On November 30, 1996, Ole Miss lost to Mississippi State, 17-0, in one of the oldest football rivalry games in America. It was a home game for Ole Miss, in Oxford, in a game known as the Egg Bowl. The chancellor of Ole Miss at the time, Robert Khayat, went to visit the team's coaching staff the Sunday morning after that loss to offer some encouragement.  Khayat writes in his book, "Education of a Lifetime," about noticing that the coaching staff was "morose" about the situation that morning, with the head coach offering to the chancellor that the team "can't recruit against the confederate flag." The coach was taking issue with the student body's tradition of waving the confederate flag in the stands at games, and that the racist stigma attached to it was making it difficult to attract top talent to the school and team. Yep, I imagine it would, coach.  Who was that coach? Tommy Tuberville. Yes, the same man who is now U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, a now retired football coach and novice politician from Alabama.  Why would an Indiana editorial writer take the time and space to share that story? Hang with me for a moment. Connect with Michael Leppert Visit michaelleppert.com to read the full post and links to any resources or articles mentioned. Twitter @michaelleppert  Facebook at Michael Leppert  

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