So we knew it was coming at Saturday’s ‘Meet the Rebels’ day with the unveiling of the new Land Shark Mascot Tony. He was named after former Ole Miss player Tony Fein who was the first Rebels player to throw up the Landshark gesture in a game. As soon as the first image hit social media, the naysayers and opposing fans immediately criticized the selection and some made claims that our mascot is a huge laughingstock of college football. Really?
Has anybody seen Stanford’s tree, Alabama’s elephant and Ohio State’s Brutus to name a few.