As you know, we love mascots here. So when I saw this story about Mansfield ISD asking for help in naming some new schools, I realized they would also need help naming a mascot. As I thought about it more, I realized that its really not about naming a good mascot, its more about not naming a bad mascot. So I ran a search for the worst mascot names, and came across a list for Texas highschools. I'm posting the full list below, but first let me say that The Praying Hands is perhaps my favorite team mascot ever. If there are any mascots not on this list that you think Mansfield ISD should avoid, feel free to use comments below.

Anyway, here is the current list of bad Texas High School mascots:

Amarillo - Sandies

Atlanta - Rabbits

Baytown: R.E.Lee - Ganders

Big Spring - Steers

Bryan: St. Michael - Dragonslayers

Cameron: Yoe - Yoemen

Columbia - Roughnecks

Crane - Cranes

Crystal City - Javelinas

Cuero - Gobblers

Dallas: Hockaday School - Daisies

Devine - Warhorses

El Campo - Ricebirds

Falfurrias - Fighting Jerseys

Fort Worth: Masonic Home - Mighty Mites

Fort Worth: Polytechnic - Parrots

Frost - Polar Bears

Freeport: Brazosport - Exporters

Frisco - Fightin’ Racoons

Grand Prairie - Gophers

Grapeland - Sandies

Groesbeck - Goats

Hereford - Whitefaces

Hamlin - Pied Pipers

Highland: Chinquapin - Burrs

Houston: Morris Academy - Praying Hands

Hutto - Hippos

Italy - Gladiators

Itasca - Wampus Cats

Kerrville: Tivy - Fighting Antlers

Killeen - Kangaroos

Knippa - Rockcrushers

Lewisville - Fighting Farmers

Little River - Bumblebees

Marfa - Shorthorns

Mason - Punchers

Mesquite - Skeeters

Muleshoe - Mules

Munday - Moguls

Nazareth - Swifts

New Braunfels - Unicorns

Pampa - Harvesters

Port Lavaca: Calhoun - Fighting Sand Crabs

Progreso - Red Ants

Robstown - Cottonpickers

Roscoe - Plowboys N/A

Rotan - Yellowhammers

San Antonio: Central Catholic - Buttons

San Saba - Armadillos

Schulenber - Shorthorns

Springtown - Fighting Porcupines

Taylor - Fighting Ducks

Texas City - Stingarees

Tivoli - Redfish

Trent - Gorillas

Randolph AFB: Randolph HS - Ro-Hawks

Van - Vandals

Weatherford - Kangaroos

White Oak - Roughnecks

Winters - Blizzards