No surprise that LSU is NOT on this list. No surprise that OU's mascot is. Along with UAB's mascot. Since LSU played against OU in the 2004 Sugar Bowl, and that LSU plays UAB in the first round of the BB tournament, is this now an LSU related thread? :grin: For all the top 10 lame mascots: http://digressionsofguy.blogspot.com/2005/03/ohh-sweet-madness_16.html 8. The University of Oklahoma Sooners This isn't really talked about because Oklahoma has really good athletic teams. But it should be. Their mascot...IS A CONESTOGA WAGON. A little history lesson for you: The Oklahoma territory opened with the Land Run of 1889. Settlers from across the globe, seeking free land, made their way to the prairies of the plains to stake their claim to a new life. One of the few rules to claiming a lot of land was that all participants had to start at the same time, on the boom of a cannon. (Twenty-Second Timeout: Remember Far and Away when Tom Cruise had YET ANOTHER sprinting scene in a movie? This is the same thing.) Apparently, all settlers who started then were labeled as "Boomers" and the ones who went too soon were called "Sooners." OU athletic teams were called either Rough Riders or Boomers for 10 years before the current Sooner nickname emerged in 1908. This is one of the saddest and lamest originations of a mascot and/or nickname I've ever heard. Wait a second, Sooners are people that come too soon? Giggle. 6. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers This is Blaze. He's a Dragon, but also moonlights as a child molester. Just kidding. Blaze's natural habitat is in Birmingham and its surrounding ecosystems. Although, it has been known to migrate on occasion when necessary. At least when UAB decided to go mythical, they didn't push the envelope with a hybrid like Cincinnati did. That's about all I can give them. The Guy's research department found out that Blaze appears at numerous sporting and community events. Required events are football, men's and women's basketball and volleyball games. Appearances at soccer, baseball, and softball games are occasionally required. Several scholarships for the mascot position are available. Apparently, they receive $550 for fall semester and $800 for spring semester. Which, after doing even more research, is coincidentally the exact amount required to pay for the therapy sessions needed to recover from the damaging experience that is...Being Blaze. Maybe the greatest find in years; this is the real-life Blaze: >Living the Dream
While looking over this list, my wife and I started talking about the "Stunford" jersies worn by the 2000 CWS CG losers. Does anybody have a good picture of that uniform I can show her to prove that's the way they spelled it? GEAUX TIGERS
I think a dragon is cool a mascot. Syracuse, Stanford, and OU should be tied for the worst IMO. A friggin' Orange, Tree, and a Wagon. I take that back... OU is the worst... I get so pissd off when I see that stupid wagon with actual horses running around the stadium. Actually I get a kick out of it, because it looks so... silly.
I still think in lame mascot history there are a few that really standout. There are ones like the Orangemen and the Cardinal. Those are your classic faves. I dont mind the sooners, I think its different. But, to dig up the dumbest name ever, look no further then a lil past Grenada, Mississippi home of the the Delta State Okra. They have a mascot straight out of veggie tales.
Was thinking of Delta St. as well. They are actually called the "Fighting Okra". Here's the origin of their name. http://www.deltastate.edu/pages/general_info/fighting_okra.shtml
My old Middle School coach used to play for Delta State way back in the day. That was when they were called the Statesmen. The Fighting Okra is a trip the though.
