The Ole Miss Mascot Selection Committee released five top options that came from the recent polling.

Of the 11 original mascot ideas, the committee decided to move forward the concepts of the horse, Hotty and Toddy, the landshark, the lion and the bear.

Ty New, committee co-chair, said the committee debated all 11 options again before approving the five released today.

“We had 4,000 voters write comments,” said New. “A lot were concerned about Hotty and Toddy Muppets.”

According to the committee website, mascot.olemiss.edu, this phase of the selection process includes color renderings of the final mascot ideas. The next poll will include the visuals to help voters in deciding.

Some students aren’t as positive about the options pushed forward by the committee.

“The only one that sounds good to me is Hotty and Toddy,” said Latrice Fox, social work major. “They are the only ones that sound like they would go with Ole Miss.”

Others, however, are not pleased with the results at all.

“It was disappointing that William Faulkner wasn’t on there. He seemed appropriate,” said international studies major William Bumpas.

In a recent interview, co-chair Margaret Ann Morgan said the next poll will take place in the fall.

According to their website, the committee has to look into issues such as the housing and maintaining of a live animal and before the decision can be made.