Ole Miss adopts Landshark as its official mascot
Posted: October 6, 2017 5:11 pm
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After heated debate and conversation, the University of Mississippi is adopting the Landshark as its official mascot. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter announced the retirement of Rebel the Black Bear in a letter Friday morning.
Vitter wrote that the Associated Student Body-conducted poll confirmed the sentiments he and Athletics Director Ross Bjork have heard that the Landshark and “Fins Up” best represent the athletics program.
After the poll, the administration sought other opinions from alumni, staff, faculty, graduate students and representatives from Athletics. All were in unanimous support of the Landshark change.
“The growth of the Landshark mystique over the last seven years has been phenomenal with every athletics team embracing it,” Vitter wrote.
Athletics will design, develop and launch the mascot and unveil it before the 2018 football season, according to the letter.
Full text of the letter is at the link above.
From the letter:
In closing, I want to state unequivocally that we are — and always will be — the Ole Miss Rebels. And I am asking all Rebels to unite around our new Landshark mascot.
Hotty Toddy and Fins Up!
Jeffrey S. Vitter
Sure hope they cleared everything with Jimmy (a Southern Miss grad) and Landshark Lager
Blood in the water? Have at it. . .FEEDING FRENZY
After heated debate and conversation, the University of Mississippi is adopting the Landshark as its official mascot. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter announced the retirement of Rebel the Black Bear in a letter Friday morning.
Vitter wrote that the Associated Student Body-conducted poll confirmed the sentiments he and Athletics Director Ross Bjork have heard that the Landshark and “Fins Up” best represent the athletics program.
After the poll, the administration sought other opinions from alumni, staff, faculty, graduate students and representatives from Athletics. All were in unanimous support of the Landshark change.
“The growth of the Landshark mystique over the last seven years has been phenomenal with every athletics team embracing it,” Vitter wrote.
Athletics will design, develop and launch the mascot and unveil it before the 2018 football season, according to the letter.
Full text of the letter is at the link above.
From the letter:
In closing, I want to state unequivocally that we are — and always will be — the Ole Miss Rebels. And I am asking all Rebels to unite around our new Landshark mascot.
Hotty Toddy and Fins Up!
Jeffrey S. Vitter
Sure hope they cleared everything with Jimmy (a Southern Miss grad) and Landshark Lager
Blood in the water? Have at it. . .FEEDING FRENZY
