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Alumni Association responds to Forward Rebels
by parrishalford
 Inside Ole Miss Sports
Sep 23, 2011 | 1897 views | 8 8 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

This letter was emailed earlier today to Ole Miss alumni and friends in response to the Forward Rebels newspaper ads placed on Monday of this week which criticized the Ole Miss administration.

- PA



Dear Ole Miss Family:

On Monday, September 19, 2011, full page public ads were placed in multiple Mississippi and Memphis daily newspapers by a group called "Forward Rebels." These ads were directed anonymously at our University Athletic "Administration."

Regretfully, these ads were not placed in Ole Miss publications or directed just to the Ole Miss family- they were placed in public daily newspapers for full public consumption. Our Ole Miss family has at times, and may in the future, differ among itself on issues regarding our University, whether they be coaches, athletic administration, etc. However, it is imperative that we address and resolve our differences and challenges in a manner which upholds the integrity and dignity of our great University. Public ads placed in newspapers are not and, in my opinion, will never be appropriate for our family to "air its laundry" to all who care to read about it. We must deal with those issues within our family and with those of us who love Ole Miss, and not through public advertising for those who do not love Ole Miss to capitalize to their benefit."

It is not my job to decide who leads our athletic department or coaches our teams. Like all of you, I want to win. But even more so, I want Ole Miss to stand with dignity and our Ole Miss family to work together. If we have issues to be resolved- let’s resolve them! But not through public means to criticize our leadership to the world...that’s not what family does!

Therefore, I call upon all connected with "Forward Rebels" to please refrain from further public media criticism and let’s work together among ourselves to resolve whatever challenges or issues we face.

Also, please join me and continue to support our athletes and remain constructive and respectful to those who lead them. Most importantly, please continue to love Ole Miss - always!

Yours very truly,

Bill T. May

President, Ole Miss Alumni Association

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charlesvinson
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September 24, 2011
If Nutt stays as the coach next year he has got to get some young coaches in there and change his offensive style of play.He can,t keep running up the middle all the time
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duece
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September 24, 2011
oh no.....not the same old recruiting excuse??? From what I hear as some as we get those fans in line and they stop waving those darn Confederate flags at the game we'll win a national championship!
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Churn
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September 24, 2011
DosChiChis,are you trying to say this is the work of the work of the patroit act? PERHAPS!!!!!!

JB
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DosChiChis
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September 24, 2011
PA, I noticed he said they were anonymous people. Can anyone put a face to any of the people? You dont think its the jews do ya? What about the klan? Or maybe its mississippi a&m? Id be willing to bet its Obama doing this. I mean, he has the most to gain, right?
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agingbiker
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September 23, 2011
Mr. May got exactly right. Wish I were so articulate.
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wbs1
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September 23, 2011
Problems published in newspapers criticizing current administration and coaches will undermine any future coach recruiting to Ole Miss, that is the largest problem created by the not forward thinking "Forward Rebels." Unfortunately the damage is done and if the University of Mississippi has to find a head football, defensive coach, or for that fact any asst. coach or AD, they will not consider Ole Miss because of the negativity this type of behavior brings to the program. Keep it inside the Ole Miss family and support our current staff and players.
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rebelchris
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September 23, 2011
i dont have a problem with the group taking out the ads. i know alot of the "members" are alums and that is the way they are getting their msg across. because it seems as though nothing else has worked, including the ole miss alumni association (which i am member) in terms of change.

i can understand the alumni association's point, but that is part of the problem; we will handle it, but it never really gets handled. this is all about athletics, no one is upset over academics. i think getting a msg out to the public that there is a lack of satisfaction with athletics is ok.
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RebelGiant
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September 23, 2011
My thoughts exactly!

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