The Ole Miss Football fans have been uncanny in their ability to use the same talking points to try to dispel talk of possible recruiting violations and possible sanctions, and now we know why.
Have you ever wondered how the Ole Miss football faithful are so quick to respond in unison to accusations surrounding the program? I have. And today, we think we know the reason why.
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A tool sent out by someone in the Ole Miss football offices sent out this tool to use to all the most popular message boards. While it isn’t given a particular name, it appears to be best described as a Mad Lib. Take a look for yourself.
"Top priority for all Ole Miss Twitter warriors:We all know that at some point, our ability to land top five star recruits is going to be outed. And when it does, we want you all to be able to respond in the same manner. so please use this fill in the blank tool to help you deflect any criticism that might come our way.Yes, our Ole Miss football program has come under NCAA scrutiny, but it is no big deal. We’ve known about these (Insert Number) violations for years. As a matter of fact, most of the violations involve (Insert Minor Non Revenue Sport).Hugh Freeze is still one of the best recruiters despite what (Insert National Media critical of school, preferably Pat Forde or Dan Wolken) says. Sure, it looks bad when a football program has (Insert previous number used) but the sanctions will be minor, just a bump in the road.And still, all you fans of (Insert school we out bid, er, out recruited for a top recruit) are doing the same thing. You’re just jealous you couldn’t land (Insert name of top recruit).One other thing, why do you think it is so far fetched that (Insert name of recruit used previously) would want to come to Ole Miss? Sure, he might be from (Insert state no where close to Mississippi) but Oxford is a cultural mecca.We’re going to be fine. If you don’t believe me, ask (Insert name of national media friendly to Ole Miss, likely Barrett Sallee, Bruce Feldman, or Edward Aschoff)."
So there you have it. We all know why Ole Miss football fans are so quick to respond to allegations so quickly.
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This has all been satire if you couldn’t tell. This document does not exist. At least, I’m relatively certain it doesn’t, though it would explain a lot.