Best Sports Mascots Ever!

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I'm not a sports girl, but I'll watch a guy dancing around in a foam pickle costume any day! Here are some of my favorite alterna-mascots.

The Anteaters - UC Irvine

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Supposedly the cheerleaders like to shout, “give ’em tongue!”

Super Frog, The Horned Toad - TCU

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Does anyone else’s dad use the expression, “Mom looks madder than a horned toad!” ?

The Fighting Okra - Delta State

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They’re not just any old okra.

The Poets - Whittier College

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Maybe they’re talking about the angst-ridden teenage poets that are actually sort of inimidating?

Scrotie - The Rhode Island School Of Design

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Leave it to those crazy art students to hail this as their (albeit “unofficial”) mascot. In addition, they cheer on their basketball team, named “The Balls,” with the chant, “When the heat is on, the Balls stick together!”

The Tree Mascot - Stanford

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I love that the Stanford Cardinals chose a tree to be their mascot. And not just any tree, but one that looks like it was regurgitated from my 8th grade school play once too many popsicle sticks started to fall off.

The Artichokes - Scottsdale Community College

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I guess they are fierce little thistles.

 

The Boll Weevils - University Of Arkansas

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This little bug might be small, but it’s been known to devastate cotton crops. So how’s that for intimidation?

The Banana Slugs - UC Santa Cruz

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This is my most favorite of all! In the spirit of calming the type of intensely unhealthy athletic rivalry that makes frat boys smash beer bottles whenever their teams lose, the lovable hippie students of UCSC chose this peaceful creature.

The Geoduck - Evergreen State

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I’m not too sure if I’d choose to name my beloved sports team after a mollusk. I dare you to say geoduck (pronounced “gooey duck”) and not smile, though.

Gaylord, The Camel - Campbell University

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I love it just for his colorful name!

The Salukis - Southern Illinois University

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Yaknow, because nothing reminds me more of the Egyptian dog than Southern Illinois.

The Mad Ant - Fort Wayne

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Just because he is so vicious!

The Fighting Pickles - North Carolina School Of The Arts

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Evidently, the Fighting Pickles were knighted as NCSA’s mascot back in the 70s when school authorities allowed students to designate their choice via vote. (photo: ncarts.edu)

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