re: Tell some past stories/events for our news friends that are less known outside the SEC

The running of the Gumps is one of the greatest and funniest phenomenoms that occur once a year.

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That’s actually the first reasonable argument that I’ve heard for why that play wasn’t ruled an interception.

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It only took 12 years

Bobby Petrino almost died wrecking his motorcycle with his side piece.

He showed up at a press conference looking like this.



Then he got fired and replaced with this guy



They lost to ULM in their 2nd game



They lost to Alabama 52-0 the next week.

They lost to Rutgers the week after that.

They went 4-8.

There was a study that showed well over 100 coaches changed jobs as a direct consequence of that

Then, of course, Bert…who is fat.

The Grind...............the Grind

I will let a better storyteller than I tell the story of the Grind and the great Landmass Year of 2014.

Falling up stairs

I would, but strongly suspect that most of
the newbies (especially Texas) are alters
and that a number of the supposedly UTAustin
fans are the same person, who enjoys just stirring
the pot.
Regardless, enjoy the thread.

First, Mississippi is called “The Landmass” because CNN kept referring to the state as “The Landmass between Louisiana and Alabama” during Hurricane Katrina coverage in 2005. Since then, they’re joked about as Ole Mass and Landmass State.

For Ole Miss, they deemed their old mascot, Colonel Reb, to be offensive and held a vote on what to replace him with. A viral suggestion was made to make Admiral Akbar the new mascot which won widespread support among fans and students. However, the Administration wouldn’t allow it and instead used the distance second place choice, a black bear, as the mascot instead. Hence why they’re called the “Admiral Akbars” and the “Rebel Blackbears”, and every game against them is a “trap” game.

For some reason, Mississippi St is always Grinding. They’re on the Grind, and all shite talking is the Grind.

In the 1950s a group of Tulane students, (Tulane was SEC at the time), kidnapped Mike the Tiger, dyed him green, and released him in the French Quarter. Even with LSU as the butt of the joke sometimes you just have to tip your hat.