January 2, 2024 9: 01 am ET
College football bowl season is about to formally end, with the nationwide champion videogame inbetween Michigan and Washington on Monday completing out the postseason.
But before we state goodbye, it’s time to have one last appearance at the most essential parts of bowl season: The mascots.
I’m not talking about the ones that come with the numerous football programs playing in the bowls. I’m talking bowl-specific mascots, the ones that haveactually gone viral on social media and in our hearts. We’re going to rank them by … I puton’t understand … how crazy they are and how much we liked viewing them.
Let’s dive in:
5
Tony the Tiger (from the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl)
This is not a drill.
Tony the Tiger has a packed weapon at the Sun Bowl & he’s utilizing it 👕 pic.twitter.com/yTjdDJQV0g
— Andrew Sanders (@DrewSandersWNDU) December 29, 2023
Listen, Tony the Tiger is a fine mascot. It’s simply that he’s a understood figure in the mascot world and hasactually been around for years. Next.
4
Spuddy Buddy (from the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
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He got dropped this year. But usually, he’s wacky and ridiculous, and that’s not a bad thing!
Whoe