Top coaches highlight Rebs’ annual party|[07/17/07]
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Organizers of Ole Miss’ annual Rebel Reunion all-star party today in Jackson believe the crowd could reach 1,500 at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson.
With all four of the school’s highest-profile coaches planning to attend, it could be one of the biggest preseason events ever.
Football coach Ed Orgeron, men’s basketball coach Andy Kennedy, women’s basketball coach Renee Ladner and baseball coach Mike Bianco are scheduled to speak tonight in Jackson for the alumni association’s annual gathering.
Last year, only Orgeron and then-women’s coach Carol Ross spoke at the party and attendance dipped to around 800, Sam Farrington III, president of the Jackson alumni chapter told The Clarion-Ledger newspaper.
The Rebels will not be the only school to have their annual parties this week. Southern Miss and Mississippi State will have their parties scheduled for Thursday. Southern Miss supporters will gather at the Trade Mart, while Mississippi State fans will gather at the Mississippi Coliseum, adjacent to the Trade Mart on High Street.
Speakers, bands and cheerleaders are expected at the events.
All-Star parties
Ole Miss
Today, 5 p.m., at Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson
Admission: $15
adults, $5 children
Speakers: Ed Orgeron, Andy Kennedy, Renee Ladner and Mike Bianco
Southern Miss
Thursday, 5 p.m., Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson
Admission: $15 adults, $5 children
Speakers: Jeff Bower, Larry Eustachy and Corky Palmer
Mississippi State
Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson
Admission: $10 adults, children and students free
Speakers: MSU President Robert H. “Doc” Foglesong, Rick Stansbury and Sylvester Croom.