The Daily Mississippian - February 3, 2015

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Volume 103, No. 75

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Water main break leads to campus-wide boil water alert DM STAFF REPORT

Members of the University Physical Plant Department work to fix the water main break yesterday.

PHOTO BY CADY HERRING

The Physical Plant Department closed the Oxford campus of The University of Mississippi Monday morning until noon due to an isolated water main break, which caused a complete loss of water pressure on campus.

The Physical Plant Department at Ole Miss continuously updated students through the Rebel Alert system to inform them if classes would be canceled throughout the day.

Some buildings were listed as places that were open for restroom use until the water pressure could be restored back to normal. In addition, housing made adjustments for restroom use by students who live on campus. Aramark and Barnes and Noble were open with limited food services.

The water was restored to campus buildings, opening offices at noon and resuming classes that started at 1 p.m. or later.

Even though water pressure was restored, the university is under a boil water alert issued by the Mississippi State Department of Health. In the alert report issued by the university, it advises that anyone who receives their water supply from the university should boil their

water for one minute before it is consumed.

Emily Moore, freshman forensic chemistry major, said when she woke up yesterday morning, she was confused about the situation.

“After refreshing the Ole Miss website several times and reading all of my emails from Rebel Alert, I decided I would go back to sleep until noon, which I definitely wasn’t going to complain about,” Moore said.

Moore said every floor had a note from student housing posted on the bathroom door warning residents not to use the water.

“I had to brush my teeth using water from a water bottle because I obviously couldn’t use the sink water,” Moore said. “Also, I had to shower at a friend’s house off campus, which was very inconvenient.”

Moore said they were offering water to residents at the front desk to aid everyone in brushing their teeth.

Moore said regardless of the inconvenience of the break in the water main, she is happy with how the university provided the campus with enough information to minimize confusion.

Police cracking down on Thacker tower trespassers

SARA ROGERS

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The Thacker Fire Tower has become a popular place for visitors over the past few years.

Formerly railroad tracks, the Thacker Mountain trails are now biking and walking trails that are commonly used by runners and bikers in Oxford.

The bike trail ends, however, at the gate leading up to the Thacker Fire Tower, along with university property. Beyond that point is private property with visible “no trespassing” signs located on posts along a road leading up to the tower.

The tower was formerly used by the forestry service to search for forest fires, and many are located all over the state in the highest point in each county.

Therefore, the view from the tower is vast, overlooking all

of Lafayette County.

With the help of locals and the property owners, police are beginning to crack down on the trespassing at the tower. No one is permitted beyond the bike trails including inside the fence that surrounds the tower. The consequences are stricter now than they have been in the past.

Lafayette County Sheriff Deputy Scott Mills is trying to resolve this problem before it is too late for students.

“They are going to be arrested, and they are going to be booked in, fingerprinted, photographed,” Mills said. “They’ll have to bond out, and they will have a record of arrest for trespassing.”

According to Mills, the property owner has already decided to sign several affidavits against those who have been

found trespassing on the property.

So far four people have been arrested for trespassing on the tower, all of whom were college students.

Several students have admitted to climbing the tower with knowledge that it was illegal after seeing the trespassing signs.

The land is currently leased to a hunting club, who often call the owners when the trespassers are sighted. When the property owners hear of people being on this part of their property, they call the authorities, who respond to each call immediately.

“I have always wanted to go, but I did not know it was illegal,” said junior accounting major Katie Knight. “I defiPHOTO BY: CADY HERRING nitely wouldn’t go now that I Even though police are cracking down on Thacker Fire Tower trespassers, students at know. It’s not worth it to me.” The University of Mississippi continue to explore the property.

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In defense of Norts COLUMN

REID BLACK

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For many Ole Miss women, leggings, large t-shirts, running shoes and a good pair of Nike shorts are essential components of any wardrobe. If this is not the case, my eyes must deceive me on a daily basis.

Although I am not a woman, I feel that I have a decent understanding of why these articles of clothing have come together to create a distinct style: comfort and popularity, which seem to me quite innocent reasons for dressing any type of way.

To others, however, I’ve noticed that this outfit can mean something entirely different, such as a woman’s “lacking of a personality” or participating in “herd mentality.” I once heard a description of a “pack” of women identically dressed in “oversized t-shirts and Norts.”

I’ve also heard guys say that they don’t want a woman like that, but that they’d rather date someone “with a personality.”

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Even in 2015, sexism is jiving and thriving.

Just consider this idea: that a woman’s wardrobe directly reflects her personality, character or moral values. Also consider how our society perceives women who, for whatever reasons to which they’re entitled, choose not to wear makeup.

For example, how many of you have been asked if you’re sick just because you didn’t wear makeup one day?

It’s almost as if we automatically see a woman’s naked face as a symptom of some illness or manifestation of social deviance.

Everyone, including women, is entitled to how they choose to express themselves, and it’s not up to you, me or anyone else to judge them for their decisions on the matter.

Of course, certain styles of self-presentation are expected in specific contexts (ex: a job interview), but on a regular day, who cares how we present ourselves? Nobody should because

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how we dress ourselves is our business.

I mentioned earlier that, to some people, the outfit in question means not having a personality. However, I’d like to point out that we probably all have friends and enemies who don the same robes.

If you’re thinking about some of the people in your own life right now, why are those people your friends? Why do you dislike those other people?

I doubt it has anything to do with their clothes.

The idea that this style of dress reflects individual tendencies to “follow the crowd” also persists.

While this may have some truth to it, I do challenge the idea that this should be viewed negatively.

Don’t we all follow some crowd or another? Are you a Republican, Democrat or Libertarian? Are you a Northerner or a Southerner? Are you a Rebel or a Bulldog?

We all identify ourselves in terms of the groups to which we

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belong, and it’s because we all want to fit in, be accepted and be a part of something bigger than our tiny selves on some level.

These particular feelings may be most readily achieved through the medium of fashion for some and to me, that’s not a crime.

My challenge for you is this: stop assigning stereotypes to people, and in particular, women, according to how they dress.

It’s okay to notice someone’s level of professionalism or comfort, but it’s not okay to assume someone’s character or intelligence. So, let’s stop inappropriately criticizing women for what their various appearances may or may not mean to us, which has nothing to do with them as individuals. Instead, let’s celebrate and encourage their freedom of self-expression and ultimately do what we can to change society’s teachings and expectations of them.

Reid Black is a sophomore biochemistry and philosophy major from Pascagoula.

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Jackson Avenue construction slated for August completion PATRICIA ABIDE

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Last year, construction began on the interchange of West Jackson Avenue and Highway 6 and is on track to be completed in August.

The construction of a continuous flow interchange at the junction of these two crucial roads is the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s solution to the congestion in the area by reducing the overall signal time at the intersection.

Even though the end result may ease traffic flow, some citizens of Oxford are dissatisfied with the pace of the construction’s proceedings.

“It’s really inconvenient right now, especially when I’m running late,” nearby resident Laura Potts said of the project. “There are tractors everywhere, and it has been going on for months. I guess I’m just sort of concerned that this is only going to displace traffic rather than remedy the problem.”

Deputy James Owens from the Oxford Police Department said that he too had experienced the frustration of being caught in the intersection in progress, but overall, he feels that the engineers have done a good job directing traffic.

He also noted that there had been no more than the average amount of accidents at the interchange since the construction began despite the apparent disarray.

PHOTO BY: CADY HERRING

Construction is seen at the Jackson Avenue and Highway 6 intersection yesterday.

“The real question is how much traffic will improve upon completion and how it will affect West Oxford Loop as well as the rest of Jackson Avenue,” Owens said.

“Until then, we’ll have to wait and see how it works out. If the new intersection ends up solving all of our traffic problems, then I would say it was worth the wait.”

Mitch Turner, the District 2 engineer, confirmed that the project was on schedule and within the allotted budget.

“Currently, work is taking place in the median of Highway 6,” Turner said. “Paving will resume as soon as weather conditions allow.”

“Citizens will continue to experience traffic flow changes as the project progresses with the addition of new signals and lanes.”

The interchange is slated for completion in August before football season begins.

“An improved intersection will be worth it on busy football weekends,” Potts said. “For now, everyone who lives around here is pretty used to the delays, anyway.”

Ole Miss students participate in global networking WALTER LYLE

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University on Saturday and will include keynote speakers such as U.S. Ambassador and founder of the U.S. China Education Trust, Julia Chang Bloch, and Jill Lerner, principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox, a well-renowned architectural firm.

The Ole Miss chapter of Global China Connection was founded by Ole Miss juniors Frank Anderson, Chinese and economics major, and William Foley, computer sci-

ence and linguistics major, after their visit to China in the summer of 2013. After going through a long and rigorous process to be recognized as an official chapter by the national program, they succeeded in November 2013. Foley is director of IT and creative media for the program, and Anderson is president.

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A group of students have come together to found an Ole Miss chapter of a nationwide program called Global China Connection that aims to connect Chinese to non-Chinese citizens, and vice-versa.

Jonathan Larkin, junior economics and liberal studies major, works as the financial executive and sponsorship executive of the program.

“Global China Connection is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for university students of all nationalities looking to engage China’s emergence as a global power,” Larkin said.

The organization seeks to create a stronger bond between China and the rest of the world, starting with the program in the United States.

The organization is hosting a joint conference with Vanderbilt

the access to an elite student-run network of international professionals,” Anderson said.

The group is eagerly anticipating the conference on Saturday and has big plans for the future.

According to Foley, the conference will alternate locations every year, with the first conference this year taking place at Vanderbilt. As the years go on, and the program grows, the Ole Miss chapter of Global China Connection hopes to include more and more universities from around the country at these conferences every year.

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Book Review: ‘Boston Girl’ ALEX MARTIN

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I must admit to an addiction: checking bestseller lists.

I like to know what’s climbing the charts, why it’s selling well, what people like about it.

Often, this addiction involves reading it myself, although I shy away from seasoned thriller/mystery writers and romance novels.

More and more often, I find that what is on the bestseller list falls into one of two categories: written by an author with a household name (think J.K. Rowling) or has come to be widely known and discussed, such as “The Goldfinch” or more recently, Anthony Doerr’s “All the Light We Cannot See.” When I first saw “The Boston Girl” on the bestseller list late last year, it took me by surprise by not falling into any of the usual categories.

This novel, penned by Anita Diamant, opens by explaining its premise; the reader learns that the granddaughter is conducting an interview of her grandmother, in which the grandmother will discuss “how (she) got to be the woman (she) is today.”

Addie Baum, the ingénue, is a Jewish girl growing up in Boston with parents who immigrated to America a few years before she was born. They lead a modest and often heartbreaking existence, which Addie is determined to escape. Her world opens up in some sense when she joins a girl’s library group and there finds a group of lifelong friends, companionship she had not received until this point in her life. Addie continues to excitedly, humorously and compassionately detail stories of the complicated and yet somehow normal life she lived growing up in Boston.

In some ways, her story is a timeless comingof-age tale about a girl who has to find a way to make a living and a life in a large, confounding city.

However, in some sense, this is also a story of a generation of women who grew up as the children of immigrants and had to decide how they would

read, and I found myself flying through the pages. It was a similar experience to eating crème brûlée — mostly sweet and airy with some bittersweet spots to make it worthwhile. And while crème brulee is one of my favorite desserts, I felt that this story deserved more.

There were some difficult, poignant bits, and Diamant touched on a few tough topics, such as rape and abortion, but they were neatly packaged and spelled out in black and white in a way that real life never is.

COURTESY: GOODREADS.COM The novel works tirelessly to be hisfit into the changing landscape torically accurate, of this new post-World War I detailing occurrences such environment and also satisfy as orphan trains, southern the desires of their parents, lynchings and the movement who are often stuck in the old against child labor. Although I world in many ways. admire the effort to remember This novel was a delight to these things, I was deeply un-

settled by the warm glow that smothered these events in this piece.

The ax murder that Addie witnesses, for example, was only referred to later in the novel because it meant that the narrator received more pie that summer. The book is supposed to be a transcript of a tape-recorded interview, but the writing feels aphoristic and clear in a way that recollection and reminiscence should not come across. As a result, some characters and their experiences fall flat.

Prior to this novel, Diamant was best known for a 1997 feminist fiction. The fire apparent in that piece, “The Red Tent,” is barely a spark in “The Boston Girl.”

It is an easy and enjoyable read but a disappointment to the backbreaking existence that the daughter of an immigrant would’ve had during this period. If you’re looking for a book to quickly fall into and maybe give you the warm-fuzzies, this is not a bad choice. If you are looking for real insight into what life as a young Jewish girl struggling to find where she fits would have been like, look elsewhere.

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Oxford resident Susan McPhail has been in the background supporting her husband, “True Detective” star Johnny McPhail, and his career for over a decade. Now, it is her turn to beat Ben Mendelsohn in a game of poker and hook up with Nick Nolte after a trip to a laundromat.

These events were, of course, fictional and occur in the feature films “Mississippi Grind,” which stars Ryan Reynolds, and “A Walk in the Woods,” featuring Robert Redford as a member of the cast.

McPhail recently wrapped forthcoming film, “Battlecreek,” under the direction of Clint Eastwood’s daughter Alison Eastwood.

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for just five minutes basically – get back in the car and drive back to Oxford,” McPhail said.

“I’ve had to go to New Orleans for a callback where basically you just meet the director, go through the scene and get in the car and drive home.”

When asked about how it is possible for people in this area to secure acting jobs without living in either New York or California, Susan’s husband, Johnny McPhail said, “The industry changed in the last couple of years. Hollywood has come south.”

The McPhails said being able to stay in Oxford was a blessing because Oxford is where they call home, and it is where PHOTO BY CADY HERRING Susan McPhail poses for a photo in front of Malco in Oxford. they raised their three children: when I first met her and others filmed, Speicher passed away.

Courtney, 29, Andrew, 27, and are now seeing,” said filmmaker Speicher was well-respect- Ashley, 27. and family friend Melanie Add- ed in the business because of “Ashley is diagnosed with ington. Addington is one of four her clients’ exceptional talents. autism, so I have had, over the directors of the annual Oxford After her passing, McPhail did years, gotten a lot of training, Film Festival and the founder not know if she would ever and being a special education of a local film equipment rent- be signed by a representative teacher,” Susan McPhail said. al, Oxfilm. again. However, the McPhails “I’ve gotten a lot of possibilities When asked why she just now were soon contacted by Peo- to go through training. I’m constarted acting after being ex- ple Store, a renowned agency sidered an expert of autism in posed to the industry for years, based in Atlanta, Georgia.

North Mississippi.”

McPhail told the story of how They were told the agency In addition to McPhail’s reshe met well-known casting di- was planning to expand to New search, her husband Johnny rector Tracy Kilpatrick in New Orleans and agreed to sign any decided to stop working in orOrleans when her husband of Speicher’s talents that need- der to give Ashley the amount filmed his role in “True Detec- ed representation. McPhail and of time she needed to be suctive.” her husband both signed on im- cessful.

“We hit it off and talked about mediately.

“We weren’t so much congirl things,” McPhail said. “She McPhail described the events cerned with how she got it or asked me if I was also into act- that lead up to her being signed the causes of it,” Susan McPhail ing, but I told her I didn’t have a by People Store as “freaky” and said. “The only thing that matresume, and I was overweight.” said, “I wasn’t questioning it.” tered was what do we do to Accordingly to McPhail, KilWith People Store, McPhail is make sure she has the best life patrick said, “You do not need a being considered for more roles she can.” resume. You’ve got me.” in more places. Before being With this close family bond, After this meeting, a series signed with them, McPhail said some may have assumed there of events occurred that helped she considered buying another would be competition in the start McPhail’s career. house closer to New Orleans. house once Johnny was not Her husband’s agent, Claudia With People Store, however, the only actor in the houseSpeicher, signed her without McPhail and her husband are hold. Johnny agreed that there even meeting her face-to-face. sent to auditions throughout was friendly competition in the Speicher helped book McPhail the South, and they both agree house, but he is excited for her. her role of poker-playing Don- that Oxford is the most conve“I think it’s wonderful,” Johnna in “Mississippi Grind,” but nient place for their family. ny McPhail said. “It just tickles before McPhail’s scenes were “I’vePuzzles had to go to Atlanta me Easy Sudoku

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“By complete coincidence, Susan’s career as a screen actor just happened to really start taking off after that,” Perea said. “So by dumb luck on my part, it was fortuitous timing.”

“I feel really really lucky since I’ve only been doing this for a little over a year,” McPhail said.

Even though McPhail has only just started, there are some who noticed her talent long ago.

“Susan is very talented, and it is not surprising that she is getting cast in so many films as she has a raw talent that I spotted

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LSU (5-3) - The Tigers were completely out of sync in their road loss to Mississippi State as the Bulldogs upset LSU 73-67. LSU will have a chance to get their groove back with two home games against Auburn and Alabama.

Ole Miss (5-3) - The Rebels are playing consistent basketball for the first time all season after defeating Mississippi State and Missouri this past week. Ole Miss is winning the games they’re supposed to win, and that’s encouraging at this point in the season.

Ole Miss must get consistent play from senior Jarvis Summers and junior Stefan Moody if they want to defeat both Texas A&M and Auburn this week.

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ALABAMA

Alabama (3-5) - The Crimson Tide dropped two games to Florida and Kentucky this week. Alabama had many chances against Florida but couldn’t close it out in the final minutes. Head coach Anthony Grant is on the hot seat and must get his team to play well this week against Missouri and LSU.

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SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina (2-6) - The Gamecocks have disappointed this season, but a home win over Georgia has to feel good in Columbia. Frank Martin’s club need a year or two to develop, but needless to say, they’re on the rise in the SEC. South Carolina will have the chance to start a winning streak with road games against Arkansas and Vanderbilt this week.

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Texas A&M (6-2) - Plain and simple, Texas A&M stands alone in second place at 6-2 in the SEC, and that’s why they get the second spot. Outside of Kentucky, A&M is the hottest team in the SEC after winning their last six games. They’re on the road this week as they’ll play two away games against Ole Miss and Missouri.

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Arkansas (5-3) - Even though they’re coming off a one-point loss to Florida in Gainesville, the Razorbacks still have enough talent and quality wins to warrant them the number three spot.

Arkansas also knocked off an up-andcoming Tennessee team at home earlier in the week. The Hogs will have two home games against South Carolina and Mississippi State to climb the polls even higher next week.

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Florida (5-3) -The Gators won their last two games by a combined three points after wins over Alabama and Arkansas. Billy Donovan’s club has two big games this week if they want to get back in the tournament fold with a road game at Vanderbilt and a home game versus top ranked Kentucky.

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Tennessee (5-3) - The Volunteers are surprising many fans in the SEC this season as not many experts predicted them to start 5-3 in the conference thus far. We’re going to see this young team get tested this week as they will battle Mississippi State and Georgia.

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VANDERBILT

Auburn (2-6) - Bruce Pearl’s team fought hard in their road loss to Tennessee over the weekend, but it wasn’t enough as the Vols made key plays down the stretch to gain the win.

Auburn has now lost four in a row, and it doesn’t get any easier as they’ll play at LSU and home against Ole Miss this week.

Vanderbilt (1-7) - The Commodores are struggling losing seven straight games after starting 1-0 in SEC play.

The Commodores were competitive in their losses to Georgia and Texas A&M this past week, yet they still can’t finish in crunch time. This young Dores team will have a chance to regain their confidence with home games against Florida and South Carolina this week.

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KENTUCKY Kentucky (8-0) - No surprise here as Kentucky has ranked first in the country since week one. The Wildcats did not receive a challenge in their two wins over Missouri and Alabama this past week. Although the schedule gets a little challenging this coming week, as Kentucky will travel to Florida Saturday, who they have struggled with in the past.

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Georgia (5-3) - The blowout loss at South Carolina is not appealing at all, but it truly was the only bad loss that Georgia has dropped in conference play. We’re about to see what Georgia is made of as they travel to Kentucky and host Tennessee this week.

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MISSISSIPPI STATE

Mississippi State (3-5) - The Bulldogs nearly knocked off Ole Miss last week in a game where they led by 13 points. Despite the loss, they responded to LSU at home. Although having ups and downs, Mississippi State is playing good basketball right now.

We’re going to see if this club can pick up wins on the road as they’ll travel to Tennessee and Arkansas this week.

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MISSOURI

Missouri (1-7) - The Tigers were in it midway through the first half against Ole Miss, but Stefan Moody’s electrifying tip slam dunk sealed the Tigers’ fate. Missouri will face Alabama and Texas A&M this week.

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Vindication for the New England Patriots DYLAN RUBINO

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It’s been a long, suspenseful and emotionally draining 10 years for the New England Patriots franchise.

Since 2004, there have been two Super Bowl appearances for the Patriots and no victories. After winning three in four years between 2001 and 2004, two losses in the Super Bowl seemed to put an asterisk on the accomplishments of the franchise. From spy-gate to deflate-gate, there was a dark cloud hanging over Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The proverbial dark cloud went away Sunday evening, as the New England Patriots stormed from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to defeat the NFC and defending Super Bowl champs, the Seattle Seahawks, 28-24 to give the Patriots their fourth Super Bowl title in franchise history.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named MVP of the Super Bowl going 37-50, passing for 328 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. However, Brady did not make the most important play of the game, despite being named MVP. Defensive back and Vicksburg, Mississippi, native Malcolm Butler jumped a slant route thrown by Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, intended for wide receiver Ricardo Lockette, and intercepted it. The interception by Butler sealed the improbable victory in one of the wildest finishes ever seen in Super Bowl history.

“I just had a vision that I was going to make a big play, and it came true,” Butler told ESPN after the game. “I’m just blessed. I can’t explain it right now.

It’s crazy.”

Tom Brady had high praise for the underrated rookie from West Alabama. Brady even called him a playmaker in

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates after the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. The Patriots won 28-24. practice all season. while going underrated was the from start to finish. No matDemons were exorcized, leg“Malcolm, what a play,” Patriots. The franchise took a ter the amount of distractions acies were solidified, and conBrady told ESPN. “I mean, for shot on Butler, and it paid off. that surrounded him about the troversies went away. It was a rookie to make a play like Former Ole Miss running air pressure of footballs and vindication for the New Enthat in a Super Bowl and win back Brandon Bolden also won questions about his legacy, the gland Patriots. us the game, it was unbeliev- his first Super Bowl of his ca- four-time Super Bowl champiBorn and raised in Connectiable.” reer in the win Sunday. on led two touchdown-scoring cut, I was taught to love the PaEven Patriot fans didn’t Deflate-gate surrounded drives to seal the victory. triots and to this day, they are know who Malcolm Butler was Tom Brady and Patriots head The offensive game plan my favorite professional team before the Super Bowl, but his coach Bill Belichick for the was simple; get the ball out to root for. This Super Bowl name will now live in Patriot two weeks leading up to Super of Brady’s hands quickly and win means a lot more for New lore forever. Butler started his Bowl XLIX. It was an eventful throw fast, underneath routes England than the other Super college career at Hinds Com- week for all the wrong reasons and let the receivers out-run Bowl titles in the early 2000s. munity College in Raymond, and could have had a large the defensive backs for Seat- The win hushed the doubters Mississippi, and eventually impact on the outcome of the tle. The game plan resulted and set the Patriots’ name in transferred to West Alabama. game. in long, sustaining drives for stone as one of the greatest Butler earned all-Gulf South Instead, Brady came out an- the Patriot offense and crucial franchises in sports history.

Conference honors twice while gry, looking to prove all his scoring drives in the most opMy dad called me last night at West Alabama and was doubters wrong and put on the portune moments of the game. after the win and told me, “I barely looked at going through best performance of his career The 68 and 64-yard drives don’t know who I love more, the NFL draft process. There against the best defense in the in the fourth quarter solidified you or Tom Brady.” The man wasn’t a lot of interest in But- NFL. Besides the two inter- Brady’s legacy as one of the loves the Patriots more than ler, but the one team that se- ceptions, which were both his greatest quarterbacks to ever life itself. riously considered signing him fault, Brady looked in control play the game.

Yes, it means that much.

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