Fans react to Ole Miss changing from bear mascot to Landshark mascot
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
@RossBjorkAD, if you take another job I don’t blame you one bit. Thank you for your attempts to make Ole Miss a better place.
— chandler (@wcrowlen) October 6, 2017
Ole Miss Rebels but like also landsharks there use to be a black bear too
— Thompson (@MontanaKuzma) October 6, 2017
I still think the Ole Miss Rebels deserve Admiral Ackbar as their mascot. pic.twitter.com/YQb1LjjFc7
— TJ Carpenter (@TJCarpenterShow) October 6, 2017
When you find out they changed Ole Miss mascot to a Landshark. pic.twitter.com/tFo2NmF2OA
— Phillip Dean (@PhillipDean_) October 6, 2017
I find it hilarious how Ole Miss is now the landsharks, but the defense is currently ranked 100th in total defense. Fins up!
— Dylan James Rubino (@DylanJRubino) October 6, 2017
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
— Josh (@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.
This is hilarious. The shark with the legs drawn on, did it for me.. LOL
Land sharks? Really? Nah this is a joke right? I don’t get it. I thought Florida was the school being trolled on sharks.
Ahhhhh….the Rebel Black Bear Landsharks never cease to entertain.
Well, I still think this is an internet prank….. gotta be. Not to be judgemental but……..
At any rate, at least they went the unique over everything else route. I mean you can only have so many tigers, bears and bulldogs as mascots before you start to feel like you are getting lost in the crowd.
In their defense though, there is already a Razorback (although how cool is that mascot; ugly, mean as hell, faster than a greased mamba, tough as a tank…. I mean, who would want to mess with one of those?), rattlesnakes are taken (thank God), collies, gtick hounds, huskies, elephants, bulls, steers (although, a neutered animal, really?), gunslingers on horseback, ancient Greeks who owned slaves and ran empires, farmers, raptors…. heck, even ducks, toads, all manor of reptiles and a tree are already taken. So, maybe this is a sign we have too many college football teams.
Personally, I would have gone with something that actually has to do with the school…..
Alcoholics Annon….. nah, wait….. The Red Cuppers, the Grovers, ……..
This has got to be a prank. Just has to be.