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Former players weigh in on Forward Rebels ads
by parrishalford
 Inside Ole Miss Sports
Sep 24, 2011 | 1802 views | 4 4 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

The letter is signed below by Broc Kreitz and Archie Manning.

- PA

 

Fellow members of the M-Club:

This week has been an especially difficult one to be a Rebel. If the loss last Saturday in Nashville wasn’t enough, an anonymous group (not even led by an Ole Miss Rebel) made a conscious decision to disrespect the Ole Miss name through petty and malicious advertisements in the newspaper. Regardless of your opinion of the message, I trust that we all agree the delivery was short-sighted and more harmful than helpful.

The Ole Miss that we love is full of men and women of character, integrity and passion. It's full of men and women who leave everything on the field for Ole Miss, with everyone from our players to our support staff, coaches and other leaders committed to winning championships the right way. It’s full of men and women who are known even to opposing fans for dignity, grace, and respect for others.

At times, we may disagree with one another, but we must do so the Ole Miss way, with respect and civility. These anonymous and public ads do not help Ole Miss. Those who placed them care more about advancing their personal agendas, whatever they may be, than about Ole Miss. We have no place for disrespect and public attacks on one another. And we have absolutely no place for anyone, while hiding behind the cloak of anonymity, tarnishing Ole Miss to achieve some short-term or other agenda.

This weekend we host an SEC team that wants to win this game as much as we do. But, one thing is for sure - we as fans need to do our part to give our Rebels the support and home field advantage they will need to win.

It’s time to put aside our differences and move forward together.

Go Rebels,

Broc Kreitz

President, M-Club Alumni Chapter

Archie Manning

Class of 1971

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charlesvinson
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September 24, 2011
How much longer is Nutt going to put up with that offensive line?If he doesn,t have any one to replace them he is in trouble for the next three years.If i lost every game the rest of the year I would bench them.I would send Sowell to the nearest Mcdonald to cook Hamburges.
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rebelchris
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September 24, 2011
howdy, i do believe you are right. it seems as if archie seems pretty firmly against the forward rebels group. i personally think the coaches are responsible for the product on the field, not boone. but, what does it say about boone that he joined the forward rebels group? Said Boone: “I’m all for that. I think the spirit, the intent is really good, keep looking for ways to make Ole Miss better.”-clarion ledger june 24, 2011

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howdy70
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September 24, 2011
From what I've heard, Archie is saying what most Ole Miss Fans feel. Forward Rebels would be better disbanded. Then come join the rest of us and support Ole Miss.
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rebelchris
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September 24, 2011
that is a really powerful name at the bottom of the msg which will push back alot of opposition and i even understand the importance of standing together during difficult times. with this being said, i do believe to a certain extent that the forward rebel msg was heard loud enough for boone to address some of the problems. of course i cant say for sure, but i think without the msgs taken out in the papers, boone may not have addressed the issues.
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