> Jon Greene writes: > > What other schools have skating mascots? Cornell has the bear (Dave > informs me that it has evolved to a male bear and a female bear), RPI > has the Swarm...how about a Michigan Wolverine, Minnesota Gopher, > Wisconsin Badger, Maine Black Bear, Ohio State Buckeye (that would > certainly be different), etc.? John Haeussler adds: > The University of Michigan *had* an unofficial mascot, Willie the > Wolverine, but the U recently banned Willie from entering University > functions. Willie used to appear at football games mostly...I never > saw him at a hockey game. The goofiest things that ever hit the ice at > Yost are Jerry Welsh's Ohio State Buckeyes. :-) > > LSSU has a goofy looking mascot (pelican, you say??), but their band > is more recognized. It's essentially a Rockestra, complete with drum > kit, electric guitar(s) and horns. They cart around their amplifier(s) > and they are *loud* and annoying. > > Western Michigan has a skating puck. Some little kid skates around > in a puck costume between periods and throws pucks into the stands. > > Of course, Wisconsin has the badger. THE most obnoxious individual > in college hockey. Scores of Michigan fans would love to get their > hands on the badger. I guess that makes him an effective mascot. let me add a few.... UVM (Vermont) has a skating catamount I've seen the air force falcon (on one occasion) out on the ice at cadet field house. The cadets have a collection of "UNOFFICIAL" mascots called the flashers who wear trenchcoats and when they flash, they spell out F A L C O N S across their chests, but they haven't been around for a while, so either the new athletic director or commandant of cadets or superintendant has put a kibosh on it. charlie shub --- [log in to unmask] (319) 335-0739 (fax) 335-0627