Ogerzook Rambles Off Incorrectly

Ogerzook was in Jackson last night to get the "I'm In" crowd stirred up in a frenzy.

Among his questionable statements such as that we will actually win games this year attempting to get his followers herding their sheep and taking control of the message boards was this complete false statement given to the media,

"He also believes Ole Miss is 'dominating the state of Mississippi' on the recruiting trail."

As I discussed in the signing day wrap up Croom has owned the Ogerzook in in state recruiting. Ogerzook has to do his best recruiting out of state because Croom kills him instate. The only thing that saves him is that Croom A) Can't get good out of State players and B) all Mississippi teams are loosing a lot of players to the big out of state schools these days.

But as Levar Burton would say, don't just take my word for it. Lets go a little closer into the numbers. 2006 Dandy Dozen. Ole Miss signed two players from the list. State got five. Ole Miss was able to equal this in 2005, clearly the Ogerzooks only solid recruiting year, with 5 and 1 extra that came from Juco. Croom only got two that year with 1 from Juco. 2004 list. Ogerzook signed one Dandy Dozen player. The NCAA has still yet to rule him eligable. Croom signed 5 that year. In this same three year period Croom has signed 41 players from Mississippi to the Ogerzooks 18. The average stars for Croom 2.9. For Ogerzook 3.1.

That little star difference over that great a discrepancy in the number of players shows the Croom is getting more good players out of Mississippi. Either way its clear that the Ogerzook is not dominating anyone at anything. At least not football related.

Sidenote. I'm curious to find out the attendance of the Rebel Reunion last night.