The Daily Mississippian - September 9, 2016

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Friday, September 9, 2016

Volume 105, No. 14

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Two guest columnists weigh in on changing traditions on the Ole Miss campus.

Growth in student population drives city, local economy.

Are you ready for the Grove?

See inside for first-time groving tips.

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ootball season is one of the busiest times of the year in Oxford, so diehard fans and tourists have to do their research and book their accommodations early if they want to find a place to stay.

Visitors can choose between multiple hotels throughout Oxford as well as rental options such as VRBO, a vacation rental website, Couchsurfing or any of the hotels from the Chamber of Commerce rental list.

Oxford has a total of 14 hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts.

Revenue from the hotel/motel tax has increased consistently over the past 5 years. The tax earned $173,423 from 2009 to 2010 whereas this year, revenue was already at a record high halfway through the summer with $317,427.

Liz Lancaster, marketing manager at the Inn at Ole Miss, said she encourages people to get their football weekend waitlist forms submitted the day the Inn reopens after Christmas break in January.

Individuals sponsor the rooms at the Inn. This means alumni have the first right of refusal for their room during peak demand times such as home football games.

Sponsors have until June 30 to confirm their rooms.

“After June 30, we go down the waitlist and fill the rest of the rooms,” Lancaster said. “Active members of the Alumni Association get first priority.”

The only game this season that the 145-room Inn has availability for is Saturday’s game against Wofford College.

Independent renters in Oxford are increasing in popularity as well.

More than 20 Airbnb rentals are within walking distance from the Square as well as many others located in residential areas throughout Oxford. There are more than 200 vacation rentals on VRBO listed in Lafayette County.

Kinney Ferris, assistant director at Visit Oxford, said alternative rental options are not regulated by all of the same taxes the hotels are. Ferris said this can be hard on the hotels because they are mandated to pay or charge a lodging tax to customers.

“Of course, our office is funded by those taxes,” Ferris said.

“So, for us to advertise for Oxford, we are obviously going to support the hotels first.”

Ferris said that Oxford does not have enough hotel rooms to fill the demand for large football weekends and families renting space is a good way to make up some of the difference of the city’s high cost of living.

“It’s good for the communi-

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Vaught expansion increases student ticket availability

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Each fall is the beginning of a new struggle for students across campus scrambling for student season football tickets.

Everybody wants tickets, but so many seem to miss their opportunity to purchase them. The class Facebook groups are often filled with buyers and sellers desperate to get their hands on a pair for just one game.

The expansion of the student section of the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium made more tickets available, but some students say there still is not enough and the prices are too steep.

Desperate students will go to desperate measures to get into games. This, typically, has taken the form of swapping IDs with a ticket holder for a game or two, a practice which goes against university policy.

In 2015, Ole Miss students were given the chance to transfer game tickets to other students under strict rules. Both of the students have to be current Ole

Miss students with valid IDs and only one ticket can be transferred to one ID. This makes it impossible for a student to buy multiple tickets and get other people into the game with their ID alone.

Additionally, all ticket transfers must be complete by 5 p.m. on Friday before each home game.

“It is against the university’s conduct code to be in possession of another student’s ID,” Associate

Previous number of student tickets

Athletics Director Kyle Campbell said. “IDs are checked and may be taken by security which will then be turned into the Office of Student Conduct.”

“We believe that students are an integral part of football game days, and that is why we felt we needed to expand the student section by 2,225 tickets,” Campbell said.

The added seats raised stu-

New number of student tickets

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All seats installed during the renovations were given to students, Campbell said.

Ole Miss currently has the fifth-highest percentage of students who buy football tickets in

SEE TICKETS PAGE 5

See page 11 for information on the new features of Vaught stadium.

OPINION

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Recent changes have made campus a better place

GUEST COLUMN: ON CHANGING TRADITIONS PART ONE

TYSIANNA MARINO

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My first day back this fall, I could hear the controversy surrounding me concerning the administration’s decision to remove ‘Dixie’ from the marching band’s repertoire. It immediately brought me back to last October, when I received an email from the university about the removal of the state flag from campus grounds. It was the most complex feeling

of hope that I ever encountered.

The atmosphere on campus that day was one that was harsh, angry and resentful; however, in the midst of the tension, hope remained still. Hope that your cries of oppression will be heard although your opposition has more power and prospect than you.

Hope that we are not a stagnant state; that we too can move out of the dated ways and traditions of those that came before us, into an environment that has the potential to work for everyone – not exclusively for those with the most privilege.

That feeling will forever outweigh any negative narrative those in opposition make about the work being done at this university to institutionalize inclusion. Hope will always be the narrative of the positive change fostered at this university.

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These changes have been imperative to the survival of the University of Mississippi. This university contributes greatly to the rich history of the state.

We largely define the culture, principles and ideas of the state. Historically, few perceptions were taken into consideration in defining what it means to be “a part of the Ole Miss family.” In order to be accepted here, you needed to wave your Confederate flags proudly, sing ‘Dixie’ loudly and have an abundance of “Southern pride.”

However, I see students around me who are eager to grow, diversify and liberate Ole Miss. The changes being made here at the University of Mississippi are not working at the demise of our university’s history or stripping people of the love they have for the old South.

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allowed to love Mississippi as freely as they’d like. But as an academic institution, this university must continue doing everything in its power to wake up and catch up with the rest of society.

We should not live in a nation where you have to fit into a limited criteria in order to be accepted as American. Just like we do not go to a school where the only way for me to be a part of the family is to suppress myself or become something I am not.

As a university, our symbols, songs and customs tell the rest of the world who we are as a people. Preserving the symbols, songs and customs we praised during the times that blacks and whites could not sit at the same table does not make us ‘the great state of Mississippi.’

Removing these symbols, songs and icons of oppression does.

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Furthermore, following the removal of these icons of divisiveness, we have seen an increase in student participation on a multitude of levels. As a leading participant for the removal of the state flag from campus grounds, I can attest that the greatest win of that campaign was the wave of student participation. To see my peers get passionate and involved will forever outweigh any victories or losses we experienced.

So while some may be hurt that some symbols and songs are no longer here with us, we may all rejoice in knowing our campus is on the rise. There is still work to be done. And that is the true beauty and power of this ever-changing institution.

Tysianna Marino is a senior public policy leadership major from Pascagoula.

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GUEST COLUMN: ON CHANGING TRADITIONS PART TWO

Ole Miss has become the University of Nowhere

ANDREW SOPER

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On a symbolically cold and rainy October morning in northern Mississippi, the beautiful and stubborn state flag was torn down from its post in the Circle. In a direct insult to the state of Mississippi, its people and tens of thousands of students and alumni, the university’s senior “leadership” chose to capitulate to the racist, extremist forces of the “Black Lives Matter” movement.

Defying his opportunity to show leadership and extol the virtues of the University Creed, Interim Chancellor Morris Stocks instead decided to further divide the university while ignoring the traditions and unifying associations of Ole Miss.

So be it. If the university wishes to have nothing to do with its history and proud Confederate heritage, then why stop at the state flag?

Let’s bring down the American flag, as it has flown over racial injustice and oppression many times over the duration of the Confederacy. In the spirit of destroying our Southern identity, let’s strike the name Ole Miss and its antebellum connotations.

Tear down the Lyceum and any building with antebellum styling as they could only represent the society built on the backs of enslaved Africans.

Topple the statue of the

Confederate soldier, exhume the bodies of Confederate dead behind the Tad Smith Coliseum, as Black Lives Matter activists have suggested cities across the South do with other Confederate graves.

If it sounds ridiculous, it is.

It’s embittered, petty and nonsensical. But it’s the full extension of the “logic” spewed by our school’s identity-obsessed racial provocateurs. Some of these suggestions have already been made as looming targets to strike after the flag.

These efforts, led by the likes of the College Democrats and the NAACP (who still, in this day and age, cling to the offensive phrase “colored people”) and continually propagandized by The Daily Mississippian, are hypocrites of the utmost degree.

While calling for reconciliation, they incite strife on campus, driving a wedge into the community by demeaning Ole Miss and using institutional power to remove tangible elements of its culture.

In tearing down the state flag in the name of adherence to the UM Creed, they commit the most egregious violations: rejecting civility and fair-

ness by falsely calling whole groups of people or things racist, denying peoples’ dignity by ridiculing their heritage and destroying communities through their divisionary tactics. All of this done to further a larger liberal agenda, each step an experiment into how far they can push decent people to buy into their particular brand of lunacy.

If these destructive miscreants represent the university’s greatest cancer, the school’s administration would be akin to a doctor preferring leaches over chemotherapy.

While a diversity of political opinions and worldviews is expected and encouraged on a college campus, university leaders – including its deans and chancellors – should maintain a campus where all who wish to integrate can be supported and defended when challenged, including the symbol of the very state that provides for the school’s existence.

Lacking a mandate to even consider action, the university leadership chose to kowtow to radical, fringe elements within the university and censor yet another beloved and unifying university sym-

bol: Mississippi’s official voter-approved banner.

If the administration truly believed that taking the flag down and bowing further to the willfully ignorant would improve the racial division on this campus, they were painfully mistaken.

As sad a day as this was for Ole Miss and all who love her, this serves both as a painful lesson and dire warning to those not yet infected with the pestilence of racial prejudice or guilt: that nothing is sacred. Self-loathing liberals and red-in-the-face race baiters have done more to destroy our beloved university than the Union soldiers who once burned it down could ever hope to.

Hateful agitators, despite apparently being “oppressed” to the point of tears, terror, and rally by inanimate objects, voluntarily chose to attend this school. Yet they have no desire to integrate into nor reconcile their issues with it.

Instead, they submit the rest

of us to their twisted will.

If we as students, faculty, staff, alumni and appreciators of the University of Mississippi and the state of Mississippi stand by apathetically while our school is torn down bit by bit, we’ll continue to watch as what was a great university becomes an embarrassment, a shell of its former self. If we cease speaking truth to power, we can only expect to lose more tangible and nostalgic icons and symbols.

Meanwhile, we should all hold dear to what makes Ole Miss special. Despite the rainy day, despite the ill-will, despite the sadness of attending a university that rejects its own home and its history, good and bad. No longer the University of Mississippi, but a University of Nowhere.

Andrew Soper is a senior business major from Tupelo.

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NEWS continued from page 1 ty no matter what,” Ferris said.

“Whether people are staying in a house or a hotel, they are still going to shop and go out to eat and buy a tank of gas before they go home.”

Nicole List, the event manager at the newly opened Courtyard Marriott on Jackson Avenue, said she has not seen a conflict between hotels and independent rental properties.

“Definitely book way in advance,” List said. “Know when we’re going to (start booking rooms) because the moment we open availability, we start booking and they go fast.”

List said as a hotel, they are more than welcome to send folks to rentals in the area because once the rooms are booked up, they want to give them other options.

Carolyn Freiwald, Airbnb host and anthropology professor, said she started hosting guests for football games near campus.

“You do get something a little special when you stay at someone’s home,” Freiwald said.

For those running on a budget or no budget at all, there are still options.

As opposed to VRBO, Airbnb and other rental options, Couchsurfing.com is completely free.

There are 190 potential Couchsurfing hosts in the area.

The concept is different from other methods, because with Couchsurfer guests stay in the same house or apartment as the owner who lives there.

Charlie Neely, former student and Couchsurfing host, said Couchsurfing uses a review system so you can see what other hosts’ experiences have been like with a traveler so overall the website is safe. Neely has hosted three people at his apartment in Oxford so far.

“It’s nice to stay with a local,” Neely said. “You can get a better idea for the area than you would just staying at a hotel.”

Neely said he has never had a problem and has always had a good experience hosting.

Population increase drives economic growth

ASSESSED VALUE GROWTH

KELSEY SIMS

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This could be the year that Oxford tops $1 billion in retail sales, according to Allen Kurr.

Kurr, vice president of the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation, said the university’s student population boom brings with it both buyers and retailers.

From 2011 to 2015, Ole Miss’ Oxford campus enrollment increased from more than 16,000 to nearly 20,000, and Oxford’s population, excluding the university, increased from more than 19,000 to to roughly 22,000, Kurr said.

“The growth in student enrollment coupled with the rise in retiree interest has made Oxford one of the fastest growing cities in the South, which is especially attractive to retailers,” Kurr said.

“This change in demographics, coupled with Oxford’s superb quality of life, has led to businesses wanting to locate here, employees wanting to stay here and entrepreneurs wanting to start up here.”

The city’s assessed value growth in tax evaluations reflects how much the community has grown in the past five years. Between 2011 and 2012, the assessed value growth was about $365 million, and between 2015 and 2016, the value increased to about $462 million, according to Oxford City Mayor Pat Patterson.

Kurr said Oxford has seen a record number of ribbon cutting ceremonies at the Chamber of Commerce this year, which indicates the significant amount of new businesses coming to town.

In the past year, many new businesses have moved into Oxford, including hotels like The Courtyard Marriott and The Graduate, as well as restaurants like Rowdy Rebs, Bacchus, St. Leo, Dickey’s, Cookout, Beagle Bagel Café, Great American Cookie, Marble Slab Creamery and Juva.

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portunities, but it also means more traffic and more lines,” Patterson said.

Patterson said he remains optimistic about the change in growth, however.

Quoting Thomas Jefferson, Patterson said, “I prefer the dreams of tomorrow to the stories of the past.”

Some Oxonians have a less-than-favorable outlook on the town’s growth.

“When I was younger, there were less places to eat, but the town was simpler,” senior education major Courtney Britt said.“Oxford wasn’t meant to hold so many people and to be so crowded.”

Britt said the vast growth is taking the small-town feel away from Oxford.

“Since my freshman year in 2012, I have noticed a great deal of changes to both the university and Oxford itself. I especially noticed the most dramatic of these changes when I came back from

studying abroad for a semester,” senior Chinese and finance major John Lester said.

Lester said it seems like everywhere he looks, new dorm buildings and restaurants are being built.

Despite any resistance, the city continues to expand.

“In the retail and restaurant space, the upcoming opening of Oxford Galleria II is especially exciting due to the name recognition and popularity of their tenants,” said Allen Kurr, vice president of the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation.

Plans for Mortgage Trade, Next Gear Solutions, a restoration job management software company and Curtsy, a dress rental and sharing app, will also be coming to Oxford, according to Kurr.

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshall’s, 5 Below, Five Guys Burgers and Chipotle have also confirmed their expansions into Oxford.

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nesses are seeing the opportunities that a town like Oxford can bring.

“Oxford is one of the fastest growing cities based out of Mississippi, and we want our brand to be a part of that growth,” Kyle Ryan, general manager of Juva Juice and Smoothie Bar, said. “[Oxford] is a crucial location to see how our business will do in larger markets like Jackson, Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta or Birmingham because Oxford draws so many people from those markets as visitors, seasonal residents or students,” Ryan said.

Ben Ulmer, the manager of Beagle Bagel Café said they wanted to reach people from their customer base in Jackson and reach new people as well.

“We were in Jackson for 20 years, and this is our first store outside the city,” Ulmer said. “We thought Oxford was a great place because it was a growing city with our customer target market.”

Beagle Bagel Café is seeking to make a name for itself here in Oxford, according to Ulmer.

“We decided to expand Great American Cookie into Oxford because we saw a demand for quality desserts like our cookies and ice cream among Ole Miss students as well as the Oxford-Lafayette community,” Jeff King, assistant manager of Great American Cookie Company, said.

Despite economic growth, Patterson said many things in Oxford have not changed much in the past few years.

“I think it’s still small. It’s safe,” Patterson said. “Oxford is the smallest Division 1 host community in the United States.”

Other government officials are planning for additional growth to come.

“I think it’s outpaced our ability (to sustain growth) the past couple years from an infrastructure standpoint,” Patterson said.

“But since then, the university has stepped up, and Lafayette County, and we’re all working together to deal with these growth issues.”

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‘The fastest 100 yards of your life’ returns SAMANTHA WHITTLE thedmnews@gmail.com

Only 2,000 get to be in Rebel Run each year.

Students will participate in the ninth annual Rebel Run, which will take place at 3 p.m on Saturday prior to kickoff at the home football game against Wofford in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Bradley Baker, director of the Ole Miss Student Union, has worked on campus before the first Rebel Run in 2007.

“It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the students to run across the field with their peers in front of over 60,000 people,” Baker said. “We hope this is just one more way to get the crowd excited about the first home football game of the season. This has become an annual tradition that fans expect and are proud of as they see the hordes of students run across the field.”

While one of the university’s senior leadership was watching a similar event at Vanderbilt, the idea of Rebel Run came up, and thus became a big tradition on the Ole Miss campus as a way to showcase the incoming freshman class.

“A few years ago, we came up with the motto ‘The fastest 100 yards of your life’ because the students are so excited and don’t realize how fast they actually run across the field,” Baker said.

Junior music education major Hadassah Strong said she learned about the event in her EDHE class and decided to run.

“It was so fun,” Strong said. “I was just running with my best friend and we almost hit the cameraman. We actually got a picture taken of of the almost collision that ended up being used on the Ole Miss webpage.”

Chandler Tucker, co-director of entertainment of SAA, said Rebel Run is a good way for freshmen to meet each other.

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Student seating represents 17.1 percent of Vaught-Hemingway stadium, which is the fourth-highest rank in the SEC. More than half of the student population has student tickets available, according to the athletics department.

Of course, how many tickets are available is not the only factor when students purchase packages.

Some students also claim the price is too high.

“I feel that the student tickets should be less than they are. We, as students, contribute too much to the university for us to have to pay to enjoy extracurricular activities at those prices,” senior English major Samiah Patton said. “When I entered the university in 2011, student tickets were $55. Such a big increase forces me to question my priority here.”

However, the athletics department feels they approach the price point for tickets very rationally, using a common sense mix of factors to determine just the right price for each season, according to Campbell.

“Prices are determined by formulating a revenue projections for athletics and comparing them to the market value of other SEC schools,” Campbell said.

Although there has been a significant increase in price over the years, some students find the pricing to be rational.

“I feel that the current prices for student tickets are quite reasonable,” freshman journalism major Brody Meyers said. “It’s a fairly decent deal for all of the home games.”

Each year, 2,000 freshman participate in Rebel Run at the first home football game of the season. This is the ninth year of the tradition. for them as new students on the the Ole Miss Alumni Association, campus,” Tucker said. along with help from Ole Miss Although the event is mainly Athletics and other volunteers. for freshmen, transfer students “I think that Rebel Run is a can participate in a different way. great event and a unique tradition Through the EDHE 305 courses, here at the university,” Baker said. transfer students have the oppor- “While the participants are an intunity to volunteer to help with the tegral component in the event, it logistics of the event behind the would not be a success without scenes as well as on the field. the support of Ole Miss Athletics The event is hosted by the Stu- and our faculty, staff and student 2570 West Jackson Ave. dent Activities Association and volunteers.”

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Grove?

Ah, the Grove. It’s not just 10 acres of grass, oak, elm and magnolia trees. It’s an entity here at the University of Mississippi, a sort of Holy Ground where the earth is soaked with history, victory and, yes, beer.

During football season Saturdays, Ole Miss fans from near and far gather together with friends, family and fans from opposing teams to celebrate their respective sports teams, share food and drink and have a good time. Ask any Grove veteran, there’s really nothing quite like walking through the red, white and blue city of tents that springs up from the patchy grass the morning of a home game.

If it’s your first game, oh baby, you are in for a real treat. I’ve written a “How to Grove” guide before, so I won’t bog you down with the usual tips. Instead, I’d thought I’d give you some insider info on what exactly you’re coming up against this football season.

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The Grove destroys shoes: I’m going to say this here and now, and I know some of you are not going to listen, but for the love of me do not wear open-toed shoes. Just don’t do it. Your feet will get stepped on. This is a fact. And they will get very dirty. I myself have a specific pair of “Grove shoes.” They are sturdy, versatile, comfortable and they clean easily. Any shoe you wear during a Grove day will get muddy.

The Grove is old and more fragile than you think: The tradition of tailgating in the Grove is said to have been the result of fraternity and sorority pregaming in the earlier days of Ole Miss football. By the 1950s, the Grove had become an early version of what it is today: a big party. But, originally, the tailgating was done using actual cars and RVs, which was too much for the gentle Grove.

Following a big ole rainstorm in 1991 which practically reduced the Grove to a muddy pit, vehicles were banned and the tents became a thing. But the Grove is still fragile. Beer caps, chicken fingers and all the other trash that gets left all over the Grove hurts it and makes it sad. So be kind to the Grove — your Saturday vessel of fun — and clean up after yourself.

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The Grove is a labyrinth: The cell service is bad, there are tons of people everywhere all wearing the same color and it’s so easy to get lost. My friends and I use the buddy system when we have to make a stop at the Hotty Toddy Potty because during a big game, 3-feet of distance could turn into 30 faster than you can blink. I would estimate I spend at least 20 minutes per Grove day just looking for whatever tent I’m supposed to go to.

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The Grove is dehydrating: Once you make it to your tent or tents of choice, do yourself a favor and drink some H2O. We’ve said it before, and we can’t say it enough.

Water is the lifeblood, the drink that will secure your stamina for navigating the Grove labyrinth.

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The Grove is for all of the Ole Miss family: If you think you wouldn’t fit in or you don’t know anyone with tents, don’t worry. Some of the nicest people become even nicer on game days. A number of schools, clubs and programs set up tents, so you can catch up with your geology professor and grab some deviled eggs. There’s also the “Everybody’s Tent,” a large structure perfect for meeting people and making new friends.

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Chow down: Enjoy the tasty Grove food provided by your tent stops. It’s easy to make it through the day and realize you never had a real meal.

That’s okay, just get your day’s calories in Grove food. Just don’t forget to thank the hosts and hostesses!

In spite of popular belief, you don’t HAVE to dress up in your heels and best red or blue dress for the Grove, though it is encouraged: Wear what makes you feel comfortable, but know there is something unifying about wearing that game’s color and then joining the swath of other fans in the student section. And don’t forget: wear Grove-ready shoes!

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The Grove is outside: Yes, kids, the rumors are true; the Grove is indeed outside in the outdoors. This, of course, means that when you are in the Grove, you are exposing yourself to certain outdoor elements such as bugs and the sun. So just remember that before you prance out, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, into the Mississippi wet heat this Saturday. I’m not saying you should roll out in a bubble, covered in sunscreen and bugspray. I’m just saying accept the fact you’re going to get sweaty this weekend.

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The Grove may feel like your playground, but don’t forget, you aren’t the one making the rules: Be sure to understand the university’s policies before hanging up that flag or carrying around that open container. We got the scoop that police will be in full force on game days, and we’d prefer if our fellow students avoid spending the night in jail or in line to receive a strike from the university.

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Learn the Hotty Toddy chant: It is a must for both the Grove and the game. And don’t worry, if you don’t know it now, you’ll have it ingrained after your first time in the Grove.

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Word on the street In this week’s Word on the Street series, Ole Miss students talk about their expectations for the Grove this Saturday.

Compiled by: Devna Bose

“I expect it to be packed because it’s the first home game. I think the Rebs are gonna win by a lot.”

Josh Patton, a freshman civil engineering major from Oxford.

“I’m not really sure what to expect. Everybody talks about how cool it is. I’m not from here, so I’m not sure what to expect, but I’m sure it’s gonna be tons of fun.”

Brittany Ferguson, a freshman forensic chemistry major from Augusta, Georgia.

“I think it’s gonna be packed.

There are going to be so many tents and tailgates. Hopefully we’re gonna win, but it’s definitely gonna be packed. It’s gonna be a good time.”

Carrie Hancock, a junior exercise science major from Madison.

“There’s gonna be a lot of people, red and blue trashcans, good food and solo cups.”

Mary Elizabeth Pace, a sophomore exercise science major from Madison.

“I expect for it to be fun and adventurous. I’m very excited because it’s my first time in the Grove.”

Destiny Herron, a freshman biology major from Greenville.

“It’ll probably be hot. I’m sure it’ll be really exciting and fun. Everybody will have good energy because it’s our first home game and everyone’s excited to be at the Grove for the first time this year.”

Sarah Criddle, a senior chemistry major from Jackson.

“I’m excited. I think it’s gonna be a lot of fun. I expect to eat a lot of food.”

Victor LeBlanc, a freshman business major from Baltimore, Maryland.

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From the sports desk: College football pick‘em week two COLUMN

NO. 13 LOUISVILLE VS. SYRACUSE

SOUTH CAROLINA VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE

VIRGINIA TECH VS NO. 17 TENNESSEE

Sports Editor Brian Scott Rippee: Interesting Friday night ACC match up here. I could see Syracuse hanging around for a half or so, but Louisville pulls away late.

BR: I don’t even really know what to think about this game. South Carolina beat Vandy last week almost by default in a really ugly game, and State lost to South Alabama. Will Muschamp gets the Gamecocks to 2-0 by managing to not “not lose” this one, I guess?

BR: This game is being played at a Bristol Motor Speedway, that’s kind of cool. As much as I want to pick Virginia Tech here based on Tennessee’s abomination of a performance last week, I think the Vols bounce back and feel better about themselves this week.

CT: South Carolina did not look good against Vanderbilt at all and it looks like South Carolina’s rebuild could take some time. But they also didn’t lose to the University of South Alabama last week. Gamecocks get the victory.

CT: Virginia Tech had some trouble taking down Liberty last week. The Volunteers had a lot of trouble beating Appalachian State. I think coach Justin Fuente gets the Hokies together and squeaks out an upset.

AP: In this game, I’m choosing South Alabama... I mean South Carolina.

AP: The Hokies are going to play hooky, and Tennessee wins. It just might take a long time.

Assistant Sports Editor Cody Thomason: Louisville had a great first week against Charlotte, putting up 70 points. Syracuse was solid against Colgate, but the Cardinals have speed and should be able to handle the Orange.

Associated Student Body President Austin Powell: I prayed that both teams play better than their opening games, and then I thanked the Lord for Lamar Jackson. Cards take the cake.

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Four downs: Wofford (1-0) at Ole Miss (0-1) As the Rebels prepare for their week two game against the Wofford Terriers, sports editor Brian Scott Rippee and assistant sports editor Cody Thomason broke down four important questions for Saturday’s matchup.

With depth at running back behind Akeem Judd severely thinned, who steps up against Wofford?

What will be the key for the Rebels to stop Wofford’s triple option?

Sports Editor Brian Scott Rippee: D’Vaughn Pennamon will get his chance quicker than probably he anticipated. Freeze said earlier this week that the chances of him redshirting are gone and he will see action on Saturday. He was a prized recruit in this 2016 class and he’s been thrown into the spotlight to a degree. How he handles it will be interesting to see.

Assistant Sports Editor Cody Thomason: I think true freshman D’Vaughn Pennamon shows out in his first action as a Rebel. Pennamon was previously a redshirt candidate, but now that injuries have forced him into the rotation, I expect good things. Pennamon has impressive power and Wofford is a good matchup to introduce him to the speed of the next level.

BR: As Dave Wommack said in practice on Wednesday, it’s all about the eyes and keeping your eyes in the right spot. The triple option has a bunch of wrinkles to it and a lot of motion. Ole Miss will need to be disciplined in its approach. If not, this offense can bite even the most talented of defenses.

CT: The defensive line has to step up once again. They were unquestionably the best part of the Rebel defense in week one, and the defensive tackle position looked especially explosive and deep. If the Rebels can collapse the middle often against the Terriers, they should be able to significantly slow their triple option.

Assuming the Rebels take a big enough lead to play their backups, should Shea Patterson see time or be redshirted?

BR: Freeze said he doesn’t yet know the answer to this and that he and Patterson will have a conversation on Friday and go from there. I think he ends up playing, but who knows.

CT: I think there’s a good chance Patterson uses all four years of eligibility at Ole Miss. The Rebels can play Jason Pellerin as the second quarterback, and while Patterson would miss game experience, the extra year he would gain would be invaluable. Unless the coaches feel Patterson will leave school early or do not feel comfortable with their other quarterbacks, redshirting Patterson would be a smart move.

What does the Ole Miss offense need to do to get back on track?

BR: Really, it’s get healthy and get some experience defensively. The secondary will get better as the season goes on and it gets acclimated. The bottom line is that it lost to a very good team on Monday night.

If it can get healthy, it still has everything to play for.

CT: The Rebel offense has to maintain balance and establish a strong running game, which is easier said than done with the inexperience of the running backs and the offensive line still coming together.

The Rebels relied too much on the pass last game, and if they can set up a good ground game they should have more open space through the air as well.

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Consistency is the goal for Ole Miss offensive line CODY THOMASON

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The story of Monday’s loss to Florida State was the complete shift in performance and emotion from the Rebels in the second half, and the offensive line play fits into that narrative. The offensive line seemed to be comfortable and gelling nicely in the first half, but as the second half wore on, Florida State was able to generate more and more pressure on quarterback Chad Kelly.

“I think some of it was, in the end, there we were in some obvious passing situations and they were able to get some four defensive end (sets) in the game and pin their ears back,” Offensive Line Coach Matt Luke said of the line’s struggles. “In the first half, we had our tempo going and there was a semblance of balance where they couldn’t just pin their ears back and come, but obviously that helps when you’re a lineman.”

“The toughest situation for a lineman to be in is when everybody knows you’re throwing and they’re rushing, that’s tough,” Luke added. “And it wasn’t a scheme issue; they

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Coach Matt Luke said Little played well against Florida State players. just, in a couple of situations, their guy beat our guy one-onone, and when you’re playing a good defense, that happens some.”

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“Greg, for his first snaps, him and Alex Givens both held up well against good players,” Luke said. “They didn’t look I guess nervous or starstruck or anything, they both went out there and performed well.

Rod, for his first time on the edge, he got beat one time and it hurt us, but for the most part he handled it really well.”

Freeze said he thought the offensive line played very well overall, but the Seminoles’ strong personnel and pass rushing sets were able to trouble the group later on.

Luke said he felt that in order for the line to avoid another performance like the second half against the Seminoles, more attention needed to be paid to the run game when possible.

“We just have to stay with it.

The problem was, the passes were working and so I think in the second half I think we could have called a few more (runs), but that’s hindsight,” Luke said. “What we were doing was working. The good thing is when we were calling runs we were getting yards, so that’s a positive.”

Despite suffering such a heartbreaking loss, Luke had an optimistic lesson he wanted to impart on his position group.

“We’re a dang good offense, and we have a chance to be really special if we execute and we don’t turn the ball over,” Luke said.

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Rebels return to action Saturday against Wofford BRIAN SCOTT RIPPEE thedmsports@gmail.com

A day after his team arrived home from Orlando around 4 a.m., Head Coach Hugh Freeze joked about the idea of playing Wofford and its triple-option offense on such a short turnaround.

“That wasn’t real smart on our scheduling,” Freeze said with a sheepish grin. “It is totally different, usually you would like to have two weeks to get ready for it and we basically have two days.

We just have to correct the mistakes and hopefully stay healthy for sure.”

The Terriers run an offense that is seldom seen in major college football these days, but that isn’t to say it is simple. Defensive Coordinator David Wommack said Wofford boasts five or six different personnel groups and almost 90 different formations, which could cause problems for the Rebels if they aren’t disciplined defensively. He said it will be all about keeping your eyes in the right place and committing to assignment football.

“The other thing is keeping it simple because we are in such a short window here of getting ready for the game,” Wommack said. “Our scout team is critical in being able to execute as closely as you can to what they’re doing.

Speed will be a huge advantage in the game in making up for some things.”

Though the team has only had three days to form a game plan for this quirky attack, they planned ahead a little bit during fall camp.

“We spent three or four days in camp with a 30-minute period introducing what our defense is going to face,” Freeze said.

“Whether or not they can recall that today, who knows, but we did think we had to do that.”

What happened last week?

Wofford - The team opened its season with a 21-7 win over Tennessee State. It rushed the ball 54 times for 346 yards. Eight

different Terriers ran the football and three of them had at least 85 yards. Wofford threw the ball just eight times for 42 yards. All of its touchdowns came on the ground.

Ole Miss - The Rebels took one on the chin in Orlando as it was worn down and exposed by a talented Florida State team in the second half. Turnovers plagued the Rebels in the second half and the team was out of sorts defensively.

“Just correcting the mistakes, you know and handling the September schedule, the mental part of it and the physical rest. This is a tough turnaround,” Freeze said of his main focus going forward.

This week will serve as valuable experience for some younger guys still looking to get acclimated.

Storylines to watch: How will Ole Miss respond to adversity?

This is a game that Ole Miss should easily win, there’s no hiding that. It will be interesting to see how some different things play out. The Rebels are hurting in the secondary and at running back. Earlier this week, Freeze discussed some possible position changes as well as who might see some carries at running back on Saturday.

“We have Jarrion Street that can move back over there too or Kailo Moore, but we are so thin at corner that so probably Jarrion would be the next guy, if we had to do that,” Freeze said. “D.K. Buford is working hard to get a shot and hopefully Akeem (Judd) and Eugene (Brazley) and Blue (D’Vaughn Pennamon), Blue’s redshirt is probably not going to happen. He is going to get ready to go and we will see some action this Saturday.”

Freeze also said wide receiver Derrick Jones could move back over to defensive back where he previously played, but no such move has been made yet.

The triple option can give teams fits; will Wofford be able to score enough to hang around for a little bit?

How will Ole Miss handle it?

Senior defensive tackle D.J. Jones said this team takes pride in stopping the run, and referred to an old saying on Thursday when asked about this.

“Stop the run and then you have fun, as they say.

So, stop the run and let them pass the ball a few times and see what we can do in the air,” Jones said.

Akeem Judd looks behind as he tries to escape the Florida State defense. With Swiney out for the season, Judd’s role has become more significant.

At the end of the day, Ole Miss is too fast and while Wofford may have some early success, the Rebels’ speed will soon engulf the Terrier offense.

Will we see Shea Patterson?

Patterson came to campus in January as the number-one rated quarterback in the 2016 class. He is a big reason why Ole Miss fans are excited about the future.

The question here is, will he redshirt, or will Freeze let him loose on Saturday if the game is well in reach?

Well, he still doesn’t know the answer to that yet. Freeze said he’d sit down with Patterson at some point on Friday and discuss this. Fans likely won’t know if Patterson will see any action until the game comes around on Saturday.

Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.

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