Rebel Roundup - January 16, 2012
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Jan 16, 2012 9:32 AM EST
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We have the day off of work, meaning that we won't be too active on the blog, Twitter, Facebook, and so forth. We will record Red Cup Radio tonight, though, so let us know if there's anything you wanna hear us ramble about.
Auburn denies Ole Miss | The Commercial Appeal
I suffered through the grainy ESPN3 feed to watch the Rebel defeat on the plains of Alabama, which was truly the most Ole Miss outcome imaginable. With just a few minutes to go in the second half, the Rebels overcame a double-digit deficit to a significantly less talented Auburn team to tie the game. The Rebels could have potentially avoided overtime, though, when they wound up with the ball in their hands with 6-ish seconds to go. Instead of using their remaining timeout and drawing up some sort of a structured play, they opted for the Jarvis Summers "heave towards the general direction of the basket" move. It didn't work. Ten frustrating minutes later, Jarvis Summers would fall short again in the waning seconds of OT2.
This isn't a knock on Summers; the guy's going to be great for us. He just doesn't have the experience to fully command the offense, especially on the road in a close SEC contest.
Cordarrelle Patterson loves Ole Miss visit | ESPN
[INSIDER] Junior College wideout Cordarrelle Patterson really enjoyed his time in Oxford this past weekend, it seems:
The people there are terrific, and I like the new staff. All the coaches are pretty cool. I think they are going to run the same offensive scheme they ran at Arkansas State, which is good. I honestly didn’t think the visit would be like that. I really like the people. That visit stood out and Ole Miss is at the top of the list.
He really liked the girls, per reports. That's not a joke.
Recruiting Update | EotC Blog
Gone is Jake Meador from the Rebel commitment list, and added is offensive tackle Robert Conyers.
Ole Miss Rebels name coordinators | The Commercial Appeal
The hiring of Dan Werner became official this past Friday. Welcome back to Ole Miss, Coach Werner. Make Bo Wallace a decent-to-good SEC quarterback if you could. Kthx.
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Seriously, I wonder how many recruits we get based solely off our female population.
Sorority Row is our #1 recruiting tool.
That was a called play, and I called it Brotha!!! HYYAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
by Catfish Powe-boy on Jan 16, 2012 10:45 AM EST reply actions
I wouldn't have gone to OM without them.
I tagged along for a visit with a couple buddies in HS at the end of our senior year who had already chosen to come to OM. I hadn’t decided yet and was considering UF, Auburn, LSU (as a last resort) and FSU. OM was not even on my radar.
I went to the Indy Bowl with said buddies in 93’ and spent the balance of the weekend in Oxford wiping drool from my bottom lip.
On the ride home that Sunday, my mind was made up.
Of course, I was not, nor have I ever been an athlete. I’m simply speaking from a regular old academic freshman vantage point.
I was in a similar situation.
I was looking at Richmond, William & Mary and LSU (I have family in Baton Rouge. I didn’t know any better.) My best friend in high school was visiting because his parents’ best friends met and got married at Ole Miss and insisted he take the trip. He took me with him.
We were there for homecoming weekend in 2002. I’d never seen anything like it. Neither had he. We had girl friends from high school that took us to parties and their sorority houses. Sold. Never applied anywhere else. (We’re from Tennessee. This blew the shit out of Knoxville or anything else in TN.)
Similarly my cousin was strongly considering the Citadel but he came to visit me first. On Derby Day weekend. That was that.
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by bowtierebel on Jan 16, 2012 12:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Richmond...
Is one of the few college campuses I have have ever been on that even comes close to matching the natural beauty we have.
by astaylo1 on Jan 16, 2012 8:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
As far as Summer's play with 6 seconds left and not calling a TO...
we had a two-on-one advantage down court with Holloway and someone else. Summers made the correct decision in trying to pass it down the court instead of calling a TO. problem was an Auburn player got his hands on the ball and forced a wild pass.
Ah. Thanks for the explanation.
I only took one look at it, but I thought it was some sort of shitty heave shot.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Jan 16, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
Spot on.
Summers made the correct decision trying to push the ball down to Murf on the break. Auburn player made a good play to get his hand on the ball and break up the pass. Reach-in foul would probably have been called earlier in the game, but the refs most likely wanted to avoid interjecting themselves (and rightfully so) into such a pivotal play.
In a similar defense of Kennedy not calling the TO, he had numbers on a break.
That was a called play, and I called it Brotha!!! HYYAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
by Catfish Powe-boy on Jan 16, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
You know what I'd like to see? Entrance and exit interviews with our athletes in the big 3 sports.
For obvious reasons, this might be the kind of info that would need to be kept in a secret vault somewhere for fear that it might fall into the wrong hands.
But honestly, if we’re not already doing this, I have a feeling it would yield mounds of actionable data to improve recruiting tremendously. Interview them when they are freshman. Wide eyed, excited, nervous, green. Ask them about what made them choose us over schools A, B and C. Ask them what their favorite and worst parts of the recruiting process were. Get as much info out of them regarding our recruiting process as posisble.
Then, as their final act before leaving campus (no matter the reason, transfer, being kicked out, graduation, leaving for the draft, etc) have them interviewed again. This time to gather info about their time here. Best and worst, coaches, teammates, staff, fans, classes, teachers, the whole kit-n-kaboodle. Obviously, some of them will decline, but I’d think most would participate in a quick exit interview to know that their opinions (while completely confidential and safe) would be heard.
I think having this data would give Ath Dept staff and coaches a helluva lot of ammunition to tailor both our recruiting strategy AND the on campus experience for players once they are here. If we’re not already doing this, we need to be.
Good Point
I think that type of survey would be an excellent recruiting tool.
Gold Star for Oxpatch.
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Have the reigning Miss Ole Miss give the survey...
BOOM!!!!!!! 100% participation, bitches.
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