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re: Which is the better job? (Miss St./Ole Miss)
Posted on 11/28/11 at 11:59 pm to NIH
Posted on 11/28/11 at 11:59 pm to NIH
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I remember when pank and the other Rebels that used to be around back then would start the 'what are they doing in Starkville' threads during bowl season. My, how times have changed.
Well you'll probably be in Memphis to where we're not insanely jealous you're playing in our backyard. Hell its only slightly over an hour there to where we can meet up at the Pony after the loss.
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Posted on 11/29/11 at 12:00 am to OMLandshark
We're going to Nashville brah
Posted on 11/29/11 at 12:01 am to NIH
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We're going to Nashville brah
Went to Nashville last year during the music city bowl. Fun as frick. Wouldn't mind moving out there eventually.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 12:02 am to OMLandshark
yeah, i went out there for the first time this summer. beautiful city. i found the downtown area and the area near Vandy kinda had a West Coast vibe. It's very different from the other major southern cities.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 5:35 am to NIH
frick ALL OF YOU.
What did I miss?
What did I miss?
Posted on 11/29/11 at 7:14 am to DCRebel
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What did I miss?
Our Egg Bowl Trophy
Da Kang
Nashville Bowl
Posted on 11/29/11 at 7:17 am to MaroonNation
The NCAA recognizes one of our championships can't link on phone but it's there.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 7:20 am to NIH
Mississippi State is a joke in the rest of the country. I live in Rhode Island and people here have heard of Ole Miss/Oxford however nobody has any idea what Starkville is (nor do they care).
Posted on 11/29/11 at 8:15 am to DMagic
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The NCAA recognizes one of our championships can't link on phone but it's there.
Actually the NCAA "recognizes" three of our titles, but even that doesn't mean anything. The only varsity sport the NCAA doesn't issue a championship in is FBS football.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 8:39 am to NavyRebel
quote:Yeah - Rhode Island - the mecca of college athletics. The only college I can think of in RI is Brown and what is their biggest sport; lacrosse? Not exactly a valid argument in this case there sport.
I live in Rhode Island and people here have heard of Ole Miss/Oxford however nobody has any idea what Starkville is (nor do they care).
And BTW - I hate these "who sucks less" debates!
Posted on 11/29/11 at 8:41 am to Diamondawg
WE SUCK LESS clap,clap...clapclapclap
WE SUCK LESS clap,clap...clapclapclap
WE SUCK LESS clap,clap...clapclapclap
Posted on 11/29/11 at 8:46 am to Diamondawg
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Yeah - Rhode Island - the mecca of college athletics. The only college I can think of in RI is Brown and what is their biggest sport; lacrosse? Not exactly a valid argument in this case there sport.
And BTW - I hate these "who sucks less" debates!
Again, you miss the point.
Nobody gives a frick that you're going to the Music City Bowl, went to the Final Four that one time in 1996, and have more recently been to the CWS. Despite all of that, Ole Miss is still a more nationally recognized institution, for both good reasons and bad. That name recognition is part of the argument as to why Ole Miss is a better job.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 8:47 am to Diamondawg
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Yeah - Rhode Island - the mecca of college athletics. The only college I can think of in RI is Brown and what is their biggest sport; lacrosse?
You also mustn't watch much basketball.
Ever heard of Providence? URI?
Posted on 11/29/11 at 8:54 am to DCRebel
quote:Apparently, you do as well. Outside of Mississippi/Ole Miss/Mississippi State, no one gives a rat's arse about either. If you want to go with Ole Miss sucks less, then jump on it.
Again, you miss the point.
All I know is that our athletic department is Greg Byrne years/Scott Stricklan years way ahead of the shambles that reside in Oxford. You don't have an AD and you don't really know what your Chancellor even wants to happen with athletics. At least our Admin and AD seem to be on the same page.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 8:57 am to DCRebel
quote:Haven't they been in the NIT a couple of times?
Ever heard of Providence?
Posted on 11/29/11 at 9:04 am to Diamondawg
Everyone just knows the name Ole Miss & that it's a school. Like wtf is Ole Miss? It just sticks in your head. It has nothing to do with your athletic programs. The name just stands out more than State. There are many of those.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 9:05 am to Diamondawg
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All I know is that our athletic department is Greg Byrne years/Scott Stricklan years way ahead of the shambles that reside in Oxford
Yeah, no shite, which is why Boone's replacement is being hired soon. Remember how much y'all hated Templeton and how relieved y'all were once he was replaced? Same shite different place.
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you don't really know what your Chancellor even wants to happen with athletics
Dan Jones says he wants Ole Miss to expand facilities to better compete. He backed this up by launching a capital campaign to meet this end. He also fired Pete Boone and Houston Nutt. I think Dan Jones has been very clear as to what he wants to happen.
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Apparently, you do as well. Outside of Mississippi/Ole Miss/Mississippi State, no one gives a rat's arse about either.
That's where you're wrong. State fans love to say this to justify their arguments that "omg teh Grove ain't much better than the JuNcTiOn y'all" and so forth, but it's simply not true.
I haven't lived in Mississippi for several years now. Yes, I have met plenty of people who don't know dick about either Ole Miss or State, but I have also met plenty of people who have said things like "You went to Ole Miss? I've always wanted to go to the Grove!" or "man, y'all have lots of hot girls there, right?" or "I hear Oxford is a great place."
I also get the "OMG YOU ARE A RACIST BECAUSE YO UWENT TO OLE MISS!!11" on occasion as well. The point is that Ole Miss does have a national reputation, both good and bad. State does not. Period.
Just this year there were features about Oxford written in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Parade Magazine, the Guardian (that's a newspaper in fricking ENGLAND, bro), and a handful of other publications. I'm not talking about a national sports column writing about a football team (we have been on the SI cover as of late, which you all mock due to our "fall from grace," but you know what they say about bad publicity...), I'm talking about journalists, travel writers, food critics, and so forth.
I'm sure you love State and Starkville, and I don't blame you for doing so. I just think it's silly for any of you to pretend that people outside of the South don't recognize Ole Miss. They do, and they do so moreso than they do State.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 9:06 am to Klongdawg
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Everyone just knows the name Ole Miss & that it's a school. Like wtf is Ole Miss? It just sticks in your head. It has nothing to do with your athletic programs. The name just stands out more than State. There are many of those.
I know you can't do this, because you're dense (and fat), but you need to realize that national perceptions have a whole shitload to do with things which AREN'T RELATED TO ATHLETICS.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 9:07 am to Diamondawg
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Haven't they been in the NIT a couple of times?
They've been to the tournament in recent memory...
Actually, just looked it up on Wikipedia. They've been to the tournament several times (1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004) and have made the Final Four twice (1973, 1987) so, yeah, they're a decent program.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 9:21 am to NavyRebel
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I live in Rhode Island and people here have heard of Ole Miss/Oxford however nobody has any idea what Starkville is (nor do they care).
Probably well documented in RI school books about how the Plantation kept all those pesky coloreds out of their school for so long and how the National Guard had to come and enroll one.
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