re: I don't understand how anybody can hate Ole Miss.

One of my sons went to Ole Miss before transferring to LSU and when he asked me to go visit having never been there hated the idea. I learned how wrong I was it's just a cool town, college is about the perfect size for me at least. My experience was from an outsider not knowing about the alumni and students as perceived in state. Some of it I found to be true and amusing, but most were just fine.
I must say that I have moved to North La. and notice its replaced SMU as the school the new money poseurs like to send their kids to as a status buy in.