Apparently, Big Red’s hill-shaped head (yes, that’s what it is) is a homage to the location of the school (on top of a hill) and the nickname of the much-loved sports teams, the Hilltoppers. Big Red, also born in 1979, is Western Kentucky University’s blob of a mascot. The fear would probably be to drown in folds of red fur and get lost in all that lack of definition. WuShock (that’s his name) had been inciting fear in the hearts of Wichita State University competitors since the Forties. Anyone wearing the wrong school colors faced with a head that big (not to mention ugly) would no doubt take a step back.
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This wheatshocker sure looks mean, what with that perpetual scowl and shock of wheat-like hair. But now that plants are weaponized against zombies, it makes sense to fear Artie more than a little bit. A few decades ago, it didn’t really make sense to choose an artichoke since this vegetable is not really fearsome in any way. Scottsdale Community College had since embraced Artie, The Artichoke as its official mascot. This Artichoke won a 1970s circa mascot competition over two other contenders – The Rutabaga and The Scoundrel. How fierce they look in certain angles! Superfrog is a regular guest/performer in sports events not just in TCU but in the Dallas/Forth Worth area as well. Superfrog looks friendly enough at this angle, but you have to see him in a different light with all those spiky amphibious barbs. TCU Athletics Department’s Superfrog was born in 1979 and was once lauded as “the nation’s number one mascot by ESPN.
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Here are some of the curioser (and curioser) ones that have the makings of being the worst college mascots. Whether tough, comical, or sometimes frightening college mascots are meant to make an impression, and some of them make a lasting one. However, there are those that are just too off-kilter that they end up as curiosities themselves and at least online, more famous than the teams that they represent. They are present during games and inter-school gatherings in order to celebrate the home team and at the same time intimidate the opponent. Traditionally, a college mascot is conceptualized as a physical manifestation of the virtues of the team (or teams) it represents.
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Top 10 Worst College Mascots that Incite Fear in the Hearts of Many