The day started with the video equivalent mic bombing of Hiroshima. (I imagine Nagasaki is loaded up and ready to go if this video war doesn't end, now) When you search for "Ole Miss," the #1 result is something about a game with LSU a couple years ago. #2 in just a day is the "Tradition" video. Every recruit (athletes and students alike) and their parents will easily be able to see what they are really about.
Let me break this down for you.
In just over 24 hours, over 10,000 people have watched an 8:30 documentary on what life is about in Oxford. That's over 1500 hours of video slamming Ole Miss. Their athletic department, their university. Their people. That video will be there forever. When Sally wants to go to Ole Miss law school, Sally's dad will type "Ole Miss" in You Tube's search and see a video named "Tradition" and he will watch it. Sally won't be going to Ole Miss. Jimmy 4.3 speed will consider Ole Miss from big high school in Houston. Jimmy 4.3's cousin will send him a link to the video and Jimmy 4.3 speed will go to Oklahoma instead.
In a couple of weeks, Pastor Dan Mullen's videos have received about 654 hours of views, that some could see as positive for recruiting. Who cares if recruits watch them. You could find similar footage on every college football team in America. You can't find race-related riots and president's sending the national guard on campus, KKK rallies on campus, and Crunchy Mikes on every campus in America.
When we finally got through the day, we jumped on Ole Miss early on the court and had a dominant victory that did not see a single digit margin in the second half.
Then we win the Mississippi Cup in tennis from them, which pissed off just as many of their high and mighty "We're better than you" crowd.
I'd say it was a good day for Our State.
Today they are licking their wounds. Red Cup and Rebellion and Pastor Dan Mullen and many of their fans are calling for civility in the video wars. Facebook posts about an Ole Miss family, etc. Their basketball team is seemingly destined for the NIT unless they pull some major upsets. And there are serious questions whether Andy Kennedy should be retained - which would give them two new head coaches in the two biggest sports and a new AD next year. The tennis team is still good, ranked No. 21 in the nation, but they are looking up at a MSU squad that is defending SEC West champions, and will scratch on the Top 10's door next week, and is in prime position to host a regional as a national seed in what has been their sport.
There's always their engineering school.
Let me break this down for you.
In just over 24 hours, over 10,000 people have watched an 8:30 documentary on what life is about in Oxford. That's over 1500 hours of video slamming Ole Miss. Their athletic department, their university. Their people. That video will be there forever. When Sally wants to go to Ole Miss law school, Sally's dad will type "Ole Miss" in You Tube's search and see a video named "Tradition" and he will watch it. Sally won't be going to Ole Miss. Jimmy 4.3 speed will consider Ole Miss from big high school in Houston. Jimmy 4.3's cousin will send him a link to the video and Jimmy 4.3 speed will go to Oklahoma instead.
In a couple of weeks, Pastor Dan Mullen's videos have received about 654 hours of views, that some could see as positive for recruiting. Who cares if recruits watch them. You could find similar footage on every college football team in America. You can't find race-related riots and president's sending the national guard on campus, KKK rallies on campus, and Crunchy Mikes on every campus in America.
When we finally got through the day, we jumped on Ole Miss early on the court and had a dominant victory that did not see a single digit margin in the second half.
Then we win the Mississippi Cup in tennis from them, which pissed off just as many of their high and mighty "We're better than you" crowd.
I'd say it was a good day for Our State.
Today they are licking their wounds. Red Cup and Rebellion and Pastor Dan Mullen and many of their fans are calling for civility in the video wars. Facebook posts about an Ole Miss family, etc. Their basketball team is seemingly destined for the NIT unless they pull some major upsets. And there are serious questions whether Andy Kennedy should be retained - which would give them two new head coaches in the two biggest sports and a new AD next year. The tennis team is still good, ranked No. 21 in the nation, but they are looking up at a MSU squad that is defending SEC West champions, and will scratch on the Top 10's door next week, and is in prime position to host a regional as a national seed in what has been their sport.
There's always their engineering school.