It's that time of the year again — the dog days of spring and summer where we mope through life without any kind of college football news to quench our thirst for the game. Seems like a good time to ranks some mascots!

I've decided to start by ranking the mascots from the nation's oldest conference, only to be reminded once again that three Big Ten schools don't actually have an official mascot. And no, Jim Harbaugh does not count as Michigan's mascot.

I've ranked the existing 11 Big Ten mascots from worst to first. Let's find out where your favorite stuffed cartoon landed on the list.

— Written by J.P. Scott, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network. His work has appeared on SI.com, FoxSports.com, Yahoo! and Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter @TheJPScott.