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vanderbilt mascot mr. c punches a vandy fan in the faceVanderbilt University's mascot, "Mr. C.," is named for Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, the school's founder, who probably never envisioned his legacy as a grotesque foam head that appears at sporting events. Anyway, the grotesque foam head appeared at a recent sporting event, and the fellow wearing it punched another fellow (who had an average-sized head) in the face. This is particularly silly because both of these young men, foam-headed and normal-headed alike, supported Vanderbilt's sporting teams.

So, why the fisticuffs? Well, it seems that the normal-headed sports fan made a grab at the Commodore's crotchal region, provoking the normally-docile mascot into a blind rage, with fists flying and enormous foam chin flailing everywhere. Vanderbilt lost the match, a long-dead commodore lost his remaining dignity, and a spectator lost a small amount of blood.

Below, you can see a video of a mascot furiously punching someone. The news reporter says it was just an accident, but Deadspin seems to know better. We should probably add Mr. C to our gallery of extremely silly, awkward mascots.