Ole Miss Rebel Nation

Ole Miss wide receiver Donte Moncrief is a freak – in a good way. CBS columnist Bruce Feldman released his annual list of college football freaks today, defining freaks as:

….top workout warriors or players who amaze their teammates and coaches with what they can do in the weight room, on the track or in some other “wow” aspect of athleticism.

Feldman had Moncrief as the country’s No. 13 Freak, writing:

The Rebels have had more than their share of dynamic wideouts over the past few years with Mike Wallace and Dexter McCluster, but Moncrief is a different type of Freak. He’s 6-3, 228 pounds and yet still can run a 4.44 40, vertical jumps 39 inches and broad jumps 11-1, according to Rebels strength coach Paul Jackson.

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Breakfast games aren’t so bad.

Mike Mayers overcame short rest (four days) and an early morning wake-up call to pitch Ole Miss (37-20) to a 4-1 victory over 11th-seeded Kentucky (30-25) in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The Rebels will face #3 seed Arkansas in the 9:30 a.m. game tomorrow.  Mayers (5-5) picked up the win, working 6.1 innings and giving up the one unearned run on six hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

It was an impressive effort by Mayers, especially considering the short rest.

“The talk after the game was how terrific Mike Mayers was today,” said Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco in the school release.

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The nation’s top dual threat quarterback (per 247Sports) has Ole Miss among his top seven schools according to this link from his Twitter page. As you can see, the Rebels are in pretty elite company for the services of Bossier City (La.) Parkway quarterback Brandon Harris. According to this report from AL.com:

Harris threw for 2,573 yards and 26 touchdowns while rushing for 667 yards and 12 scores as a junior in 2012 and Parkway coach David Feaster said the quarterback has added more than 20 pounds since then. Despite a thin frame, Feaster said Harris has “tremendous arm strength,” setting him apart from many dual-threat signal-callers.… Read more…

It’s win or go home when Ole Miss (36-20, 15-15 SEC) takes on Kentucky (30-24, 11-19) in the single-elimination round of the SEC Tournament at 9:30 a.m. That’s probably why Mike Mayers finally got the starting nod late yesterday afternoon on just four days rest for the 2nd game in a row. Mayers (4-5) is the only weekend starter available as he’s had the most rest of the trio, and the game is too important to leave in the hands of a mid-week pitcher. If Ole Miss can survive today and get into double-elimination play then coach Mike Bianco can afford to take more chances on the mound, but not today.… Read more…

Yesterday I started the FinsUp Decal Manifesto that those of us who proudly display the sticker must live by. You responded in a BIG way as we’ve sold at least a couple hundred more stickers in the last 24 hours. But all these orders got me to worrying about our publisher Greg Pevey and his wife Mendy. You see, in our division of labor I promote the decals and write about Ole Miss on the site. Greg and Mendy stuff the envelopes and put the inventory in the mail. Lately, between the shirts and the stickers, they’ve been doing a LOT of mailing.… Read more…

If you’re a base runner and you think you’re going to knock  Ole Miss catcher Stuart Turner backward in a collision at the plate – you won’t. Here’s why:

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We’re in the final stages of putting our very first football preview issue together for Rebel Nation Magazine. It will be packed with thousands and thousands of words on Ole Miss football to get you primed for the season. I can’t wait to see this thing come off the press and hold it in my hand! Many of you have already subscribed (thanks!). If you haven’t subscribed yet I hope you will! LINK.

While I’ve been writing a ton of football for the magazine I’m restraining myself from football coverage on the site for as long as possible, knowing it’s going to be a long, hot summer of anticipation.… Read more…

So many of y’all have purchased the decal from our Rebel Nation Store over the last couple weeks that it won’t be long until you start to see it around town wherever you are across the state and beyond. We’ve sold them in far away places like California, Wisconsin and even New York, so it’s possible you’ll even see one of our fine red and blue decals in your travels, but your odds are much higher across the Magnolia state. There’s at least one sticker in every county by now I suspect and great clusters of them in Jackson, Hattiesburg, Tupelo, Oxford and down on the Coast.… Read more…

When undefeated ace Bobby Wahl got chased in the 3rd inning this one seemed over. The Rebels were down 7-2 to No. 2 LSU, had lost four straight and didn’t have the offensive firepower to overcome a deficit like that to the mighty Tigers – or so I thought.

But the Ole Miss players never quit swinging, and when the dust inside Alex Box Stadium settled the Rebels were 11-9 victors. And they did it with BIG hits. Ole Miss scored 10 of its 11 runs off four – FOUR – home runs. Preston Overbey hit two of them and finished with five RBI.… Read more…

He’s one of the world’s best pole vaulters and he goes to Ole Miss. Get to know a little more about Oxford’s Sam Kendricks in this video. He sounds like a first class kid. Maybe we’ll see him in the Olympics one day.

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