We all know some of the famous mascots out there--The Oklahoma Sooners, The USC Trojans, The Syracus Orange--but many schools had to go through a few to find just the right one. Here are some mascots that didn't make it:
The Emerson Lake and Palmers
The Lincoln Logs
The Oxford Dress Shirts
The Rice Cakes
The Duke Of Earls
The Rider All Nighters
The Skidmore Underpants
The Wright Said Freds
The York Peppermint Patties
The Hiroshima A-Bombs
The Dixie Chicks
The Howard Ducks
The Jefferson Slave Mistresses
The John F. Kennedy Shooters
The Assumption Make an Ass out of You and Mes
The Bishop's Alter Boys
The Bond James Bonds
The Clark Bars
The Columbia Drug Mules
The Middle Tennessee Sister Kissers
The Institute of Paper Rocks and Scissors