[NEW ORLEANS] Rebel fans from around the country descended upon New Orleans for the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, but none of them traveled more than Valentin Joanny. Joanny, a 28-year old dog trainer from a Parisian suburb, is the owner of the Twitter account Ole Miss France (@FranceRebels). His account, which at the time of writing has 2,513 followers, reports every score and major update of Ole Miss sports teams and has become a mainstay of “Ole Miss Twitter.”
Joanny arrived in New Orleans after a 16-hour flight from Paris, just in time to meet some fellow Ole Miss enthusiasts and catch the Rebels take on the Baylor Bears.