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Kellenberger: Change the flag, but punishing athletics will not change anything

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Ole Miss will host a softball regional this weekend, a terrific accomplishment for a program that until a year ago had never managed to score a run in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

If the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP had its way though, Ole Miss would be on the road this weekend. And Mississippi State and Southern Miss baseball would also be away from Dudy Noble Field and Pete Taylor Park, respectively, next month.

Why? The chapter’s president asked in a tersely-written press release Monday, if the presence of the confederate flag on the state flag of Mississippi prevents us from hosting a golf regional at Mossy Oak or a women’s basketball regional at Mississippi Coliseum then why does that not extend to “earned” postseason host bids?