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Ole Miss Rebels (official thread)

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Admiral Ackbar Closer to Ole Miss Mascot Status | TMZ.com
Admiral Ackbar -- the Supreme Commander of the Rebel Alliance fleet
-- is one step closer to becoming the new on-field mascot for Mississippi University.

Ole Miss is in the middle of a movement to replace their old mascot -- Colonel Reb -- after the school decided they wanted to update their image.

Tuesday, the students voted in favor of crowning a new mascot to represent Rebel Nation ... and the favorite so far is none other than the most famous Mon Calamari in the entire universe.

Several pro-Ackbar websites have recently emerged -- making the Admiral the heavy favorite. The University tells us the decision on the mascot is entirely in the hands of the student mascot committee. The University will hold a vote in the near future -- we'll keep you updated.

May The Force be with you.
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Ackbar Has A Chance! Ole Miss Students Vote To Have A Say > Buster Sports
Today the Ole Miss student body voted an overwhelming Yes to having a voice in the selection of the next Ole Miss mascot, the first since Colonel Reb was removed from the sidelines several years ago.

The student turnout for the voting paralleled that of a typical student body president election according to Sparky Reardon, the Rebel Dean of Students.

There has been a mounting effort in support of Admiral Ackbar, the only potential candidate who was an actual Supreme Commander of the REBEL Alliance Fleet. I think that title sells itself. However, I'm sure their will be some d-bags round Oxford way that will spoil all the fun for everyone.

The students now have the ear of the University and will be able to put a new identity in place for a new generation of rebellious young men and women. UM Chancellor Dan Jones released this comment on the mascot situation:

?Our students think of themselves as Ole Miss Rebels. They are today?s Ole Miss Rebels and they want a new on-field mascot that represents their spirit and energy. They will lead the effort to create a mascot that they think will improve school spirit and the game-day experiences for themselves and others.?

So, I'm thinking maybe it's time for a female representative? Perhaps something topical like a few combinations of loose and/or tight fitting clothes (depending on scenario), sans undergarments of course, and probably with a bad case of the sniffles.

Alas, the true fate of the next Rebel icon is in the hands of a "student committee" who will be charged to harness their inner creativity and identify the next face of the Ole Miss Rebels
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That is funny... but my inner nerd also thinks it's pretty cool.

I would be pissed if I was an Ole Miss fan who embraced their traditions and what not (if they have any?), but since the old mascot is most closely associated with fried chicken and owning slaves that would make it a bit easier to swallow.
 
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BuckeyeNation27;1664515; said:
I dunno....George Lucas seems like the kind of guy who would let people use his characters for free.
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When I was working on my master's I took a class with the now former AD at Wright State. He said back in the '80s the athletic department was sued by George Lucas because their athletics logo was supposedly a rip-off of the branding for Raiders of the Lost Ark:

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Turns out, Wright State had their logo first and they got to keep it.
 
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