It’s every time Rebels have a big one
They let down…
They keep it close enough to invest EVEN when I know I shouldn’t
They take it to the wire
They RIP OUR HEARTS OUT
and yet… I still love this school.
Hotty Toddy.
In nearly 12 years as a sports agent, I've been to nearly every college football venue in the country and mostly for big games. Last night in Oxford was the best atmosphere, best fan experience, and best in-game operations I have witnessed. It was first-class and everything fans want. Congratulations to @KeithCarterOM and everyone who is part of the Ole Miss in-game fan experience team. If you were there, you won't forget it. And if you think that atmosphere happens elsewhere, I haven't seen it yet.
The SEC accusing LSU of “lack of institutional control” hits differently when you look at the timeline:
2011-12 — NCAA major-infractions case. Recruiting violations. LSU put on probation.
2012-17 — Booster John Paul Funes provides $180K in impermissible benefits to a football player’s family using money embezzled from a hospital foundation.
2013 — Les Miles investigation intentionally stored offsite. AD Joe Alleva recommends firing him. LSU keeps him.
2017-19 — Will Wade caught on FBI wiretap discussing a “strong-ass offer.”
2019 — LSU suspends Wade after he refuses to meet with LSU/NCAA officials. Reinstates him 5 weeks later.
2020 — LSU’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations exposed.
2020 — Odell Beckham Jr. hands LSU players cash after the national title.
2020 — LSU self-imposes scholarship cuts, recruiting restrictions and a bowl ban amid the NCAA investigation.
LSU’s statement:
“This decision reflects LSU’s commitment to compliance with NCAA regulations and maintenance of institutional control.”
2021 — Independent review finds systemic Title IX failures. Verge Ausberry suspended 30 days without pay.
2022 — LSU fires Wade after an NCAA Notice of Allegations containing multiple Level I allegations.
2022 — Separate NCAA case: Football commits COVID dead-period recruiting violations. One year probation.
2023 — IARP resolves the football/basketball case: multiple violations, failure to monitor, 37 football wins vacated and 3 more years probation, beginning when the prior probation ended Sept. 21, 2023.
The NCAA also alleged lack of institutional control. The IARP did not sustain that allegation.
2024 — LSU pays $1.9M to settle Title IX claims. No admission of liability.
2026 — LSU rehires Will Wade.
The AD announcing the hire? Verge Ausberry.
2026 — Wade pursues international pros, an NBA draft pick and players with professional basketball experience.
2026 — LSU pursues outside capital tied to future SEC media revenue.
2026 — LSU pushes to add players who signed NFL contracts and went through NFL camps.
Sept. 2026 — The SEC sues LSU. Ausberry is a named defendant.
LSU ultimately leaves the former NFL players off its final roster.
The SEC presses forward anyway.
Its amended complaint says LSU’s actions “confirm the lack of institutional control over the athletics program at LSU that is required by Article 6 of the SEC Constitution.”
At the informal direction of the other 15 SEC presidents and chancellors, Sankey calls a Special Meeting for Sept. 10 to consider terminating LSU’s membership — whether LSU backs off the professional players or not.
And LSU is still on NCAA probation.
It expires Sept. 21.
Twelve days from now.
Different coaches. Different scandals.
Same institution. And in some cases, the same people.
💰 At some point, a contract has to mean something.
Princewill Umanmielen and Devin Harper signed revenue-sharing deals at Ole Miss before transferring to LSU.
Ole Miss wants its money. It should get it.
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Take a look at the defensive line class Randall Joyner is putting together:
DL Mitchell Turner
DL Ben’Jarvius Shumaker
DL Marvin Nguetsop
DL Jamarkus Pittman
Edge Antwan Jackson
Edge Keysan Taylor
Edge Juelz Batiste
You won’t find a better high school room in the country🔥🔥
So tough to close the chapter on a college baseball career, but they always end, and Omaha is a great place to finish.
Will closed his Rebel career the same way he started it. Homeruns.
Proud of how he competed all year and especially this week in Omaha. This senior group got Ole Miss back to the CWS and fought hard every day. Grateful for the ride with this program and these guys.
Thanks to @CoachMikeBianco, @MClementBSB, @15Lafferty, @coachmangrum and the staff for everything they poured into them. Thanks to @KeithCarterOM for being one of the best ADs I’ve been around.
@WillFurniss love you, son. Hell of a way to go. As always, it works out the way it’s supposed to.
Double down. Triple down. Dig deeper. Threaten. We're all the good guys, you idiots just don't see it. We did nothing wrong but we'll sue your ass. Do the right thing. He didn't kill anyone.
You know what? Let him start. Let the whole world see how insane you all have gone for this degenerate, mediocre-at-best QB that you gave $5 million to who went 13/25 for 69 yards and 1 INT against an awful Nebraska team last year.
Sheesh.
BREAKING: Four-Star IOL Antonio Keefer has Committed to Ole Miss, he tells me for @Rivals
The 6’5 320 IOL chose the Rebels over LSU, Ohio State, and Memphis
“THE SIP - 1 Samuel 18:14”
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There’s a pattern I’ve noticed when it comes to Ole Miss and Oxford.
For years, when Ole Miss football was mediocre or irrelevant nationally, people loved romanticizing the place. They’d talk about how they’d always wanted to visit Oxford. They’d bring up William Faulkner, the food scene, the music, the charm of the town, the Grove, the pageantry. Ole Miss was treated like this fascinating Southern experience everyone wanted to see for themselves.
But the second Ole Miss became a real threat in college football, the second it started competing for top recruits, playoff spots, and legitimacy on the national stage the tone changed. Suddenly, people are reaching for every negative stereotype they can find, using the school’s history as ammunition when it becomes convenient competitively or to score points on social media.