No typical spring break for Ole Miss Samaritans

Good work by these young men. It's always good to give something back.

I for one, would support a change in the team name from Rebels to Samaritans. When they played well, they would of course be Good Samaritans. And then sometimes they would be Bad Samaritans. Currently, they're just Rebels.

I thought the school already had a new name/mascot - Bears, or something like that. Obviously, it didn't take.

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Originally posted 11:10 AM ET  03.15 by DearbornSparty

I for one, would support a change in the team name from Rebels to Samaritans. When they played well, they would of course be Good Samaritans. And then sometimes they would be Bad Samaritans. Currently, they're just Rebels.

This would be a logo-designer's nightmare.

How do you design one that strikes fear in your opponents? Especially when they could be either Good or Bad, depending on circumstances? Tough.



Their whole mascot-changing stuff has been strange right from the start, and it sure looks like the effort hasn't gotten much traction, at least judging by the impact seen from outside Ole Miss territory. Used some kind of voting process with a slate of candidates that ranged from bland all the way to off-the-chart crazy. Not trying to run down Ole Miss, really not, just don't see this thing doing much to improve the mascot situation.

So instead of taking money from boosters they'll be feeding the homeless?

OK just kidding ... it's nice to see the human side of players.

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Originally posted 11:38 AM ET  03.15 by Tin Man

I thought the school already had a new name/mascot - Bears, or something like that. Obviously, it didn't take.

mascot....a bear. Colonel Akbar was voted down...

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Originally posted 11:10 AM ET  03.15 by DearbornSparty

I for one, would support a change in the team name from Rebels to Samaritans. When they played well, they would of course be Good Samaritans. And then sometimes they would be Bad Samaritans. Currently, they're just Rebels.

Rebels with a cause. lol


IMO they should remain Rebels and tell the rest of the politically correct crowd to just deal with it. Too much of our American heritage is being tossed out to appease crybaby's. Our heritage is what it is. In a similar vein, the Stars and Bars is simply a neat flag to me that is a part of America's heritage. It says nothing about slavery to me, which I have nothing but disgust for in any form in any country at any time.

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Originally posted 12:07 PM ET  03.15 by GR=O-6fan

This would be a logo-designer's nightmare. How do you design one that strikes fear in opponents?

Well, since Samaria was in present day Palestine, they could have a logo of a terrorist.

And you all need to check your sarcasim meters.