re: Remembering "Battle For The Rag" - LSU's long lost Rivalry game

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From late 50’s through the 70’s the LSU - Ole Miss was close to the rivalry with Tulane. As

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My dad attended LSU from 69-73 or so. Also born and raised in Metairie.

His explanation for why Ole Miss despised LSU (and still does) is simply this: Ole Miss is filled with a bunch of rich New Orleans kids whose daddies couldn't get them into Tulane.

So Ole Miss started to really hate LSU because their students grew up hating LSU.