School Mascots?

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<p>What the heck is up with some of these school mascots. Yes, we've all heard of the rivalry (and pranks) between the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans... but some of these others mascots are just plain BIZARRE? The UC Santa Cruz... Banana Slugs? I wonder if the students attending would like to know how banana slugs mate... and the UC Irvine Anteaters? It's not as bad... but still bizarre. Who wants to be associated with an animal that sucks up ants through its nose?</p>

<p>Name some of the strangest mascots you've heard of. :P</p>

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<p>My school's (W&M) mascot is Tribe. It's kinda like yelling Go Team!</p>

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<p>well my school doesn't have a mascot anymore after NCAA banned it and the board of trustees removed it this year.</p>

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<p>I would have to say the Southern Illinois University Salukis.</p>

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<p>Worst 25 DI-A mascots:</p>

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<p>Yes, the Salukis mascot is on there (looks like a dog costume put through a shredder), and the Santa Cruz Banana Slug gets an honorable mention...</p>

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<p>Yay! My Deacon came in at 5!</p>

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<p>gaylord the camel!?!?!</p>

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<p>They just aren't in the right frame of mind to appreciate the Tree. Their loss.</p>

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<li><p>Their picture is from several years ago. The costume changes every year depending on the tastes, preferences, and engineering skills of the person who wears it.</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford? Classy? No thanks.</p></li>
<li><p>Technically, if Keggy is disqualified for being an "unofficial" mascot, so's the Tree.</p></li>
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<p>Not to launch into a long defense of the Tree or anything, but I couldn't help but say a few things. The part that matters is if you don't appreciate the Tree, then you're missing out. Yay Tree!</p>

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<p>Haha, my school (Pepperdine) got one of the honorable mentions for the old Wave Men. I half expected to find us on the list for our current mascot, Willie the Wave (picture here: <a href="http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/images/willie1.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/images/willie1.jpg&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p>

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<p>Pepperdine may have questionable mascots, but we do have great beaches that make it worth it ;).</p>

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<p>I actually feel sorry for you. We don't appreciate the Tree because the rest of us have eyes.</p>

<p>(I was going to say taste, but then I'd get a reply like "Avant-garde!" or "It's hip because it's dumb!")</p>

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<p>lol almost went to tu</p>

<p>GOLDEN HURRICANES!!!</p>

<p>it reminded me of golden showers at first.</p>

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<p>The Tulsa Golden Hurricanes must be R. Kelly's favorite school, no doubt.</p>

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The part that matters is if you don't appreciate the Tree, then you're missing out. Yay Tree!

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<p>Whatever kid. The current Stump looks like a stack of giant condoms. Suck on that.</p>

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<p>lol this is good stuff
isn't Harvard's mascot is crimson? not that Harvard guy?</p>

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<p>proud fighting violet.</p>

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<p>just about all of the NESCAC schools have 'interesting' mascots:</p>

<p>Amherst College Lord Jeffs (pretty intimidating...)
Colby College Mules (aren't mules characterized as dumb and lazy?)
Connecticut College Camels (we bite we spit we kick?)
Hamilton College Continentals (whats a continental???)
Trinity College Bantams (a bantom is a chicken)
Tufts UNiversity Jumbos (elephants!)
Wesleyan University Cardinals (watch out for those priests? or is it those calm little birds?)
Williams College Ephs (purple cows????????)</p>

<p>of course the winner of worst school mascot ever would have to be the nyu purple violets. ummm do you think the mens basketball team likes being called violets??</p>

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of course the winner of worst school mascot ever would have to be the nyu purple violets. ummm do you think the mens basketball team likes being called violets??

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<p>Well it is NYU... >_></p>

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<p>We're currently the Stars (though I don't think we have a palpable mascot anywhere), and we used to be the Chiefs (before Indian names got banned), and I believe we began as the Scarabs. That's a weird one.</p>

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<p>The Harvard and Stanford mascots are lame, but there are worse.</p>