re: Ole Miss....why not Ol' Miss????

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There's all kinds of literature out there that states otherwise - two of which I referenced in my post on page 3.

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Literature which all references the same source.

I'm not going to deny that "Ole Miss" could have meant that at one time, but why in the flying frick would someone use that term to nickname a university? That doesn't add up. The name does, however, fit in with a common nicknaming convention of schools and the their teams.