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re: State pride or school pride?
Posted on 12/15/09 at 6:19 pm to bbvdd
Posted on 12/15/09 at 6:19 pm to bbvdd
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I've been to Oxford many, many times and I gotta be honest the town of Oxford outside of the square really, really sucks
Sucks much less than the Walmart districts of most shitty Mississippi towns.
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Posted on 12/15/09 at 6:20 pm to NJReb
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in fact, I cannot think of any exceptions to that rule off the top of my head.....
Mississippi.
Posted on 12/15/09 at 6:23 pm to inelishaitrust
there is a large number of alabama fans where i'm from which is like 5 miles from the alabama state line
This post was edited on 12/15/09 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 12/15/09 at 6:28 pm to Mstate
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there is a large number of alabama fans where i'm from which is like 5 miles from the alabama state line
There's alot of bandwagon Bama fans in alot of places in the state.
Posted on 12/15/09 at 6:30 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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My question is, do you pull for your team out of pride for the state they represent, or for the school? And did you actually attend the school in question?
Welcome. i am new as well. very fun board. i live in tejas and have for many years coming here like many alabamians to find work. i still have many family and friends in bama. no, barely got out of High Sckrool then the military got me. grew up like many in the early 60's and 70's having to livedown the national bias against us. alabama and bear bryant gave us all great pride whenever we beat the shite out of some yankee team. it gave the whole south pride. thats why bama is problably the greatest and has the largest fan base of any school in the south. many fans are jealous and think we're arrogant etc. they really like like us. state pride was important but southern pride was everything. roll tide!
Posted on 12/15/09 at 6:30 pm to inelishaitrust
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Nobody has the majority in Mississippi.
Ole Miss WOULD have the majority if it became a national power again, as it did at one time--that was my point.
The vision thing, again.
When I was a boy, virtually every top prospect that the Coast produced signed with Ole Miss--in fact, I cannot remember one who did not....but in recent decades, the only ones that have, other than Syniker Taylor, were a couple of guys that were funneled to Ole Miss by a sympathetic coach at Moss Point who is no longer there.....
And there is more LSU merchandise in stores than there is for any of the Mississippi schools...which would have been unthinkable a few decades ago.....
All about doing what it takes to be a big-time program....do that and everything else follows.....
Posted on 12/15/09 at 7:48 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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My question is, do you pull for your team out of pride for the state they represent, or for the school? And did you actually attend the school in question?
Good question. I attend college next year, and chances are, it will be out of state. I'll cheer hard for both the Bucks and whatever school I go to, but if they happened to play eachother, I don't know who I'd go for.
So, both, I just don't know whether school or state pride is stronger.
Posted on 12/15/09 at 7:50 pm to inelishaitrust
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There's alot of bandwagon Bama fans in alot of places in the state.
it's more of them being from alabama and moving here for jobs but i understand what your saying lots of bama fans have come out of no where.
Posted on 12/15/09 at 9:20 pm to Mstate
School pride.
Both of my parents graduated from Arkansas in the 60s. My dad took me to ballgames since I was 3. It never occurred to me to go to college anywhere else. Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas was college to me. I applied to a few other in state schools as well as OU and Texas just to see what kind of scholarships I might get offered, but I always planned on going to Arkansas.
As I've grown older, I see what the Razorbacks mean to this state and to people who didn't go to school in Fayetteville, so it transitions somewhat to "state pride". But I'm still proud to be a graduate, proud to show people my name on senior walk, and proud to sing the alma mater and fight song.
Both of my parents graduated from Arkansas in the 60s. My dad took me to ballgames since I was 3. It never occurred to me to go to college anywhere else. Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas was college to me. I applied to a few other in state schools as well as OU and Texas just to see what kind of scholarships I might get offered, but I always planned on going to Arkansas.
As I've grown older, I see what the Razorbacks mean to this state and to people who didn't go to school in Fayetteville, so it transitions somewhat to "state pride". But I'm still proud to be a graduate, proud to show people my name on senior walk, and proud to sing the alma mater and fight song.
Posted on 12/15/09 at 9:24 pm to TheTideMustRoll
Delta State Fighting Okras FTW!
Posted on 12/15/09 at 9:47 pm to sorantable
Several family members, including both parents, graduated from the UofA, so I've always been a huge Razorback fan. I grew up in Ft. Smith and went to games at RRS & BWA (and Barnhill) frequently. I went to UCA for my undergrad degree and then went up to Fayetteville for grad school. I'm back in central AR (Little Rock) now, and I love my Bears, so I try my best to make it to as many UCA home football games as possible. But the Hogs were my first love, and I'd never turn down a chance to see them play. Although I'm sure each one will be painful to watch, I still plan on going to several games at BWA this year.
Posted on 12/15/09 at 9:47 pm to sorantable
There are some interesting posts in this thread.
First, I'd like to say that being surrounded by stupid people isn't just a symptom of living in a small, southern state. There are stupid people everywhere. It just comes down to numbers mostly. Wherever there are more smart people, there is generally a higher corresponding number of stupid people.
I also find the discussion about regional differences within states being more important that actual state boundaries interesting. I concur with that point of view.
I'd be more comfortable living in NE Oklahoma or southern Missouri than I would be living east or south of Little Rock. Its just different. We're more western/midwestern, ranching culture as opposed to big southern delta farm culture. The topography is just a lot different across Arkansas, too.
I love living in Arkansas, particularly in Fayetteville. I find it to be easy, quiet, yet fun and full of interesting stuff to do, and plenty of outdoor activities. If I want to act like a hippie or a yuppie, I can. Or, I can be a complete redneck and spend a month fishing and hunting and growing a beard. I have options here that I didn't have living in a big city, and that feels like America and freedom to me.
One of the reasons, though, that I don't like Arkansas playing games in Little Rock is because there are so many people from southern and eastern Arkansas who are so disconnected from the University of Arkansas, and are just there to have a good time and be rowdy.
First, I'd like to say that being surrounded by stupid people isn't just a symptom of living in a small, southern state. There are stupid people everywhere. It just comes down to numbers mostly. Wherever there are more smart people, there is generally a higher corresponding number of stupid people.
I also find the discussion about regional differences within states being more important that actual state boundaries interesting. I concur with that point of view.
I'd be more comfortable living in NE Oklahoma or southern Missouri than I would be living east or south of Little Rock. Its just different. We're more western/midwestern, ranching culture as opposed to big southern delta farm culture. The topography is just a lot different across Arkansas, too.
I love living in Arkansas, particularly in Fayetteville. I find it to be easy, quiet, yet fun and full of interesting stuff to do, and plenty of outdoor activities. If I want to act like a hippie or a yuppie, I can. Or, I can be a complete redneck and spend a month fishing and hunting and growing a beard. I have options here that I didn't have living in a big city, and that feels like America and freedom to me.
One of the reasons, though, that I don't like Arkansas playing games in Little Rock is because there are so many people from southern and eastern Arkansas who are so disconnected from the University of Arkansas, and are just there to have a good time and be rowdy.
This post was edited on 12/15/09 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 12/15/09 at 9:52 pm to wmr
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State Pride, because we all know that Mississippi State IS the STATE univeristy here in Mississippi.
yea it is also fully of filthy rednecks and white trash. frick MS state
Posted on 12/15/09 at 10:14 pm to lsut2005
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yea it is also fully of filthy rednecks and white trash. frick MS state
screw you dude im not a "filthy redneck" or "white trash"
Posted on 12/15/09 at 10:17 pm to lsut2005
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yea it is also fully of filthy rednecks and white trash. frick MS state
MS State frick his girlfriend in the back seat of the Charger last night?
Posted on 12/15/09 at 10:19 pm to sorantable
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MS State frick his girlfriend in the back seat of the Charger last night?
no camaro
Posted on 12/15/09 at 10:20 pm to TheTideMustRoll
I guess both. I'm from Baton Rouge and I went to LSU for 3 years. No team can affect my mood the way LSU does.
Posted on 12/16/09 at 11:05 am to inelishaitrust
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Sucks much less than the Walmart districts of most shitty Mississippi towns.
Sorry, but you're wrong.
Walmart in Oxford is just as shitty as any other Walmart in MS. I can name plenty of small towns with squares that are just as good as Oxford's.
Posted on 12/16/09 at 11:05 am to bbvdd
West Point's wal-mart is green!
Posted on 12/16/09 at 11:09 am to bbvdd
No, Oxford's square is better because it's 2 minutes from Ole Miss...
And that's where I met (fricked) your mom the first time.
And that's where I met (fricked) your mom the first time.
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