Fox's Weirdest Mascot In Sports

[Harry]

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/gallery/weirdest-mascots-in-college-sports-gallery?gt1=36010#photo-title=North%20Texas%20Mean%20Green&photo=29796774

[letsgiveacheer]

I think it was a smart move to officially change our nickname from the Eagles to the Mean Green. Does anyone remember the BB game with Boston College? Confusing to say the least.

[UNT 90 Grad]

I think it was a smart move to officially change our nickname from the Eagles to the Mean Green. Does anyone remember the BB game with Boston College? Confusing to say the least.

Check out this website. According to them, there are 60 colleges that use the nickname "Eagles" (including UNT since it is still our official mascot). Only one that uses "Mean Green" and one that uses "Mean Green Eagles". (Both UNT of course.)

I'm a bit distracted by how the list was last updated on 7/7/2011, but that's a different issue.

It wasn't that long ago that we had two "Aggies" teams and two "Indians" teams all in the Sun Belt.

Edited June 17, 2011 by UNT 90 Grad

[Stix]

They actually got the story about how we got the name "Mean Green" right! But no, that's Scrappy, not "Mean Green".

Edited June 17, 2011 by Stix

[akriesman]

I really expected to see Big Red, the WKU mascot in there somewhere. That is one of the strangest IMO.

[UNT 90 Grad]

I really expected to see Big Red, the WKU mascot in there somewhere. That is one of the strangest IMO.

That's the first one that came to my mind too.

[SilverEagle]

Check out this website. According to them, there are 60 colleges that use the nickname "Eagles" (including UNT since it is still our official mascot). Only one that uses "Mean Green" and one that uses "Mean Green Eagles". (Both UNT of course.)

I'm a bit distracted by how the list was last updated on 7/7/2011, but that's a different issue.

It wasn't that long ago that we had two "Aggies" teams and two "Indians" teams all in the Sun Belt.

And out of those 60 colleges, how many play Division 1 football? I believe the answer is us, Boston College and East Michigan. There will be four when Georgia Southern moves up....if ever.

[eppy4life]

Did Eppy make the list?

[MeanMag]

Good pub.

[eulessismore]

I really expected to see Big Red, the WKU mascot in there somewhere. That is one of the strangest IMO.

Yep, that kinda shreds any credibility for the writer. Only thing stranger than Big Red is the Hilltoppers' love for him/her.

[Side Show Joe]

I really expected to see Big Red, the WKU mascot in there somewhere. That is one of the strangest IMO.

I agree. WKU's red blob is the weirdest college mascot, and it didn't make the list. What is that thing anyway? It looks like the Muppet version of a pedophile.

[GreenBat]

I agree. WKU's red blob is the weirdest college mascot, and it didn't make the list. What is that thing anyway? It looks like the Muppet version of a pedophile.

That is the best description of Big Red that I have seen!!!!