Ole Miss Mascot to be the Black Bear

[DiamondDust]

So, political correctness has now made a rebel into a black bear. Nice.

Ole Miss Rebels! Roar!

That and the fact multiple schools used the image of Colonel Reb against Ole Miss in terms of recruiting. It was a detriment to them.

 

[DiamondDust]

There is really no comparison between or organically occurring mascot situation and this ridiculousness.

Just trying to clear up the confusion that some people have in thinking Ole Miss is now going to be called the Ole Miss Bears. They might have a bear as a mascot (Just like we have an Elephant), but they will still be called the Rebels (Just like we have always been called the Crimson Tide).

 

[BamaMoon]

Just trying to clear up the confusion that some people have in thinking Ole Miss is now going to be called the Ole Miss Bears. They might have a bear as a mascot (Just like we have an Elephant), but they will still be called the Rebels (Just like we have always been called the Crimson Tide).

"Miss Bears" -- I did see a mother black bear in the Smokies maul a little boy. Everybody stopped at one of those "bear jams" to look at the bear family and and people were feeding the cubs candy and the mother bear just snapped. True story! This is why the signs say "don't feed the bears."

So is the Miss. black bear mascot male or female?

 

[DiamondDust]

"Miss Bears" -- I did some a mother black bear in the Smokies maul a little boy. Everybody stopped at one of those "bear jams" to look at the bear family and and people were feeding the cubs candy and the mother bear just snapped. True story! This is why the signs say "don't feed the bears."

So is the Miss. black bear mascot male or female?

As mentioned in another thread, a baby bear is something I never want to see in the wild because Mama isn't usually far behind.

 

[92tide]

As mentioned in another thread, a baby bear is something I never want to see in the wild because Mama isn't usually far behind.

and from the few run in's i've had, the babies are much more curious than the older ones so it is possible to get much closer to them.

 

[92tide]

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[Alasippi]

Any way you look at it...a Black Bear being the mascot for the Rebels just doesn't make sense.

That's like calling yourselves the Stallions and having a cow for a mascot...lol

I know we have an Elephant and we're the Crimson Tide but at least there's a reason why because we were at one point the Red Elephants.

If they had really wanted a mascot that reflected Mississippi they would have chosen a Native American or Indian based mascot because half the towns in Mississippi and most all the waterways are named after Indian Tribes.

To me the perfect mascot would have been a guy dressed up like Geronimo and riding a horse. He was an Indian and he was definitely a Rebel.

Call him Chief Hotty Tod or something.

Make sense?

 

[ValuJet]

On a positive note, it gives Ole Miss the legitimacy to wear black jerseys when they play that all important Thursday night ESPN non-conference game!

 

[Rocknrolltide]

Was so pulling for Admiral Ackbar.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ljrGXktR4"]YouTube - Extended version - ESPN Ole Miss Star Wars commercial[/ame]

 

[RedStar]

Any way you look at it...a Black Bear being the mascot for the Rebels just doesn't make sense.

That's like calling yourselves the Stallions and having a cow for a mascot...lol

I know we have an Elephant and we're the Crimson Tide but at least there's a reason why because we were at one point the Red Elephants.

If they had really wanted a mascot that reflected Mississippi they would have chosen a Native American or Indian based mascot because half the towns in Mississippi and most all the waterways are named after Indian Tribes.

To me the perfect mascot would have been a guy dressed up like Geronimo and riding a horse. He was an Indian and he was definitely a Rebel.

Call him Chief Hotty Tod or something.

Make sense?

I'm pretty sure that's not true.

 

[bamamoss2]

Let's hope it is a "Teddy Bear" and not a grizzly this weekend!

 

[THE BAMA IRISHMAN]

Maine will always be the True Black Bears.

While Stationed in Maine I had the pleasure of watching the Maine Black Bears. The Black Bears have a win over an SEC Team (Miss St.).

 

[Alasippi]

I have been preaching the Indian thing for a while. Just get some tribe to sponsor it a la the Seminoles and you are golden. Indians even fought with the Confederacy.

On target. I live in Mississippi and the towns next to me are Pascagoula(Indians), Biloxi(Indians) and
Escatawpa(Indians).

Plus, the Choctaws own half the casinos in the state...lol

So I agree....100%...

sip

 

[BamaDMD]

Maybe the fans will start talking like Chicago fans........ Da Bears........

 

[CapstoneGrad06]

It's seems that many Ole Miss fans need to learn that a mascot and a nickname are two different things. Lots of folks tweeting like crazy over how they're the "Ole Miss Rebels" and not the "Ole Miss Black Bears".

 

[Redwood Forrest]

Mississippi. Mississippi River. DUH. Must one be a rocket scientist? Ole Man River dressed as Mark Twain. Huck Finn. Riverboat Gambler. Lordy, they are not as smart as a third grader.

 

[teamplayer]

So from a white plantation owner to a black bear... geez, talk about going from one extreme to the other.

Maybe they could create some story about how the black bear wandered onto the plantation in search of food and ended up eating Colonel Reb. The soul of Colonel Reb was too strong and took over the future actions of the bear. Therefore, the mascot looks like a black bear, but it has the soul of Colonel Reb. Hotty Toddy, black bear Rebels like to party!

Any way you look at it...a Black Bear being the mascot for the Rebels just doesn't make sense.

That's like calling yourselves the Stallions and having a cow for a mascot...lol

I know we have an Elephant and we're the Crimson Tide but at least there's a reason why because we were at one point the Red Elephants.

If they had really wanted a mascot that reflected Mississippi they would have chosen a Native American or Indian based mascot because half the towns in Mississippi and most all the waterways are named after Indian Tribes.

To me the perfect mascot would have been a guy dressed up like Geronimo and riding a horse. He was an Indian and he was definitely a Rebel.

Call him Chief Hotty Tod or something.

Make sense?

They are changing the image for the sole purpose of modern political correctness. I very seriously doubt that they would lose Colonel Reb and the problem that association brings in order to have an Indian name and all of the problems that would create.
I really wish that racist groups had never decided to use the Rebel flag as a symbol because it really is an awesome looking flag. I have always liked the British flag, the American flag, and the Rebel flag more than any of the other flags of the world. Well, the Canadian flag is also pretty cool. Unfortunately, the Rebel flag has been tainted with hate and is viewed as a symbol of racism. People really should find more important things to debate.

 

[ValuJet]

Ole Miss buddy of mine on Facebook posted this:

 

[TideFaninSoFla]

Nice. So they are the Rebel Bears... Doesn't that technically make them Ewoks?

 

[Alasippi]

A friend of mine, an Ole Miss fan, who actually knows football called me today and lividly asked..

"Are you believing our nick name is Rebels and our damn mascot is a Bear"?

I was laughing so hard I couldn't answer. Not being a smart tail. Just listening to his frustration...lol