SPORTS: Best College Mascots
By Anonymous on 28 Sep
Check out this article on the best college mascots. This is a tuff one, what do you think of the list put together by Americasbestonline.com? The SWIZZ is on the fence.
1. Uga (Bulldog), University of Georgia.
Only mascot to attend the Heisman Award ceremonies. Hershel Walker said UGA looked better in 5a tux than he did. Sport Illustrated number 1 mascot. Bonus points for attacking an Auburn Football player during a game.
2. General Scott(Mule), Army.
In 1899, at the Army-Navy Game, the Navy football team appeared with a mascot, a handsome if smelly goat. Army fans looked hastily for a mascot of their own. The Army mule was already legendary for its roughness and endurance, so the mule was obvious. A quartermaster in Philadelphia stopped a passing ice truck, and the big white mule pulling it became the first Army mascot.
3. Ralphie (Buffalo), University of Colorado.
Ralphie is a she and is a big, 1,300-pound buffalo with horns and hooves. Her top speed is around 20-25 MPH.
4. Bevo (Long Horn), University of Texas.
The legend says that in 1916, either in retaliation over a humiliating loss to Texas, Texas A&M branded a Texas Longhorn steer with 13-0, the score of a previous A&M victory. In a example of turning lemons to lemonade, Texas rebranded the Longhorn. 13 became B. The hyphen became an E. A V was added then the zero remained as O. BEVO was born.
5. Mike the Tiger, LSU.
One of LSU’s traditions is for Mike to parade around the field with the LSU cheerleaders perched on top of his cage-on-wheels. Mike’s trailer stops in front of the Tiger Band and the student section. LSU tradition dictates that the Tigers will score a touchdown for every time Mike growls before the game. According to Baker, Mike the Tiger does not appear to like Mike the Mascot, or any other mascot for that matter. Mike tends to roar at the mascot almost every time he sees him, predicting a touchdown for LSU and exciting the crowd inside Death Valley.
6. Bill the Goat, Navy.
The first Bill the Goat appeared in 1893. Currently, Bill XXXI reigns as the 34th mascot and is the 30th goat to be named Bill.In 1893, however, a live goat named El Cid made his debut as a mascot at the fourth Army-Navy game. El Cid was a gift to the Brigade of Midshipmen from officers of the USS New York. The goat helped Navy win 6-3 over Army that year, so he it was adopted as part of the team.
7. Traveller (White Horse), USC.
Traveler first made an appearance at USC football games in 1961. Whenever USC scores, the band plays "Conquest" and Traveler gallops around the Coliseum.
8. Falcon, Air Force Acedamy.
The falcon was the first collegiate mascot-and a wild creature at that-to perform at sports events, free and untethered. Here is the fascinating history of this unique performing mascot, from the ancient art of falconry to the use of these magnificent birds in reaching out to the public to entertain and to educate.
9. Renegade (Horse), FSU.
Renegade and Chief Osceola have been representing FSU for over 25 years. "My wife ... thought up the idea of getting a horse and a rider, which began the Renegade and Osceola theme," Head Coach Bobby Bowden remembers. "Bill Durham is the one who got the horse and carried it out and kind of took it over, which is good because he is doing an excellent job."
10. Peruna(Shetland Pony), SMU.
The name "Peruna" is given to each successive live mascot. A black shetland pony, Peruna has been present at every SMU home football game for over 70 years. "Peruna" also refers to the costumed mascot and SMU's fight song. Other notable incidents involving Peruna are when he tried to mount Texas Tech's horse, Misty, sent the University of Texas Longhorn Bevo to the ground with a kick in the side, and defacated at midfield during a TCU - SMU game, the week that TCU unveiled the school's brand new Field Turf.
Real.College.Life.
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