Nutt Wants His Guys In “The Circle Of Excellence”

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Houston Nutt has mounted a sign on the wall of Ole Miss’ indoor practice facility.  It’s a bull’s eye.  From the inside out the circles are tabbed as:


* “Circle of Excellence”

* “Circle of Untrustables”

* “Circle of the Uncommitted”


The outer part of the sign is labeled “The World of the Uninvested.”

Nutt tells Kyle Veazey of The Jackson Clarion-Ledger that the sign is a reminder to his team that he wants “everybody to do it the right way.”  When players don’t do it the right way, there names are moved outside the “Circle of Excellence” and into the “Circle of Untrustables.”

For a complete explanation of Nutt’s gimmick, click here.   But know this — if Nutt’s motivational ploy doesn’t work and the Rebels once again lose games due to a lack of discipline, expect him to spend much of the upcoming season in Dante’s first circle of Hell.