Colonel in retirement, but still working parttime
It has been three football seasons since Colonel Reb last set foot on the Ole Miss gridiron, banished because his old South image was seen as out of step with the changing South. But when the University of Georgia brings Uga VI to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium today, his Mississippi counterpart will be there in more than just memory.
Atlana Journal-Constitution correspondent Cindy Howle revisits the lingering debate over Colonel Reb between his supporters and those who think he was long overdue for retirement.