Mascot Madness and Sideline Shenanigans
Cartoon Network is holding their firs ever "Hall Of Game" awards, and they are looking for fan votes. Usually I wouldn't care, but they have a category called Most Awesome Mascot. Jump on over to HallOfGame.com to see the nominees and vote for your favorite. … [Read more...]
Well, I can't say we told you so, but we kind of did. Just a few days after leaking Goldy Gopher's routine from the Universal Cheerleaders Association Mascot Championships, Goldy brought the Division IA Mascot National Championship crown home to the University Of Minnesota. Congrats to Goldy, great stuff. You've raised the bar on creativity … [Read more...]
If there is one question I get when I tell people that I was a National Champion College Mascot (USA), it's "Is it hot in the suit?" If there was a second question, it would have to be "How do you win a National Championship?" Well, in a much more arbitrary contest than the BCS, a bunch of mascots are chosen for their spirit, involvement, and … [Read more...]
In the FCS (that's Football Championship Series to you BCS lovers) they like to crown a true national champion through a playoff, like it should be. They also like to have mascot dance-offs at pre-championship game tailgate celebrations. In this case though, I smell a setup. Swoop from Eastern Washington University, and yoUDee from the … [Read more...]
New Year, New News! FOr those of you that don't know, every year, Capital One sponsors a contest to name the mascot of the year in the college ranks. This is voted on by the fans, and includes a bracket system to arrive at one final winner. This year's Mascot Of The Year is Big Blue from Old Dominion. Old Dominion will receive $20,000 … [Read more...]
If you've been around here for any length of time, you know that Ole Miss is the only school in the SEC without a mascot. Colonel Reb (above on right) hasn't been around for the past 3 years, and so the Ole Miss faithful have been suffering without a mascot. All the way from Admiral Akbar to ESPN GameDay Commercials, they've taken their sweet … [Read more...]
If you're living under a rock, you haven't heard about this great thing that they do over in England. They take a few dozen mascots and race them down a 200 meter race course with a bunch of hurdles in the way. It's so big, Dominos Pizza is even a corporate sponsor... And oh yeah, they bet on it too... like horse races. This year there … [Read more...]
Alright, I really don't need to say much about this story because it sort of tells itself. You'd think these countries would learn after the craziness of the 2012 london Mascots, but not so in this case. The Russians are now accepting any and every submission from professionals down to the most youthful of school children and already have … [Read more...]
Honestly, it’s something I wait for every year. And it has not come soon enough. Capitol One has announced it’s finalists for the “Capitol One National Mascot Bowl To Declare The Most Popular Mascot In America Bowl For College Football” contest. (That’s not the official name, but you get the picture.) Well, here’s a video … [Read more...]
Okay, so the video is from 2008 and promotes a now defunct "please join AOL again" campaign. But I think the underground dance battle is just what mascots need. No loud crowds, no crazy fans, and especially... no extra innings Wait, that's all the things mascots do need. Perhaps that is why this is the first time you've seen this … [Read more...]
