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Ole Miss' nickname is derived from a train of the early 1900's

Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:52 am
Posted by Toddy
Atlanta
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:52 am
Don't let facts get in the way of believing that our nickname came from something that ended HALF A CENTURY earlier.

Yeah, it makes so much sense that it came from a term that would not even have been used by people of this era.

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Posted by mostbesttigerfanever
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:53 am to
moral victory?
Posted by Mrs. Amaro
Uptown Shreveport
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:54 am to
So when exactly did yall become OLD PISS?

Link?
Posted by Serraneaux
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:54 am to
Cool story
Posted by msstate7
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:55 am to
Man, you guys are melting on 2 fronts
Posted by Jack Daniel
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:56 am to
Not good at football so y'all are worried about history lessons now? GTFO
Posted by DBU
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:57 am to
The melt is glorious
Posted by Serraneaux
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:58 am to
Y'all are named after a train from the early 1900s?
Posted by 19
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:00 am to
Regardless of the team name, Bo Wallace has been dubbed "Miss Piss" for rest of the season.
Posted by msstate7
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:00 am to
Will they rename after the train that ran over them sat night?
Posted by therick711
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:01 am to
quote:

Yeah, it makes so much sense that it came from a term that would not even have been used by people of this era.


Internal strife on how to treat people is from a bygone era, yet . . . something about shoes fitting or whatever.

Also:

This post was edited on 10/27/14 at 11:03 am
Posted by Toddy
Atlanta
Member since Jul 2010
27250 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:01 am to
quote:

So when exactly did yall become OLD MISS?



The name became a popular nickname for the university during the 1908-1909 school year. It stuck and has been used ever since.
Posted by Diamondawg
Mississippi
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:02 am to
So it's Black Bears, Rebels and Trains? Y'all are tied with Auburn for schizophrenic nicknames.
Posted by aubiecat
Alabama
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:03 am to
Can't wait for the next TigerWarEaglePlanesman thread.
Posted by DakForHe15man
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:03 am to
Even if the train story was true it's still assuming that the students got it from that. It's all the university could dig up trying to change where it came from. We know where it really came from. Not flaming, just being honest.
Posted by Jack Daniel
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:04 am to
1. Rebels
2. Colonels
3. Black bears
4. Land sharks
5. Trains

Did I miss any?
Posted by TheJones
Member since Nov 2009
33273 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:05 am to
Hitler put Jews on trains, you fricking racists.
Posted by im4LSU
Hattiesburg, MS
Member since Aug 2004
31910 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:06 am to
quote:

Ole Miss' nickname is derived from a train wreck of the early 1900's


fixed
Posted by MaroonNation
StarkVegas, Mississippi, Bitch!
Member since Nov 2010
21950 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:08 am to
even the lady that came up with Ole Miss refutes your claim there was never a train by that name
Posted by Toddy
Atlanta
Member since Jul 2010
27250 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:09 am to
quote:

So it's Black Bears, Rebels and Trains? Y'all are tied with Auburn for schizophrenic nicknames.



And y'all have been the Maroons, Aggies, A&M, State College and FINALLY became a university in 1959. Brush up on your history. I probably know more about the history of MSU than you do.
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