I don't know if this thread has ever been done...forgive the repetition if it has. We here at RG have certain coaches, players, admin, etc., that we love to hate. Some are justified, some aren't IMHO. The rules to qualify:
A. Must have been an employee of OM, or a player.
B. All other rules, refer to Rule 1.
Here is my top 12 RG OM Disdain team, in no particular order:
1. C.J. Hampton - dude was in the rotation (corrected) his entire time here, but was loathed by many. Probably had something to do with the cost involved to keep Alabama from defensive recruiting him.
2. Corvic Neat - So he couldn't catch a punt... Was it his fault the coaches kept putting him out there?
3. Deontay Anderson - Leonard Fournette says hello.
4. John Rhys Plumlee - I liked him personally. Many on here didn't, mainly because he wasn't an SEC QB but was adored by the media. See end of #2.
5. Taylor Polk - Small, slow, not very athletic, but started at LB for us for 2 years due to a thin roster, taking a lot of wrath from RG in the process. Again, see end of #2.
6. Shea Patterson - Lot of disdain from that 2016 signing class. His family never allowed him to have a chance, not just here either.
7. Coach Hugh Freeze - was on his way to having buildings named after him, then it all came crashing down. My personal opinion, he got too much praise for the rise and too much blame for the implosion. Recruiting failures on defense accelerated his demise.
8. Coach Matt Luke - I hate putting his name on this list because I have known him since he was a player and I really like him as a person. He took on a no-win situation, one which he lobbied very hard for, and took a lot of criticism on RG for 3 years.
9. Coach Houston Nutt - Unfortunately, I saw this one coming a mile away. We beat Arkansas at VHS in 2009, and I took my 12-year-old daughter to the game. The fans were chanting his name at the end to jab the Arky fans. I told my daughter then, "In 2 years, these same people chanting his name will be screaming for his head". I wish I had been wrong, but there were just too many signs of impending disaster.
10A/B. Wesley McGriff/Phil Longo - Both in a little over their head, in a bad situation, at a bad time. I know both personally and they are good people. Was it their fault they were hired, then retained?
11. Ross Bjork - I had several personal interactions with this person over the years, and I knew in 2014 what we all know now while most on here were still singing his praises. Honestly, I wish I had been wrong in my assessment of him.
12. Pete Boone - He has to be mentioned here, even though he was not officially employed by Ole Miss in the timeframe of this post. I have had several interactions with him, and IMHO he deserves every bit of the criticism he gets on RG.
Who did I miss? Who should not be on this list? Who would be on your list?
A. Must have been an employee of OM, or a player.
B. All other rules, refer to Rule 1.
Here is my top 12 RG OM Disdain team, in no particular order:
1. C.J. Hampton - dude was in the rotation (corrected) his entire time here, but was loathed by many. Probably had something to do with the cost involved to keep Alabama from defensive recruiting him.
2. Corvic Neat - So he couldn't catch a punt... Was it his fault the coaches kept putting him out there?
3. Deontay Anderson - Leonard Fournette says hello.
4. John Rhys Plumlee - I liked him personally. Many on here didn't, mainly because he wasn't an SEC QB but was adored by the media. See end of #2.
5. Taylor Polk - Small, slow, not very athletic, but started at LB for us for 2 years due to a thin roster, taking a lot of wrath from RG in the process. Again, see end of #2.
6. Shea Patterson - Lot of disdain from that 2016 signing class. His family never allowed him to have a chance, not just here either.
7. Coach Hugh Freeze - was on his way to having buildings named after him, then it all came crashing down. My personal opinion, he got too much praise for the rise and too much blame for the implosion. Recruiting failures on defense accelerated his demise.
8. Coach Matt Luke - I hate putting his name on this list because I have known him since he was a player and I really like him as a person. He took on a no-win situation, one which he lobbied very hard for, and took a lot of criticism on RG for 3 years.
9. Coach Houston Nutt - Unfortunately, I saw this one coming a mile away. We beat Arkansas at VHS in 2009, and I took my 12-year-old daughter to the game. The fans were chanting his name at the end to jab the Arky fans. I told my daughter then, "In 2 years, these same people chanting his name will be screaming for his head". I wish I had been wrong, but there were just too many signs of impending disaster.
10A/B. Wesley McGriff/Phil Longo - Both in a little over their head, in a bad situation, at a bad time. I know both personally and they are good people. Was it their fault they were hired, then retained?
11. Ross Bjork - I had several personal interactions with this person over the years, and I knew in 2014 what we all know now while most on here were still singing his praises. Honestly, I wish I had been wrong in my assessment of him.
12. Pete Boone - He has to be mentioned here, even though he was not officially employed by Ole Miss in the timeframe of this post. I have had several interactions with him, and IMHO he deserves every bit of the criticism he gets on RG.
Who did I miss? Who should not be on this list? Who would be on your list?
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