Several months ago, I posted a diatribe about Ole Miss and its frustration with students chanting “The South Will Rise Again”, and I suggested their continued use of the team name “Rebels” and their mascot “Colonel Reb” may be the sort of thing to embolden negative student behavior (I have since learned that Colonel Reb, while appearing at games and rallies, is no longer sanctioned by the school — good move).
Well someone listened and the school is fully moving on from Colonel Reb and opened up the replacement decision to a student vote (held yesterday) and you won’t believe who is considered the front-runner. Let’s just say he’ll change what war you think of when you hear the name “Rebels.”
That’s right, Admiral Ackbar. As one site promoting the candidacy says, “Who wants a Colonel when you could have an Admiral?” While I applaud Ole Miss on its potential new mascot, I am compelled to ask if the students are fully aware of his spotty war record, involving a near disastrous defeat when he followed bad intel to lead the Rebel fleet into a…what is the word I’m looking for?
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I just love the idea of them yelling “It’s a trap!” during a basketball game when the defense…well…traps.