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<blockquote data-quote="43rd Parallel" data-source="post: 129246514" data-attributes="member: 1065941">Josh Newman: 3 creepiest mascots of the NCAA tournament(The column you write when you have absolutely nothing to contribute to the conversation.)AN EXCERPT:2. The West Virginia Mountaineer: First, full-disclosure. I met the Mountaineer, whose name is Michael Garcia, back in November when Monmouth University opened its season in Morgantown and he is a really nice guy. The Hawks radio duo of Eddy Occhipinti (right) and Steve Bazaz (left), who are the two normally-dressed gentlemen in the picture, will agree. Major points to West Virginia for having its mascot be a real person a la Notre Dame, but let's get serious. The beard, the buckskins and the coonskin cap are over the top. If that wasn't enough, he carries a rifle. Indoors. Watching the Mountaineer in action during a game is entertaining, but also a little disconcerting. After all, if you saw a guy running around in buckskins, a coonskin cap and a rifle, what would you think?<a href="http://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2015/03/18/ncaa-tournament-creepy-mascots/24958807/">Asbury Park Press</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="43rd Parallel, post: 129246514, member: 1065941"] [b]Josh Newman: 3 creepiest mascots of the NCAA tournament[/b] [I](The column you write when you have absolutely nothing to contribute to the conversation.) [/I] [B]AN EXCERPT:[/B] 2. The West Virginia Mountaineer: First, full-disclosure. I met the Mountaineer, whose name is Michael Garcia, back in November when Monmouth University opened its season in Morgantown and he is a really nice guy. The Hawks radio duo of Eddy Occhipinti (right) and Steve Bazaz (left), who are the two normally-dressed gentlemen in the picture, will agree. Major points to West Virginia for having its mascot be a real person a la Notre Dame, but let's get serious. The beard, the buckskins and the coonskin cap are over the top. If that wasn't enough, he carries a rifle. Indoors. Watching the Mountaineer in action during a game is entertaining, but also a little disconcerting. After all, if you saw a guy running around in buckskins, a coonskin cap and a rifle, what would you think? [URL=http://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2015/03/18/ncaa-tournament-creepy-mascots/24958807/]Asbury Park Press[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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