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In 1997, Ole Miss ended the waving of Confederate flags at sporting events. Last year, ... "I think it's hypocrisy. I think the fans of Ole Miss still want Colonel Reb.
Ole Miss Football: Goodbye Colonel Reb, Hello Rebel Black Bear? Give Me a Break! Bohdi Sanders Jun 3, 2018. Well, it's official. The politically correct, if not totally underhanded and corrupt, ...
In light of the vigorous discussion here the other day about the continuation of Rebel flag-waving, a Rebel mascot and other Old South trappings at Highland High School in North Arkansas, you ...
Seven years after the sidelining of Colonel Reb, ... Ole Miss on Thursday announced that Rebel Black Bear had outpolled other contenders to earn the honors, beginning in 2011.
"The Ole Miss administration wants to change their current failed mascot to one that got even LESS support in their sham 2010 mascot election?" The Foudation supports bringing back Colonel Reb.
University of Mississippi mascot Colonel Reb roamed the stands at last year's Egg Bowl against Mississippi State. The mascot was based on white plantation owners. JACKSON, Miss. - Colonel Reb ...
OXFORD, Miss. — It took seven years, but the University of Mississippi has a substitute for a beloved and reviled mascot who brought the Confederacy to mind. The new guy is still a rebel, only ...
Colonel Reb has been kicked to the curb by a bear, with the announcement today that The Rebel Mascot Selection Committee has recommended the Rebel Black Bear as the new on-field mascot for the Ole ...
The private Ole Miss Loyalty Foundation that supports sports has spent $30,000 for the New York-based Phoenix Design Works to study Colonel Rebel, Ole Miss lettering and logos.
House Bill 1106, authored by Duvall, would amend the state code, adding a provision that the University of Mississippi “shall bear the nickname ‘Ole Miss Rebels’ and its mascot shall be ...
Not all of the students, however, feel that Colonel Reb needed banished, and therefore don’t feel the need to find a replacement. “My mascot is Colonel Reb,” barefoot student Corey Clark, sipping on 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 ...