If you read between the lines in the CL article

[Nad Nellum]

In today's paper about OM recruiting you can see the pitch Freeze is using. "I'm from Ms. Mullen is a Yankee. This is my dream job. State is a stepping stone for Mullen."

Mullen ought to tell recruits," Well, OM said I was gone to Fla., UM, Penn St., and Tex A&M. So I must have turned them all down. If I turned those down, where would I be stepping to?"

 

[thatsbaseball]

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[The Usual Suspect]

than 50 miles from home. As we all know, many of the best recruits from MS have traditionally left the state to play elsewhere. Why wouldn't they play for a coach from elsewhere? It's not like MS has been the best friend to many of these recruits.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

but, We've seen how that tends to work out.

 

[shsdawg]

about the good coaches from elsewhere tthat turned the bears down. WE could attract a good coach from elsewhere, THEY are stuck with a girls basketball coach.

 

[mstatedogs]

Doesnt look like "king Archie"did all that they expected huh?</p>

 

[was21]

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[gdogg]

"I am from Mississippi, asst coaches are from Mississippi, blah blah blah." "Its our destination job, blah blah blah"
Freeze and his asst are pathetic,we are allgonna be sick of that hearing that ****.</p>

 

[aTotal360]

then grats on settling for mediocrity.

 

[Foronce]

and he was used to unite the fanbase ...you telling me Pete Boone couldn't have convinced a guy saying Ole Miss was his dream job to take his dream job.

the fanbase would have wanted to submit boone for public hanging if he would have went out and hired freeze

 

[Maroon Blood]

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John Howard Vaught was born in Olney, Texas on May 6th, 1909. He graduated as the valedictorian of his senior from Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended college at Texas Christian University. After graduating from TCU, Vaught went on to become the line coach at the University of North Carolina for six years before he joined the Navy to fight in World War II. Vaught resumed coaching in 1946 as an assistant coach for Ole Miss. Vaught was 37 when he came to Mississippi.

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[RonnyAtmosphere]

..an athlete born in the mid-1990's find more revolting than the thought of being under the tutelage of an individual that is of inappropriate regional birth.

 

[gravedigger]

best to emulate what is proven to work.

The problem with him may be a bit of Cuttcliff disease. He might just be unwilling to engage Mullen and rally the base until it gets too late.

I also happen to think there wont be much for us state fans to dislike him for.

 

[Mutt the Hoople.buhoops]

Ark. State is probably the only mid-major in history who upgraded after their coach skipped town.

 

[Griffdawg]

b/c Little Nicky Saban sure as hell ain't from Bama (or the south) and Miles isn't from Louisiana either. I would say that those 2 programs are doing okay without an Alabamian and a Louisianan at the helm.

 

[was21]

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[OneParticularHarbor]

That's Ellis in a walkover.

 

[GloryDawg]

I don't think recruits care where the coach is from. What they care about is going t a good program and having a coach that has proven he can put guys into the NFL. We got that and Ole Miss doesn't. They are way behind the eight ball on recruiting and the only way for them to catch up is too pay recruits.