Yoknapatawpha! Yoknapatawpha! Rah, Rah, Rah!

For all the SEC football die-hards stuck here in the middle of this endless Winter, the biggest news floating about is the broo-ha-ha down in Oxford, over who , or what , if anything is going to replace Colonel Reb.

You know, old times here are not forgotten... on and on. That said Mr. Colonel Reb is only 25 years old , so no real tears being shed here. The song and flag have long since been gone. The student body voted on the changes and like 25 % cast a ballot, seems more of an alumni thing. BUT, the mascot that is leading in the polls to roam the sidelines with Hairydawg and Aubie is , The Supreme Commander of the Rebel Alliance Fleet :

Admiral Ackbar!

Really.

Some purist are all up in arms over this and much handwringing is going on. I do not think that even the powers that be at Ole Miss could get Lucasfilms to allow this to happen, so lets go on to plan B. Enter the CRANKYPROFESSOR.

My good pal Michael had the great idea of changing the whole set up, get rid of the whole REB thing and get much more to home:

THE FIGHTING FAULKNERS!

A sort of boozie, pipe smoking ,Oxford native, perfect for SEC football.