Jackson Jambalaya

Shameless.

This guy is nowhere near liberal enough. The students would protest this for years. This can't happen. Not in Oxford. School is totally liberal now honestly. Students wouldn't allow it and players would refuse to play.

Good God, like an old athlete who just can't figure out what is next. Begging for this job is unbecoming.

When the hell is the lottery going to be running? Finish the damn job you were given! It's not like we are having to invent the PowerBall or the Mega Millions.

It feels good to start rumors that you are wanted and needed. I hear millions are begging him to run for senate also.

The first sign that he has no idea what he is getting into is that he includes his CCP certification at the very top of his resume. I mean, you have to have some letters after your name to be considered for this job right?

He'll be right up there with a few PhD's and JD's with his CCP.

I vote no! This clown would be a disaster.

He did this months ago. Total arrogance. Other than having a degree in either economics or accounting, he has zero experience or qualification in education. He actually believes that because he started an entrepreneurial enterprise and became wealthy, he is equipped to lead a major state university.

In his photo ops, you will see him outside on the lawn in most venues. That's because his head is too large to fit through standard doorways.

What the FARK is an 'independent thought leader'?

He'll have a better chance running against Cindy.

Who knows......maybe Girard and Stormin Norman Katool can turn that place around ! ! !

Would you rather one of two former Republican Congressman from District 3 get the job?

Campaigning for chancellor?

Mr. Fish,

Fortunately those are not our only 3 choices.

Too many one hit wonders just assume they will excel in a totally unrelated CEO job. It just does not work that way. Surely to God the college board gets that.

Saying that this thing comes down to Harper or Gibbert reminds me of all of the speculation about which golden child legislator would get the state auditor nod.

And nobody had a damn clue then either did they?

Red Herring, Kingfish. It's not a matter of him vs two other goobers. The point here is that he's another Digbert but he's totally unqualified.

The Street Committee says Boyce has the inside track.

Harper is too busy preening to take the job.

I nominate Bennie Thompson!

Anyone who thinks Ole Miss is "liberal" has absolutely no idea what that word means. Please let me remind the gentle readers of JJ that "liberal" in Mississippi means "slightly conservative" anywhere else, except maybe Alabama. The wealthy sons and daughters of doctors and lawyers and business owners in the State of Mississippi are not "liberal" in any sense of the word.

Boyce makes so much more sense. That would be good ole fashioned Mississippi kin folk back stroking. He is one of "them".

Not being a part and supporting how higher education works is very good. The University system across this nation is killing this country.

In national terms for universities, Ole Miss is not liberal; it is center-right, if anything, on average. Ole Miss is not even the most liberal college in the state.

Wait until Ole Miss plays Cal-Berkeley in week 3 or 4. Now that is a "liberal" university.

Ronnie Musgrove has stated both publicly and privately that this is his dream job and that he will pursue it vigorously.

I see Adam Gaucheaneau has picked up the GG website this afternoon. Just a coincidence on timing, I am sure. NOT.

Yeah, right. If Ole Miss wasn't so liberal we wouldn't have a land shark, or a bear or whatever the hell the mascot is this week. The first thing liberals do is character assassinate traditions in an attempt to create the "history of now."

In Mississippi anybody with a doctorate in something other than theology is presumed to be a liberal. Ole Miss has a whole community of PHD's who want to be accepted on the national level as equals despite working at the most neanderthal joke in the country. It's quite a challenge. So sometimes they rearrange the confederate memorials hoping the outside world will be impressed. Not.

This clown just wants ANY position to make him look and feel important. Boyce would make an excellent Chancellor.

Ole Miss is not the same as when I went there............unfortunately. They have done away with the fact that everyone of the "University Grays" died for what they believed in. The last several chancellors have made it a big point of throwing out any sign of Ole Miss history. No more rebel yells. No more Col. Reb. No more playing Dixie at ballgames. No more flag waving. "Sharks" is just another shameful name for our teams. All they want is National prestige and to make all the liberal students happy. I am very disappointed.

If you've ever worked with or around Boyce, you know he's a nice guy, but, he's dull at ditch-water and twice as slow moving. Nothing at all ever above mediocre with Boyce.

Three months ago, the secret-pages had Pickering positioned as Chancellor. Then Harper. Then Mabus. Actually, the place seems to be clicking on more cylinders than normal with nobody in charge.

But this guy is as crazy as a dog after a gasoline enema if his ego leads him to think he has a shot at this job.

Gilbert does bring up some good points, however. Focusing on what you're good at is a start. Engineering at Old Miss while MSU has a broad, nationally recognized program? That needs to change and Gibert's correct; there's just not sufficient population for duplicate professional programs in many fields within Mississippi. More emphasis to UMMC, Law, Pharmacy, and business majors play to Old Miss' strengths, although MSU & USM (amongst others) have made significant inroads in business. Frankly, Old Miss needs to look at nursing as well. There are a lot of ADN , BSN, and MSN programs in the state, and Old Miss' NCLEX (RN) 3-year average passing rate ranking is 14 out of 24 programs; lower half of in-state competition. That's not where the state's (alleged) flagship university should score. Kudos for acknowledging Keenum at MSU, as I don't think Mississippi gives him the credit he deserves.

Doesn't matter , though , while intellectually stimulating there's no way academic establishment would (or should) accept Gibert as Chancellor at UM. But, gotta take some of these ideas seriously for the Black Bears , Landsharks , Rebels , whatever to remain relevant in the state.

Dr Boyce has more sense than to take that job.

Girard would be a good fit. He is smart, personable and gets along with all.

I just hope he knows not to hire nefarious tutors that will take advantage of our athletes by doing their schoolwork for them without their knowledge.

7:17, those traits make him better qualified to be a greeter at Wal-Mart, not the head of a university. Or a U.S. Senator, which he also wants to be.

Gibert! What a tool. Only person that brags about himself as much is Francis Lee. Gibert and Bomgar tie for who thinks they are the smartest. And who would ever think his wife, who works part time at a women’s clothing store, knows anything about college football. Gerard used her to plant false info on Coach Sherrill then she had a “special” relationship with the NCAA investigator. The Gibert’s stroked a huge check to Coach Sherrill for their made up lies.

Put Francis Lee, Billingsley, Latino, Gibert and Bomgar all in the same boat and you'll have the largest gathering of self-anointed narcissist braggarts known to the free world. But, ain't no way one boat could float that load of blow-fish.

If you're really into pain, attend a coffee with this group and watch your head explode.

11:04pm I could not agree more. And it is apparent that their incessant bloviating comes from profound insecurity.

As for Boyce didn't he say he was retiring from public service as the college board head because he was worn out? A tired old man is not exactly what the university needs at this moment.

6:23 The problem is no modern university wants to be associated with what the "University Grays" believed in (or died for.) The university will continue to make efforts to join the mainstream of higher education despite it's "legacy" The faculty being aware of what the larger world of academia thinks of the Ole Miss "legacy" will continue to pressure for a progressive. It will be a balancing act...

No one gives a hoot about a bunch of hicks dying 150 years ago in a war to preserve slavery. Social media furor among boomers is not indicative of any sizable movement to bring back symbols of treason and slavery.

There is not a chance in hell a person with only an undergraduate degree will become a Chancellor of Ole Miss. Book it.

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Before I get into Ole Miss the best thing that could be done for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning is the abolishment of the Board of IHL. Each instruction should have complete autonomy & responsibly for its particular institution. Example; recent tenure debacle.
Now for Ole Miss:
Ole Miss is its own worst enemy. Ole Miss needs to clean out the Lyceum & many of the tenured professors. So many who owe their lively hood to Ole Miss, do not have Ole Miss’s best interest at heart. If Ole Miss wants to be steeped in its proud history, why should an outsider be concerned. There are many, many more institutions one may attend. Why do liberals have to tear down everything, especially things of which they have no concern. Liberals are out to destroy the freedoms of America. Whether one hates or loves Ole Miss, ever American should love having the freedom of choice.

We will not be getting Powerball in Mississippi until the end of next year because of this baffoon. Neighboring states had this up and running in 6 months. He would fit in Oxford.

10:08 & 11:04 You're my heros!!!

7:09 AM, those "hicks" were folks just like you and I, conscripted to fight and subject to penalty of death if they did not comply. Also, I love how your loyalty has a statute of limitations. "150 years ago? come on, man! you're killin' my battery, bro!!!"

With apologies to the guy who shaved his back before heading out on a first date...Gerard HAS a new look. He got rid of that silly mustache that made him look like Howard Sprague.

This guy qualifies for a chancellor position about as much as this topic deserves its own thread on the local blog.

Investment Alert: Buy him for what he is worth, and sell him at his self-value. College Board will protect Ole Miss!!