Fans react to Ole Miss changing from bear mascot to Landshark mascot
By Adam Spencer
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Ole Miss decided on Friday to do away with its Rebel the Bear mascot, announcing that a change to a Landshark mascot would happen before next year.
It’s the school’s third mascot change since 2003, when the Rebels got rid of the Colonel Reb mascot.
However, the fan base wasn’t too thrilled with the decision. It was, in fact, met with mostly apathy and confusion.
Here are some of the best responses from the announced mascot change on Friday afternoon:
*Opens Twitter
*Sees Twitter is talking about Ole Miss mascots again
Ben: pic.twitter.com/XS83GezjE9— Ben Garrett (@SpiritBen) October 6, 2017
Awesome. pic.twitter.com/fZqC0yea2l
— Marshall Ramsey ✏️ (@MarshallRamsey) October 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/wcrowlen/status/916347817655963648
Ole Miss Rebels but like also landsharks there use to be a black bear too
— Octavius Rex (@MontanaKuzma) October 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/TJCarpenterShow/status/916347666853793792
When you find out they changed Ole Miss mascot to a Landshark. pic.twitter.com/tFo2NmF2OA
— Phillip Dean (@PhillipDean_) October 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/DylanJRubino/status/916346988152713216
I've never cared less about anything pertaining to Ole Miss Sports in my entire life. Woo. https://t.co/I91RnYkWJD
— Matt Galatzan (@MattGalatzan) October 6, 2017
BREAKING: Auburn University to become first school to defeat the Ole Miss Landsharks in football https://t.co/gigd6TOv0w
— joshdub (@joshdub_) October 6, 2017
Live look at Ole Miss' new mascot. #landsharks pic.twitter.com/gLbiin5NFJ
— Andrew D. Zurborg (@azurborg) October 6, 2017
The University of Mississippi Ole Miss Rebel Black Bear Landshark. Whew, talk about an identity crisis.
— Kelsey Cadden (@kelseycadden) October 6, 2017
The designs for the new mascot will be developed over the next few months, with an official mascot set to be revealed before the 2018 season.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
