<p>the USC FIGHTING METHODISTS! scares me to death</p>
<p>yes its true the mascot of USC is not a trojan, it was a metaphor that was used by a newspaper writer and it just stayed</p>
<p>Wait, USC's mascot is a Trojan Condom that's way overblown lol </p>
<p>I'm a UCSB student and I don't like our mascot "Gaucho"- Argentine cowboy. ***, our band are wearing ponchos!!!!!! Ain't ponchos worn in Mexico?? lol</p>
<p>Isn't Williams' mascot some kind of cow?</p>
<p>And the Conneticut Camels...</p>
<p>williams' mascot is the Ephs</p>
<p>to whoever said harvard crimson is the worst mascot... what makes crimson worse than say...
stanford cardinal
syracuse orange
swarthmore garnet
NYU violets
cornell big red
dartmouth big green
hawaii rainbow (warriors)</p>
<p>i dont understand why cal state long beach and university of charlotte are the 49ers. doesnt match their history at all??</p>
<p>haha Diablo2fan.. u took a look at the Go slug's website? lol</p>
<p>Caltech Robots</p>
<p>how bout USC Trojans, they adopted a name of a losing army and a city that got sacked cuz they got tricked by intelligence. ;)</p>
<p>hm, not college, but my high school's mascot is a construction worker. I also know of a high school that uses a hill.</p>
<p>The Fighting Violets? How can that be? Violets are immobile, they just stand there and then wilt. Not very threatening.</p>
<p>My favorites (worst):</p>
<p>banana slugs
lord jeffs (***??)
robots (although it fits them perfectly)
fighting violets</p>
<p>I vote for Chief Illiniwek as the worst mascot. (By the way, I call this "the abortion issue of UIUC" because it's such a polarizing controversy.) The Native American community keeps calling for a new mascot, but too many rich donors insist on keeping Chief Illiniwek in the name of tradition, and the trustees are too afraid to rock the boat. It also doesn't help that the Native American population in Illinois is vanishingly small. Chief Illiniwek would have been replaced long ago if UIUC were in Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota, or any other state where Native Americans are a significant part of the population.</p>
<p>Indiana University Hoosiers</p>
<p>Williams' teams are called the Ephs (after founder Ephraim Williams) (pronounced eefs). Their unofficial mascot is the purple cow. </p>
<p>And isn't Tulane the Green Wave? </p>
<p>I'd never heard of the NYU Violets before. That's .... stupid.</p>
<p>Southwestern University is confusing - some sports are the Buccaneers, some sports are the Pirates. Go figure.</p>
<p>I dunno I just don't see how a Banana Slug could really strike fear into the hearts of an opponent... Well, unless the team is called the Banana's I suspose...</p>
<p>Tulane is the Green Wave, it's not a bad name, but I'm not sure how that's really a mascot as much as a thing.</p>
<p>if tulane's the green wave... then alabama is the crimson tide! but they have an elephant on their logo....</p>
<p>hahahaha the cal tech robots.. thats the funniest thing ive heard all day.. its so fitting</p>
<p>but yea i was totally wrong about that banana slug.. that thing looks scary</p>
<p>stanfords tree</p>
<p>i actually think the tree is one of the better mascots in college sports.</p>
<p>i found a new list of "non-threatening college mascots"
Top 10 non-threatening college mascots
10.
Mule Riders: Southern Arkansas (mule riders? ***?)
9.
Classics: Cedor Crest College (Pa.)
8.
Quakers: University of Pennsylvania, Guilford College (N.C.), Wilmington College (Ohio), Earlham College (Ind.)
7.
Pilgrims: New England College (N.H.)
6.
Squirrels: Mary Baldwin College (Va.)
5.
Terrapins: Maryland College Park
4.
Violets: New York University
3.
Vixen: Sweet Briar College (Va.)
2.
Ichabods: Washburn University (Kan.)
1.
Poets: Whittier College (Calif.)</p>
<p>5 of the oddest college mascots</p>
<p>Scottsdale CC (Ariz.) Artichokes</p>
<p>Randolph CC (N.C.) Armadillos</p>
<p>Grays Harbor College (Wash.) Chokers</p>
<p>Lakewood State CC (Minn.) Maddogs</p>
<p>Southern Arkansas University Tech Varmits</p>