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Why does Ole Miss build such ugly arse trophies for their rivalry game with LSU?
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:32 pm
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Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:34 pm to SidewalkTiger
It's a mystery indeed. I mean who would want something like that in their trophy case?
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:35 pm to SidewalkTiger
What would an Aggie know about trophies tho?
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:37 pm to SidewalkTiger
The name and trophy started as an LSU thing.
Someone finally had fun with that woodburning set they got for Christmas in 1985.
Someone finally had fun with that woodburning set they got for Christmas in 1985.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:48 pm to CBandits82
Sidewalk Aggy is the worst.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:57 pm to CBandits82
But why have trophies when you can have CUPS!!!
Posted on 9/28/23 at 10:49 pm to SidewalkTiger
I’m not sure who made the bland original but I believe Ole Miss put together the Cracker Barrel-esque one in 2014.
When Bo Wallace gifted it to us that year, I was working at Football Ops and we had no idea what to do with it. It sat next to the copier behind reception until we had to return it in ‘15.
The Boot is a substantial piece of hardware though. It weighs something like 200 lbs.
When Bo Wallace gifted it to us that year, I was working at Football Ops and we had no idea what to do with it. It sat next to the copier behind reception until we had to return it in ‘15.
The Boot is a substantial piece of hardware though. It weighs something like 200 lbs.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 10:57 pm to SidewalkTiger
Both schools need to try to redesign the whole thing. The current one looks like a middle schooler made it in shop class.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 11:05 pm to SidewalkTiger
I think the third one is ok.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 11:13 pm to BearRebelShark
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The current one looks like a middle schooler made it in shop class.
Far from it:
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The new trophy's design starts with Will Hopkins, the owner of the The Green Door Company, a local business in Oxford that specializes in custom woodwork projects, many of which are made from reclaimed wood from throughout the South.
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Will Hopkins: Well my wife and I are Ole Miss people through and through. My father-in-law played football for Ole Miss on the national championship team from ‘59-'62. I also played baseball for Ole Miss from ‘93-'96, so we have an ongoing link to the athletics department. Regarding the trophy, it started with Ross Bjork and building furniture for his home once he became the AD. We established and now maintain a good friendship. Well after my wife and I watched the LSU game last year and saw the players hoist the trophy, I turned to my wife and said, "That trophy looks like shite." So then I sent Ross a text and said something along the same lines, "Grats on the win. That trophy looks like shite." and thought nothing of it after that
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Turns out, a week later Ross calls me and says."Hey man, wanna uh...wanna build a new trophy?" I could only reply, "Are you serious?" Ross then told me he would have a guy get in touch with me. So Ross had an assistant AD contact me about designing a new trophy for the Magnolia Bowl. Right around this time, I was talking to the Ole Miss arborist who had the exclusive contract with all Ole Miss, Terran Arwood. He told me that he had all of this wood from [the] Ole Miss [campus] and wanted to do something special with it so I came up with Magnolia Collection.
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So I'm in the infancy of my Magnolia Collection when I get the call to design the Magnolia Bowl trophy. The trophy itself is made of magnolia wood taken from a tree on the Ole Miss campus. In addition, the base in which the magnolia flower is placed is made of cypress from a warehouse in New Orleans. So you've got a Magnolia Bowl trophy composed of two woods that are signature to their respective states.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 11:34 pm to SidewalkTiger
Les Miles’ hat would be a cool trophy
Posted on 9/28/23 at 11:37 pm to SidewalkTiger
I’m 65 and think all trophies are stupid once you become an adult. I would rather get a coupon for a free Blizzard than a trophy.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 11:56 pm to Santiago_Dunbar
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I’m not sure who made the bland original but I believe Ole Miss put together the Cracker Barrel-esque one in 2014.
Your student association designed the first phallic one and the idea to start with, Tiger. Since then it’s been one abomination after the other and unfortunately I think it was a joint god awful effort by both of us.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 11:58 pm to SidewalkTiger
Is the second picture a trophy or a podium?
Posted on 9/29/23 at 3:17 am to JayAg
Its' a trophy on a podium.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 3:55 am to Auburn80
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I would rather get a coupon for a free Blizzard than a trophy.
But it’s gotta be at least a medium. If it’s gonna be one of those damn minis or a small, I’ll just keep the stupid trophy.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 7:25 am to SidewalkTiger
They're called "artisan". Pappy widdled the pieces on a back porch in Bentonia
Posted on 9/29/23 at 7:31 am to SidewalkTiger
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Posted on 9/29/23 at 7:55 am to 19
How does he keep catching these moron lsu fans?
And to OP’s question, maybe he should ask someone from Mississippi.
And to OP’s question, maybe he should ask someone from Mississippi.
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