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re: For the actual truth on where the Ole Miss came from
Posted on 10/27/14 at 5:40 pm to Toddy
Posted on 10/27/14 at 5:40 pm to Toddy
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An agricultural school was established in Oxford and no one would attend. You felt too inferior to the "snobs" at Ole Miss. After a few years, it was shut down and kicked out of Oxford and the state legislature started the school again in Starkville.
Quiet familiar with this story as well except you're exaggerating a good bit. Using terms like banished to Starkville or we felt too inferior. You are partially right though about an Ag school being founded in Oxford. But I'll just sit back and wait for your version b/c it sounds like it will be more entertaining than how events unfolded.
Another note about the riots. You can ask a lot of old timers, oxford was the battleground. Many people from all over MS went to oxford that evening. even students from Starkville. But personally I hate the race baiting threads between ole miss and state posters. I'd rather look forward.
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 5:41 pm to Cdawg
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Another note about the riots. You can ask a lot of old timers, oxford was the battleground. Many people from all over MS went to oxford that evening. even students from Starkville. But personally I hate the race baiting threads between ole miss and state posters. I'd rather look forward.
Posted on 10/27/14 at 5:44 pm to Toddy
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Surely you're not going to suggest that State had been the first school targeted that this would have gone any differently?
Bro, we hired Croom. We have a black friend.
Posted on 10/27/14 at 5:50 pm to pivey14
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Posted by pivey14
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bucket lists.
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Oxford
You are only kidding yourself if you think visiting a city in the state of Mississippi is on anyones bucket list.
I've got Clarksdale on my bucket list.I was gonna go last year for their blues fest, but had family vibe start st my place for French Quarter fest
Posted on 10/27/14 at 5:52 pm to pivey14
Ole Miss fans will tell you that the only reason there was riots when Meredith enrolled was because State fans came up to Oxford to protest his enrollment.
Posted on 10/27/14 at 5:54 pm to Cdawg
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Another note about the riots. You can ask a lot of old timers, oxford was the battleground. Many people from all over MS went to oxford that evening. even students from Starkville. But personally I hate the race baiting threads between ole miss and state posters. I'd rather look forward.
I agree. And I really have no animosity toward State. It's a fine institution. I have many family members that graduated from there.
Posted on 10/27/14 at 5:54 pm to Ashevillain
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I've got Clarksdale on my bucket list.I was gonna go last year for their blues fest, but had family vibe start st my place for French Quarter fest
Go to the Blues Museum if you go. I have often contemplated how easy it would be to go there at night and steal Robert Johnson's '56 Gold Top Les Paul.
This post was edited on 10/27/14 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 10/27/14 at 6:43 pm to MaroonNation
There is really no need for all this mudslangin.
I just wanted to make sure and correct Henry's bullshite. It's not "a bunch of State fan's perpetuating some bullshite"...this came from your school's website and your school's professors.
Accept and embrace where the name came from. Dont be ashamed of it. Sing it loud and proud. Your school is "Ole Missus". Now sing Dixie and be done with it
I just wanted to make sure and correct Henry's bullshite. It's not "a bunch of State fan's perpetuating some bullshite"...this came from your school's website and your school's professors.
Accept and embrace where the name came from. Dont be ashamed of it. Sing it loud and proud. Your school is "Ole Missus". Now sing Dixie and be done with it
Posted on 10/27/14 at 6:53 pm to Rebelgator
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That's Oxford.
The Oxford on people's bucket list isn't in Mississippi.Or didn't you know there was another one?
Posted on 10/27/14 at 7:34 pm to Gray Tiger
I see the Oxford, Alabama exit on the way to Oxford, Mississippi
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