Chris Long Ranks The Creepiest Mascots In Sports

With the offseason at a standstill, Chris Long has been at it on Twitter as usual and about a week ago, he asked his loyal followers for the creepiest mascots in sports.

Well, when Chris Long sets his mind to something, you better believe he’s going to do it. Posted on The Players Tribune, Long ranked his top 18 creepiest mascots in sports. Here’s the list:

#18: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

#17: Utah Jazz Bear

#16: Cyril the Swan (Swansea in the English Premier League)

#15: Illinois Valley Central High School Grey Ghosts

#14: The Washington Nationals’ Thomas Jefferson mascot

#13: Poca High School Poca Dots

#12: Saint Louis University Billikens

#11: UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs

#10: New Jersey Devil

#9: Delta State Fighting Okra

#8: New Orleans King Cake Baby

#7: Oregon Ducks’ Mandrake (aka Roboduck)

#6: Wichita State Shockers

#5: The Cal Bear

#4: Oklahoma State Cowboys’ Pistol Pete

#3: Providence Friars

#2: New Orleans Pelicans

AND THE WINNER IS….**Drum Roll**

#1: Southern Illinois Salukis

Analysis:

A Saluki reminds me of the terror dogs that showed up in Sigourney Weaver’s fridge in Ghostbusters. It’s no wonder the Salukis are leading the NCAA this year in CCT (Caused Crying Toddlers) percentage.

Here’s the conversation I imagine they had when Southern Illinois was choosing a mascot.

[University Board of Directors sitting around a table]

Boardmember #1: “This is a pretty big decision. Maybe it would be smart to hire mascot design consultant?”

Boardmember #2: “Actually, I’m friends with Stephen King. Let’s just give him free rein and hope for the best. What could go wrong?”

Just missing the cut were the Miami Dolphin, Arizona State Sun Devil, and Stanford Tree.

This is 2015 after all, you’d think we could get some better looking mascots.

Yes, the offseason has come to ranking the creepiest mascots, however, it is a pretty solid list and really opens your eyes to some creepy looking mascots. What’s next on the Chris Long power ranking agenda?Who knows, it could be soccer names.

So, Rams Nation, what do you think of the list?

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