Ranking the Best Live Mascots of the SEC
2. Bully, Mississippi State
Bully XXII “Dak” is now the official live mascot of Mississippi State. Joining owners Bruce and Julie Martin for the ceremony included MSU President Mark Keenum, AD Zac Selmon and family, MSU great and NFL QB Dak Prescott, Lisa Pritchard, and Father Morris Thompson. pic.twitter.com/6NLa0l6KPl
— Sid Salter (@sidsalter) April 15, 2023
The lesser known English Bulldog between itself and UGA’s, “Bully, or “Dak” as he is known is the 22nd English Bulldog to patrol the sidelines in Starkville.
The significance of the nickname Dak should go without saying. But just in case, it is to pay tribute to former Mississippi State and current Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Dak Prescott.
While he may be lesser known, Bully is just as cute and embraced by the Mississippi State faithful, along with Prescott himself as seen in the X (formerly known as Twitter) photo link above
1. Tusk, Arkansas
Supremely underrated and super cute, the Arkansas Razorbacks mascot, Tusk takes the cake for me. The Razorbacks started having a live hog as their mascot in 1997 with “Tusk I,” and the tradition has continued.
I am sorry if you do not think so, but I do; pigs are the cutest. Tusk has a great setup to live day-to-day near Fayetteville on the Stokes Family Farm near Dardanelle, Arkansas according to www.arkansasrazorbacks.com.
The current mascot, “Tusk VI” is set to make appearances at every home game in 2024 and is available before the games for the fans to interact as well before he patrols into the stadium as the fans famously chant, “woo pig sooie.”