NATHAN'S BACK ON MASCOTS. HOO-RAY!

by Orson on Jun 15, 2006 4:16 PM EDT

Nathan's grading out the suck ratings of Big 12 mascots. In case this doesn't sound side-splitting funny to you...

It's purple. It's unoriginal. It's a lame generic nickname. The mascot's name "Willie" isn't even unique (Northwestern's has the same name). AND IT'S ONLY A HEAD.

We couldn't agree more. And Nathan, like us, finds the inflatable Herbie Husker to be the horrifying shit of David Lynch-esque nightmares.

Mommie, will fire make it go away forever?

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One of the mysterys of Big XXII is the N on the helments and mascot of Nebraska. Everyone thought it stood for Nebraska, but this is not the case. To promote the educational side of the University they put the N on the football helment. When questioned the University replied, “It stands for Nawledge of course”.

by TideInTx on Jun 15, 2006 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

You should see the size of the tumbleweed that just went by.

by Phil K. on Jun 15, 2006 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

I missed the Big-10 installment- the old tOSU mascot has to be one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen:

by AU03 on Jun 15, 2006 5:13 PM EDT reply actions

here

by AU03 on Jun 15, 2006 5:29 PM EDT reply actions

Point of order, the inflated mascot for Nebraska is Lil’Red. Herbie Husker is our other mascot, which was a farmer in overalls until very recently http://www.unl.edu/afrotc/Assets/Images/herbie_husker.gif, when we gave pants and a pearl snap shirt http://www.theindependent.com/photos/083103/herbie.jpg

Also Tide in Texas, I’m not familar with the Big XXII, is that similar to the Big XII but with ten more members?

by MJW82 on Jun 15, 2006 5:56 PM EDT reply actions

Indiana does have a mascot, it’s a big, dumb-looking Cornhusker knockoff with blond hair. My uncles played for IU and the both said it was disturbing how many guys in Bloomington looked exactly like the mascot.

by Harris on Jun 15, 2006 9:41 PM EDT reply actions

IU’s new mascot is The Rock which is even lamer than it sounds.

But, it makes for great Fark material.

by NewAZTiger on Jun 15, 2006 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

Someone stop the jorts-on-jorts violence.

http://i.cnn.net/si/sioncampus/potd/2006/06/08/pb_fsu.jpg

by Mike on Jun 15, 2006 11:04 PM EDT reply actions

Wow AU.
Could you imagine if the Luckeyes tried to roll that thing out in this day and age?
The NAACP would cry racism at the top of their lungs.
It looks like they found the head in the storage closet of some Vaudeville theater.

by GamecockTony on Jun 16, 2006 8:07 AM EDT reply actions

Wow AU.
Could you imagine if the Luckeyes tried to roll that thing out in this day and age?
The NAACP would cry racism at the top of their lungs.
It looks like they found the head in the storage closet of some Vaudeville theater.

Yeah, racist wasn’t my first thought of it- I just thought it was funny, but definately does look racist- it was used on a Mardi Gras float for the Krewe of Kingly Knights parade.

by AU03 on Jun 16, 2006 1:05 PM EDT reply actions

Sorry for the shameless self-promotion, but didja know that Nebraska Cornhusker fan gear is also a big seller among Latino street gangs in Southern California (insert USC joke here)?

by The Contrarian on Jun 19, 2006 1:56 PM EDT reply actions