Ole Miss Self-Reports Contact Between Deuce and Recruits
I just can’t help but comment on this situation. It has been building up on the various MSU message boards ever since Deuce was spotted at the game. I am not going to comment on whether he was on the sideline or not becuase I wasn’t there and I didn’t see any video or pictures, so I am just going to leave it that he was AT the game.
One thing that jumped out at me today while reading the various articles that are popping up around the web (ESPN, AP, Clarion-Ledger, etc) are some differences in the events of that night.
According to an article by Chuck Rounsaville of the Ole Miss Spirit website:
Deuce was in Decatur, MS, watching a hoops game when he decided to drive to Meridian to see Meridian and Oak Grove square off in a AAAAA playoff game, which turned out to be a “barn burner.”
That makes it sound like Deuce decided, out of the blue, to drive to Meridian from Decatur for the football game. Compare that with what is being said in the AP story, as well as the Clarion-Ledger article written by Michael Wallace. This article seems to be the basis for the AP wire story, so I will just quote from it:
McAllister, a former Ole Miss standout, attended the game as a guest of Meridian assistant principal Sherrod Miller. Miller is a cousin of Romaro Miller, the former Ole Miss quarterback who was a teammate of McAllister.
Interesting, no? With all the links in this story - Deuce in Meridian, at a high school whose assistant principal is related to another Ole Miss quarterback - there has to be more than meets the eye here.
January 27th, 2006 at 5:14 am
I think you’ve hit on an interesting angle. If Deuce is found to have a pre-medidated plan to attend the game, the NCAA will view that as active and willing participation to break the rules. The analogie to a pre-medidated murder vs. a crime of passion comes into play hear. Clearly, if you are to beleive the credentiated media, Deuce knew what he was doing and why he was doing it. I suspect the NCAA will see it that way and Ole Miss U. is going to be in lots of trouble.
January 27th, 2006 at 7:43 am
Mountain out of a molehill.
Khayat owns ya’ll and you can’t stand it.
Deuce has the right to go to games and can say hello to anyone he chooses.
You inbreds are amazing.
January 27th, 2006 at 8:16 am
Actually, if Deuce has given any money to Ole Miss (which I think he has) since graduating, that technically makes him a booster, which also means he shouldn’t really have any contact with recruits, right?
BTW, lets try to keep the discussion on here civil, ok?
January 30th, 2006 at 9:29 am
Don’t worry Jeremy…facts are pointed out, and insults start flying from people like “Ole Miss Grad”. If they sweep things under the rug enough for a long enough time, they think things are forgotten, but their rug is getting pretty bumpy with everything under it.
January 30th, 2006 at 9:46 pm
Well, Deuce gave 3 million to Ole Miss so that makes him a booster… Problems for Ole Miss to come… I would have thought that Ole Miss used their abundance of beautiful women to woo the recruits to Oxford. That’s at least what I figured. Maybe Rebelman convinced them to come to Oxford. Ha! I guess this is good news for Miss. State?