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Big Pond Sport has posted an article on six weird mascots. The list gives details on Sammy the Banana slug, Spain’s Naranjito, Scottsdale Community College’s Fighting Artichoke, The Mighty Ducks, the Phillies Phanatic, and Rhode Island College’s Anchormen–no trace of Ron Burgundy there!
Roadtrip for the Capital One Bowl
A Visigoth is the Official driver and chaperone of the 2009 Capital One Mascot Challenge. He’s picked up Maryland Terrapin Testudo and South Dakota State’s Jack Rabbit Jack Rabbit and in typical roadtrip fashion, they battle for control of the radio on the Mascot Challenge RV. You can follow all the antics and who makes the “All American” List at the Capital One Bowl website. Map and Twitter feeds included!
Is Handsome Dan the oldest Mascot?
Handsome Dan from jamesmcgirk.com
Tracy Timm of the Yale Daily News wrote an article listing all the great athletic traditions Yale has including a mascot over 100 years old and stuffed to boot! Anyone know if Yale really has the bragging rights for the “First mascot in college history”?
A Slideshow from the Weekend!
SO the weekend didn’t have many upsets or underdogs winning and moving to the Sweet Sixteen but NBC Sports has posted a slideshow of all things mascot from the tournament!
List o Buzzer Beaters!
Here’s a great countdown and the reason why it’s called March Madness!
I still have memories of watching the Golden Gophers (97) on my little tv and crying out when the network went to split screen for the tip off of the next game because I couldn’t see a blasted thing!
A Tournament Mascot List
Jason Gilmer of goupstate.com gets everyone up to speed with mascots in this year’s tournament.
