Derrick Green Post #135
Mike Farrell has come out with his projections of the highest rated recruits left who haven't committed yet. He has Michigan landing Green for what it is worth. You'll notice Treadwell and others going to Ole Miss, he projects. I really want to make my way down there to see what all the hype is about.
Link:http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1457820
January 10th, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^
Ole Miss where good players go to never pan out.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
Eli Manning has two Super Bowl rings.
Michael Oher is the starting LT for the Baltimore Ravens.
Granted Ole Miss isn't Alabama, but they produce some decent talent from time-to-time.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:36 PM ^
Oher's the RT in Baltimore
They've also produced Patrick Willis, Mike Wallace, Deuce McAllister, BenJarvus Green-Ellis & Dexter McCluster.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:36 PM ^
from the last 10 years. Awesome!
January 10th, 2013 at 3:36 PM ^
I don't think that the former players from Ole Miss are much of a draw. I think that it's the game day traditions and the women. Game day is supposed to be something special. It's definitely high on my "to do" list (along with Baton Rouge and Lincoln).
I've already been to Starkville, MS for a Mississippi State game. Nice enough....but not really impressive.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:45 PM ^
Don't forget the good ole, down home racism that is pertinent everyday on campus there, except for Saturdays.
/s
January 10th, 2013 at 4:06 PM ^
January 10th, 2013 at 4:20 PM ^
The sarcasm was the implication that the racism would be a draw for recruits.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:44 PM ^
January 10th, 2013 at 10:17 PM ^
January 10th, 2013 at 3:59 PM ^
All of this would be great...if you didn't have to, ya know, play a football game on Saturdays.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:19 AM ^
January 10th, 2013 at 10:53 PM ^
at ole' miss is supposed to be all-world. long-time close friend, a USC grad and football player in college, gives it a huge thumbs up. so maybe that southern hospitality is that special.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:36 PM ^
Name one other big-time Ole Miss grad currently in the NFL.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:46 PM ^
Patrick Willis - 49ers
January 10th, 2013 at 4:30 PM ^
January 10th, 2013 at 4:37 PM ^
Cassius Vaughn starts at corner for the Colts.
January 10th, 2013 at 5:05 PM ^
As a Colts fan, I will speak for us all: we'd all be fine if Cassius Vaughn ended up on someone else's roster next year. Not exactly the best example of a "Big time NFL player".
January 10th, 2013 at 5:07 PM ^
Agreed, but all the "big time" guys are already listed above. Vaughn is simply an example of another starter in the league.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:36 PM ^
Don't forget Jevan Snead!
...oh wait
January 10th, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
Well now, that's the example that makes Thad Matta's point...
January 10th, 2013 at 3:52 PM ^
I was just kidding. I think trying to list "recent" NFL players v. "recent" recruiting busts to sort out why a current recruit is considering a school is a fool's errand. Especially when we're throwing around players like Eli Manning and Jevan Snead as examples; it's not like the coaching staffs that coached either of those guys are still around.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:37 PM ^
Just about everyone produces decent talent from time to time. Purdue and Illinois are currently churning out some quality NFL D-line talent. Every blind squirrel finds an NFL acorn every few years
January 10th, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^
Hugh Freeze and staff (Ole Miss coaches) seem to be doing something very right down there. Obviously, playing time is a possibility immediately for a lot of recruits, but he's doing a really great job for a program that hasn't done much of anything (outside of a good LB and Eli Manning) in the last 50 years or so.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:43 PM ^
They dont hide the fact they use the prettiest co-eds to give recruits tours. They set strict rules though for the ladies. Such as no sex, drugs, or alcohol, etc. Also, they use an online academic program from BYU to help some recruits who are on the fringe grades wise. Not sure if the program is still used or not. But some recruits found that compelling. They use The Grove and the facilities as a key selling point, too. The book mentioned recruits saying how pretty the ladies were and how much fun they had. No shocker there. A lot of recruits loved Hugh Freeze which could explain why some of the elite prospects are considering Ole Miss.
There are some more factors but I cant remember them. This was just to give some insight about Ole Miss and why Treadwell and others are considering them. I know its an old book but relevant bc Freeze was there before and now hes the HC.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
Yes, very weird how the whole Treadwell thing turned out. Maybe Ole Miss is SMU re-born.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:30 PM ^
We're about to have as many DG threads as Lewan!
January 10th, 2013 at 3:31 PM ^
January 10th, 2013 at 3:33 PM ^
One word answer to your question - sundresses . . . .
January 10th, 2013 at 3:50 PM ^
Those are some beautiful sundresses. Wouldn't you like to ask them to throw a football around?
~Brent
January 10th, 2013 at 3:51 PM ^
"I've decided to take an official visit to Ole Miss"
-high school male
January 10th, 2013 at 4:36 PM ^
No Kate Upton, that's for sure.
January 10th, 2013 at 7:16 PM ^
Live down south and this is everywhere.. not impressed
January 10th, 2013 at 7:38 PM ^
January 10th, 2013 at 8:34 PM ^
Financial support? Life support? Air support? I don't get it.
January 10th, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
January 10th, 2013 at 4:06 PM ^
I'll admit it. We went down to Ole Miss in the 2011 season to see what all the hoopla was about. It defeinitely lived up to the hype, and I highly suggest anyone able to to make the trip. Tickets are very, very cheap, for great seats. Also, not only are the girls as gorgeous as the ones you google, but the tailgaters are super friendly. Invited into a few tailgates to eat and drink as we please, and stopped by numerous other fans just to chat. Of course there were the jeers and the like, but nothing harsh. In addition, we even saw another group of Michigan fans from afar. Make the trip!
January 10th, 2013 at 3:35 PM ^
Answer:
January 10th, 2013 at 3:47 PM ^
Yowzah! Where the fuck was that at M?
January 10th, 2013 at 3:53 PM ^
You should visit my blog more often (or for the first time):
January 10th, 2013 at 3:56 PM ^
Bookmarked.
January 10th, 2013 at 4:37 PM ^
I can only visit your blog after 5 pm. Those girls come out of nowhere!
January 10th, 2013 at 4:40 PM ^
They're usually bumped down the page by 7 a.m.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:56 PM ^
I just thought I'd share.
January 10th, 2013 at 3:58 PM ^
That guy is head of the PoliSci department at Ole Miss, thank you very much . . .
January 10th, 2013 at 5:27 PM ^