Mascots

The Ohio University Bobcat attacked the Ohio State mascot Brutus prior to the start of the game last weekend in Columbus.  The Bobcats could have used the mascot on the field as his school took a 43-7 drubbing.  Actually, his initial tackle was pretty lame and Brutus is anything but a bulky guy.

Here’s a neat trivia question for you.  Of the 119 Division-1 college football teams, name those who do not have nicknames ending in “s”? Tulane Green Wave Navy Midshipmen Alabama Crimson Tide Notre Dame Fighting Irish North Carolina State Wolfpack Nevada-Reno Wolfpack Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stanford Cardinal Syracuse Orange Illinois Fighting Illini Marshall Thundering Herd [...]

The Florida Gators are the 2008-09 national champions of college football.  Here’s to the Gator!  Congratulations to the Gators and the Florida cheerleaders.

The Pitt Panthers roams the sidelines whooping it up for the Panthers team.  He once got shot by the Mountaineers’ musket.

Not sure why the Spartan volunteered for this?  Maybe it was a bet.

1. Stanford Cardinal 2. Syracuse Orange 3. Akron Zips 4. Campbell Fighting Camels 5. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 6. Hawaii Rainbows 7. St. Louis Billikens 8. Providence Friars 9. Harvard Crimson 10. George Mason Patriots 11. Wichita State Shockers 12. Tulsa Hurricanes

Purdue Pete first ran onto the field for the Boilermakers in 1956, although his origins date back to 1940.  Learn more about the history of Purdue Pete here.