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Ghosts of Mississippi: ESPN 30 fo 30
Posted on 10/25/12 at 10:18 am
Posted on 10/25/12 at 10:18 am
Ghosts of Mississippi
Guys how do you feel about this being aired this coming Tuesday?
I know personally I feel this could possibly be another failed attempt to show where we once were and where we have come to today ... I say failed because these things never seem to work out for us instead they tend to be used against us for our detriment.
Though in saying that I hope this is a powerful documentary that really does capture the essence of what Ole Miss and Oxford are/were as well as how both have progressed so far from the times of our past. And for once and all find a way to for us and everyone else to move past it. I know this would be hard to completely accomplish but it seems others have found a way i.e. ALABAMA, GEORGIA, ARKANSAS & LSU. Maybe by confronting the issue we might be able to get over the hurdle but who knows ...
Anyway, those are just my opinions ... so I ask what are y'alls thoughts?
Guys how do you feel about this being aired this coming Tuesday?
I know personally I feel this could possibly be another failed attempt to show where we once were and where we have come to today ... I say failed because these things never seem to work out for us instead they tend to be used against us for our detriment.
Though in saying that I hope this is a powerful documentary that really does capture the essence of what Ole Miss and Oxford are/were as well as how both have progressed so far from the times of our past. And for once and all find a way to for us and everyone else to move past it. I know this would be hard to completely accomplish but it seems others have found a way i.e. ALABAMA, GEORGIA, ARKANSAS & LSU. Maybe by confronting the issue we might be able to get over the hurdle but who knows ...
Anyway, those are just my opinions ... so I ask what are y'alls thoughts?
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Posted on 10/25/12 at 10:47 am to McRebel42
Wright Thompson loves Ole Miss, knowing that and that he wrote it, I doubt it will be too negative. I'm excited for it because as an out of state student I am lacking in the Mississippi history department.
Posted on 10/25/12 at 11:09 am to reb13
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Wright Thompson loves Ole Miss
This is what make me feel good about it ...
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I'm excited for it because as an out of state student I am lacking in the Mississippi history department.
Long story short... Ole Miss was founded, Civil War Broke out, we chose the south, lost entire male class at gettysburg... they made it the furthest to the enemy lines, war ends and still alot of southern furfer left, fast foward civil rights Ross barnett comes out at half of a
and states no black person to ole miss, insert james meredith + JFK = 1st african american to the university, school latched on to old confederate sigils and traditions, KKK came to prominence made all things tied to Confederacy seem even worse than before, OLE MISS attacked because these connections, finally little by little OLE MISS saw the error of its ways and has been bending over backwards to try to make sure that when can get past these skeletons in our closet and move on to bigger and brighter things ... sry a little longer than i would have hoped but thats the jist of it at least...
Posted on 10/25/12 at 11:14 am to McRebel42
Wright Thompson's interview on the Flagship the other day made me feel better about it
Posted on 10/25/12 at 12:27 pm to McRebel42
I'm looking forward to it only because Wright Thompson is a damn good writer.
Posted on 10/25/12 at 6:31 pm to McRebel42
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Guys how do you feel about this being aired this coming Tuesday?
I think a lot of fans are too paranoid about it. I don't think anything bad will come of it. I'm ready for it to air.
Posted on 10/26/12 at 8:32 am to RebelNutt48
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I think a lot of fans are too paranoid about it. I don't think anything bad will come of it. I'm ready for it to air.
I hope this is true ... but I can't help being paranoid, thats one of the biggest monkeys on our back ... perception = reality
Posted on 10/26/12 at 6:14 pm to McRebel42
I can assure you that it will be about how the team overcame a big problem. Played their homecoming that same week in Jackson, MS. The ending will portray Ole Miss as past all that. ESPN isn't going to just rip a university apart. I don't think Ole Miss would advertising to Rebel fans if it did.
I can assure you that the university saw it before the air date.
I can assure you that the university saw it before the air date.
Posted on 10/29/12 at 9:28 am to RebelNutt48
agreed, it will be about how they are came together and now is a very diverse school or something like that
Posted on 10/29/12 at 9:36 am to Eli4Heisman
Could imagine what this week could be like if this documentary is as powerful and beneficary as it could be to the University and to boost we get a "W" Between the Hedges ... WOW could be a really big week for us 
Posted on 10/30/12 at 10:43 am to McRebel42
Who's going to be watching this tonite???
Posted on 10/30/12 at 10:47 am to McRebel42
We are throwing a party for it..... Beers are in the fridge
Posted on 10/30/12 at 10:51 am to WhistlinDixie15
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We are throwing a party for it..... Beers are in the fridge
Really??? nvm a true REBEL would be able to turn anything into a party ...
HOTTY TODDYPosted on 10/30/12 at 10:58 am to McRebel42
Hotty Toddy 
Posted on 10/30/12 at 11:27 am to WhistlinDixie15
Discussing "Ghosts of Ole Miss" with Wright Thompson
Really good interview on RCR today. looking forward to this.
Really good interview on RCR today. looking forward to this.
Posted on 10/30/12 at 1:07 pm to McRebel42
Can't wait to have all my non-OM friends call us racists 
Posted on 10/31/12 at 11:16 am to Tornado Alley
What Was Everyone's thoughts on this ESPN 30 for 30???
Personally I didn't think it was that bad but I surely don't think that it was helpful in moving on besides the fact that it seemed to make us own our past instead from hiding from it...
I thought so much more could have been said about the '62 team as well as the progress made since then to now at the University, I know it was slighty touched upon but still it seemed like most of the air time reflected on the Riots and bigiotory ... never mentioning though how most of the people that was their fighting weren't even Ole Miss people ...
I just don't know how I feel about it at the moment but I do know that so much more could have been said to paint a positive light on us that wasn't i.e. Students chasing the KKK off campus ... I should know I was there
Anyway How do you feel about "Ghost of Ole Miss"?
Personally I didn't think it was that bad but I surely don't think that it was helpful in moving on besides the fact that it seemed to make us own our past instead from hiding from it...
I thought so much more could have been said about the '62 team as well as the progress made since then to now at the University, I know it was slighty touched upon but still it seemed like most of the air time reflected on the Riots and bigiotory ... never mentioning though how most of the people that was their fighting weren't even Ole Miss people ...
I just don't know how I feel about it at the moment but I do know that so much more could have been said to paint a positive light on us that wasn't i.e. Students chasing the KKK off campus ... I should know I was there
Anyway How do you feel about "Ghost of Ole Miss"?
Posted on 10/31/12 at 12:11 pm to McRebel42
To me it was essentially Mississippi Burning again with a few segments of the 1962 football team thrown in. I was hoping for more but expected pretty much what was aired. I am on the fence about it.
There were a few things that I realized in watching the documentary, but for the most part it was the same old story just told in another persons light. I don't think it was a negative piece but it also left some positive things that our University has achieved since then.
He could have shown the Klan protest from a few years ago and what about a sentence or two about the Presidental debate? The whole film didnt have to be about a racial divide. I did enjoy the segments about the 62' team, they were a terrific group of athletes.
There were a few things that I realized in watching the documentary, but for the most part it was the same old story just told in another persons light. I don't think it was a negative piece but it also left some positive things that our University has achieved since then.
He could have shown the Klan protest from a few years ago and what about a sentence or two about the Presidental debate? The whole film didnt have to be about a racial divide. I did enjoy the segments about the 62' team, they were a terrific group of athletes.
Posted on 10/31/12 at 2:45 pm to CoastalReb
It was an excuse to talk about the riot without any type of end game. I got no message from watching it and learned no new information. It was a wast of an hour really.
Posted on 10/31/12 at 3:21 pm to HottyToddy7
I got tired of seeing that **** in the hat being all artsy and skeptical hippo about his racist uncle like I give a frick. Same old shite. Only this time they had different camera angles n shite. Needed more positive toward the end and when they talked about the black sbp they just had to mention the super isolated incident at the bar. frickin typical.
So yeah I loved it.
So yeah I loved it.
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