Question for the board

[Red87]

I'll be honest, I've been a rebel fan my entire life. However, I always root for the Bulldogs when they aren't playing Ole Miss. I joined today so I could ask about something that has bothered me for years now: what really happened with Jackie Sherrill? I would be excommunicated for admitting this, but I always liked Jackie. His teams always played their guts out, and they brought pride to the entire state with their intense defensive play. Why did Jackie's final few teams all of a sudden stop winning? After so many years its hard to believe that he all of a sudden just lost control of the program.

 

[thatsbaseball]

Burn out. It`s more complicated than just that and a number of factors went in to it but at the end of the day he got tired of 17ing with it...I.E. he burned out.

 

[Lee Corso]

True. It is kinda still a sore subject with Ole Miss (NCAA/court case is still going on). Google Jackie Sherrill, Julie Gibert (XenaReb), and Richard Johanningmeier. Plus, some of the great recruits that Jackie recruited were not all that great. Plus, a buttload of other things were going on...... He just said.....17 it.

http://www.freewebs.com/sherrill-vs-ncaa/thebackground.htm