Gutter Cobreh
11-15-2018, 10:52 AM
Interesting read:
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/meet-college-footballs-unexpectedly-impactful-man-season-080057186.html
I found it interesting that as good as Ole Miss is at PR, they lost this one:
"I decided that to maximize the chances of these kids becoming eligible, we need to think outside the box," Mars said. "I thought from Day 1 we could win if we took this case to the court of public opinion. I admit I was very deliberate about saying things that would antagonize Ole Miss and make it easier to win the PR war. I knew the harder they fought, the worse they'd look, and all of that came to pass the way I thought it would."
How it came to pass: The NCAA abruptly amended its transfer rules, and Ole Miss agreed to support Patterson's waiver if he would drop the accusatory language in his waiver application. That allowed Mississippi to save some face and Patterson to play immediately. Mars had to miss most of a bull-shark fishing expedition with his son, Thomas, to help rewrite Patterson's waiver application at the last minute, but he got it done.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/meet-college-footballs-unexpectedly-impactful-man-season-080057186.html
I found it interesting that as good as Ole Miss is at PR, they lost this one:
"I decided that to maximize the chances of these kids becoming eligible, we need to think outside the box," Mars said. "I thought from Day 1 we could win if we took this case to the court of public opinion. I admit I was very deliberate about saying things that would antagonize Ole Miss and make it easier to win the PR war. I knew the harder they fought, the worse they'd look, and all of that came to pass the way I thought it would."
How it came to pass: The NCAA abruptly amended its transfer rules, and Ole Miss agreed to support Patterson's waiver if he would drop the accusatory language in his waiver application. That allowed Mississippi to save some face and Patterson to play immediately. Mars had to miss most of a bull-shark fishing expedition with his son, Thomas, to help rewrite Patterson's waiver application at the last minute, but he got it done.