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On Sunday Oct. 24, the Oxford community will have the opportunity to come together to support the fight against diabetes by participating in Mississippi’s Walk for Diabetes. The disease affects more than 24 million Americans. In addition to affecting 351,000 Mississippians, many others in the state are at risk of developing the disease. The Diabetes Foundation hosts walks across the state in Jackson, Meridian, Columbus and Hattiesburg. Associate director Irena McClain is in charge of the walks statewide. According to her, one of the most beneficial aspects is that the money made at each walk stays within the state. Lindsay Estes’s daughter Olivia has been selected as the honorary chair, and will cut the ribbon to
begin the walk on Sunday. “I think that it’s important that the money stays here, we aren’t the richest state either and I am sure there’s a lot of people who need the free education and supplies,” Estes said. When Olivia was six, she was diagnosed with type one diabetes and the entire Estes family has since been involved with the Diabetes Foundation. Olivia, now 9, has handed out ribbons at the finish line with her Girl Scout troop in past years, but this year her troop will participate as a team. “It’s connected us with other people that have diabetes in the community, that we otherwise wouldn’t have known,” Estes said. “Our whole family will be there, we want Olivia to know we support her.” The walk draws members of the community that are affected as well as supporting, educating
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and aiding those with the disease. “We get calls from social workers and doctors offices all over the state to help patients out,” McClain said. The Diabetes Foundation aids in providing insulin, testing supplies and virtually any costs that come with the disease. Type two diabetes can cost around $10,000 per person and is much more prevalent in Mississippi according to McClain. For the fifth straight year, Mississippi has been ranked the “heaviest state in the union.” Obesity is one of the leading causes of type two diabetes, with 44.4 percent of Mississippi children classified as either overweight or obese. “It’s not a good record to have, certainly not proud of it, but with more information and knowledge of the disease, the more we know, the more we can
help ourselves and others,” Estes said. One of the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi’s main goals is to raise awareness and bring support to those seeking it. “When you come to the walk and have diabetes, all of a sudden you see hundreds of people walking for diabetes it really does show that the community cares and that it’s concerned about the disease and wants to support people with the disease,” McClain said. Registration for the Oxford walk begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday, while the walk begins at 2 p.m. Following the walk, there will be a picnic and family-friendly activities. The event will take place on the Square in front of the courthouse. If interested in participating, visit the website, msdiabetes.org or call 877-DFM-CURE.
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UNIVERSITY THEATRE: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE The Drowsy Chaperone celebrates the musicals of Cole Porter and the Gershwins and takes the audience back to the heyday of the Jazz Age. Directed by Rene Pulliam. Thursday, Oct. 21 until Saturday, Oct. 23. 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24 2 p.m. $7.50-$10.50
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‘Spirits of Oxford’ to roam the town this weekend BY EMILY CEGIELSKI The Daily Mississippian
Beware of the ghosts of Oxonians-past roaming through town this weekend as the annual Spirits of Oxford holds its historical walk though St. Peter’s Cemetery. This graveyard tour will include nine stations where famous and infamous Oxonians come to life to tell their stories. “It’s not scary, but a historical walk in St. Peter’s where actors and actresses dressed in period costumes become the important characters from Oxford’s and the University’s past,” MacCormack said. The tour this year includes Tad Smith, former Ole Miss football player and athletic director, Claudius Winstar Sears, a Confederate general who taught at Ole Miss, and All-American greats Billy Ray Adams, Bobby Franklin and Marvin Terrell, who will tell tales of freshman football coach, Wobble Davidson. The fundraiser, which began three years ago to raise money needed to repair the roof of the antebellum house Cedar Oaks, has become a hit with Oxford residents. “I recommended this idea to the (Cedar Oaks) ladies,” MacCormack said. “It certainly supported our mission to strive to retain and enhance the Southern culture and heritage of our community.” And the event has done just that.
“We’ve had many wonderful compliments and reviews since the first event,” MacCormack said. “People really look forward to this fun way of learning history. My favorite comment was that this event ‘enhanced their sense of place and made them burst of home town pride.’” Putting on a event of this caliber takes a lot of work. It is no small feat that includes about 40 people working as writers, actors/actresses, guides, a logistics crew and advertising people. Local historian, Jack Mayfield, is actively involved with the production, providing credibility for each story and helping pick which spirits are worthy of resurrection. “Jack is always ready with a brain crammed with knowledge, but then he contributes hardcopy from the University’s treasure trove of books,” MacCormack said. “He is passionate about Spirits as a means for learning Oxford’s past.” In addition to Mayfield’s expertise, the spirits often get the chance to speak with those spirits’ relatives who still live in Oxford. Steve Wooten, who is playing Tom Mistillis, a Greek immigrant, got the chance to gather information from Angelo and Jo Dale Mistillis, and Jim McCauley, who is portraying Tad Smith, spoke with Tad’s daughter Helen Gurley. Being able to learn information and mannerisms about the spirits from first-hand accounts helps the
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Oxford residents portray spirits Princess Hoka, Mary Evans, Lula Chandler, Corra Leavell, Tad Smith, General Claudius Sears and William Delay.
actors with characterization. MacCormack promises the night will provide a lot of fun and learning for everyone involved. Two tours will take place: one at 6 p.m. and the other at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at City Hall, the Chamber of Commerce or at the Powerhouse for $10, and DVDs will be available for $15 on the night of the show. To make sure that everyone who
wants to attend gets a chance to go, a van pick-up service will be available from Oxford High, Bramlett School and the area around St. Andrew’s Church on North 16th Street. “At the sound of the trumpet, the spirits will stir and share stories,” MacCormack said. Do not miss the one and only chance to experience the ghosts of Oxford’s past.
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Why the Rush? BY STEPHANIE THOMAS Columnist
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I was well-informed before today that this was rush week, and that it is very important to those who want to join the Greek life here at Ole Miss. I, for one, am indifferent to the whole Greek concept. In fact, every time someone asks me if I am rushing, I just want to start laughing. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against sororities or fraternities, I just couldn’t possibly imagine myself in one. I quite enjoy being the lonely writer who spends much of her time alone. Making friends has never been my strong point. I guess that is what being in a sorority or fraternity is about, friends and connections. Being Greek seems to be the second most important thing here at Ole Miss, with football coming first (of course). I completely underestimated this fact. I finally came to
terms with my naivety when I was on my way to my dorm from my English class. I was walking with a friend and we were having a nice conversation, explaining to each other our reasoning behind not rushing. As we came closer to the Student Union, all we could see was a sea of white shirts. There was no way through the huge group of girls. It was at this point when I felt like I was the only girl on campus who had no intentions of being one of them. I didn’t know whether to politely make my way through them, like a maze, or avoid them altogether. There were girls I knew, girls I had seen but didn’t know, and girls that I had never seen in my life. Not being part of the “sea of white shirts,” gave me an uneasy feeling. Last night was the same
way. I was eating with a group of my friends. There were girls everywhere wearing dresses and just looking nice. I was wearing pants and a T-shirt. Granted, the T-shirt did say Ole Miss on it. I felt like I had intruded on something. For those few seconds, I wished that I too had worn a pretty dress and shoes that would most likely break my ankles. It did not end after the group of girls. Later on, I went to the Union to study with a friend, and all I could see was a rainbow of young men in perfectly pressed polos and khakis. Everywhere. Needless to say, it was very hard for us to concentrate. This is also when I began to understand one reasoning behind why it is called rush: They ate and they left. There was no time for a leisurely meal with your friends after a
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THE END OF THE LINE FOR COLONEL REB The day we put the old man in his place, furthering our move from the fear and violence of the sixties to the beautiful campus we know today, the Save Colonel Reb Foundation arrived and began their war on the New South – the suburbs of the Old one. They came in 2003, petition in hand, upset with athletic director Pete Boone and then-Chancellor Robert Khayat for their parts in the decision to remove Colonel Reb and continue transforming our image from “stuck in the 1860s” to “arriving in the 21st century.” During Khayat’s 14-year tenure as Chancellor, academic standards rose, the enrollment of black students increased threefold and Phi Beta Kappa, the SMBHC and a presidential debate wandered on campus. It’s almost like he knew exactly what he was doing. Now the Foundation is on campus soliciting a new petition for the same old cause, though I’m not sure why since you can just as easily go online and sign the Save Colonel Reb petition hosted by the Nationalist Movement – a trite, Mississippi-based white supremacist group. I guess the foundation is trying to prove how pointless its existence is. “It’s not right what they’re doing to the Colonel – it’s not fair,” they say. Ask them if signing their latest petition will make
a difference – they’ll even admit that it won’t. Your petty petitions won’t make life any fairer. I hesitate to use the phrase “spoiled brats,” but how else am I supposed to describe someone who would spend seven years of his life gnashing his teeth over a foam costume with a college student inside it? Don’t you people have families or hopes and dreams of your own? On football Saturdays, they flood the neighborhood – taking pictures, passing out stickers, and applying a thick layer of rust to the grave of our old love. Colonel Reb could be a great memory if you people would stop digging up his corpse and parading it around the Grove every week. I once had reverence for the Colonel, but now I’m willing to do whatever I can to get your cult off of our lawn. This is for your own good. It’s for the neighborhood. People are starting to take notice of our new look, too. The Chronicle of Higher Education named Ole Miss the most appealing undergraduate program in America this summer, and they, like many others, highlight the fact that Ole Miss is putting the past in its place. We aren’t changing for the “politically correct” crowd – we’re changing for the better.
I hate to break it to you, but if you organized a “Save Colonel Reb and the Traditions” march, your friends and the KKK would be the only crowd you’d draw. Maybe one of you could find a clue on your walk. What’s funny is that where I live – in the 21st century – a joke organization like PETA is a thousand times more relevant than a group of white supremacists that cower underneath the covers of their bed sheets and their Bibles. What is a Klansman but a miserable pile of dirty laundry? But perhaps the Foundation’s real intention, like that of the Nationalist Movement and the KKK, is to divide our fan base and create a platform for their hidden agenda – exploiting our university in a desperate attempt to keep at least one of the Old South’s relics on display in the suburbs. Their refusal to compromise does nothing but harm the university moving forward. If they truly loved Ole Miss – instead of the Old South – they’d accept it no matter how it changes. That’s what love is. But as noted, their war on the suburbs is already lost. They’re marching to the beat of a dead man’s drum, still soldiers in their minds – here to pick a fight with
a dead horse. They’ve built walls in their minds by convincing themselves he may still come back, but with time those walls will fall, and the Foundation will realize its work meant nothing at all. And when you finally disappear, we’ll BY ANDREW DICKSON begin to pretend you were never here. Columnist Some say the loss of “traditions” will harm fan attendance and attitude, but that’s what they said when the Confederate flag was banned – and that was when 40,000 was a sellout. In the real world, each generation effortlessly replaces the last. You can either go with the flow or join the next hopeless wave of “stuck-in-their-ways.” If this column reaches anyone that can explain to me what the pros are of having a Confederate soldier (which is what the “Colonel” is) as our mascot today outweigh the cons, by God take it from your heart, put it in writing and sign your name for all your friends to see. The thought of you waiting so long for something that isn’t coming back makes me wish for you to see life a different way. Nothing lasts forever – you still have time to save your mind. Avoid retro anything; our past won’t rest until we jump the fence and leave it behind.
Bulldogs and Tigers and Bears, oh my! Congratulations to the Mascot Committee on leading the way to us becoming the Ole Miss Bears. Oh, sorry, the Ole Miss Rebels, represented by a Black Bear. More than 60 percent of the voters supported the bear, according to the Mascot Selection Committee. I’m assuming that is a total of the “I love this mascot,” “I like this mascot,” and “I can accept this mascot,” but they did not give totals for each answer, just that 62 percent of the voters supported the Black Bear, 56 percent supported Darwin’s evolution-inspired Land Shark and 42 percent supported the steroid-inflated, race-neutral Green Man ripoff. Those who were in the Grove waiting for an hour and a half Thursday to hear our former President speak heard how the thousands present felt about the new mascot. Former mayor Richard Howorth asked the crowd how they felt about the Ole Miss Bear. The question was answered by a few boos, maybe one cheer and thousands of mumbles, sighs, grumbles and rabble-rabblerabbles. I will admit, the crowd at a rally for a Democratic senator is made of many people who rarely, if ever, attend Ole Miss football games, but I can promise you that several thousand there frequently attend Ole Miss athletic events, including many season ticket holders. And they were grumbling louder than those who don’t care about our
sports. federate flag and Colonel Reb, our Unfortunately, the head of the football team has had three seasons selection committee, and the only of nine or more wins in seven years Colonel Reb that our university is and three trips to the Cotton Bowl. allowed to claim anymore, was backLook back at the ‘70s, ‘80s and stage and the crowd wasn’t able to ‘90s — the years since our football see his reaction to the crowd’s dis- team was integrated. We have far content. surpassed the mediocre successes of But I’m sure it wasn’t exactly taken those decades in the years since Colas a pat on the back, a “way to go” or onel Reb was banned. a thank you. We may not be thrilled about the When President Clinton did make it to the podium, finally, he said a few things that, though intended for much more important issues, translated well to our current mascot situation. He talked about change and getting ourselves out of a hole. And he pointed out that it doesn’t happen over night. And the truth is, most people are not going to enjoy a major change as it is happening. We saw that when James Meredith cleared the way for all Mississippians to study at our state’s greatest university, when the Confederate flags were banned from the stadium and when we lost Colonel Reb. None of us could ever thank Meredith enough for what he did for our state and University. I bet a lot of people who resisted it then Mon-Fri.: 7:30-8:00 would thank him today. Since banning the Con- Sat.: 9:00-8:00
idea of a black bear mascot, but I think hindsight will shed a much more attractive light on this point in our school’s history. But a word of advice to the selection committee: Let’s get someone BY JACOB other than a third-grade art student FULLER to draw the official bear logo, pref- Columnist erably someone that understands the difference between black and brown.
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Student Union OLE MISS MOTEL TO HOLD ITS 4TH ANNUAL ‘ONE NIGHT STAND’ hosts short film auditions BY TAYLOR KAMNETZ The Daily Mississippian
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This Sunday, auditions will be held in the Student Union for a short film that will be shot in December in Clarksdale. The film is a sciencefiction short called “The Best Day” about the effects of an experiment on a small family. Coop Cooper, wellknown as the “The Small Town Critic” for his film reviews, is the writer, director and producer of the film. The crew will be composed of residents from Clarksdale, and the villain has already been cast. Cooper is currently looking to cast the family that the film is about: a mother, a father and a child. The mom should be a woman aged 19 - 35, while the dad can be in the age range of 19 - 40. The child can be either a boy or a girl aged 7 - 12. Those interested can find audition slides at w w w. s m a l l t o w n c r i t i c . com/stc-film-productions. Auditions will be held in Room 412 of the Student Union on Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
On Saturday October 23, the Ole Miss Motel will be holding its 4th annual “One Night Stand” art show. The concept came about four years ago here in Oxford, and then spread to Los Angeles, Calif., giving artists a different area to work with, thus allowing their creativity to flow like never before. Artists apply for a spot in the show, and if accepted, they are given a room in the motel to fill with their art, or even decorate the room in their own vivacious way. People float from room to room, taking in the artistic creations presented, such as photographs, paintings and miscellaneous decoration of
the rooms. This year, 12 artists have been chosen for the event, opposed to last year’s 10. Not only is this event a showcase for the chosen artists, it will be juried by William Pittman Andrews from the University Museum and Annette Trefzer of Bozarts Gallery in Water Valley. This event is unlike many conventional art exhibits, combining the small living space of a motel with the large imagination of the artists. “Motel art series ‘One Night Stand’ is a very original idea and Oxford should take advantage of it,” Michael Warren, one of the 12 featured artists said. Being from the Memphis area, Warren has made a name for himself there, as well as in Texas.
This past May, Warren participated in the Pecan Street Festival in Austin, Texas – a festival that brings people together from across the country, and allows them to showcase their creative efforts to the community. Now, he’s coming to show off his skills in Oxford. Every year, there is a different theme given to the show, and this year is “The Global South.” Because this is specific and broad at the same time, it gives the artists a sense of direction in their work, while also tying their creative, miscellaneous work together. The artists have been given this theme in advance, and will work on creating visualizations for how they interpret this theme. The winner of the event will be awarded a $250 prize.
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American Aquarium takes the stage at Proud Larry’s BY JOSH BREEDEN The Daily Mississippian
Singer/songwriter BJ Barham was never one to mince words. In fact, he’s built an entire career around a propensity for abrasive sincerity. “There’s a special kind of people that are made for this kind of work,” Barham said. “We hear people all the time: ‘We’d love to do what you guys do.’ Do it for a few years, and then see how much you want to do it. Unless you love playing music, unless you love traveling and affecting people every single night. That’s
why we do it. Because it sure as hell ain’t for the money.” As frontman for the Raleighbased, “don’t call us alt-country” outfit American Aquarium, Barham has packed bars, selling his own merch out of coolers and calling out exes for six years now. “Antique Hearts,” his band’s debut studio effort, thrust Barham and company into the limelight as new torch bearers of North Carolina’s rich Americana heritage. Barham’s lyrical roots lie in the simplistic yet weighty verse of icons Neil Young, Jeff Tweedy, and most prominently, Bruce
Springsteen. He mixes these more subtle influences with a honkytonk flare born out of personal tribulations to produce a gripping, eclectic brand of songwriting. Known for gems such as “I Hope He Breaks Your Heart (The Whore Song),” off of last year’s “Dances For the Lonely,” the singer/songwriter revels in his love/hate relationship with music and life in general. “I’m a very ‘write what I know’ kind of guy,” Barham said. “And during those first couple of records I was going through some pretty nasty breakups, so I wrote
songs about breakups.” American Aquarium’s latest album, “Small Town Hymns,” showcases a maturing Barham as he takes on less autobiographical themes. Narrative, character-driven tracks like “Water in Well,” about a 1930’s Georgian farmer facing repossession, mark the singer/songwriter’s turn towards an almost Dylanesque style of lyricism. “I would definitely say it’s maturation,” Barham said. “For the first time in a long time, I’m in a relationship where I’m content. It’s allowed my songwriting to move forward.”
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in review: the drowsy chaperone
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Junior theater major Christopher Young and senior theater major Ashley Mitchell perform the spit-take scene in the production The Drowsy Chaperone.
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People love musical theater for its ability to remove the audience from the daily grind and bring them into a world where song, dance and glitter are a part of everyday life. If you’re looking for something to do for two hours that only requires you to sit, laugh and enjoy, The Drowsy Chaperone is the perfect way to go. The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical within a comedy, and the two complement each other flawlessly; sometimes you forget you’re watching a musical and sometimes forget you’re watching anything but. The musical numbers are not overwhelmingly flashy and flamboyant but still give you that classic musical-theater-big-dance-number feeling. Directed by Rene Pulliam, this is one of the strongest and most wellcast musicals that Ole Miss has seen in a long time. A farce about musical theater itself, the show is a good
weekend activity for the diehard theater patron or the random student looking for something new to entertain them outside of football. Jared Davis, an alum of the Ole Miss theater department, steals the show with his hilarious characterization of Man in Chair. After watching his performance, it’s a wonder why he was so overlooked in his time here before graduation. A perfect fit for the neurotic lover of classic musical theater, Davis never stops being active throughout the entire two-hour performance. Even when the focus is completely off of his corner, he is constantly engaged in everything going on in front of him. Every aspect of his character draws you into the show, eagerly anticipating what craziness will come next. Senior Anna Donnell takes the part of Drowsy to a whole new drunken, sultry world while traipsing around the stage, martini glass in hand. As a representation of the Broadway stars of yesteryear, Don-
nell commands attention. While she is nothing new to this department, this could easily be one of her best mainstage performances of her college career. Sophomore Christian Green is off to a strong start with his performance of Robert Martin. As his first major role here, Green creates a multi-dimensional character full of life and emotions. He pulls off his solo flawlessly and even manages not to skate off the stage blindfolded. After such a strong performance, I expect to see Green a lot more in his remaining years here. Jade Genga, a newcomer to Ole Miss and Fulton stage, was a bit disappointing overall as Janet. While Genga has a beautiful voice and physically fits the character perfectly, she lacks an energy and commanding presence that a showgirl simply must have to survive in the business. The pairing of Underling and Tottendale very easily could have been overdone and borderline annoying, but Christopher Young
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and Ashley Mitchell make comedic magic onstage. From Young’s entrance in Cold Feet as the perfectly proper British butler, he won my half of my heart for the night. The other half was given to Mitchell from the second she took the stage in a puffy white dress without a clue in her (character’s) head. I could easily watch these two in a show of their own and never grow tired of them. They are, without a doubt, the quintessential comedic relief characters and pull it off flawlessly. The best part of a musical (when you’re lucky enough to find one) is a live band backing strong singers. The band, hidden discreetly backstage, brings a new feel and authentic 20s sound to the stage without the annoyance of hearing Karaoke backtracks. As always, you can’t beat a Dex Edwards set around here. With the entire set simply being the interior of an apartment, it’s difficult for much to stand out, but Edwards is known for putting the most empha-
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Rebels look to upset No. 21 Razorbacks BY JOHN HOLT The Daily Mississippian
After coming up short with a valiant defensive effort against Alabama last weekend, Ole Miss (3-3, 1-2 SEC) is set to face its second consecutive top-25 opponent tomorrow when they travel to Fayetteville to take on No. 21 Arkansas (4-2, 1-2 SEC) in a game that serves significant importance to both teams as the second half of the 2010 season begins. “This game could definitely put us on a roll for the second half of the season,” junior offensive guard A.J.
Hawkins said. “The Arkansas game has been a deciding one for the past two years since I’ve been here.” Arkansas heads into tomorrow’s contest trying to bounce back from a 65-43 loss to Auburn last week. In that game, Razorback star quarterback Ryan Mallett, who is currently fifth in the nation in passing yards per game, suffered a concussion but has said he is fine and will be ready to play Saturday. “He’s (Mallett) known for throwing the deep ball and they’re (Arkansas) known for throwing the deep ball,” freshman safety Brishen Matthews said. “He can put it up
there and they have a couple receivers that can go get it.” Ole Miss offensive coordinator Mike Markuson said Arkansas’ defense giving up 65 points was a onetime occurrence. “That wasn’t characteristic of their defense,” Markuson said. “They’ve played well this season and we don’t expect that at all. We feel it’s going to be a hard-fought game. They’re going to bring their A-game when we come into town.” Coach Houston Nutt, who before arriving at Ole Miss in 2007, coached the Razorbacks for 10 years, has a 2-0 record against his
former school. “Every time we’ve played this year each game has gotten bigger, so it’s the biggest game of the year,” Nutt said. “I’ve been saying that the last three weeks, but it’s true. It’s because our guys know that we let a couple go and now we’re turning the corner starting the second half of the season, so it’s critical.” For Matthews, tomorrow’s game will be somewhat of a homecoming. He attended high school in Monticello, Ark., which is only five hours from Fayetteville. Matthews said he has 26 people coming to the game to support him, includ-
ing 15 family members. Matthews is friends with quite a few players on the Razorbacks roster, but he said Wednesday he hasn’t communicated with any this week because he’s heading into the game carrying a business-like approach. “I got major heat” Matthews said of when he chose Ole Miss over Arkansas. “People were saying ‘why don’t you want to be a hog? You’re an Arkansas kid’, but in all actuality, I’m a southern kid.” “If we got this win it’d be exponential for our team as in our morality and a great jump start to the second half of the season.”
HIPP’S TIPS FOR BEATING ARKANSAS BY BENNETT HIPP The Daily Mississippian
Ole Miss heads into a tough game Saturday at Arkansas fighting to get back over .500 for the season. A bowl game is still in the picture for the Rebels, but a win this weekend in Fayetteville is key to those bowl hopes coming true. Ryan Mallett is expected to play for the Razorbacks after suffering a concussion last weekend, so Ole Miss will face a tall task Saturday morning. Here’s what the Rebels must do to come out victoriously. Fix the offensive line Ole Miss is coming off of a tough loss at Alabama last
weekend, where the Rebels’ offensive line was manhandled by an experienced and talented Crimson Tide front. While the Razorback defensive line is not nearly as imposing as Alabama’s, Ole Miss cannot afford to struggle again on the line. Complicating matters more is the loss of left guard Logan Clair, who broke his ankle against Alabama. Alex Washington will have to step in and play well for Ole Miss to be able to move the ball. Defend the pass All season, Ole Miss has struggled against teams that spread them out defensively and throw it around. The Rebels defense is coming off of their best performance of
the year last week against Alabama, which is good for momentum– but not a lot can be taken from that performance. Alabama doesn’t try to trick you on offense or do anything special, while that is all Arkansas does. Defensive backs Jeremy McGee, Marcus Temple and Charles Sawyer are going to be busy with Arkansas’ great group of receivers and Mallet throwing them the ball. If receivers are left open down the field or running backs open in the flats, Mallett will have a field day Saturday. Put pressure on Mallett Going hand-in-hand with number two, Ole Miss must do this if they want to slow down the Razorbacks highpowered offense. The Rebels did a great job generating pressure last weekend against Alabama en route to five sacks on Greg McElroy. Coming off of a concussion last week against Auburn, if the Rebels can get some big hits on Mallett, they could knock him out of the game early. Pass rush specialist D.T. Shackleford will be count-
ed on to have a great game and get into Mallett’s face. Mallett has shown a habit of rushing throws when under pressure, and if the Rebels can keep him off balance most of the day, Arkansas will struggle offensively. Put up points Arkansas gave up 65 points last week in a loss to Auburn. 65 points. Ole Miss’s offensive players are licking their chops after watching the tape of Arkansas’ defensive performance from last week. Arkansas struggles both defending the run and the pass, so look for Brandon Bolden and Jeff Scott to get the ball early and often to try and soften up the Razorback defense. If the Rebels can run the ball successfully and force the Razorbacks to bring extra men in the box, look for Jeremiah Masoli to have multiple opportunities to move the ball down the field. Arkansas doesn’t have a defensive back that can physically give Melvin Harris any sort of trouble, so look for him to be a big target Saturday.