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North Carolina and Virginia Tech find their way on to the
Cheetos rankings behind the Harvard of the South (Mary Baldwin)…Seriously, we couldn’t make this up if we tried!
Cheetos Brand Celebrates College Sports With Inaugural
Top-25 Cheesiest Mascots Rankings
By Frito-Lay North America
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 20, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Among the
excitement and debate that comes with preseason rankings for college football,
mascots have traditionally stood as the unsung heroes that will ultimately be
responsible for driving school spirit among fans through landslide victories
and crushing defeats.
With clipboard, stopwatch and a bag of Cheetos snacks in
hand, Chester Cheetah, the iconic spokescat for the most playful snack in the
world and a leading brand from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, today announced
his official rankings of the Cheesiest College Mascots.
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MARY BALDWIN'S FIGHTING SQUIRRELS |
Giving college sports fans and mascot enthusiasts nationwide
a cheesier set of rankings to follow, the mischievous Cheetos spokescat has
assembled this exclusive ranking to celebrate his quirky counterparts at
universities and colleges around the country.
Drawing from an admittedly unscientific analysis of college
mascots nationwide, rankings are based on "cheese factor" and
all-around silliness. Topping the inaugural ranking is the Fighting Pickle, the
official mascot of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Impressively, this top honor goes to a university without an
actual athletics program, demonstrating that mascot mastery can happen
anywhere.
Throughout the rankings, it comes clear that institutions of
higher learning in the east dominate with regard to cheesy mascots, claiming 15
of the top-25 spots. Vegetables and fruits establish a powerful presence on the
list with three top-10 rankings, proving once and for all that produce are
players.
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MOTHER NATURE'S FIGHTING SQUIRRELS |
Not surprising, animals claimed multiple spots, however,
what becomes particularly intriguing is that all mascots representing the
animal kingdom are unexpected warriors, ranging from the squirrels (Mary Baldwin
College) to hens (University of Delaware) to burrowing clams (The Evergreen
State College).
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