1.Sammy the Banana Slug (University of California-Santa Cruz)
The University of California-Santa Cruz is home to Sammy the Banana
Slug. A banana slug is a slimy yellow mollusk found near the northern
California coastal community of Santa Cruz. They adopted the slug as a
mascot as a commentary on the overemphasis of athletics at many
universities. Attempts to change to mascot to something else have all
failed.
2.Scrotie (Rhode Island School)
Without a doubt, one of the strangest college sports mascots has to be
Scrotie, the unofficial mascot of the Rhode Island School of Design.
The costume is unique and at the same time horrific, looking exactly
like a giant penis wearing a red cape with the scrotum hanging beneath.
The
school's basketball team is known as the Balls, and their slogan is,
"When the heat is on, the Balls stick together." The hockey team is
called the Nads, and their cheer is "Go Nads!" Scrotie was created to
cheer on the Nads in 2001. Despite his status as an unofficial mascot,
he's present at all the games and widely accepted by the student body.
3.Billiken (St. Louis University)
The
Saint Louis Billiken is ... well, what the heck is it? He looks like a
vampire or an alien or both. This made up mascot was picked because its
likeness resembled that of one of the coaches. Billiken is a
representation of good luck.
4.Brutus the Buckeye (Ohio State)
Brutus
Buckeye is the athletics mascot of The Ohio State University. Brutus is
a student dressed in Buckeye colors with a headpiece resembling an Ohio
Buckeye nut. Brutus has appeared since 1965, with periodic updates to
design and wardrobe. As a member of the cheerleading team Brutus
Buckeye travels to many athletic and non-athletic events around The
Ohio State University and makes appearances around Columbus.
5.Boll Weevils (University of Arkansas)
At
six millimeters long, not many schools boast a mascot smaller than that
of the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Still, despite its
diminutive size, the boll weevil is a formidable opponent — after all,
it is the most destructive cotton pest in the United States. With that
in mind, it is curious why men's athletics at Monticello are
represented by the Boll Weevils whereas the women are known as the
“Cotton Blossoms.”
6.Fighting Pickles (North Carolina School of the Arts)
Apparently,
the Fighting Pickles was first suggested as a joke in 1972 when the
North Carolina School of the Arts decided to have a contest to create a
mascot. As with many mascot-choosing contests the unlikely vegetable
won, giving it not only the honor of becoming the school's official
mascot but probably the most ridiculous mascot of all time. Then again,
what's your school's mascot …
7.Super Frog the Horned Frog (Texas Christian University)
TCU
has been using the horned toad as a mascot since 1897. The horned toad
might sound like a strange choice of a mascot, but it's the state
reptile of Texas, and Native Americans in the Southwest believed this
five inch long frog had ancient powers. The mascot's name used to be
Addy the All-American Frog, but became Super Frog in 1979.
8.The Fighting Okra (Delta State University)
Ah,
another vegetable mascot, and one that's appropriate for a Mississippi
school! The vegetable that looks like mucous is their mascot. The irony
of all of this is that the students wanted something green (their
uniforms are green) and southern, and all they could think of was okra!
9.Geoducks (Evergreen State)
Pronounced
“gooey duck”, the geoduck isn't a waterfowl, as you might suspect, but
a mollusk. It's native to the Pacific Northwest, which explains why the
college chose it as a mascot. It looks like a penis-shaped saltwater
clam, and the best part is the Evergreen State Geoduck Fight Song:
Go, Geoducks go,
Through the mud and the sand,
let's go.
Siphon high, squirt it out,
swivel all about,
let it all hang out.
Go, Geoducks go,
Stretch your necks when the tide is low
Siphon high, squirt it out,
swivel all about,
let it all hang out.
10.Gaylord the Camel (Campbell University)
The
fact that Campbell University chose the fighting camel as its mascot is
forgivable. After all, Campbell Camels have a nice ring to it. But then
to name him Gaylord? Inexcusable. No opposing team is afraid of a camel
named Gaylord, especially one who dances like this.
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