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APRIL 2011 warren turnS Page in Career (28)
>> Pressure? Star Recruit Feels None
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>> Rebel SupermanMackey Separating from the Pack
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>> Flashback ‘72PAGE 30
>> Huddle Upwith Jamil Northcutt
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Defense:Nutt Pleased withLinebackers
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More than 50 Ole Miss T-shirts adorn the cover of this month’s Game Time Rebels magazine, all available for purchase at various outlets in Oxford. Game Time Rebels would like to thank Campus Book Mart, Cat Daddy’s and The Rebel Shop for their help with this cover. The cover design is the concept of David Johnson and Paul Gandy. All photographs and design by Paul Gandy. As the headline says, “Spring T’s Off,” as spring sports are now in full swing.
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h ere are some things that you might already know about incoming freshman linebacker C.J. Johnson.
Johnson stands 6-2 and weighs in at 235 pounds. He hails from Philadelphia, Miss. He is considered one of the top middle linebackers in the nation as he prepares for his freshman season at Ole Miss, earning 5-star ratings from most of the national recruiting services. He is expected to contribute immediately in 2011. He is aggressive, athletic and already possesses NFL size and potential at 18 years of age. Johnson rather famously shunned a commitment he had made to Mississippi State to sign with Ole Miss, becoming the bell cow of the Rebels’ nationally-ranked recruiting class. Now, here are some things you might not know about C.J. Johnson. First, he fully recognizes the expectations surrounding the hype. He knows he is expected to contribute from day one. And he would have it no other way. He’ll tell you football and pressure should be foreign to one another. The two mix like oil and water. “When you’re playing football, it should be for the love of the game,” Johnson relates. “I feel no pressure about expectations. If I play the way I know I am capable of playing, then I’m fine. I’ve never equated football with pressure. This is my game. It’s fun.” Don’t mistake Johnson’s “no pressure” approach to the game as uncaring. That would be a mistake. “My advantage is my competitive edge on the field,” he says. “My wanting to be the best at everything I do in life. Being a leader by example. Trying to be a leader, as a young guy. I’m a team player, but I’m not shy about leading.” Johnson displays a maturity level much beyond his age. He answers tough questions with mature contemplation, his voice strong, clear and concise. He’s confident, but it is the form of confidence that begets confidence in him from those who know him. It is far removed from the run-of-the-mill, vanilla confidence of a routine high
school super jock. Perhaps it was that maturity level that helped him see past Ole Miss’ 4-8 record in 2010. And even past Mississippi State’s 9-4 season. “Those kind of things…they swing a whole lot. Look back two, three or four years ago. Ole Miss was winning Cotton Bowls. Mississippi State was struggling under (Sylvester) Croom. Things change. I couldn’t base my decision on just one season or two. When I got to Ole Miss, it felt like home,” he explains. Johnson said that the time he spent in San Antonio, Texas, with fellow Ole Miss signees Tobias Singleton and Nick Brassell at the U.S. Army All-American game helped solidify the trio’s decision to become Rebels. “It definitely did,” he deadpans. “Being the top three guys in the state, I told them, ‘we got to to do something.’ We wanted to stick together. Mississippi State was still in the conversation. But I told them, ‘something was not right.’ The coaches were leaving from down there (MSU), and it just didn’t feel right. I talked to Nick (Brassell), and I told him I was going to take some visits when I got back. The time out there, yes, it made a big difference.” Johnson said his much-publicized recruiting process was full of hills and valleys. “I was kind of in the middle with all of it. Sometimes it was good, sometimes tiresome.” He received some sound advice about the recruiting process from a fellow hometown hero in the form of Marcus Dupree. Dupree, whose recruiting is the subject of books and television documentaries, offered sage advice to Johnson. “He just told me to go where my heart is,” Johnson tells. “He said to make sure I was comfortable. He told me to block out everyone else, don’t listen to all my new friends and all of the people who all of a sudden wanted to advise me and make an impact on my life.” C.J. Johnson also professes a love for another sport…baseball. “I started playing baseball when I was 17 months old. I am all about the New York Yankees. I love the Yankees,” he says,
adding that he can’t wait to meet Ole Miss and Yankees great Jake Gibbs when he gets to Oxford. Johnson, who considers himself a student of the game, expects to arrive on campus in time to enroll for the first summer session. But he’s not waiting to then to focus on the 2011 season. He begins to break down what he expects the Rebel defense to see against BYU in the season opener. “They like to fling it around. It’s the spread. The key to the spread is getting pressure up front,” he says. And the key to getting that pressure up front may be C.J. Johnson.
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t obias Singleton admits that he grew up a Florida Gator fan.
“I loved those Gators,” he’ll tell you. “Loved the
way they threw that ball.”Of course, none of that matters
anymore. The affection he once held for Florida has been tempered.
Singleton, one of the top-rated prep receivers in the nation in 2010, cast his lot with Ole Miss as one of the capstones of a nationally-ranked recruiting class.
But it almost didn’t happen.Singleton was oh-so-close to leaving his
Madison, Mississippi, home for the bright lights of Hollywood.
“To be honest, when I took a visit to UCLA, I knew I was going there,” he relates.
He describes a scene where he and UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel walked along the beach of the Pacific Ocean, Singleton listening to the Bruins’ head coach’s best pitch.
He almost swung his bat.“It was a great trip,” Singleton
remembers. “It was perfect.”What Neuheisel either didn’t know or
consider or perhaps care about was that Singleton had become very close to UCLA wide receivers coach Reggie Moore. Neuheisel fired Moore from his staff just days before Christmas.
“Had Coach Moore not been fired, I probably would have been going to UCLA,” Singleton admits.
Just like his childhood fondness of the Florida Gators, none of that matters anymore, either.
And Momma is happy.“My mom loves Ole Miss. She
kept telling me to go to Ole Miss. She wanted me in Oxford with my brother,” Singleton says.
Tobias’ older brother, Renardo Singleton, is a rising sophomore majoring in Criminal
Justice at Ole Miss. “She always wanted me at Ole Miss with my brother,” Singleton tells.
Singleton plans to be in attendance at the Grove Bowl to see for himself the progress the Rebels have made this spring.
He also has a message for his future teammates.
“You tell those defensive backs that I’m
coming,” he says, a serious tone entering his voice. “I know those guys are up there working hard to get better, but so am I. I promise there is no one in Oxford working harder than I am every day. I won’t be out-worked. They are not working harder than me. You tell them I’m coming.”
Singleton says he will arrive on the Ole Miss campus no later than June 28.
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in 1898, a University of Minnesota student directed a crowd in cheering “Rah, Rah,
Rah! Ski-u-mah, Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah!”, making the University of Minnesota the official birth place of organized cheerleading. Cheerleading has morphed drastically since then. Today, it’s an athletic activity that integrates dance and gymnastics along with stunts and pyramid formations. An estimated 3.5 million people in the United States participate as cheerleaders, from six-year-olds to adults who cheerlead for professional athletic teams. Cheerleading’s fiery competitions at the high school and collegiate levels have created a new dynamic which increases the risk of injury.
The latest data shows that annually cheerleading leads to 30,000 emergency room visits. While not as frequent as injuries in other sports, cheerleading injuries tend to be more severe and have more catastrophic injuries than any other female athletic activity. Cheerleading injuries affect all areas of the body — most commonly the wrists, shoulders, ankles, head, and neck. According to research published in the journal Pediatrics. The breakdown of injuries is as follows:
• Strains/sprains: 52.4 percent• Soft tissue injuries: 18.4 percent• Fractures/dislocations: 16.4 percent• Lacerations/avulsions: 3.8 percent• Concussions/closed head injuries: 3.5 percent• Other: 5.5 percent
HOW CAn injuries Be PrevenTed?
According to the STOP Sports Injury campaign sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons they recommend the following stunt restrictions and training guidelines:
sTunT resTriCTiOns
In an attempt to curb the amount of catastrophic injuries in cheerleading, restrictions have been placed on stunts. They range from height restrictions in human pyramids, to the thrower-flyer ratio, to the number of spotters that must be present for each person lifted above shoulder level. For example, the limit for pyramids is two body lengths for the high school level and 2.5 body lengths for the college level, with the base cheerleader in direct contact with the performing surface. Base supporters must remain stationary and the suspended person is not allowed to be inverted or rotate on dismount.
Basket toss stunts in which a cheerleader is thrown into the air (sometimes as high as 20 feet) are only
allowed to have four throwers. The person being tossed (flyer) is not allowed to drop the head below a horizontal plane with the torso. One of the throwers must remain behind the flyer at all times during the toss.
Mats should be used during practice sessions and as much as possible during competitions. Cheerleaders should not attempt a stunt if they are tired, injured, or ill, as this may disrupt their focus and cause the stunt to be performed in an unsafe manner.
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1. Just as any other sport the importance of a qualified coach is critical.
2. Stunts should not be attempted in inclement weather, without proper training, and not until the cheerleader is confident and comfortable with performing the stunt.3. Supervision should be provided at all times during stunt routines.
4. Proper conditioning and training are essential to minimize injury, including:
• Resistance exercises to gain strength in the lower back, stomach, and shoulders including power cleans, presses, and squats
• Regular stretching, yoga, or pilates instruction to improve flexibility
• Speaking with a sports medicine professional or athletic trainer if you have any concerns about injuries or prevention strategies
• Returning to play only when clearance is granted by a healthcare professional
Preventing Cheerleading Injuries by Dr. Daniel BoyD
Dr. Daniel Boyd
ole Miss offensive coordinator David Lee may just have one of the Southeastern Conference’s most lethal
offenses at his disposal this fall.Now, Lee didn’t say that. Most smart
coaches wouldn’t say something like that.But here’s the case for such lofty
aspirations.It appears he may just have the surprise
quarterback in the nation if Randall Mackey plays like he practices. Of course, Mackey has to win the job first, and Lee has stopped short of crowning any of the four QBs in the mix as victor.
That’s a smart move on Lee’s part. But a blind man can see what Mackey has done this spring. He has been jaw-dropping. You can’t rule any of the three other quarterbacks out of contention just yet (because Lee says you can’t), but make no mistake…Mackey has been the Mack Daddy under center this spring (turn the page for more on Mackey).
Conventional wisdom suggests that the running back position shouldn’t be a problem. Brandon Bolden is reportedly quicker than he was in 2010 when he ran for nearly 1,000 yards behind a makeshift offensive line. Throw the speedy Jeff Scott into the equation along with a hungry Enrique Davis and the ingredients are there to have one of those ground attacks that Houston Nutt became famous for at Arkansas.
And all three backs are set to get carries in the fall.
“We have three that we’re going to play,” Lee said of his tailbacks. “We have Bolden, but we three that we’re going to play.”
Quality depth at tailback is special when you play in the SEC.
At fullback, H.R. Greer and E.J. Epperson have turned the heads of the coaching staff during spring drills.
“I like what we have at fullback,” Lee
said. “I like H.R. Greer’s consistency and toughness. E.J. Epperson is coming on, too.”
The entire wide receiver corps can’t be accurately judged until the summer when incoming freshmen like Tobias Singleton, Donte Moncrief and Nick Brassell arrive on campus. But veterans Melvin Harris and Ja-Mes Logan have shown promise this spring.
Harris is a 6-foot-7-inch physical specimen that ought to give cornerbacks nightmares.
“Melvin’s strength is the deep ball,” Lee related. “He likes the ball high and around his head.
“Logan has shown flashes of some things I like. He just has to get more consistent.”
As for the offensive line that improved greatly as the 2010 season wore on?
“We need to work up front on our protection a little more,” Lee explained. “I feel good about the tackles, and we’re
going to be fine at center. We’re still looking at the guards.”
Bradley Sowell and Bobby Massie will occupy the tackles spots, while A.J. Hawkins and Evan Swindle are battling for the center job.
“I just know we have a chance to have a good offensive line, but we’re not there yet,” said head coach Houston Nutt. “They’re still on that learning curve. They have to continue to get better and study the game and continue to be physical.”
Lee said, “We’re still installing everything. We can’t just settle on one thing right now. If it’s one of the dropback passers we go with, that will factor into our packages. If it’s one of the guys that can run, we’ll likely have some different twists. Maybe the option to run a little option with the speed guys.” T h e Rebel offense will be on display Sat. April 16 during the Grove Bowl. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
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w hile offensive coordinator David Lee says he isn’t quite ready to set the Ole Miss quarterback depth chart on a 1-2-3 basis yet, it’s hard for
anyone to deny that one of the four signal callers battling to become the starter is separating himself from the pack. Perhaps there was good reason Randall Mackey was the first-team All-American junior college quarterback the same year Cam Newton received second-team honors. “Mackey has had the big plays,” Lee said. “He is the most accurate of the four. He is also a dual threat with his legs.” In other words, he is creating separation from the pack. Mackey’s ability as an athlete or a quarterback has never been questioned. The primary concern surrounding his ability to lead the offense has come from a speech impediment and whether or not he could effectively audible and handle the cadence at the line of scrimmage. A story that appeared in the Clarion Ledger several weeks ago brought the potential problem into the spotlight. According to Lee, however, that issue has become a non-issue. “No problem,” Lee deadpanned. “He’s doing a fine job in the huddle and there have been no problems at the line of scrimmage with his cadence or ability to audible.” So, Rebel fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Mackey seems to have Superman eyes…in the front and back of his head. At practice, he routinely feels the rush and seems to know exactly the right time to scramble off into the secondary, using his legs for a big gain. When he’s looking down field for an open receiver, he seems to see the entire field, knowing which receiver to target and hitting him with pinpoint accuracy. It almost sounds too good to be true. Fortunately for Rebel fans, it’s not. Zach Stoudt and Barry Brunetti earned favorable praise from Lee, as well. Brunetti, though, is still waiting to hear a verdict from the NCAA on his eligibility for 2011 after transferring from West Virginia due to a family hardship.Lee also had kind and encouraging praise for veteran Nathan Stanley. “Nathan is doing better and better,” Lee said, “but he has to work on his accuracy.” The Rebels open the 2011 season in Oxford versus BYU.
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the Ole Miss defense had more holes in it than a block of Swiss cheese in 2010.
With a tendency to give up the big play, the inability to provide pressure and more confusion in the secondary than a hospital ward full of concussion victims, the Rebel defense had its frock thrown up around its head by opposing offenses.
In other words, it was exposed.Ah, but the spring has arrived. It’s time
to refresh. It’s time to renew and rekindle. It’s time to re-examine and adjust.
And perhaps the tide will turn.Ole Miss received great news when it
was learned in late March that defensive end Kentrell Lockett had been granted a sixth year of eligibility and was cleared to play in 2011.
Lockett missed all of spring drills as he continued to rehab a torn ACL he suffered early last season. He was a preseason All-SEC selection heading into 2010.
“I know that’s been a real burden on his mind and our mind,” said Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt. “Now there’s no question what he’s going to be doing much harder and that’s rehabbing, school
and getting ready.”Lockett should be one of the starting
bookends on the Rebel defensive front. He started every game of his sophomore and junior seasons at Ole Miss.
“It’s his experience, locker room presence and confidence,” Nutt continued. “I hate to think of not having him next year. I’m just really glad they (NCAA) made the right decision.”
Nutt, at various points of spring practice, has been quick to compliment his defensive players. He has singled out linebacker D.T. Shackelford time and time again for his leadership and playmaking abilities, as well as offered favorable reviews for young linebackers Mike Marry, Clarence Jackson and Ralph Williams.
“Those are names you haven’t heard…They made some mistakes but they’re playing with a lot of energy,” he said.
“D.T Shackelford does such a good job of leading. He is ver vocal, but he makes plays behind it.”
Marry has been working out with the first team. He played in 10 games as a true freshman last season.
“He shows flashes of being a physical linebacker that can really help us,” Nutt said. “There is a day or two where he is thinking too much and gets caught in there and blocked. But he can do it. Physically, that’s what you are looking for with that frame.”
Of course, the shape of the linebacker corps likely won’t be decided until summer practice. That’s when C.J. Johnson, one of the nation’s most prized recruits, will take to the practice field.
“It’s going to be hard to keep him off the field,” defensive coordinator Tyron Nix said of Johnson.
Carlton Martin, a redshirt freshman, has also warranted popular reviews. The 6-1, 288-pound defensive tackle has used spring practice to impress.
Nutt has remained impressed with the development of the secondary.
“Corners are real thin,” he said. “But I’m really proud of their attitude with Wesley Pendleton, Charles Sawyer and Cliff Coleman.”
Nutt called Vincent Moss, an athlete who recently moved to corner, one of the biggest pleasant surprises of the spring.
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It centered around whether or not Ole Miss needs to build a new basketball arena.
Granted, the Rebels certainly would look nice in a new house. And, yes, the Tad Pad is definitely showing its years (remember the night it rained on Pat Summit and her runaway victory over the Ole Miss women).
But this question was asked: Do you invest millions of dollars into a new package for a stale product, or do you concentrate on fixing the product before redesigning the box it comes in?
All of this became a hot topic on the radio because of a story published in the campus newspaper. Danny White of the UMAA Foundation talked about the possibility of a new arena and cautioned that, if a new arena was built, it might be smaller than the Tad Pad.
I don’t see any problem there. Closer confines could mean a better home-court advantage (see Cameron Indoor at Duke).
White, however, lost me when he began waxing poetically about turning a new arena into a social watering hole one can only assume would be reserved for the highest bracket of season ticket holders.
Is there anything wrong with that approach?Maybe not.In this day and age, athletic programs must do
“creative” things to rake in the almighty dollar.But fewer seats?A country club atmosphere?Ole Miss should just be careful to not price out
or alienate the average family of hard-working Mississippians from coming to see their Rebels play. After all, the Rebels are their Rebels, too.
Now back to that hot topic on the radio show.Only one listener called in during an hour and a half
to say, “If we build it, they will get better.”Just one.The rest of the callers, and there were many, were
in consensus that either renovations to the Tad Pad would suffice, or that the product needed to improve, both men’s and women’s, before millions were spent on a new arena.
There just didn’t seem to be a lot of immediate support for bulldozing the Tad Pad and spending millions on a new arena in which a main function of it would be to house pregame cheese and cracker smackings.
I would imagine, sans the Ole Miss men finally reaching the NCAA Tournament on a consistent basis, there’s going to be some difficulty in rallying broad financial support for a new basketball arena. The guess here is that it will be packaged with something else, such as the expansion of the North end zone at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium when the goal is set and the fundraising begins.
After all, Andy Kennedy said it best: “Football is big here.”
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aS Chris Warren wraps up his basketball career at Ole Miss, he is now getting the chance to showcase his talent in different postseason tournaments,
including the recent Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in Portsmouth, Va.
“This is a great opportunity for me,” said the senior guard from Orlando, Fla. “I don’t know how I got to come here, if I was selected, or they saw me during the season. Whatever the case, I’m glad to be here.”
Warren, along with other college basketball players from across the country, had the chance to let scouts from every NBA team see what they can do. For Warren, he wants the scouts to see him more than just a player who receives kudos and accolades from the SEC.
“I wanted them to see me as a person as well, to see what I am. I want them to get to know me, to know more about me than just being a basketball player,” he said.
Each year for 58 years, the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament has invited 64 of the best college basketball players, seniors from colleges across the country to participate in a four-day, 12-game tournament in front of the scouts.
Among those who’ve participated in this tournament in previous years include Scottie Pippen, who teamed with Michael Jordan to win six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls.
Warren is not the only player from an SEC school to play in the P.I.T. Mississippi State’s Ravern Johnson, Sam Muldrow from South Carolina and Florida’s Vernon Macklin are also in Virginia.
“I wanted to represent Ole Miss, not just the SEC. It is good to have other players from the SEC, but I want to do well for my school,” he said.
Jamie Skeen from Virginia Commonwealth University and Matt Howard from Butler, two players from teams in the NCAA Final Four—Howard’s Butler team faced UConn in the title game—also played in this tournament.
“I look forward to seeing these guys and meeting them,” Warren said.
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on his agenda. During the weekend of the NCAA Men’s Final Four at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Tx., Warren played in the 23rd Annual State Farm College 3-point Championship at Hofheinz Pavilion on the University of Houston campus. He made 16 3’s, but fell short to Andrew Goudelock of The College of Charleston, who had 21.
“I wished I could’ve made a few more 3-pointers to win it, but I finished second, but I wish I could’ve won,” Warren said.
Warren, 5-10, 168, averaged 19 points a game during his senior season at Ole Miss, which finished the year 20-14, the third time in four years the Rebels have finished the season with 20 or more wins. Warren recorded numerous double-digit scoring games as a senior, but he achieved 26 points twice—against Arkansas State and LSU. He and the other senior member of the
Rebel team, Zach Graham, helped Ole Miss to two NIT Final Fours.
Warren also had 2.2 rebounds per game, 3.8 assists per contest, 0.7 steals a game and 0.1 blocks per game. He shot 40 percent from the field, 34 percent from the 3-point line, and 93 percent from the charity stripe.
The season was capped off with a second straight trip to the National Invitational Tournament. It is the third time in four years Ole Miss has played in this postseason tournament. The Rebels lost to Cal 77-74 as Warren finished with 23 points, eclipsing the 2,000 point mark in his career. He is the third player in school history to score 2,000 points in a career. John Stroud and Joe Harvell are first and second as Stroud finished with 2,328 points, and Harvell had 2,078.
Warren said if he doesn’t get the chance to be drafted by an NBA club, or
sign on as a free agent, he plans to latch on with a team in the International League.
“I would like to have a chance to play internationally. I’ll just cross that bridge when I come to it,” he said.
Warren said he will remember the fans and students of Ole Miss and the strong support they gave to the team when they played at Tad Smith Coliseum.
“The people here are great. Ole Miss is a great place, and I’ll always remember it,” he said.
Warren said he will also enjoy the opportunity he had to play four years for head coach Andy Kennedy.
“I learned a lot from Coach Kennedy. He’s a great teacher, He is not only a great coach, he’s a great man. He will be an even greater man and a greater coach to the other young men who will come into the program,” he said.
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t he year 1972 was a historical year on the national scene as well as the Ole Miss sports scope.
The nation was still in the throes of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon was re-elected as the nation’s 37th president, and Watergate was not yet a topic of discussion in the national media.
At Ole Miss, the Diamond Rebels, under the guidance of first year head coach Jake Gibbs, made some history as well. Following a 16-21 record in 1971, the Rebels turned the corner with a 28-16 record, including a trip to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
Gibbs, who spent 10 seasons as a catcher with the New York Yankees, replaced Tom Swayze, his former coach. While playing for Swayze, Gibbs was a two-time All-American third baseman in baseball in 1958 and 1960. Gibbs, who never held a baseball coaching position before, accepted the post in October 1971.
“We had some good players coming back from the year before. I only signed one player when I came here. Although I’d never coached baseball, when I was playing and I got the chance, I always watched how the managers worked with the pitchers. I learned by watching what others did, and that helped me as a coach,” Gibbs said.
Among those players who helped Ole Miss baseball return to prominence was Steve Dillard. Dillard, who played shortstop on the 1972 team, made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1975, and wrapped it up in 1982 with the Chicago White Sox. Before that, he played with the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs.
“He was with me for a year. As a sophomore, the pro scouts started coming around looking at him. They told me he’s 21,” Gibbs said.
Dillard was named an All-SEC Western Division shortstop after the season.
Gibbs coached Norris Weese, who also played quarterback for the Rebels. Weese played centerfielder on Gibbs ‘first team.
“He was an intelligent player for me. He was also on the football, first as a wide receiver before he was moved to quarterback. He worked on his footwork, which helped him in centerfield,” Gibbs recalled.
One of Weese’s most memorable games was in the first game of the College World Series against Southern Cal; a game the Rebels lost 8-6.
“The bases were loaded, and Norris hit a shot that looked like it was going to go somewhere. I don’t know how the guy from Southern Cal was able to catch it, but he did. He was a good player,” Gibbs said.
Another player Gibbs recalled from that season was right fielder Paul Husband. Gibbs said he had more than just the ability to hit the baseball.
“I had him for two years. He was a fine young Christian man, and a great leader on that team. Every player looked up to him. He was a good power hitter, and he stabilized the right field for us,” he said.
Other players Gibbs mentioned who played a solid role in getting the Rebels to Omaha was catcher Dennis Starr, third
baseman Bobby Spaulding and pitcher Jim Pittman.
“We had a good pitching staff that year. Bill Rogers, Mike Park, who was a good bullpen closer for me, and Herb Napier,” Gibbs said.
Starr, Spaulding and Pittman joined Weese, Dillard and Husband on the All-SEC Western Division team in 1972. The Rebels fashioned a 15-3 worksheet in SEC play that season as well. Husband was also named first team All-American by the coaches and Worth.
The players were not the only ones who received accolades for the Rebels terrific turnaround in 1972. Gibbs was named SEC Coach of the Year for his efforts.
Gibbs said of the many SEC series the Rebels played that season which stuck out in his memory was the road series with Mississippi State.
“They had a dedication of the stadium that weekend, and we swept them. That is the series I remember best. We got off to a good start that season. The players bought in to what we were doing, and everything fell into
place,” he said.Before the Rebels made the trip to Omaha,
they beat Vanderbilt 5-3, and 5-4 in the SEC championship series, then won five of six games in the NCAA Division III playoffs—this was before regionals and super regionals came to being.
Following the loss to Southern Cal in the opening game of the College World Series, the Rebels faced the Texas Longhorns, and lost 9-8.
“We had Texas 8-0, and then they scored nine runs in one inning. If the ball had traveled different and we could’ve gotten some outs, we could’ve won the game and moved on,” Gibbs said.
Gibbs said that he still keeps in contact
with many of the former players from that team, as well as the 1977 team, which won a SEC championship, and hosted the SEC tournament at Swayze Field.
“I am able to keep up with Husband, Starr, and Rogers. They come every August for M-Club weekend, and play golf,” he said.
Gibbs would coach the Rebels through the 1990 season, finishing his career with a 485-389-8 record, surpassing the record of Swayze, his predecessor and former coach. He continues to make his home in Oxford with his wife Trish.
While the Ole Miss baseball team has made a few trips to the NCAA Super Regional under current Coach Mike Bianco, they haven’t been able to get back to Omaha.
Nonetheless, Gibbs said he thinks that will happen someday. For the moment, he can look back on what he and his team accomplished some 39 years ago.
“Those guys really stayed together and worked hard. They believed in one another, and had one goal, which was to win a championship,” he said.
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“WE HAD TExAS 8-0, AND THEN THEY SCORED NINE RUNS IN ONE INNING. IF THE BALL HAD TRAVELED DIFFERENT AND WE COULD’VE GOTTEN SOME OUTS, WE COULD’VE WON THE GAME AND MOVED ON.”
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From Little League to high school, colleges and the major leagues, baseball coaches have used this axiom time and again: Good pitching beats good hitting every time.
Like others in the profession, veteran Ole Miss Baseball coach Mike Bianco takes those words to heart by putting together a mixture of veterans and youngsters to solidify his pitching staff, specifically those he uses for the weekend rotation in SEC contests for the 2011 campaign.
“Pitching is 75 to 80 percent of the game. That is what determines how well your team is going to do in a contest,” Bianco said.
So far in the early stages of the SEC—where the Rebels are tied for second—Bianco has gone with Matt Crouse as his Friday starter, David Goforth as his Saturday starter, and Austin Wright as his Sunday starter.
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“To be competitive in the Southeastern Conference, you have got to have a solid Friday pitcher. You have to have all of your aces on Friday. There is no margin for error,” Bianco said.
Crouse, 6-4, 183, is a junior left-handed pitcher from Haymarket, Va. He played his high school ball at Battlefield High School in Haymarket, and spent one year at Young Harris College before coming to Oxford.
So far in the 2011 season, Crouse has a team-leading ERA of 2.23. He has a record of 6-1 to date. His last win came Mar. 25 at Tennessee in the first game of the three-game set at Knoxville. In that outing, he scattered five hits over nine innings and struck out six batters with two walks as he helped lead the Rebels to a 6-1 win at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
He also put together a winning performance against Lipscomb on Mar. 11 at O-U Stadium/Swayze Field. In the Rebels 8-0 win over the Bison, he allowed only four hits in nine innings. He struck out nine and walked one.
Bianco describes Crouse as a player who is “a great competitor.”
“He has such a competitive spirit, and is a very talented player for us. He brings
a lot to the table for us,” he said.Goforth is the lone returner from
last year’s weekend rotation, and his experience is a vital cog in the rotation.
“David is a super talented player for us. He has a tremendous fastball, which has sometimes gone as fast as 100 miles. He normally throws a 95-mile fastball. He also throws a good slider and changeup pitch,” Bianco said.
In game two of the LSU series, which Ole Miss won decisively 16-3 at Alex Box Stadium on April 4; Goforth pitched six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts. He improved to 1-4 on the season. He is second on the team in ERA with a 3.32 avg.
Goforth, 5-11, 191 is a junior right handed pitcher from Philadelphia, Ms., who prepped at Neshoba Central High.
In 2010, Goforth appeared in 22 games, making 11 starts during the season. He began the season as a closer before moving into the starting role in the Governor’s Cup tilt against Mississippi State. He worked 5 2/3 innings, with two runs, three hits with two walks and a strikeout.
Rounding out the group is Sunday
starter Austin Wright. “Austin is super talented, and is a big,
physical players. He throws similar to Drew Pomeranz. He has a great fastball, throws in the mid 90’s. He also throws an outstanding slider,” Bianco said.
Wright, 6-4, 234, is a southpaw newcomer to the Rebel team, coming from Schaumberg, Ill. He signed with the Rebels after spending two years in the community college ranks at Chipola CC.
Wright is fourth on the team in ERA with a 3.96, and has a 3-3 record. Wright’s pitching in the third game against Tennessee, which clinched the series for Ole Miss, was a key element. In that game, Wright worked eight innings, striking out eight and walking one while limiting the Volunteers to four hits.
With this trio in place, Bianco said he feels the pieces are coming together for the Rebels to make a run in SEC play.
“We are continuing to get better each time we take the field. We will just have to play well each game, win our games, and do not watch the scoreboard to see how other teams are doing. As long as we take care of our business, we are going to be fine,” he said.
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o le Miss fans will soon have a new and exciting way to follow their Rebels.
On Monday, May 2, at noon, Rebels247 will make its debut on the worldwide web at www.rebels247.com. The site, currently under construction, will cover Ole Miss sports like no other, in partnership with Game Time Rebels magazine and The Reb Sports Radio Network.
Rebels247.com will consist of recruiting news and analysis, up-to-the-minute game stories, spectacular photography, message boards and video.
The partnership with Game Time Rebels and The Reb Sports Radio Network will provide unique content that can’t be matched elsewhere.
Subscribers to Rebels247 will also receive the monthly print edition of Game Time Rebels in their mailbox, as well as receive a special electronic edition of the magazine on the website. Subscribers will also be able to access the Reb Sports Radio Network 24 hours a day from
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iF Ole Miss softball coach Missy Dickerson seeks one word to describe what her team needs
in order to finish strong in the remaining outings of 2011, consistency is tops on the list.
“Being consistent is something my staff and I have stressed to our players since day one. And we still do. We will need to play consistent each and every time in order to meet some of the goals we set in preseason,” Dickerson said.
Before the start of the season, Dickerson said the team’s goals were to go out and play well each game and work to get into the postseason.
However, injuries have plagued the Lady Rebels this season, which has resulted in a below-500 season overall and in SEC play.
“We’ve had a lot of injuries to hit us this season. Injuries are something that you can’t predict, it just happens. Right now, we are ninth in the SEC, and if we
can steal some games the rest of the way, we can hopefully push our way into the SEC Tournament,” Dickerson said.
As a result of injuries, a lot of young players, freshmen in particular, have had to step up to the plate and perform. Among those freshmen include outfielder RT Cantillo, an outfielder from Santa Ana, Calif.
“She has been strong all season long for us. She has really been a contributor when she comes to play. I have also been pleased with the play of Natalie Nimmo (a shortstop), and London Ladner, an infielder. Many of our freshmen have been successful in helping us where we have needed it, when we’ve needed it,” Dickerson said.
Among the seniors who have stepped in to take a leadership role on the field as well as off the field is Brittany Barnhill, a pitcher and utility player, and is a transfer from the University of Texas.
In a recent outing against in-state rival
and SEC foe Mississippi State, Barnhill drilled an RBI single up the middle with two down to score Cantillo, yet the Lady Rebels fell short.
Barnhill is from Rhino, Tx. Last year, Barnhill led the team with a 3.32 ERA, along with 10 wins and 146 strikeouts. The strikeouts tied for fifth most in school history, and ranked eighth in the SEC last year.
In hitting, Barnhill finished third in hitting with five home runs and 33 RBI.
Other seniors who have helped the team include pitcher Lindsey Perry of Madison and catcher Rachel Torres from Corpus Christi, Tx.
With the combination of seniors and younger players, Dickerson and her staff are hoping that element will help her team find a way to get and stay consistent.
“It is going to take us staying consistent, along with staying healthy, in order to do meet some of the goals we started at the beginning,” she said.
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aS a linebacker for the Ole Miss Rebels from 1999-2003, Jamil Northcutt’s play
helped make a difference for the Rebels as they experienced winning seasons and bowl games.
Now as Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Operations, Northcutt continues working to make a difference for Ole Miss; but this time with student athletes in an effort to help them make the right choices on and off the field.
“In this job, I want to make a difference in the lives of young men and women. This is not about my position, it is about a purpose. My purpose is to change the lives of these young men and women, to make sure they maintain accountability and responsibility,” he said.
Northcutt took the position in January 2008, replacing Walker Jones. Among the programs he oversees include the NCAA Diversity Plan, Minority Affairs, Champs Life Skills/SAAC Program, exhausted
eligibility program, M-Club Alumni, NCAA Opportunity Fund and Special Assistant grant, and serves as a liaison to the football, men’s & women’s basketball, and baseball programs. He also works closely with Athletic Director Pete Boone when it comes to capitol campaign projects, fiscal documents and analytical research information.
“By being able to handle these many areas, and having been a student athlete, I can relate to what these young men and women are going through on the playing field and off. It gives me a chance to see things from a different perspective than from before,”
A Tullahoma, Tenn, native, Northcutt returned to Ole Miss from the Kansas City Chiefs organization where he spent three years as the Player Development Coordinator. While he was with the Chiefs, he was responsible for managing the career internship, continuing education and financial education programs for players.
He also served as KC’s liaison for players to coaches, administrators and external resources, evaluated and scouted college and
professional football players and assisted with travel and game day operations. Before joining the Chiefs in June 2005, Northcutt worked for the Southeastern Conference in the areas of Championships, Sports Administration, and Marketing.
As a member of the Rebel football team from 1999-2003 under head coach David Cutcliffe, Northcutt was the 2003 Chucky Mullins Courage Award recipient. He said he was honored to have the opportunity to wear the number of the player who refused to give up when tough times came.
“The award spoke for itself. It spoke of the courage that Chucky had. He may not have been the best player out there, but he was the hardest working player. When you work hard, good things are going to happen for you,” he said.
He helped the Rebels finish his senior year with a 10-3 record, and tied for first in the SEC West behind LSU. The successful season ended with a 31-28 win over Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl. The game marked the fourth bowl appearance for the Rebels while he wore the red and blue.
He played in every game his final two years, with his biggest game coming in 2002 against Memphis. In that contest he recorded an interception and 19-yard return in the 38-16 victory over the Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway.
For his efforts in the community, Northcutt was selected to the 2003 AFCA and SEC Good Works Teams and received the SEC Community Service Postgraduate Scholarship. He also was a member and president of a number of organizations including the Student Leaders Council, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, the M-Club, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the FCA Leadership team.
Northcutt not only did well on the playing field, but also in the classroom, as he made the SEC Academic Honor Roll four years. He received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science in May 2003 and his master’s in higher education and administration in December 2004.
He is currently pursuing his doctorate degree in Higher Education. Northcutt and his wife, Kimberly, an Ole Miss graduate, were married in July 2006. They are the parents of a nine-month-old son, Kellen Josiah Northcutt.
“Being a father is a great thing. It is a joy for my wife and me. I always want to be a good example for my son, for him to grow up and be a good person,” Northcutt said.
Northcutt and his family are glad to be back in the Oxford and Ole Miss community.
“My wife’s family is from Memphis, so being here puts us closer to home for her. It is great being back here in Oxford and Ole Miss,” he said.
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never let it be said that in-state rivalries are reserved only for athletic events, especially when it
comes to Ole Miss and Mississippi State.To wit, when the Ole Miss civil engineering
students took part in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Deep South Competition at Mississippi State University on March 25-26, the host school participants were able to get in some of their own ribbing at Ole Miss, all in good nature.
Cole Fowler, a graduate student in civil engineering at Ole Miss, said the ribbing came not necessarily in the form of bragging and joking. Instead, it was from a T-shirt.
“During the second day of the competition, all of us had to wear a T-shirt from the host school. During the first day, we all wore our school colors. We wore our red and blue, LSU students wore their purple and gold. On the second day, we all wanted to match, so we wore the shirts given to us by the Mississippi State engineering students,” he said.
The T-shirt is gray in color, and has an MSU bulldog and the M-State logo on the left front. On the back in maroon are tools of the trade for engineers, including a compass. It was the compass where the ribbing took hold.
“Inside the compass is the score of the 2010 Egg Bowl (which State won 31-23). We didn’t know about this until someone ratted out about it. We had to look at it real close to see what it was,” Fowler said.
Did the Ole Miss engineering group, at least 25 in all who participated in various events, wear the T-shirt?
“We did not. We’re keeping it as a souvenir, though,” Cole said with a laugh.
Fowler said the Deep South Competition involved schools from Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and West Tennessee.
All the groups took part in building concrete rafts, steel bridges and concrete Frisbees.
“We learn about project management as well as good sportsmanship and having the chance to get our hands dirty in the concrete,” he said.
The first day of the competition was the racing of concrete canoes. The Ole Miss
team decided to use a movie theme in their competition.
“We wanted to be like the characters from Braveheart, so the girls painted their faces blue, and everyone wore kilts. It was fun,” Fowler said.
Phone calls to the MSU Civil Engineering Department by Gametime Rebels seeking comment about the event were not returned.
Fowler, a native of Batesville, said Ole Miss will host the competition in 2014.
“I don’t know if I will still be at Ole Miss then. I plan to be working. I want to stay in Mississippi because we need good engineers. Even though there is a rivalry between Ole Miss and State, we’re all good friends. When we are at an out-of-state event, we team up to represent the state of Mississippi, to make the state look good,” he said.
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it’s funny what a little ill-timed water can do. After a leak sprung in the roof of the Tad Pad during a women’s basketball game against Tennessee, talk of a new basketball arena has hit hyper mode at Ole Miss. Danny White of the uMAA Foundation says, if a new arena becomes a reality, Rebel fans shouldn’t be surprised if it’s smaller than the Tad Pad. The new arena is likely still years away.
