Tuesday Question: One of Characteristics
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Jan 24, 2012 11:47 AM EST
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PrintGenerally, we are the "authors" of "content" around here - "here" being a blog and not a message board. Recognize, we do, that you've come here not to contribute, but to consume. Nevertheless, there is the sporadic occasion where, either for our benefit or for to exercise the thinkifiers of the masses, we ask you a question. Today's question is . . .
"What do you value in a potential new Ole Miss Athletics Director?"
By the 30th of June, 2012, Pete Boone will no longer be the Ole Miss Athletics Director. At least, that's what we Rebel fans were told when the AD search committee and some basic details of the search were released late last week. Already, a few names have surfaced as potential replacements, all of which have likely been floated due to their Ole Miss/Mississippi connections and their supposed penchants for fundraising - names like Austin Barbour (yes, you heard right), Under Armor Marketing Director Walker Jones, and Central Arkansas AD Brad Teague.
Bgut what exactly are Ole Miss fans looking for in an AD? Are connections to Ole Miss or Mississippi in general important? What about ties with the Southeastern Conference? Is experience in some sort of management capacity as it relates to an athletics program a must? In short, what would you look for were you a member of the aforementioned search committee?
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I mean, I wouldn’t look because I would be Archie Manning on the committee. I would make someone else look for them.
I'm a Rebel, but I bleed the cherry and silver of the Lobos.
I would just like someone...
…with athletics-directed business sense and a person who like, wouldn’t be a dick to the coaches and our Rebels in the Pros.
It would be nice to have someone capable of following the recipe for good, positive, marketing sense.
Right now, frickin’ SPONGE BOB would be a better AD than the one we hjave endured for the last…what’s it been?…a CENTURY? (‘cause it FEELS like it’s been a century)
You know why they call it a French Horn? Because you have to stick your tongue in the mouthpiece.
the WAOM is strong in this one
give the governor a harrumph
by Sir Francis Drank on Jan 24, 2012 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
Hell...
…to the YEAH!
You know why they call it a French Horn? Because you have to stick your tongue in the mouthpiece.
Swanson's first order of business...
Friday nights before games, the team will eat together at Charles Mulligan’s. They will all have turf and turf.
by TwoYardsandaCloudofEnricky on Jan 24, 2012 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
That fat kid...
From Superbad who isn’t fat anymore. I mean, according to Moneyball, he taught Billy Bean everything he knows. Plus, according to a commercial I saw, he is no longer a N00B at CoD. That’s totally frat.
by astaylo1 on Jan 24, 2012 12:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
P.T. Barnum
Imagine – the big top in the grove
How many recruits are on the same scholarship?
clowncar’d
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No wait,
No animals. That would be mimicking the ag school beneath us – Cow Pie High.
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Cow pie high?
Really?
"Go then, there are other worlds than these"-The Gunslinger
by ARebel21 on Jan 24, 2012 2:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Double really.
Really?
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Jan 24, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
Give on old guy a break.
We used that to taunt state fans in the 70’s. You know, a generation before y’all were born.
Chant it just like U S A – U S A – COW PIE HIGH – COW PIE HIGH.
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You're not the only one, friend.
While I do admit that the Cup’s readership is largely of the 18-25 year old range, there are plenty of people of all ages who are regular readers and contributors. Don’t mind the hazing; it’s what we do.
Red Cup Rebellion - Changing the Culture of Ole Miss Athletics
Sports are chaotic and stupid; and we're bad at them.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Jan 26, 2012 8:59 AM EST up reply actions
I took yesterday off, dude...
….one old guy to another (I probably spilled my drink on you when we were both at Ole Miss), I got yer back. This place is fun and usually the hammering is all in good fun. There’s one guy WHO SHALL REMAIN UNNAMED (but has a blog name like an oil company) who usually gets slammed pretty hard because…well…I won’t speculate because I try to just leave him alone.
But you’ll be fine here. We’re all shapes, sizes, flavors, bourbons, scotches, vodkas, and RUMS! The picking is pretty funny and tongue-in-cheek.
Gotta be thick-skinned to walk the Cup Walk.
You know why they call it a French Horn? Because you have to stick your tongue in the mouthpiece.
You're a rum drinker? You seem like a rum drinker.
Red Cup Rebellion - Changing the Culture of Ole Miss Athletics
Sports are chaotic and stupid; and we're bad at them.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Jan 26, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
True.
This is a great site with a lot of laughs. That’s why I come here, for the first rate information and the first rate snark.
For the younger guys – my “readers” are my reading glasses that I wear down on the end of my nose. They’re great for looking down on maroon folks.
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In my body, where the shame gland should be, there is a second awesome gland. True story.
by Duece's accoutant on Jan 24, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
Ideal AD candidate?
I’d shoot for a young-ish guy, and preferably one who hasn’t spent his entire career in the Ole Miss system. Let’s have an understanding of the constraints faced by Ole Miss—money, reputation, etc.—and a more modern take on marketing and media presence. Maybe give more access to non-traditional media, and look for new opportunities for exposure, like Thursday night games.
Just shake things up.
give the governor a harrumph
by Sir Francis Drank on Jan 24, 2012 1:55 PM EST reply actions
I want a real game manager
Someone to call a presser DURING the football game
The spectator is compelled to look directly down the road and into the middle of the picture. -Baldessari
The athletic budget is weak? The fucking budget is weak?
You’re weak.
Nobody cares about your signature.
by RobRob9 on Jan 24, 2012 4:27 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
The new AD should answer any questions alluding to Confederate symbols in the following manner:
I always say 'beer me.' It gets a laugh, like, a quarter of the time.
by BeerMeAHottyToddy on Jan 24, 2012 7:38 PM EST reply actions
Couple of things:
1. Must bring back: CR, FDWL, Flags n’ shit (really any symbols of the Confederacy will do)
2. Must admit the media is run by dirty yankees
3. Should wear a bow tie at all times
4. Must mention “Traditions” a minimum of 12 times at every press conference
5. Must challenge rival AD’s to a duel when disrespected
by WrigleyvilleReb on Jan 24, 2012 9:08 PM EST reply actions
Is it terrible that I actually want this?
Maybe minus #1.
I'm a Rebel, but I bleed the cherry and silver of the Lobos.
by Role Player on Jan 25, 2012 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
A Rebel
One who does what’s best for all our sports programs and what is best for our athletes. One who can positively influence our athletes, fans, and alumni, by his or her actions, that Ole Miss is still a power house. One who doesn’t just show up to work to collect a paycheck. One who puts the student athletes first. One who does everything (legally) possible to make sure our University has the best to offer those students representing what, is, an endearment term, “Ole Miss.”
by Rebel Spy on Jan 25, 2012 8:06 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Kinda vague, but I like the direction you went there.
Putting students first should be a priority of the entire university administration.
Red Cup Rebellion - Changing the Culture of Ole Miss Athletics
Sports are chaotic and stupid; and we're bad at them.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Jan 25, 2012 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
I want
Someone entirely unaffiliated with Ole Miss, with legitimate AD experience/exposure. Someone who knows how to effectively manage a budget, market a product, and work tirelessly to innovate and renovate. Someone who isn’t afraid to stand up for the sports programs and stand up to their boss. Someone who listens to and encourages differing and outside opinions. Preferably an Assistant AD from a top tier program that has seen how the show is run on an elite level, and that has the ability to adapt those processes to address our problems.
My second choice would be President Palmer (the first one).
dang!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ndHOmYCMaXQ
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Michael Thompson.
I never get Chicken on a Stick at Chicken on a Stick, but I love Chicken on a Stick.
by David. on Jan 25, 2012 11:07 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
I liked that Mike Hill guy whose name was bandied about when all this started
He’s young and seemingly energetic. He has previous big-time athletics department experience (Florida) and he has marketing experience (he was assistant AD in charge of marketing if my memory hasn’t gone to shit). I mean those seem to be the high notes everyone wants to hit right there. Boom.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing airplane glue
by The next, next Dex on Jan 26, 2012 12:03 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
A former head coach who has experience in successful salary negotiations.
#RonP4AD
Red Cup Rebellion - Changing the culture of Ole Miss Athletics
Destroying your traditions since [YEAR REDACTED].
by Ivory Tower on Jan 26, 2012 9:26 AM EST via mobile reply actions
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