Tonight, college football fans nationwide will tune in to watch Louisiana State University's Fighting Tigers take on the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS Championship game. Though we're not sure if LSU's live mascot will make the trip, the university's Bengali-Siberian mix got us thinking about other schools whose mascots pacing the sidelines are more the Wild Kingdom kind. Whether you aced or flunked our last test, try your hand at our latest quiz about crazy collegiate critters!
College football season comes to an exciting finish on Monday when the undefeated Louisiana State University Tigers face off against the second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. Undoubtedly, the stadium will be filled to the brim with rowdy fans sporting their team's colors, but perhaps the most ferocious member of the audience will be Mike VI, LSU's Bengali-Siberian tiger mix. While most teams opt for humans dressed in animal costumes as their rallying mascot, several colleges boast live animal representatives to help whip fans into a frenzy. Do you know who they are? Test your knowledge with this quiz!
If you're not following the college basketball tourney (or are opting for March Manness instead), here's a chance to redeem yourself sportswise and get set for the sweet sixteen round. I've gathered facts about the remaining teams so get physical and start this quiz.
This lovely home once held Uga the Seventh, the official mascot of the University of Georgia. Sadly the four-year-old bulldog passed away from a heart ailment on Nov. 19 in Savannah, the same disease that claimed the pup's father (and predecessor), Uga the Sixth.
The last game was mascot free, and there are several opinions about who, or what, should replace the smooshy dog. While the school has no plans yet, PETA has suggested they substitute a robotic dog for the likes of a real one explaining:
It is time for the university to put an end to the cycle of suffering endured by dogs who are brought into the world solely to represent the school’s ‘brand’. By choosing a humane alternative to the use of live animals as school mascots, UGA can show that compassion always wins.
I certainly liked identifying the schools with wild mascots (and even more wild mascots) and the pooch had a loving home when not repping the bulldogs on the field. Do you think it's mean to put these expectations on a pet, or is this just a sensationalist expectation to begin with?
If you're not following the college basketball tourney or flunked the last quiz, here's a chance to redeem yourself and get set for the sweet sixteen round. I've gathered some facts about the remaining teams so get sporty and start this quiz.
I filled out our office March Madness bracket and I'll clue you into my secret – since my alma mater performed miserably, I went for the animal mascots! Now I'm not sure how things will turn out for me in the end, but it was fun doing my research on the sporty creatures. 
Since some teams remained the same from last year, and others were totally new, take my quiz to see how you do in 2009!
Rather than rely on season records or uniform colors, I made many of my March Madness picks based on whether or not the school had an animal as a mascot. While it may be an unconventional method, I decided to extend the popular "Who Let the Dogs Out?" quiz to this year's college basketball tourney. After pondering what a Tar Heel or Hoosier is (turns out neither are animals), I created a nice little quiz of wild mascots for you. For some I included the animal picture, others just the names — you don't even need to know basketball to play!
How well do you know your doggies? I've sniffed out eight schools with pups as their mascots . . . and listed their names below. Can you match the pooch's name to the school he represents?
