"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, we talked to mascots from various teams and schools about their "best friends" and movies that made them cry.
- Benny (Bulls)
-- Biggest fear is forgetting his pants.
- Sparky (Arizona State)
-- Favorite place to vacation is Pasadena in January.
| Going Off The Grid | |||||
| Movie that made you cry? |
Who is your mascot "best friend"? | Favorite song to dance to? |
Hardest part about gameday? |
Piece of advice for the next generation of mascots? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gritty |
Titanic | Phillie Phanatic | Macarena | The ice, super hard | Objects in mirror are closer than they appear |
 Benny |
Space Jam | Robin Lopez | The Percolator (because that means I hit a behind-the-back half court shot) | Waiting for the game to start | Don't get an ego. Your head is big enough already |
 Bernie |
Major League. Uecker makes me laugh so hard that I was sobbing. Gets me every time. | Obviously The Johnsonville Famous Racing Sausages | Too easy. Roll Out The Barrel | Multi-homer innings, it's a long climb back up from the bottom of the slide | Stay humble ... and keep your moustache well-groomed |
 Sparky |
Hellboy. Devils are people too | Everyone wants to be my friend! | THUNDERSTRUCK | Leaving everyone when the game is over | Try to be as great as me |
 Chompers |
The Notebook | Chew Chew (the other Yard Goat mascot) | Cha Cha Slide | Trying to meet every fan | Stay cool |
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