OT: Ole Miss mascott finalists
http://blogs.clarionledger.com/um/2010/10/05/um-releases-potential-masc…
Introducing Rebel Land Shark
Rebel Black Bear
And Hotty Toddy
Please let it be Hotty Toddy
October 6th, 2010 at 4:13 PM ^
*cough* terrible *cough*
October 6th, 2010 at 4:13 PM ^
Are these a joke, or are they serious??
October 6th, 2010 at 4:18 PM ^
The reason you see the Admiral Akbar posts is that he was leading at one point. He was somehow vetoed.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:43 PM ^
You can thank monsieur Spielberg for that one.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:59 PM ^
Do you mean Lucas?
October 6th, 2010 at 5:09 PM ^
Yes I did.
/selffacepalm
October 6th, 2010 at 4:14 PM ^
IT'S A TRAP!!!
October 6th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
Please let it be Hotty Toddy. They could just hire The Situation after Jersey Shore has run its course.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
Land shark!
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<br>None of them hold a candle to admiral ackbar
October 6th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
ALL HAIL ADMIRAL ACKBAR!
October 6th, 2010 at 4:21 PM ^
How could you not want Admiral Ackbar to be your mascot? I mean come on, he is better than all three of those finalists combined.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:42 PM ^
I don't think Ole Miss wanted to get sued.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:52 PM ^
think about how many great chants they could have with admiral Ackbar as there mascot
and every game would be a TRAP game
October 6th, 2010 at 6:48 PM ^
Saturday...1st Quarter
Denard takes the snap, runs to his left toward the line of scrimmage
Greg Jones sprints towards Denard to try and meet him at the line leaving the center open
Out of nowhere...Admiral Ackbar...IT'S A TRAP
Denard throws to a wide open Terrence Robinson who steaks into the endzone
October 6th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
Though I understand your preference for Hotty Toddy.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:16 PM ^
Heres one vote for "The Rebel Mangino"
October 6th, 2010 at 4:23 PM ^
Duff Man wears the same thing as "Game Day" and "Grove" attire.
Oh yeah!
October 6th, 2010 at 4:26 PM ^
Lucasfilms put the stop to Ackbar, at least according to the extended cut of that ESPN commerical.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:31 PM ^
What doesnt George Lucas ruin??
October 6th, 2010 at 6:12 PM ^
Ummmmmm?.... hmmm... Star Wars maybe?... oh wait.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:32 PM ^
I vote for "Hotty Toddy Bear".... a bare-chested big-bellied bearded guy in leather who runs around the opposing team's sideline yelling "Hey Y'all... Who's Your Daddy?"
But it probably wouldn't work, something tells me people from "Ole Miss" would find this significantly more offensive that a Rebel Colonel / Plantation Owner for a mascot.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:51 PM ^
But, yes, I think it would end like Bruno, with people throwing chairs and beer cans at the poor guy.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:47 PM ^
"Hotty Toddy" reminds me of a bulked up version of the "human being" mascot from Community...odd grey figure with no real attributes..
October 6th, 2010 at 6:02 PM ^
I want that one to win. The Human Being mascot cracks me up, and it'd be even better to see it in real life.
October 6th, 2010 at 7:17 PM ^
He also resembles the Putties from Power Rangers:
October 6th, 2010 at 10:10 PM ^
That Barackbar picture is amazing
October 6th, 2010 at 4:55 PM ^
I am actually suprised that the choices of Giant Douche or Turd Sandwich are not available.
October 6th, 2010 at 5:03 PM ^
Can they come up with WORSE mascots?
Admiral Ackbar would have been awesome...damn you, George Lucas!
As for Hotty Toddy...isn't he really Duff Man? Incognito?
October 6th, 2010 at 5:13 PM ^
The Black Bear is brown. That is all.
October 6th, 2010 at 6:26 PM ^
and some Brown (Grizzly) bears are black. The Black bear can also be cinamon (lighter brown), blonde (even lighter brown), white, and even blue-grey. The bears color tends to resemble the landscape, so bears in heavily forested areas will be darker, while the white and blue-grey bears occur in Canada and Alaska. In Yellowstone 90% are a shade of brown. The coolest bear IME is the polar-grizzly hybrid which can be either brown, white, or mottled. These things are fierce looking.
October 6th, 2010 at 5:52 PM ^
a cerebral plus 1.
October 7th, 2010 at 9:59 AM ^
October 6th, 2010 at 5:35 PM ^
must be the dumbest fucking thing i've seen in months. i actually think the bear one is kinda neat... in a frat southern style kind of way
October 6th, 2010 at 5:37 PM ^
... but I'm so glad we don't have a mascot. Or a mascott.
October 6th, 2010 at 5:43 PM ^
But I do have a maize & blue ascot that I wear on game day.
October 6th, 2010 at 5:40 PM ^
Riight, so they're the Running Rebels and their mascot choices are a shark, a bear, and a hott dude. This can't be for real.
October 6th, 2010 at 6:03 PM ^
Well guys in grey civil war uniforms running while carrying the stars and bars would be politically incorrect these days.
October 6th, 2010 at 5:58 PM ^
Obviously none of them hold a candle to Ackbar, but the Land Shark one is sort of amusing at least. The bear is too generic and Hotty Toddy... well... just plain idiotic.
October 6th, 2010 at 6:16 PM ^
The bear is very significantly historically for the region. It has it's own Civil War heritage, just like the Tennessee Volunteers or North Carolina Tar Heels. The three Ole' Miss students and alumni I know are in favor of the bear.
October 6th, 2010 at 6:20 PM ^
we won't get our Ackbar wish. And these candidates are like picking between a giant douche (hotty toddy) a turd sandwich (the bear) and a dogcrap taco (land shark). I guess I'd go for the shark.
October 6th, 2010 at 6:59 PM ^
What about the Ole Miss Che Guevara
...someone please back me up with a sweet photoshop
October 6th, 2010 at 7:30 PM ^
I feel like these mascots would offend a certain set of people as well, namely people with any tangential connection to reality.
October 6th, 2010 at 7:45 PM ^
I think they picked the worst choices. While the bear may have history, it's a boring and safe choice, and not unique. Hotty Toddy just makes me think of a stereotypical Southern Frat Boy, which may be what they're going for, but then just feature your students section more prominently. Land Shark is my least favorite - not particularly unique (a shark is a shark, and a guy in a furry shark costume is a fake shark, not a land shark) and based on a tradition that's less than ten years old.
Blues Musician and Riverboat Pilot were my favorite options - historic, cultural connections and characters that typically embody a rebellious spirit. While a rebel horse seems a bit boring too, at least it has a strong connection to Rebels.
If your mascot is going to be boring, and have little to no connection to your nickname, why have one? What value does it add?
October 6th, 2010 at 8:11 PM ^
October 6th, 2010 at 9:26 PM ^
Haven't heard who's doing their branding, but are you serious????? Tell them to call me... I'd do it just for the greater good.