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The selection puts a symbolic end to Colonel Reb, who enjoyed lingering popularity among many Ole Miss fans. The university for years has distanced itself from association with symbols of the ...
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 ...
Still, Colonel Reb hasn't disappeared altogether from the university. Ole Miss holds the license to the image so it's still on bumper stickers, lapel pins and other merchandise on display at Rebel ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
OXFORD, Miss. -- University of Mississippi students will vote this month on creating a new school mascot. Colonel Reb, the ... 23 and will indicate whether Ole Miss students support development ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...