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re: Ole Miss can’t afford a plane?
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:07 am to LSUGreg
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:07 am to LSUGreg
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They cannot afford to drive an hour to the Memphis airport.
And the charter part? Simple?
Because charter companies all have aircraft sitting around everywhere with plenty of pilots, co-pilots and flight attendants just sitting around doing nothing. Let it go. Breathe! Y'all play Ole Miss again next year. You'll have a chance to avenge that loss.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:07 am to twk
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That’s on Ole Miss for choosing a charter operator that doesn’t fly in the region.
Yes, yes.
Because we all know there are several charter flight companies operating 737s as charters in North Mississippi.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:08 am to atlantarebs
quote:LSU absolutely take charters.
Do you think lsu doesn’t take charters?
But they don’t use the lowest cost option from a tiny regional airport.
Honest question. Is there a reason they don’t fly out of Memphis using a non-budget airline that can be more accommodating?
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:08 am to Mempho
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There is no backup plan- and no one has one- for a national ground stop.
What if the plane you guys plan to use has a mechanical issue and can’t be used?
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:08 am to Mempho
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We sold our large jets to put into NIL fund. Priorities.
If they have the means, I suggest that Ole Miss own some large oil fields, that way airplanes wouldn't be an issue.
Old Texas saying... if you don't have an oil well, get one!
This post was edited on 11/14/26 at 10:11 am
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:09 am to Mempho
quote:yes. They're are crews in Memphis and a shite ton of planes. frick, they could've sent limos to Memphis to pickup the pilots and driven them to your shitty little planes at your shitty little airport.
You think there were large commercial aircraft with crews just sitting around last night?
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:10 am to NickPapageorgio
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Because we all know there are several charter flight companies operating 737s as charters in North Mississippi.
Memphis??
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:10 am to BOSCEAUX
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At least have a backup plan in Memphis. I’m sure most schools have a second option if something unforeseen happens to the plane they plan on using.
This feels like an absurdly rare event to have a backup plan for.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:11 am to Uga Alum
Sounds like Chairman Sankey needs to reassess the minimum qualifications to be a team in the SEC.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:12 am to NickPapageorgio
Sounds like Ole Miss is not capable of upholding the standards of a major conference.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:13 am to Pickle_Weasel
Well thought out post appreciate it.
Question though: there is no backup crews that are off duty to pull in? If ole miss was G5 I get it but you can’t tell me you don’t have a retainer for backup airline crews? If the problem truly is that they rely on one crew and that one crew can legally fly due to duty hours it seems like a monumental failure of resources by the ole miss admin to not have any backup option in mind. What if this crew calls in sick? Would that be the same result? I don’t buy one second they couldn’t find a backup crew. Ole miss didnt want to be put out plain and simple
Question though: there is no backup crews that are off duty to pull in? If ole miss was G5 I get it but you can’t tell me you don’t have a retainer for backup airline crews? If the problem truly is that they rely on one crew and that one crew can legally fly due to duty hours it seems like a monumental failure of resources by the ole miss admin to not have any backup option in mind. What if this crew calls in sick? Would that be the same result? I don’t buy one second they couldn’t find a backup crew. Ole miss didnt want to be put out plain and simple
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:13 am to Dawgsontop34
quote:what about plane mechanical issues and flight personnel illnesses? Ole Miss doesn't have a plan for that either? The team just shite out of luck if pilots get the flu or an engine fails prechecks? GTFO.
This feels like an absurdly rare event to have a backup plan for.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:15 am to hashtag
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yes. They're are crews in Memphis and a shite ton of planes. frick, they could've sent limos to Memphis to pickup the pilots and driven them to your shitty little planes at your shitty little airport.
Tell me you haven’t flown in the past 15 years. They are -vast majority- cargo aircraft- and all of the other PAX aircraft are running at 100% capacity right now.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:16 am to Pickle_Weasel
Sounds just like the florida trying to justify not playing a game when there was no hurricane lol. Its an 8 hour trip on a bus. They could've made it work but didn't.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:16 am to hashtag
Pussy.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:16 am to Pickle_Weasel
Fly out of Memphis?
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:19 am to NickPapageorgio
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Yes, yes.
Because we all know there are several charter flight companies operating 737s as charters in North Mississippi.
I think we all understand that north Mississippi isn't the center of commerce in the world... But Memphis is an hour away.
As for this entire thing. I had planned on going to this game. Now I can't because Sunday is my granddaughters birthday party. The birthday party was scheduled for Sunday instead of Saturday specifically BECAUSE of the game on Saturday.
There are probably ten groups of people amongst family and friends who had tickets to this game that are now faced with eating or trying to sell those tickets at the last minute... For a Sunday game in crappy weather... or skipping the party for a little kid who expects her relatives and close friends to be there.
I'm sure there are many others in similar situations.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:22 am to Gunga Din
Well nobody at Ole Miss wanted the airports shut down.
These things are planned months in advance.
The real issue is that this nation can no longer function at all if a computer glitches.
Back in the day air traffic could function without computers. Lord help us now that nobody under 40 has any real skills.
These things are planned months in advance.
The real issue is that this nation can no longer function at all if a computer glitches.
Back in the day air traffic could function without computers. Lord help us now that nobody under 40 has any real skills.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:24 am to Uga Alum
Memphis airport is 90 minutes away. No excuses.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 10:25 am to hashtag
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what about plane mechanical issues and flight personnel illnesses? Ole Miss doesn't have a plan for that either?
Good grief. Some of you clearly haven't lead anything.
That'd be on the charter company to figure out obviously.
A national shut down puts it into nobody's fault other than the pathetic dei air traffic system we have in this nation.
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