The NCAA’s investigation into the Ole Miss football program is finally complete. On Monday, Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Ross Bjork announced that, as part of the penalties delivered from the NCAA, the football program has been forced to vacate 33 wins over a seven year span.
Ole Miss will vacate four wins from 2010, two from 2011, seven from 2012, seven from 2013, eight from 2014 and five from 2016. They will hold on to their 2013 Music City Bowl and 2015 Sugar Bowl victories but will relinquish the 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl win — Hugh Freeze’s first bowl win as head football coach.
Rather than responding negatively, members of the Ole Miss community took to Twitter in jest. Former Ole Miss football players, professors and alumni all weigh in.
Idk what’s going on but this is BRAND NEW TO ME??♂️??? What did OLE MISS DO TO the world to be hated this much!!!! pic.twitter.com/lqqwhjeRi4
— Issac Gross (@Big_Gross_94) February 12, 2019
Here they come Clemson – you beat Alabama twice in 4 years – here comes the NCAA.They don’t like people who beat Alabama.
FYI
See Ole Miss
— TJ LSU DAD (@tj_lsudad) February 12, 2019
If Ole Miss is forced to vacate 33 wins I think it’s reasonable to vacate a few losses too. Let’s start with the Treadwell game vs Auburn and the 4th and 25 vs Arkansas.
— Kyle Cole (@ColeMissSports) February 12, 2019
NCAA: “Ole Miss will have to vacate all…”
DK Metcalf: “We’re keeping the Sugar Bowl.”
NCAA: “Congratulations to Ole Miss – 2016 Sugar Bowl Champions.”
(h/t @BunkiePerkins brother for pic) pic.twitter.com/g2lAdSiiJI
— Kyle Cole (@ColeMissSports) February 12, 2019
I’m vacating the 2014 Peach Bowl as one of our self-imposed sanctions
— David W. Case (@dwcase) February 12, 2019
33 wiiiiiiinnnnnnsssssss pic.twitter.com/2PW7SxuHun
— Quincy Adeboyejo (@QuincyA18) February 12, 2019
vacate whatever but that won’t bring these goal posts back pic.twitter.com/rURIh7WiYR
— David W. Case (@dwcase) February 12, 2019