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12. Minnesota Golden Gophers
A political cartoon in 1858 was the catalyst to Minnesota becoming the Gopher State and eventually led to the nickname of the state’s largest university.
Like many of the Big Ten mascots, a golden gopher is not a real animal. It is based off the thirteen-lined ground squirrel native to the state, but either way, while we do like the mascot itself, whether it’s a gopher or a squirrel, it will need a good helping of luck against the rest of the competition. That said, Minnesota’s small rodents do have the speed to avoid other fighters and, hey, maybe they can crawl up someone’s leg.
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Go Gophers!!
12. Minnesota Golden Gophers
A political cartoon in 1858 was the catalyst to Minnesota becoming the Gopher State and eventually led to the nickname of the state’s largest university.
Like many of the Big Ten mascots, a golden gopher is not a real animal. It is based off the thirteen-lined ground squirrel native to the state, but either way, while we do like the mascot itself, whether it’s a gopher or a squirrel, it will need a good helping of luck against the rest of the competition. That said, Minnesota’s small rodents do have the speed to avoid other fighters and, hey, maybe they can crawl up someone’s leg.
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Go Gophers!!
