Should Ole Miss take Jeremiah Masoli?
The downside, however, is that this guy could be a profound embarrassment to your institution if he screws up again. If you’re Ole Miss, you’re going to get criticized if you take Masoli. That is a given. But if he gets arrested in Oxford, certainly a more conservative place than Eugene, Oregon, Ole Miss will be embarrassed on a national stage. Columnists and taking heads from sea to shining sea will use Ole Miss, a proud institution that has worked incredibly hard to build its reputation, as the butt of jokes about the very worst excesses of college football. They will say that Ole Miss sold its soul for a kid who had already proven that he was not trustworthy. That criticism, sad to say, will be justified.
AJC.com
7/28/10
