Bossip (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
The Klan tried to pop up over the weekend at Ole-Miss College, looking for support over their protest of the song “From Dixie with Love”: Wearing traditional red, black and white robes and carrying flags representing the infamous hate group, about 10 hooded members of the Ku Klux Klan protested on the Ole Miss campus Saturday. The [...]
Rocky Top Talk (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Rogelio V. Solis - AP Browse more photos » Ole Miss blog Red Cup Rebellion's early review of The Blind Side? Positive , actually (some strong language). Penn State blog Black Shoe Diaries laments Penn State's solid but highlight-less season . Michigan blog Maize N Brew criticizes so-called Michigan fans for allowing Ohio State fans to overtake the Big House on Saturday....
SI.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- LSU coach Les Miles says he understands the criticism and accepts the blame for a series of gaffes that resulted in the 17th-ranked Tigers dropping a 25-23 decision at Oxford, Miss.
SI.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- LSU coach Les Miles says he understands the criticism and accepts the blame for a series of gaffes that resulted in the 17th-ranked Tigers dropping a 25-23 decision at Oxford, Miss.
King Politics (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Nearly two months ago, a reporter from Der Standard, Austria's leading newspaper, visited Ole Miss to do a story on how Mississippi has (or has not changed) since Barack Obama was elected president. If you can read German, here is the story . If you cannot, here is the (loosely) translated English version . It's a hoot.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
KKK plays Ole Miss with depleted roster, is booed out of town Tue Nov 24,2009 10:05 AM ET By Can you really call it a rally if only 11 people show up? That was the turnout for the big Ku Klux Klan demonstration on Saturday at the University of Mississippi, as the group tried to protest the university removing the song "From Dixie With Love" from their marching band repertoire. For added...
Busted Coverage (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
We’ll be honest, BC didn’t catch the ending of the Ole Miss-LSU game but the buzz is that Les-ticle Miles made a huge mistake in his last second decision making. It was an insane ending to an epic day in Oxford, Miss. Pregame was marred by a visit of the local KKK clowns. Then there [...]
Roll 'Bama Roll (Free subscription) | yesterday
So, you might have heard that the KKK decided to hold a rally at Ole Miss last Saturday before the game with LSU to protest the school's decision to cease performing the song "From Dixie With Love" at football games. It was as lame as you might expect . Eleven KKK members showed up to face 250 counter protesters and the cops shut down the nonsense after ten minutes. But the guys over...
Emptysuit (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
The KKK gathered at Ole Miss to protest the University chancellor’s decision to remove “From Dixie with Love” from the school band’s song list. The song had drawn controversy because some fans chanted “the South will rise again” when it was played at Ole Miss football games. Question, What Would Be The Purpose Of The [...]
Zada News (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Things have been a little tense about race on Ole Miss’s campus since the school was founded. [1] Dean of Students Sparky Reardon said the Klan will be allowed to protest for an hour beginning at 10 a.m., four hours before the Ole Miss-LSU football game. [2] LSU fans heading to Oxford Mississippi may encounter the Ku [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
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Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll. There was little change, however, at the top of The Associated Press rankings Sunday after a weekend when most of the highly ranked teams had easy victories or time off. No. 1 Florida was followed by fellow unbeatens Alabama,...
And The Valley Shook (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
I apologize for disappearing. I have been busy painting and otherwise preparing a new house to move into. I've been away from the computer all weekend, for the most part. Anyway, some quick bullets: We were thoroughly outplayed, especially in the second half, and we were darn lucky to be in that game. If not for some very questionable officiating in the first half, Ole Miss would have scored...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Winning the Puerto Rico Tip-Off wasn't easy for No. 5 Villanova. Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points last night to help the Wildcats beat Mississippi, 79-67. Corey Stokes added 18 and Antonio Pena added 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Wildcats, who did nothing to diminish their status as favorites in the Big East during their trip to the Caribbean.
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
"Swimmingly" means "completely embarrassing for white power morons," correct? Then yes, it went "swimmingly." The KKK's hour-long protest against tolerance and common sense lasted about 10 minutes before the hooded wonders were booed off Mississippi's campus.As , the Mississippi White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were peeved that their state university has banned the song "From Dixie With...
