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Jughead

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Oct 14, 2010 6:35 PM
We want Ackbar, damnit!
Oct 14, 2010 6:35pm
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Little Danny

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Oct 14, 2010 6:41 PM
Waiting for someone to say BLACK bear is racist. ;) HAHA
Oct 14, 2010 6:41pm
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bigkahuna

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Oct 14, 2010 7:11 PM
Forgive me, but why are they doing away with Colonel Reb?
Oct 14, 2010 7:11pm
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Little Danny

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Oct 14, 2010 7:26 PM
bigkahuna;519711 wrote:Forgive me, but why are they doing away with Colonel Reb?

Political Correctness. The school officially stated there was concern the mascot kept African-American students/student-athletes from enrolling at Ole Miss, thus the change.
Oct 14, 2010 7:26pm
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Oct 14, 2010 7:36 PM
'Rebel White Bear' would have been protested as racist.
Oct 14, 2010 7:36pm
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rydawg5

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Oct 14, 2010 8:06 PM
Speedofsand;519732 wrote:'Rebel White Bear' would have been protested as racist.

Actually, it would just be the Ole Miss Polar Bears.. noting racist about that
Oct 14, 2010 8:06pm
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Oct 14, 2010 8:17 PM
Only in the SEC...
Oct 14, 2010 8:17pm
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Oct 14, 2010 8:21 PM
They actually did try to work out an agreement with Lucasfilms to use Admiral Acbar as their mascot but Lucasfilms was unwilling to give them permission.
Oct 14, 2010 8:21pm
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Oct 14, 2010 11:44 PM
Where do these bears live in Mississippi, Pascagoula?
Oct 14, 2010 11:44pm
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bigkahuna

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Oct 14, 2010 11:55 PM
Little Danny;519718 wrote:Political Correctness. The school officially stated there was concern the mascot kept African-American students/student-athletes from enrolling at Ole Miss, thus the change.
As a proud liberal, PC can go Fuck Itself.
Oct 14, 2010 11:55pm
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Oct 15, 2010 12:58 AM
bigk, same with me. However, I'm sure the school knows their numbers and is trying to figure out how to diversify their campus and having an old white plantation owner for a mascot may be seen as a possible reason.

Either way, the black bear just seems out of place without a name change to correspond.

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Oct 15, 2010 12:58am
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Oct 15, 2010 8:40 AM
Wow how condescending can these idiots be? Its a racist slap in the face to all prospective African-American students to believe these young men & women might be basing their college choice on who / what the efn mascot might be.

...and doesn't the word "Rebel" conjure up images of slavery no matter whether its attached to a bear or an old man? Too bad Katrina didn't finish the job in Mississippi.
Oct 15, 2010 8:40am
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Oct 15, 2010 8:46 AM
Admiral Ackbar would have been awesome
Oct 15, 2010 8:46am
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Oct 15, 2010 9:41 AM
darbypitcher22;520077 wrote:Admiral Ackbar would have been awesome

Absolutely
Oct 15, 2010 9:41am
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bigkahuna

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Oct 16, 2010 12:12 AM
Well, I'm 1/2 black but fully don't give a shit if their mascot is a plantation owner.
Oct 16, 2010 12:12am
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Oct 16, 2010 12:51 AM
How come nobody says chit about UNLV being the Running Rebs?
Oct 16, 2010 12:51am
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Oct 16, 2010 7:01 AM
If Ole Miss put as much thought and time into improving their academic reputation as they did their mascot, maybe more people would enroll.

Rebel Black Bear or Colonel Reb, it is still MISSISSIPPI.
Oct 16, 2010 7:01am
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Oct 16, 2010 9:08 AM
Little Danny;521268 wrote:How come nobody says chit about UNLV being the Running Rebs?
Because obviously, their mascot isn't some rebel caricature (sarcasm alert).

Oct 16, 2010 9:08am
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Oct 16, 2010 9:29 AM
dtdtim;521328 wrote:If Ole Miss put as much thought and time into improving their academic reputation as they did their mascot, maybe more people would enroll.

Rebel Black Bear or Colonel Reb, it is still MISSISSIPPI.

Not sure if you have ever been to Oxford, MS but Ole Miss is one of the nicest campuses in the country. It very much looks like Miami (OH) in Oxford, OH with all of its brick buildings and green space. What's more, Ole Miss may have the hottest co-eds east of Arizona State. They are one of the better academic schools in the SEC (albeit they are a far cry from Vanderbilt which is nothing to be ashamed of).
Oct 16, 2010 9:29am
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Oct 16, 2010 9:37 AM
Little Danny;521359 wrote:Not sure if you have ever been to Oxford, MS but Ole Miss is one of the nicest campuses in the country. It very much looks like Miami (OH) in Oxford, OH with all of its brick buildings and green space. What's more, Ole Miss may have the hottest co-eds east of Arizona State. They are one of the better academic schools in the SEC (albeit they are a far cry from Vanderbilt which is nothing to be ashamed of).

LOL, what?

This whole post is full of crap, do you say the same things about every school?
Oct 16, 2010 9:37am