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Ole Miss is the only Southeastern Conference school without an official mascot. Colonel Reb, the representation of a 19th century Southern gentleman that has been a symbol of Ole Miss for the better ...
Ole Miss will remain the Rebels, but Colonel Reb won't be back on the field. The university has taken other steps in recent years to throw off what many perceive as lingering reminders of a ...
Ole Miss will remain the Rebels, but Colonel Reb won't be back on the field. The university has taken other steps in recent years to throw off what many perceive as lingering reminders of a ...
On Sunday, the New York Times reported on the "Colonel Reb" mascot controversy at the University of Mississippi, a.k.a. "Ole Miss." Colonel Reb — a caricature of a white antebellum Southern plantation ...
Some of his diehard fans had been campaigning against the move. Ole Miss senior Jeffery Chase says he liked Colonel Reb, but he understands if some people were uncomfortable with him representing ...
According to long time Mississippi sports reporter Rick Cleveland, the breach between the alumni and Pete Boone dates back to the furor a few years back about the Ole Miss mascot "Colonel Reb." ...
Colonel Reb, a caricature of a white plantation owner, was the Ole Miss mascot until 2003. Now some students say they need something to replace him so the school isn't the only one in the Southeastern ...
In 1983, Ole Miss officially disassociated itself with ... But, through it all, Colonel Reb survived. The Colonel has been the school's mascot for generations. On his best days, he cuts a dapper ...
It’s time for the conference that distributed $45 million to Ole Miss last year to tell the ... flag in the late 1990s. It dumped Colonel Reb, a caricature of a gentlemanly Southern plantation ...
But that has led to many Hog fans REALLY hating the Rebels. Explore the inconsistent branding of Ole Miss mascots, from Colonel Reb to Tony the Land Shark, and why it matters. The episode also ...
Ole Miss will remain the Rebels, but Colonel Reb won't be back on the field. The university has taken other steps in recent years to throw off what many perceive as lingering reminders of a ...