Notes, quotes and an opinion or two, while wondering if former Mississippi Brave Freddie Freeman has a legit shot at National League MVP…. By the way, I think he should. When Freeman comes up in the clutch, he comes through more often than not. At our house we call him 4F: Freakin’ Fabulous Freddie Freeman. […]
I’m going to go out on a pretty stout limb here: The Ole Miss Rebels will be 2-0 when they travel to Austin to play the Texas Longhorns on Sept. 14. It will be, without question, one of the biggest early season games in recent Ole Miss football history. If the Rebels are not in […]
From PGA, Sanderson Farms press releases LAUREL — Sanderson Farms has expanded its commitment with the PGA TOUR through a three-year renewal with the Sanderson Farms Championship and the tournament will move to fall dates. In addition to the extension, tournament officials and PGA TOUR announced today that the Sanderson Farms Championship, held at Annandale […]
Joe Frank Sanderson, CEO of Sanderson Farms, has saved Mississippi’s only tournament on the PGA Tour. Here’s the column I wrote about him after this summer’s tournament. JACKSON – When it became clear Mississippi was about to lose its only tournament on the PGA Tour, Gov. Phil Bryant sought a savior. “I needed a successful […]
The New Orleans Saints open the season agaisnt the Falcons Sunday, which begs the eternal question: Who Dat? Remember back in 2010 when the NFL declared “Who Dat” part of its property? This was my column at the time. WHO DAT? Who Dat say they originated the Who Dat cheer? Who Dat? Who Dat? The […]
Opening week produced an 8-2 mark — not too bad. So here we go again… Mississippi State 38, Alcorn State 7: State gets its first W of the season, Alcorn gets some $. All the $$$ stays in the state. Ole Miss 52, Southeast Missouri 0: No contest. Southeastern Louisiana gained almost 500 yards in […]
Five things I think I know after the first weekend of the football season: • Ole Miss’s recruiting class was just as advertised. There were Rebel freshmen all over the field playing key roles in the victory over Vanderbilt. The rookies made play after play after play. The Rebels should only get better. • Mississippi […]
Several of our Mississippi Sports Hall of Famers also belong in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In this week’s column, syndicated to newspapers around the state through the Mississippi Press Assocication, I wrote about four of them, including Ray Guy who will be a seniors committee finalist for the the Class of 2014. Hopefully, […]
