The 10 Worst Mascots of the Tourney

A. Isaac Senior Editor

What’s in a name you ask?

Well, this tourney features Wildcats, Bulldogs, Tigers, and Huskies.

Names that sound tough, names that invoke fear in the heart of an opponent.

But Saints and Hilltoppers?

Hell, that ain’t scaring anybody.

Guyism takes a look at the worst mascots of the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

tn Hilltoppers The 10 Worst Mascots of the TourneyWestern Kentucky Hilltoppers-To fully appreciate how dumb this mascot is, you need to look at somebody who dresses up as one of these things. Can somebody get back to me when they figure out what that is?

tn Musketeers The 10 Worst Mascots of the TourneyXavier Musketeers-Last I checked the Musketeers were French. Have the French ever put the Fear of God in anybody? Don’t they just run and hide when trouble starts brewing?

tn GoldenFlashes The 10 Worst Mascots of the TourneyKent State Golden Flashes-Kent State would have been better off if it was “Flash” the superhero. But a golden flash with a pseudo angry bird in it just isn’t doing it for me.

tn Saints The 10 Worst Mascots of the TourneySiena Saints-Not a saint as in a halo around your head but a Saint Bernard. Give him credit though, he does visit patients at the local hospital.

tn Retreivers The 10 Worst Mascots of the TourneyUMBC Retreivers-Quick, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when somebody says Retreivers. I think of Lassie. And Lassie didn’t do anything bad. He helped people. Damn smart dog too.

tn BigRed The 10 Worst Mascots of the TourneyCornell Big Red-When I think of Big Red, I think of gum.

tn Gaels The 10 Worst Mascots of the TourneySaint Mary Gaels- The fact most people have to search what a gael is makes it a staple on this list.

tn Governors The 10 Worst Mascots of the TourneyAustin Peay Governors-If there was a best of the worst award, the Governors would take it. I realize Austin Peay was a former governor of Tennessee but did you really have to go that far in explaining it to the people. You think George Washington’s mascot is the Presidents or something?

tn DeltaDevils The 10 Worst Mascots of the TourneyMississippi Valley State Delta Devils-Why is this on the list? Because when your school has that many syllables in your names, you should be something like the Suns or the Bears

tn Aggies The 10 Worst Mascots of the TourneyTexas A&M Aggies-i’ve always like the 12th man thing A&M did. But an Aggie? A person who attends an agricultural college. Come on, you gotta come up with something better than that.

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