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This weekend saw the greatest continuation in college football mascot tradition -- the wrinkly premiere of Uga VII. For those not in the know, the University of Georgia's Uga is a dog (pronounced "dawg") who is treated to an air-conditioned dog house and tailored jersey. And, like a medieval king his descendant rises to take his place upon his death.

To commemorate this historic event, Sports Illustrated has released a list of the five greatest college mascots of all time.

Other college mascots we'd like to see recognized:

-- The Rhode Island School of Design Nads. As in "Go Nads!", which is probably the most popular sports team shirt ever designed by a fine arts school.

-- The NYU Violets. The fighting violets? Nope, just the Violets.

-- The Coastal Carolina Chanticleer, which we all know is a reference to a chicken in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales."

Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments.

Elsewhere in the manly "sack pack" universe today ...

Grill up Some Game at the Game (The Bachelor Guy)
Greatest Inspirational Speech of All Time (Double Viking)
We're All Winners When the Trophy Breaks (Holy Taco)
Drunkard Tries Sandwich Bribe (Tasty Booze)
"Voltron" Gets Director (Bam Kapow)
A Chat with Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons (Bullz-Eye)
Jetman to Cross English Channel (Complex)