re: Ole Miss baseball built a statue of Tim Elko?

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The Heisman is the most prestigious individual award in college athletics

5th year senior Tim Elko who didn’t get drafted until the 10th round wasn’t even a Golden Spikes finalist

Nobody is saying don’t appreciate the guy. He was definitely instrumental in bringing Ole Miss a championship. Hell,a statue down the road probably wouldn’t have been that crazy.

But I still can’t recall any college sports program putting up a statue of an athlete only 2 years after he left the school. Why are Ole Miss fans butthurt that I found it a little weird?

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If you want an honest answer, I surprised it didn't come sooner. As we got hotter and hotter, OM fans started tagging our AD to build the man a statue if we won it all. That grew, the tim elko legend grew and it was announced immediately after winning it that a statue was coming.

This isn't something random and I don't necessarily think it's a statue for Tim Elko. I think it's a statue to pay tribute to the entire journey that year and no one better to display than the guy that kept it all together.

Honestly couldn't tell you what statues other schools have and couldn't give the slightest of cares. The statue is for Ole Miss and every fan will see that statue and remember the greatest run in college baseball history (only team to be last one in and win it all so that's a factual statement not a feeling).