<p>haha...i like that hokie stuff. i think that definition #2 is probably the most accurate, but both are quite true :) by the way, congrats to you semiserious...from one future "Hoo" to another ;)</p>
<p>Hippo of GWU, I think its cool.</p>
<p>i'm going with the u penn quakers... now THERE'S a mascot that says "this schools some real fierce competition" to me. haha :)</p>
<p>I'm a fan of USC, but all they make me think of is condoms. I don't know how helpful that is.</p>
<p>Penn men's bball played UHawai'i over Winter break.</p>
<p>The Quakers v. the Rainbow Warriors.</p>
<p>No, seriously. Can you even <em>say</em> that with a straight face?</p>
<p>Apparently, their football coach is a real homophobe though, and won't let the football team be called anything other than "the Warriors"</p>
<p>I've always been partial to the Tennesee Volunteers though. I get it's referring to militia, but it just makes me think about how would you get cut from a team?</p>
<p>I like Blaster, the mascot for Colorado School of Mines. He's an ore-packing jack ass (burro) with a stick of dynamite in his mouth.</p>
<p>I love USC but I have to agree. I can't think USC without thinking condoms now :)</p>
<p>Best: Caltech Beavers :rolleyes:
Worst: MIT Beavers :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I like the Alabama Crimson Tide, but the Harvard Crimson is boring. Just "crimson" makes me think of interior decorating or something--who uses "crimson" when they can just say "red"? But a "crimson tide" makes me think of a tsunami of blood, which is pretty intimidating.</p>
<p>Worst Conn College - Camels</p>
<p>Dartmouth "Big Green" .... I mean, come on....</p>
<p>Historically, Trojans become losers and Troy goes down. So that's kinda bad (it's also my HS mascot.)</p>
<p>Also- what about Sooners? (mascot of Univ. of Oklahoma). I grew up there, but in the land run of 1889, Sooners were the people who cheated and staked their claims before the official gun went off.
Another one that reallyyyy sucks: Texas Christian University (actually a pretty good academics and football school)--the horned frogs.......</p>
<p>Wheaton College (IL) used to have the Crusaders for a mascot, but that was deemed politically incorrect and they are now something like "Thunder" portrayed by a picture of a cloud-which seems kind of lame. Also, any mascot based off a color Red/Green/Crimson/etc...were they too lazy to think up a REAL mascot?</p>
<p>I love UC Santa Cruz- the Banana Slug! As for the worst, I think UHawaii is pretty dumb-- the Rainbow Warriors. . . maybe I'm missing something. Oh, UofTulsa is ridiculous too--- the Golden Hurricanes (in a land-locked state, too.)</p>
<p>sorry semiserious, but Crimson Tide makes me think of... women's issues.</p>
<p>Colby Mules.</p>
<p>BU Terriers, sounds like a ratty little dog
what's up with the NYU Violets?????</p>
<p>Binghamton's Bearcats. Blah.</p>
<p>And Cornell... Big Red... lame.</p>
<p>U. of Richmond SPIDERS - cool, especially painted on the road at the entrance.</p>
<p>GWU Colonials - thought the Hippo was the informal mascot and "Big George" the real one.</p>
<p>Story of Dartmouth Big Green - they used to be the Indians, as the school was founded to educate them. Of course, it was not PC, so changed to Big Green (symbol, a pine tree). Alums still incensed.</p>
<p>I think Dartmouth gets a buy because of their unofficial mascot. A few years ago the band created "Keggy the Keg"</p>
