Tuesday, October 18
Who's got the worst mascot?
ATL readers: we want your help picking out the worst mascot/surname in all of college sports. Inspired by the dumbass tree of Stanford, I’ve been trying to think of other equally awful mascots and surnames.
The big puffy Orange of Syracuse is ridiculously lame.
That hapless leprechaun that hops around Notre Dame games is part mega-creepy, part retarded.
If you’ve ever been unfortunate enough to go to an Oregon game, you know all about the psycho Donald Duck look-a-like. And the horrific duck calls. And the ugly colors. Geez, add it all up and Oregon may be our winner.
I can’t say that the raging inbred freak that West Virginia trots out on the football field is particularly inspiring. I mean, come on, at least try to pretend you’re not a redneck. Embracing it? Yikes.
We would be remiss if we didn't gig Texas A&M in this space. The only thing worse than the school's surname is its football team.
Alas, while all the aforementioned are worthy nominees, there simply cannot be a worse name than the Fighting Rainbows of Hawaii. I think of rainbows, I think of Care Bears. There’s simply no place for rainbows in sports of any kind. Not even women’s sports.
Time for the readers to weigh in. Cast your vote for the worst mascot in college sports, or nominate another of your own.
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--PB--
As for Stanford, they're the cardinals, so why is their mascot a tree? That'd be like making UT's mascot a barn or A&M's mascot their sister's bed.
: 10/18/2005 3:43 PM Stanford's Tree
Cal's Bear that looks more like a dog with Downs Syndrome
The West Virginia Mountaineer
OU's Chuck Wagon
and pretty much any mascot with a live person involved (ND, WVU, USC)
As for nicknames, these are terrible:
Any nickname that is a color (Harvard, Stanford, Alabama)
OU's Sooners (which apparently means "Cheaters")
All of those "Aggie" schools (UC Davis, Utah St, Texas A&M)...they might as well have banjo music playing whenever they announce their names
Some that I found amusing:
Wichita State Shockers
Central Arkansas women's teams are called the "Sugar Bears"
and Long Beach St recognizes their baseball team's nickname of "Dirtbags"
What about the Michigan State Spartans? Who names their mascot after a group of militant homoerotic gay pedophiles?
: 10/18/2005 4:03 PM : 10/18/2005 4:05 PM But it just ...sucked. The tree is just the beginning. Instead of cheerleaders, they have a ragtag bunch of hippies who are literally wearing torn rags. They don't to any actual cheers, they just flail around like they're having freaky acid trips or something. The stadium is at least 2/3 empty, and nobody gives a damn. I think that's really the worst of it.
: 10/18/2005 4:17 PM They ARE the Cardinal, but it is not an "abstract concept (Like a rule or a standard)," it is a COLOR. From Stanford's website:
"Cardinal has been the color of Stanford athletic teams since 1892 and was adopted in 1972 as the official name for Stanford sports."
I guess now you can live up to your own quote that said, "The mascot is stupid, but the person who misunderstood the mascot is even stupider."
How about being named after a brand of condoms?
-Eric
: 10/18/2005 4:39 PM : 10/18/2005 5:32 PM : 10/18/2005 8:21 PM - Eric
: 10/18/2005 8:57 PM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._college_team_nicknames
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