so we have one of the top 25 worst mascots

GT65_UGA89 said:

Angoras, Atomsmashers, Battle Creek Warriors, Cherokees, Grangers, Ramblers, Red Terrors, Red Elephants, Royal Knights, Screaming Devils, Syrupmakers and War Hawks.
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I have to say, playing for the Purple Hurricanes was fun, until I realized the association most people made with purple. It was never easy to wrestle or play football in purple; of course, it did make soccer easier.

On another entirely useless and at best mildly amusing note, the bulldogs were originally the goats, but they became U[sic]GA bulldogs after years of inter-species inbreeding and getting thumped by Yale back around the turn of the 20th century. Either that or their fans got tired of seeing their wives paraded as college mascots.

Truth be told, I like most of the mascots on the list, including the Stanford tree. Any mascot that gets drunk and causes havoc in a fashion which poses no harm to others is alright by me. Nothing tops the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band.
 
WracerX said:
  • Bulldogs – this is pretty much the default mascot when schools are founded. Chances are, if your mascot is a bulldog and you don’t go to Yale, your login password on every online account is also ‘passwd123’.
  • Tigers – just as generic as bulldog, but at least you picked an animal that isn’t inbreed.
  • Crimson Tide – yes, you’re terribly frightening. Well, once a month anyway.
  • War Eagle – at least you tried to be original, but you really only get to chose one mascot at a time.
  • Terrapin – come on you picked a turtle. A TURTLE!
  • Cavaliers – now if only you could license the old Tampa Bay logo, your loss of manhood would be complete.
  • Ducks – great, you just picked something less intimidating than a turtle.
  • The Cardinal – this is exactly the reason your football team “The” sucks.
  • Golden Gophers – I don’t know, it just sounds like some sort of Richard Gere award.
  • Blue Devils – not that there is anything particularly wrong with this choice. It just that you took a good idea and infused it with “wussy”.
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To be fair, he wasn't rating the mascot choice (Tigers, Bulldogs, Eagles, etc.). He was rating the actual on-field mascots. He ripped on the ibis that looks like a duck for Miami rather than the "Hurricanes" for example.

Not that I agree with all his choices, but some really need an update. Sammy the Owl at Rice is due for a makeover, but Rice isn't likely to spend much time or money marketing its team. It is a wonder they still play in Division 1.

Harvard's mascot is a bit bizarre as well.

I kinda like the Salukis as a different canine than the bulldogs and huskies and the costume makes a girly-dog look intimidating.
 
TechSBP said:
I have to say, playing for the Purple Hurricanes was fun, until I realized the association most people made with purple.
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I dont know what "most people" think, but historically throughout history, purple has been associated with royalty
 
TechSBP said:
I have to say, playing for the Purple Hurricanes was fun, until I realized the association most people made with purple. It was never easy to wrestle or play football in purple; of course, it did make soccer easier.
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Dont tell me your from Fitz?
 
If I remember correctly the salukis were bred to hunt either antelopes or gazelles in the Arabian desert.

Not a real girly dog originally.

Knew a young lady once upon a time who had a saluki, ...almost as interesting as the chick I picked up/got picked up by at the V as a freshman. Went back to her place, she took a small rock python(+/- 2 ft) out of a terrarium for me to admire. Little did she know I had Herpetology merit badge...
be prepared really paid off that night!
 
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