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Originally Posted by zed wolf
College mascot, wouldn't that be beer?
Seriously though, My favourite, although not very original and highly inaccurate, would be Spirit the Alaskan Malamute for the University of Washington Huskies.
I'd really like to know why they always use a Malamute instead of a Husky.
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I'm a big Dawg fan, too.
The switch may be due to the Alaskan Malamute being far more sturdy looking than the Siberian Husky. Or maybe it was "anti-Ruskie" feelings of long ago. Or maybe Jack London didn't know the difference between a Husky and a Malamute.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Malamute
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Husky