The 9 College Football Mascots You Should Never Trust to Babysit

There are a lot of college football mascots that are perfectly capable of babysitting kids and taking care of children.

Some of college football's elite teams have mascots that seem very trustworthy.

There are, however, some mascots that for some reason or another seem a little shady and not capable of being trusted.

Here are nine mascots that should not be trusted to babysit—no matter how convincing they may be.

TCU Horned Frog

The TCU Horned Frog is actually a lizard and has been the TCU mascot since the school originated in 1897.

It is the state reptile of Texas, but judging by appearance, it does not really matter which one it is, because trusting a lizard is the last thing anybody wants to do. Especially one with horns. 

This animal loves to eat fire ants, typically up to 100 a day, and allowing him to babysit would not only bring him into the house, but likely fire ants as well.

Word of advice: Keep the Horned Frog away from the children.

Richmond Spider

Seemingly half of the United States population is afraid of spiders, meaning the Richmond Spider is probably not the best mascot to be babysitting the kids.

Spiders have long been one of the scariest and most intimidating arachnid around, no matter their size.

This spider may look friendly with that big smile always plastered on his face, but do not trust him by any means.

Those two teeth sticking up look very dangerous and that sideways hat is not a good look.

This 'itsy bitsy' spider is definitely not to be trusted.

Florida State Seminole

This guy certainly looks like somebody that is not very trustworthy.

It would not look good having this Seminole ride up to the house on his high horse with an arrow, yelling and screaming that favorite Seminole chant.

Things may get even worse when he throws the spear straight into the ground to mark his location.

That would certainly have the neighbors a little worried.

Stanford Cardinal

The Stanford Cardinal has a tree as their mascot, and many people may wonder what is so bad about this tree that he should not be trusted to babysit?

This particular tree looks very friendly and happy with a smile on his face.

One thing many may not have realized is kids and cats for that matter really love to climb trees. Who wants a babysitter that kids will be climbing up?

What if the children or the cat get stuck at the top of the tree? That would spell disaster for this Stanford Cardinal mascot if there were two kids and a cat screaming at the top of the tree because they are stuck.

Beware of the tree.

Georgia Bulldog

Who wouldn't just love this face? Well one person I know who doesn't is the Auburn Tigers' player who nearly had his leg bitten off by so called "man's best friend."

Many families love to get a family dog—a bulldog is typically not one of them and for many reasons.

This Georgia Bulldog is not somebody anyone would want babysitting because nobody knows when it could go off the deep end.

Another problem with him babysitting is he is too short to see anything. The kids could be terrorizing the house and this bulldog is likely too short to see and too lazy to even care.

Good biter, bad babysitter.

Michigan Wolverine

The Wolverine is the largest member of the weasel family and that right there should throw up red caution flags.

Everybody knows a weasel cannot be trusted. I mean, that is basically what the name actually means. This large weasel certainly would not be an admirable babysitter. 

One of the biggest problems is the fact that the Wolverine is nocturnal. This means he is going to sleep all day when the kids are up. Big problem right there.

After he wakes up and the house has been destroyed, the kids will be ready for bed, but the wolverine will be ready to keep them up all night.

Moral of this: Don't trust a weasel, or a wolverine.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket

There are very few things that are more frightening than a bee buzzing around, threatening to sting at any time.

One of those things that can be more frightening is a yellow jacket.

The yellow jacket is not only annoying, but also very scary at the same time. Who would want this thing buzzing around the house all day and continuing to be annoying all hours of the night while the children are trying to sleep.

The incessant buzzing would be bad, but the threat of him stinging at any time makes the yellow jacket impossible to trust as a babysitter.

Western Kentucky Hilltopper

What looks to be a large blob is affectionately known by the locals in the western part of Kentucky as "Big Red."

Now, he may look nice and friendly on the outside, but he did not get that large stomach for nothing, and look at the size of that mouth.

Anybody who trusts him to babysit, may find their children in that large stomach of his with the rest of the kids he has previously babysat.

Simply put, don't trust somebody who can fit an entire child in their mouth.

Wisconsin Badger

There is just something about this guy that worries me.

Maybe it's that sheepish little grin that is always plastered on his face because in all actuality, he does not look that mean or intimidating in the least.

Like the wolverine, the badger is a weasel that is going to sleep all day when the kids are awake. He is also likely to be very annoying and demand a little more for his babysitting services. Hence the name "Badger."

Chances are he could also have holes burrowed out all over the house in just a few hours. We all know badgers love to dig and hide.

The yard could be a mess too, so please don't trust this guy to babysit anybody.