Does your university have a funny or unusual mascot?

[SSS1365]

Originally posted by CutiePie2000:
My guess is a Lancer is a guy who carries a Lance (sharp, pointy weapon)?

Yeah, that's exactly what it is. But for some strange reason, I get people asking me what a lancer is all the time... even people who go to school here!

[CutiePie2000]

Originally posted by purpleturtle:
Texas A&M's mascot is an Aggie, too, and it basically looks like a big, ugly, scary military guy. I have no idea where it came from, though.

Wouldn't "Aggie" come from the A & M part, Agricultural and Mechanical?

[newbie]

Originally posted by CutiePie2000:

Wouldn't "Aggie" come from the A & M part, Agricultural and Mechanical?

Hey, good point CP!@! UC Davis is known for its excellent agricultural and science programs!!!

Thanks Missy for clarifying for me!!


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[princessgin]

Western Kentucky University's is called "Big Red" it is this actual big red blob kinda looks like a red ghost outfit. Weird, huh?

[GmuTeke]

Originally posted by SSS1365:
Ok, what is up with Gunston? He's like this big green THING with a yellow nose. How did he come to be GMU's mascot?

That's right, forgot about Gunston. He's named after Gunston Hall, George Mason's residence in Virginia (nice, but no Mt Vernon or Montecello). He's a big green moster like thing that dances around at basketball games mostly, and he usually wears some kind of GMU shirt. As to when we were first gifted with gunston...who knows?

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No funny squiggles, just bold letters: TKE

The University of Alabama is the Crimson Tide and the mascot is an elephant named Big Al who drives around (at least he used to) in a giant rollerskate. (No I'm not kidding.) This was a question on Weakest Link and the guy got it wrong!!

[SSS1365]

Originally posted by GmuTeke:
That's right, forgot about Gunston. He's named after Gunston Hall, George Mason's residence in Virginia (nice, but no Mt Vernon or Montecello). He's a big green moster like thing that dances around at basketball games mostly, and he usually wears some kind of GMU shirt. As to when we were first gifted with gunston...who knows?

I knew what he was named after, I just could never quite figure out what a green monster has to do with anything

[SigmaChiCard]

I do not go here, but it's where my brother went to Law school...it's in Topeka, Ks and the school is Washburn University and their mascot is the Ichabods, which is defined as a Southern Gentleman

I'd say that's as far away from fearsome as one can get. For starters...I've never quite classified Kansas as a southern state..

It's funny, I think at least

Cory

[Angelic]

One of the girls I played volleyball with went to Washburn University. We used to make fun of her because of the mascot.
GOOOOOOOOOO Ichabods!!!!

[DeltAlum]

I didn't go to any of these, but my favorites are...

University of Oregon "Ducks," (not to be confused with the Mighty Ducks) University of Delaware "Fighting Blue Hens," and (although not a college) The Ft. Collins (Colorado) High School "Lambkins."

Then, of course, there's the Stanford Cardinal -- with no "s" on the end.

And, finally (maybe...I keep thinking of more) The Ohio State University "Buckeyes." Before anyone asks, the Buckeye is a tasteless, sentless nut with no known value that grows on trees. (I don't think it's even eatable) It's kinda round and dark brown with a round white spot. Of course the name came from the fact that Ohio is "The Buckeye State." Go figure. I've gotta admit that their mascot "Brutus the Buckeye" is pretty scary. (Trying hard not to giggle)

Oh, I forgot about the Kent State University "Golden Flashers." Oooops, it's actually "The Golden Flashes." Sorry.

DeltAlum

PS The University of Colorado teams are known as the "Golden Buffalos." (They're nicknamed the "Buffs," but I ain't gonna go there) Funny, they always look brown to me -- but you don't want stand in front of that sucker when she (yes, Ralphie III, the real live mascot, is a she) runs around the field at the beginning of each half. The human mascot (who wears this buffalo costume is called "Chip." Get it? Buffalo Chip?

Enough.

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[HeidiHo]

I know this is about college mascots, but I had to tell you about this one. One of my friends went to HS near St Louis & his masoct was "The Orphans" (sp?) He said it was becasue a long time ago their team won some big game & the commentator said "they look like orphans" because their uniforms were in such bad shape. How woul you like to cheer for the orphans? lol
Heidi

[cash78mere]

From the University of Richmond website:

From 1876-1893, Richmond carried the nickname "Colts" into its athletic contests, so dubbed for their play as an "energetic group of young colts." In the summer of 1894, a new nickname was born. A baseball team comprised of UR athletes and city residents adopted the name "Spiders".

Star pitcher Puss Ellyson's lanky arms and stretching kick confused batters to such an extent that Richmond Times-Dispatch writer Ragland Chesterman used the name of that clever creeping insect, the Spider, to fittingly describe the erudite members of the team. So was created perhaps the most unique school nickname in the nation. To this day, the University of Richmond is the only school in the country which sports the nickname "Spiders."

[lifesaver]

Ok. I just have bad luck with mascots.

In High school I was, get this, A Harvester. Our mascot was just a guy who walked around with a scythe. For those not in the know, its the thing the grim reaper carries. Could HAVE been intimidating, but much less so when the guy carrying it is dressed like a farmer from the 1940's. I would have preferred a just selling the rights to John-Deere and using a combine. See...

Doesnt he look like GI Joe after he was discharged from the army and became a farmer??

My first year in college I was a javalina. From the university's website: The university's first students chose the javelina (in Spanish pronounced hah-vay-lee-nah and in South Texan pronounced hah-vuh-lee-nuh) as the mascot because of its fierce and tenacious behavior. Javelinas can do serious damage to men or hunting dogs with their two-inch long canine teeth, which are well developed for cutting and slashing. However, javelinas are generally not aggressive and will almost always retreat from a person, unless cornered. For a pict...

Yep. Its a pig with a beard. But yet it belongs to the rat family. Ewwww.

Now I am a Roadrunner. Not all cute like Wiley Coyote, but more like a Blue Chicken on stereiods. An announcer even called it that during the NCAA fianl four we hosted in 1998. See...


Stolen from the universities webpage. Normally he doesnt wear headphones, but it was the best image I could find.




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[AlphaChiGirl]

Okay...Brown's is the Bears...normal enough. Tulane's is the Green Wave, Stanford's is the tree, they used to be called the Indians, now they're the cardinal.

[33girl]

Not a college mascot, but I think it was actually on Dave Letterman's dumbest mascots: There is a town near Clarion PA named Cranberry. Their mascot is, I am not kidding, the Cranberry Berries.

Top that.