Someone explain this math to me...

[dawgstudent]

The committee made the recommendation to University of Mississippi
leaders Wednesday night following a thorough analysis of the latest poll
of Ole Miss students, faculty, staff, alumni and season ticket holders.
<span style="font-weight: bold;"> The poll indicated that 62 percent of those polled support the Rebel
Black Bear. The Rebel Land Shark drew 56 percent support, and Hotty
Toddy drew 42 percent.</span>

http://mascot.olemiss.edu/

 

[38843dawg]

nm

 

[chew1095]

they do everything 160% (except play defense in football).

 

[MeridianDog]

Other than They are "The HArvard of the South".

edited after redaing other posts

 

[Harry Doyle]

When rebels voted they were not asked to pick 1 of the 3 choices, but whether or not they loved, liked, can accept, or hate each mascot choice. So I interpret this as 38% of people that voted did not like the Black Bear, but I guess they were determined to move forward with a new mascot.

 

[dawgstudent]

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[patdog]

positive, neutral or negative. The poll wasn't to choose one over the others, just to guage the reaction to each.

 

[OurPrideAndJoySnots]

Each mascot came with three options to the tune of<div>

• I like this mascot
• I can live with this mascot
• I do not like this mascot

Maybe they went off of the first option when calculating the numbers. Just a thought.</div>

 

[8dog]

what they wanted and the people really had no choice. I can't blame them.

Wish some folks in this state had done that with our state flag.

 

[FlabLoser]

One of the choices for each mascot was "I could support this mascot".

They basically rated all 3 mascots on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 & 2 indicating support. Everybody could have ranked all 3 of them with 2's to show 100% support for each of the 3 mascots.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Who is that Bully is holding? I am not familiar with him. Perhaps if he was holding a black (brown) bear, I would understand it.

 

[fishwater99]

So long Ole Miss Rebels... Change is coming and there is No Hope for the Rebels...

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

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[Ivehadbetter]

It said ".. of those polled X% chose (insert mascot here). (Insert mascot here) got X and (insert mascot here) got X.

According to that sentence the #s should add to 100%.

 

[Ivehadbetter]

instead of running the three against each other.

 

[AlCoDog]

Impossible

 

[opieT]

They just ended up settling for one. Most people either liked or disliked the other two. Basically if you think about it.... the black bear probably won because not a whole lot of people wrote they hated it.

 

[Seven Year Plan.nafoom]

had a positive reaction to Hotty Toddy. That MState doesn't dominate a school where 42% of the fanbase likes Hotty Toddy should trouble each and every one of you. We give you layups and you go David Dean on us.

WE ARE...Mississippi

 

[OurPrideAndJoySnots]

That picture may be farkable now.