves- Formerly "Indians".
Albany Great Danes- Best dog mascot of all.
Worst:
Ohio St. Buckeyes- It's a nut.
Tennessee Volunteers- Volunteer for what?
South Carolina Gamecocks- It's a chicken.
Syracuse Orange- And they picked the worst color.
La Salle Explorers- Everyone fears explorers.
St. Louis Billikens- If you don't know a Billiken looks like a midget ogre.
Penn St. Nittany Lions- Would have been fine with out the Nittany part...
William & Mary Tribe- Tribe of what?
Dartmouth Big Green- Almost as bad as Orange.
Niagara Purple Eagles- Eagles are not purple.
Akron Zips- What is a Zip?
Centenary Gents- Gents? Like gentle men?
Evansville Purple Aces- As if purple eagles wasn't bad enough.
Stanford Cardinal- It's a tree.
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors- Nothing a scary as a rainbow, although I will give them points for creativity
Presbyterian Blue Hose- umm....
Unique:
Campbell Fighting Camels
UMKC Kangaroos
UC-Santa Barbra Gauchos
Jacksonville St. Dolphins
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Purdue Boilermakers
St. Peters Peacocks
Western Illinois Leather Necks
Southern Illinois Salukis
UC-Irvine Anteaters
Youngstown St. Penguins
Delaware Blue Hens
Tulane Green Wave
Furman Paladins
Sam Houston St. Bearkats (not a typo)
Portland Pilots
Texas-San Antonio Road Runners
South Dakota St. Jack Rabbits
Indiana St. Sycamores
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