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June 16, 2006
posted under: Blogs, Bucky Badger, Cy, EDSBS

I came across a link on Every Day Should be Saturday to an analysis of school mascots at Golden Tornado. Running down the Big 12, Nathan reaches the spot-on conclusion that ISU’s mascot sucks. Speaking as an alumnus and faithful supporter of the Cyclones, I’ll be the first to admit that Cy isn’t the best mascot in the world, and I doubt you’ll find many Iowa Staters who disagree. I will say, though, that this latest incarnation of Cy is a far sight better that the Cy I knew when going to ISU. The previous Cy was, I’m pretty sure, made out of wood, moved like the Frankenstein monster and could scare small children from 500 yards away. This new version is more like Clone, the short-lived co-mascot that served as our San Diego Chicken of the plains, except that New Cy is a little creepy with that big, toothy smile. (Since when do cardinals have teeth?) It is Our Cy, though, so we have to love him on a certain level, kind of like that embarrassing uncle you’d rather not invite to your wedding but have to.

In his Big 10 rundown, Nathan gets kudos for his top rating for Bucky Badger. “One of our favorite mascots in the country, the badger is [the] epitome of what a college mascot should be.” It’s all in the sweater, I tell you. He is also spot on in giving the thumbs down to both Goldie Hawn Gopher and Herky Jerky the Hawk.