Before I start throwing some actual sports your way (this week), it's come to my attention that I now have received some form of communication from a fan of every CCAA school there is regarding last year's "Mascot Madness" entry.

Most were eye-opening, especially since I've discovered through some informed people that I probably shouldn't hate the Seawolf mascot so much. From former Orion sports writer Robert LaHue, who at one point rocked a fu manchu and is therefore OK in my book:

The seawolf is a type of fish, and the name was also lent to a class of Navy submarines. But if I really had to venture a guess, there's also "The Sea-Wolf," which was a novel by Jack London, who lived the last few years of his life on a ranch in Sonoma County, which is now Jack London State Historic Park..

Admittedly, Bob's got me when it comes to being an intrepid fact-seeker and owner of minor-league baseball hats, but I can jump higher and am working on a "mustache" of my own. Call it a draw.

Angie Anderson ensured that everyone knows I took German and NOT Spanish in high school, have never been to Mexico and refuse to pay for Rosetta Stone::

Travis, about your comment on the DH Toro mascot..I enjoyed what you had to say, as I'm a proud DH alum. However the heading states toro is not a real thing. But toro is the Spanish word for bull. So yes, toro is a real thing, it's a bull. Just FYI.

Boy, that explains a lot. I always thought matadors were merely babbling lunatics. Turns out, they're just regular, Spanish-speaking lunatics.

Melvin of Alameda was not as polite, and unfortunately, equally unconvincing in his efforts to shake my disdain for Cal State Stanislaus' mascot:

How can u say that the warriors arnt a good name for a team! Ever heard of g-state warriors, that's an NBA TEAM, big-league. Stanislaus is the only good one in the league, chico st? Pleeease

Wait, Melvin. I think I do vaguely recall an NBA team called the Warriors...Oh, yeah:

"Big-league" is somewhat open to interpretation, just as "good" is when it comes to mascots. I'm not buying this one.

Lastly, we get a plea for understanding from Danny Angel, a recent San Francisco State grad:

The history behind the mascot is simple. Years ago we were the San Francisco State Golden Gaters, an obvious reference to the beautiful bridge that encloses the bay...at what point and why they changed it I'll never know but I agree the idea to change it was a bad one that we are still dealing with.

I agree with this wholeheartedly, actually. Golden Gaters would be a fantastic mascot, forced spelling error and all, but I suppose those Golden Eagles down at Cal State L.A. gilded the conference a little too much.