The celebration of sharks is one of Ole Miss’ most time-honored traditions. The football team’s “Landshark Defense” is a generations-old identity beloved by all fans of the red and blue, and no other mascot or idea about what best represents Ole Miss is as honored as our many shark-themed motifs. “Fins up,” say the fans in the stands! “Fins up, fin ‘em up! Hotty Toddy and fin those boys up good!” The shark mascot and shark-themed clothing are everywhere. Everyone’s sharkin’ around. You can picture this clearly, because sharks are very much Ole Miss.
It is because of our love for sharks — a love shared unequivocally by all Ole Miss fans to have ever been — that I watched last night’s SyFy world premiere of Sharknado 5: Global Swarming.