Curse Of The Black Bear

The Curse of the Black Bear is a direct result of the installation of a black bear as the mascot for the University of Mississippi. Reb.

This curse has brought disappointment and unspeakable embarrasment to Ole Miss football program and will not go away until the Black Bear is removed and replaced with the former mascot, the brave and couragous Col. A mascot at Ole Miss since the 1940's based on a real person at Ole Miss, Colonel Reb has transformed from a character in the Student Annual, to a student cheerleader voted to be on the  ...