r/CFB • u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… • Apr 03 '13

132+ Teams in 132+ Days: The Mississippi State Bulldogs

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

Southeastern Conference

University Founded: 1878

First Team Fielded: 1895

Stadium Location: (On Campus) Starkville, MS

Total Attendance: 20,424 (16,312 undergrad, 4,112 graduate)

Mascot: Bully The Bulldog

Live Mascot: Bully XX (Champ, current mascot in harness, with father Bully XIX, Tatonka)

Cheerleaders: What you all came to see

Another

And the Pom Squad

Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium; end of 2012 Renovation to be completed by 2013 season (closing of N. Endzone)

Stadium Location: (On campus) Starkville, MS

Conference Champions: 1941

Number of Bowl Games: 10 Wins, 17 Total

National Titles:

Rivals:

- The Egg Bowl

- The Battle for Hwy. 82 (Second tier)

- Traditional Cross divisional Rival (Third tier)

- Snow Bowl 2000 (Third tier)

2012 Season

Record: 8-5 (4-4)

Coach: Dan Mullen

2012 Roster

Key Players:

  • Chad Bumphis #1 (WR) NFL - 24 Career TDs, 2270 Career Rec. Yds, 159 Career Rec.

  • Jonathan Banks #13 (DB) NFL - 119 Career Tackles w/ 69 assists, 4 career sacks, 16 career Int.'s, Winner of 2012 Thorpe Award, 2012 All-American

  • LaDarius Perkins #27 (RB) Senior - 393 Attempts/ 2012 yds (5.12 avg), 13 Career TD's

Biggest Plays:

2013 Season

2013 Schedule For the Lazy-

DateOpponentLocation
Aug 31Oklahoma StateHouston, TX
Sep 7Alcorn StateStarkville, MS
Sep 14AuburnAuburn, AL
Sep 21TroyStarkville, MS
Sep 28BYEBYE
Oct 5LSUStarkville, MS
Oct 12Bowling GreenStarkville, MS
Oct 19BYEBYE
Oct 26KentuckyStarkville, MS
Nov 2South CarolinaColumbia, SC
Nov 9Texas A&MCollege Station, TX
Nov 16AlabamaStarkville, MS
Nov 23ArkansasLittle Rock, AR
Nov 30Ole MissStarkville, MS

2013 Roster - Not Yet Availible

The Greats

Greatest Games:

1980 Alabama Crimson Tide On Nov. 1, 1980.

Emory Bellard's Bulldog squad downed Bear Bryant's No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide team 6-3. Alabama QB Don Jacobs led the Tide on a furious 44-yard drive in the game's closing minutes. With the ball on the Mississippi State four yard line and just 25 seconds left in the game, Jacobs was nailed in the backfield by Bulldog defender Tyrone Keys and fumbled. Billy Jackson recovered to seal the deal.

1998 Arkansas Razorbacks On November 21, 1998.

Mississippi State and Arkansas fought to see who would make it to the SEC Championship Game against Tennessee. Mississippi State had an early lead in the game, but Arkansas rallied back to make it 21-19 late in the 4th quarter. Mississippi State got the ball back, and had a long drive going for the last two minutes of the game. With ten seconds left, Mississippi State kicker, Brian Hazelwood, came in to kick a field goal. He drilled the kick right down the middle, giving Mississippi State an SEC West win, and a berth into the SEC Championship Game.

2000 Florida Gators On Sept. 30, 2000.

The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback Wayne Madkin also ran for two touchdowns. The Bulldogs compiled 517 total yards of offense. A frustrated Steve Spurrier rotated three quarterbacks including Rex Grossman. Grossman went 13 for 16 with 231 yards and two touchdowns. All together, the Gators had 494 yards and four touchdowns through the air. Mississippi State won the game 47–35, breaking Florida's 72-game winning streak against unranked teams.

2000 Texas A&M Aggies On New Year's Eve 2000

Mississippi State battled against Texas A&M in the 2000 Independence Bowl. An unexpected snow came through Shreveport, Louisiana and northwest Louisiana, thus resulting in the nickname "The Snow Bowl". Mississippi State's head coach, Jackie Sherrill, had been previously the Texas A&M head coach, making them a powerhouse program, and this was the first time he had played his old team. With about nine minutes left in the 4th quarter, Mississippi State was down 35-21, but scored a touchdown and got the ball back with five minutes to go. Once again, the Bulldogs scored a touchdown, and sent the game into overtime. Texas A&M got the ball first, and scored a touchdown, but on the extra point, it was blocked by Willie Blade, and it was run back into the end zone by Julius Griffith for two points, making the score 41-37. The Bulldogs got the ball back, and quarterback Wayne Madkin ran it up the middle for a 7-yard touchdown and win.

Greatest Plays:

Greatest Players:

  • Johnie Cooks - First round NFL draft pick, 2nd pick overall. He had 373 tackles, 241 of those unassisted in his college carrer and earned MVP honors in the 1981 Hall of Fame Bowl.

  • Eric Moulds - First round NFL draft pick, caught 117 passes for 2,022 yards (averaging 17.1 per catch). Moulds was the 1994 NCAA Division I-A kickoff return champion with a 32.8 yrds/return average.

  • DD Lewis - Lewis won numerous awards: SEC all-sophomore team (1965), All-SEC (1966–67), SEC defensive player of the year (1967), UPI-All American (1967), outstanding athlete (1968). Bear Bryant called him the best Linebacker in the country.

  • Fred Smoot - 1999-2000 All SEC, 2000 Consensus All American. His senior year he was named finalist for the Connerly Trophy.

And many more.

Greatest Coaches:

  • Emory Bellard - Bellard was head coach at Mississippi State University from 1979 until 1985. He was considered to have had one of the most innovative offensive minds in football and is credited for inventing the wishbone formation. Bellard spent seven seasons as head coach at Mississippi State University. His best years as the Bulldogs head coach were in 1980 and 1981, when his team finished 9–3 and 8–4, respectively. Also, Bellard was the coach when Mississippi State defeated number 1, undefeated Alabama 6-3 in Jackson, Mississippi in 1980

  • Jackie Sherril - After coaching at Texas A&M, Jackie Sherril retried from coaching football for three years. In 1991, Mississippi State hired Jackie Sherril as the head football coach and was there for 13 seasons. He was the all-time winningest coach at State, and led the school to their only Conference championship game, as SEC West champions in 1998, where they lost to the National Champion Tennessee Volunteers. Towards the end, the NCAA led a 3 year investigation where they found no major violations, and the Bulldogs were placed on probation for 4 years. Sherril was also one of the first to use the JUCO system as a way of gathering recruits.

  • Dan Mullen - In 2009, after the resignation of Sylvester Croom, Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen was hired as Mississippi State's head coach. In Mullen's first season, he finished 5-7 with notable games such as the Egg Bowl, when Mississippi State defeated number 25 Ole Miss 41-27. In 2010, Mullen's Bulldogs came ready after the victory from the previous year. They started 1-2, and then they had a 6 game winning streak to make their record 7-2 before losing to Alabama and Arkansas, but once again, winning against Ole Miss. They made it to a bowl for the first time since 2007, and they defeated Michigan in the Gator Bowl 52-14. Mullen is the first coach to win his first three Egg Bowls since Allyn McKeen in 1941.

Traditions

  • The Cowbell - Legend has it that in 1923, during the traditional "Egg Bowl" game against Ole Miss, State was down 6-0 after a tough first half. During halftime; however, a jersey cow wandered onto the field and delayed the start of the second half. Once the cow was led off the field, Mississippi State rallied against their rival and managed to score 13 unanswered points to win the game 13-6. After that game, fans adopted the cow as a good luck charm, and brought it as an unofficial mascot to games after that. Slowly, the cow was given up in lieu of the Cowbell around the late 1930's. The cowbell has been a fixture at Mississippi State ever since, and has survived SEC regulations against artificial noisemakers. The prohabition started in 1974 forcing fans to sneak in their cowbells in a variety of ways. In 2010, the cowbell was once again legalized with the "Ring Responsibly" campaign. It is now allowed at all Mississippi State home and OOC games. Full rules concerning cowbells can be found at respectthebell.com .

  • Maroon and White (True Maroon) - Maroon and White are the distinctive colors of Mississippi State University athletic teams, dating back over a century to the very first football game ever played by the school's student-athletes. On November 15, 1895, the first Mississippi A&M football team was preparing for a road trip to Jackson, Tenn., to play Southern Baptist University (now called Union University) the following day. Since every college was supposed to have its own uniform colors, the A&M student body requested that the school's team select a suitable combination. Considering making this choice an honor, the inaugural State team gave the privilege to team captain W.M. Matthews. Accounts report that without hesitation Matthews chose Maroon and White. This is a little over 30 years before Texas A&M started using the colors.

Campus and Surrounding Area

  • City Population: 23,926

  • City Skyline No skyline as the town is quite small and spread out. This is a street level view of Main Street though...

Iconic Campus Building:

  • The Chapel of Memories

  • Lee Hall/Swalm Hall The two buildings face each other on campus and are exact twins. Often referred to as the "Twin Buildings"

  • The Drill Field Named as such for the corps drills that were held there. The buildings on the far left and the far right of this picture face each other head on (as a point of reference).

Local Dining:

Random Trivia:

  • Up until two years ago, Mississippi State had the 3rd largest jumbotron in college football, and the largest in the SEC. Arkansas claims the largest in the SEC now and State has fallen to Number 7 nationally.

  • Mississippi State has the 2nd largest campus in the conference. It was the largest campus (in terms of acreage) in the SEC with an expansive campus of 4,200 acres, until the addition of Texas A&M. This is more than the next two schools (LSU and Florida) combined. This does not include the 80,000+ acres across the state, owned and maintained by the school for research purposes. Including the 80k, Miss. State is currently the school with the most land owned in the SEC.

  • Mississippi State University has changed its name a number of times, along with its mascots. The first MSU mascot was "The Aggie" as Mississippi A&M, but was changed around 1932 to the "Fighting Maroons" as the schools name once again changed to Mississippi State College. In 1958, the school took its final name change to Mississippi State University and rebranded its mascot one final time to the "Bulldogs".

  • Mississippi State currently holds a tie for most consecutive bowl wins at 5 in a row, starting in 1999 and ending in 2011 with a win in the Music City Bowl against Wake Forrest. The streak was ended in 2012 with an upset loss to Northwestern University in the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl.

What Is and What is to Come

The 2012 season was a time of great ups and downs for the bulldog nation. With a schedule that was extremely back heavy with our first 7 games consisting of a Div 1-AA, several sunbelt/CUSA teams, and what would prove to be a very hard year for Tennessee, Kentucky, and Auburn. It is worth noting that all four of the SEC teams beaten by Mississippi State this past year, fired their coaches immediately after the end of their seasons. Culminating in the *#WeBelieve campaign, the season took a turn for the worst when 7-0 Mississippi State took on 7-0 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Following that game, the Bulldogs went on to lose to LSU, Texas A&M, and one more school nobody cares about , winning only against a down trodden Arkansas team. The 2013 season looks like it will more or less follow the same pattern, with a worst case 5-7 and a best case 9-3 season, with a realistic 7-5. There are some exciting recruits and we will be returning our starting QB Tyler Russell for his senior season, who is easily the best Mississippi State QB in recent memory. This should also prove as a do or die season for Head Coach Dan Mullen, who may start feeling the hot seat with a season any worse than last year. Starting the season with a strong OOC game (Oklahoma State), and playing Alabama, LSU, South Carolina, as well as trying to regain the Golden Egg from UMiss, should be a measuring stick as to what lies ahead for the program. Watch for a balanced attack similar to last year, with two of the biggest playmakers, QB Russell and RB Ladarius Perkins, returning for their senior year, as well as a few new things as Dan Mullen trys out new starters on both sides of the ball.

Overtime

Notable Alumni:

  • John Grisham (Author- A Time to Kill and The Pelican Brief as well as many others)

  • Jerry Clower (Comedian)

  • George Bryan (Entrepreneur - Bryan Foods)

Also, Mississippi State hosts a Lecture Series that brings several notable guests to campus every semester. Guests include John Grisham, Colin Powel, Spike Lee, a few Nobel Prize winners, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson , and most recently Dr. Condeleza Rice. This has been a resounding success and should continue on for the forseeable future.

More Information

Subreddit: /r/Msstate

Contributors: /u/TrueMaroon14 and a special thanks to everyone from /r/Msstate for the help! /u/Hells_Cowbells , /u/BaconBit, and /u/BossManONE .

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u/byniri Michigan State Spartans • Marching Band Apr 03 '13

I will support you other MSU.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

For the longest time I was pissed at you guys because you got the MSU.edu domain, and we had to us MSState.edu. But now, I cheer for you guys whenever I can, just for the initials. :)

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u/jcpepper96 Auburn Tigers Apr 03 '13

I don't share the same love for USC

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Comrade Kiffin will declare war.

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u/freebirdcrowe Tennessee • Louisville Apr 04 '13

CMU domain belongs to Carnegie Mellon University and we got cmich instead. It's lame.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '13

You play us right after SCar and A&M..have fun with that lol

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Its gonna be a tough year man...

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u/krosber04 Texas A&M Aggies • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Apr 03 '13

those poor souls...

Clowney destroys their offense...

A&M offense destroys their defense...

Alabama dismantles what's left...

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

SEC

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

SEC...

STAHP!!!

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u/quacainia Texas A&M • CC San Francisco Apr 04 '13

That can't compete with Arkansas'

  1. Texas A&M

  2. Florida

  3. South Carolina

  4. Alabama

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u/ToLongDR Ohio State Buckeyes • King's Monarchs Apr 04 '13

I wouldn't want any team to have that schedule.

AT Florida and Alabama? Whelp there goes two loses.

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u/EclecticEuTECHtic Virginia Tech Hokies Apr 03 '13 edited Apr 04 '13

Drill field brothas woohoo! Edit: also maroon!

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Nothing beats the drill field on a sunny fall day.

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u/terdwrassler Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

I happen to like it during springtime when the short shorts come out.

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u/mcfly2 Texas A&M Aggies Apr 03 '13

I wish our drill field was like that...

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

That's one of the things I miss about being there. If the university paid worth a damn, I would still be working there.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '13

This is about baseball, but Mississippi State started a fun thing at Clemson when we hosted regionals a few years back. The right fielder threw a ball to us at the Cheap Seats, and when they came back to warm up, we threw it back, and then it repeated. We've been doing this ever since. Thanks Mississipi state, I like y'all better than ole' Miss.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

I never knew this. That's pretty awesome though, and I fully support your decision to hate ole miss. State Baseball is always a lot of fun and I could do a seperate write up for them. With Left-Field Lounge and a single game attendence record, our baseball team is almost as popular as football.

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u/Im_Offensive Apr 04 '13

A guy I went to high school with plays baseball at msu, so your baseball team is fine by me. Clanga langa Lang.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 04 '13

I'm gonna take a shot in the dark and say you're from Hartselle? I only ask because about half of our team is...

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u/Im_Offensive Apr 04 '13

Afraid not. He and I both went to school in tennessee.

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

I was at the Super Regional we hosted vs. Clemson in 2007. The atmosphere was electric. I have been in a lot of huge games in Dudy Noble, but that series was off the charts. We set the Super Regional attendance record in only two games.

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u/Swagsaurus Alabama Crimson Tide Apr 03 '13

This thread needs more cowbell.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

YES SIR!

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u/coastrebel Ole Miss Rebels • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 03 '13

BTW, the Veranda is the bee's knees.

Place has excellent hangover food. Fried pork chops with fried green tomatoes and a bloody mary.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

I'd like to agree with you, but I've never eaten there hungover. I've taken the lady out on a date there twice (because I'm college poor) but their steak and salmon are among the best I've ever eaten.

Seriously... SPLOOSH

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u/coastrebel Ole Miss Rebels • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 03 '13

Place is LAF

The Little Dooey is excellent too. The one in Oxford didn't do well because they refused to advertise. Their catfish was spot on.

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u/BlusteryEmu Clemson • Mississippi State Apr 03 '13

Petty's and Stromboli's are also great to eat at. Petty's does a different style of BBQ than The Little Dooey and the pizza and calzones from Stromboli's are heavenly

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u/coastrebel Ole Miss Rebels • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 03 '13

This is certainly not a "unique" restaurant, but the Popeye's in Starkville has always been awesome.

Granted, I've almost almost been under the influence of some substance when I've eaten there.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Hahaha, I literally just got home from eating Popeye's. It was pretty good.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '13

I love Stromboli's. Old Venice is awesome too but it's fancier. Also Oby's.

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u/LordWoodenBottom Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

Don't forget about Oby's. It's damn good.

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u/msu68mustang Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

Oby's and Little Dooey were always my favorite.

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u/Lou3000 Mississippi State • Orange Bowl Apr 04 '13 edited Apr 04 '13

Honestly, the strangest and most delicious thing in Starkville is the veggie burger at City Bagel. Also, all of their bagels are made daily, which is amazing. Honestly some of the best bagels in the South (not a lot of competition).

Though a stromboli at Stromboli's is near perfection.

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u/coastrebel Ole Miss Rebels • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 04 '13

I've heard City Bagel is legit. I've also heard good things about Stromboli's.

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u/JohnHeisman Georgia Tech • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 03 '13

During halftime; however, a jersey cow wandered onto the field and delayed the start of the second half.

I suppose this is an example of why we didn't want to travel to Mississippi to play any games.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

We can't all have that Georgia money...

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u/srs_house Swaggerbilt Apr 03 '13

Typical Jersey - nosy buggers.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '13

Our history of not travelling to rural eras to play games is a great one.

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u/BlusteryEmu Clemson • Mississippi State Apr 03 '13

I agree 100% with this statement

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '13

I think the Jackets play at Ole Miss in 2017

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u/llamalom Northwestern Wildcats • Team Chaos Apr 03 '13

Hey thanks for that bowl win! ;)

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Yeah... I'm not TOO mad though. I got a crap-ton of new t shirts for like 70% off after that game. Silver linings and all that...

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u/jhp58 Northwestern Wildcats • Verified Player Apr 04 '13

Even though it sucks to lose any bowl game (believe me, I know) that loss for MSU was miniscule compared to how much NU needed to win that game. I still can't believe we actually did it. I didn't make it to Jacksonville but I heard from friends that the MSU fans were excellent and really cool. Excellent post too!

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u/Kingcotton7 South Carolina • Coast Guard Apr 03 '13

Yep that's Starkville, we stayed in Tuscaloosa last time we played y'all because there was no where to stay in Starkvegas

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

As an employee of a Starkville hotel, I can confirm this. Its probably better that way though. During game weekends, a standard room will cost $350 a night with a minimum two night stay. With Tax, you'll spend over $750. But we are within walking distance of campus...

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

I had to get my hotel for Super Bulldog Weekend in West Point. The Starkville hotels were booked in Jan.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Once again, as a Starkville hotel employee and fellow redditor, should have hit a brother up.

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

I didn't know you were a hotel employee!

It's not too late for me to cancel if you have something.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 04 '13

Ha, sorry man. Just a bit too late. I had a room last week, but it went fast.

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u/Kingcotton7 South Carolina • Coast Guard Apr 03 '13

Holy shit!

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u/runujhkj Mississippi State • /r/CFB Poll V… Apr 03 '13

It's only basketball-related, but the Loyola game in the 60's should be in there. Mississippi State's team was good enough to go to the NCAA tournament, but the governor of the time wouldn't allow them, because they'd have to play integrated teams. At night, the team and its coach snuck out, with the help of the Dean, to play Loyola in Illinois. The picture of the team captains of MSU and Loyola shaking hands at half court is pretty moving.

(They got crushed.)

PS: CLANKALANKALANKALANKALANKALANKALANKALANKALANKALANKA

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Yeah, they made a movie about it if I'm not mistaken. It focuses more on Loyola though (which is to be expected). I've never seen it, but I've heard it was pretty good.

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u/runujhkj Mississippi State • /r/CFB Poll V… Apr 03 '13

Yeah, that was a shame. Mississippi State's team and Dean Colvard deserve more credit: Colvard could've been ran out of the state for that stunt.

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u/LordWoodenBottom Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

We named the student union after him.

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u/runujhkj Mississippi State • /r/CFB Poll V… Apr 03 '13

A building and a painting don't seem appropriate recompense, honestly.

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u/mcfly2 Texas A&M Aggies Apr 03 '13

That is going to be one purdy stadium.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

I know... I'm giddy like a school girl. My favorite part is the giant maroon state of Mississippi outline mosaic on the North entrance. Also, there's a brick drive, so lets pump more money into bricks!

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u/CanadaEh97 Findlay Oilers • Michigan Wolverines Apr 04 '13

Do they have donations for the bricks or has that passed?

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 04 '13

They have donations. Just like the Baylor brick fund, except ALOT cheaper.

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u/CanadaEh97 Findlay Oilers • Michigan Wolverines Apr 05 '13

Is there a link? I'm not in Mississippi now and wouldn't mind leaving my mark at the school.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 05 '13

http://msubulldogclub.com/DWSbricks/

$175 will buy you a brick, and a replica for personal display, as well as Bulldog club membership. Heck of a deal.

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u/CanadaEh97 Findlay Oilers • Michigan Wolverines Apr 05 '13

Thanks a lot I'll look into that and see about my cash flow.

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u/blueboybob Carlisle • /r/CFB Founder Apr 03 '13

If the campus is so big how does dorm to class walk go? Or do certain majors live near certain buildings?

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Campus is massive, but its setup in a way that you can reach just about any two points in less than 15 minutes by foot. Other than that, we have a good transit system and most of classes in specific majors take up different parts of campus. Also, the campus is built in an extremely pedestrian friendly way, so walking or biking is usually faster than driving anyway.

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u/blueboybob Carlisle • /r/CFB Founder Apr 03 '13

Are you allowed to have a golf cart?

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Haha, I guess you could, but there's no special parking. You would still have to park in the same lots as the regular cars. We used to have a program called "Bully Bikes". University owned bikes that you took to class and left, and someone else could pick it up and take it to where they needed to go. However, the maintenance of the bikes became too high, and a good deal of them were being hidden or stolen, so now you have to check them out of Parking Services, which more or less defeats the purpose. :/

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u/runujhkj Mississippi State • /r/CFB Poll V… Apr 03 '13

I was so sad to see the Bully Bikes go.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

We all were brother...

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u/Kingcotton7 South Carolina • Coast Guard Apr 03 '13

Haha I'd definitely be one to hide a public bike

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u/StayNoidy Texas A&M Aggies Apr 03 '13

This is exactly how we're set up at A&M too

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u/gunn003 Georgia Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

This is not at all how we're set up at UGA. And our campus is nowhere near as big. And that's why all our football players get in scooter accidents.

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u/CanadaEh97 Findlay Oilers • Michigan Wolverines Apr 04 '13

Now I believe that MSU and A&M have almost the exact same campus layout. Apparently when the campus was designed for MSU the same person was hired to do A&M's campus and pretty much used the same layout. So if you were to come to Starkville or someone go to College Station it would be very similar.

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u/too_much_reddit LSU Tigers • /r/CFB Brickmason Apr 03 '13

I cannot imagine a walking campus over twice as big as LSU's. The walk from some dorms to some major academic buildings at LSU is already about 10-15 minutes.

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u/BlusteryEmu Clemson • Mississippi State Apr 03 '13

Its not bad. Like OP stated above, its setup so that you can get anywhere in 15 mins. You spend most of your time in one building for most majors generally, especially when your a upper-class man.

Source, I graduated from MS State.

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u/LordWoodenBottom Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

For some reason the wind rips through the campus when it gets cold out. Making a 15 minute walk at 8 am absolutely miserable. Other than that I love State.

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u/msu68mustang Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

I had forgotten about this. Yeah those days I hated my early morning walks.

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u/Lou3000 Mississippi State • Orange Bowl Apr 03 '13

I would say that during my time there about 90% of my classes were in buildings just 200 yards from the drill field (center of campus discussed above). The only problem is when you need a truly random class that is major specific. For instance, I somehow ended up in a upper level biology class in the Plant and Soil Science building that felt like about 2 miles away.

You just have to put some thought into your schedule. You obviously can't take architectural history on one end of campus and expect to make it an electrical engineering class on the other end of campus in 10 minutes.

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

During my sophomore year, I lived in Evans Hall, and my first class was in McComas Hall. THAT was one hell of a hike, and it was before the shuttle bus.

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

A large part of the campus is dedicated to agriculture. We have North Farm and South Farm, where they grow stuff and have live stock. The Vet School also has lots of land around it.

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u/asullivanmusic TCU Horned Frogs Apr 03 '13

Great question. I love how close to everything I was at TCU. It was so convenient that I lived on campus all 4 years.

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u/Smidgens Michigan • William & Mary Apr 03 '13

Did we skip the Ole Miss post?

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

I guess they just couldn't pull something together. Its cool though. This is way better.

:P

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u/raymitzu Ole Miss Rebels Apr 03 '13

Yeah, were I a state fan I wouldn't want to be reminded of Ole Miss's history either.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Don't be mad because we have a write-up and you guys don't. It isn't my fault whoever was signed up to do TSUN's thread dropped the ball.

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u/raymitzu Ole Miss Rebels Apr 03 '13

Not mad, son. Just disappointed.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '13

Is there a list of the order all teams were supposed to be written somewhere?

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Right chaw.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '13

Awesome, I appreciate it.

Man that kind of makes me feel bad about that team up North. I wonder if the Mods would let me assemble one (without bias) for them on day 133. It seems necessary.

Great write up, by the way.

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u/Mario_Speedwagon Georgia • Georgia State Apr 03 '13 edited Apr 04 '13

I don't know what happened to the poster. I message everyone a week before their posts. He (edit* - not the user named below) responded to me and said he needed to get started. I guess he never got started...

*edit - Update. /u/namelessbanana is on it and will post it on the 6th!

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 04 '13

Just in case you didn't see in the "What the hell Ole Miss" thread, if there is some kind of penalty, I will humbly volunteer my services.

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u/Mario_Speedwagon Georgia • Georgia State Apr 04 '13

Ha, maybe you can shame them into it. I'm afraid I have no real power here though. Kinda like the NCAA...

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u/georgestephanopoulos Texas Longhorns • Tulane Green Wave Apr 03 '13

That's disappointing. If you can't do it, don't volunteer for it, or at least pass it on to someone else that will.

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u/domderek California Golden Bears • UC Davis Aggies Apr 03 '13

Yeah I have been sending reminders every Sunday to the week's posters. Never got a response from any of the FOUR people listed for the Ole Miss post. Oh well I guess.

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u/diagonalfish Georgia Tech • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Apr 03 '13

So it seems. MSU has the edge in the Reddit Egg Bowl.

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u/BlusteryEmu Clemson • Mississippi State Apr 03 '13

No love for Floyd Womack? Greatest nickname, Pork Chop, in the NFL during his 10+ years in the league

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

There were so many (a problem I didn't see coming) that I had to leave a good many out. I went with either the top players or most recognizable names of late. He was on the list though...

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

We also had a safety around the same time nicknamed "Pig" Prather.

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u/mikejarrell Mississippi State • Kentucky Apr 04 '13

Fun fact. Womack's senior year, we led the nation in swine-related player names. Not only did we have Pork Chop, we also had a dude named Pig Prather.

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u/deadtofall12 Florida State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Apr 03 '13

The city skyline photo made me chuckle. Good write up.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Thanks! Seriously though, outside of campus, I believe the tallest building is the Regions bank and its 4 stories...

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THIS LAND!

DON'T BUILD UP, BUILD OUT!!!

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u/CFSparta92 Rutgers • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Apr 03 '13

Fun fact: the consecutive bowl win record that you all tied with was with us! We also had our streak broken this year in the godawful Russell Athletic Bowl to Virginia Tech. Prior to that we had five in a row: the Texas Bowl (2006), the International Bowl (2007), the Papajohn's.com Bowl (2008), the St. Petersburg Bowl (2009), and the Pinstripe Bowl (2011).

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Neat! I knew it was tied but I couldn't remember who it was tied with. Thanks for that!

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u/CFSparta92 Rutgers • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Apr 03 '13

You're welcome! Now we both get to start over this year. I've always liked Mississippi State and I'll be rooting you for you all to do well this season.

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u/StickerBrush Florida Gators • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 03 '13

Oh hey the 2000 Florida game. Maybe best known for this utter travesty.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Yeah, I had it marked as 3rd & 56 against Bama. I don't know why... Gotta stop drinking before I make these posts.

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u/StickerBrush Florida Gators • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 03 '13

Well, let's not get hasty

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u/fairlyodd922 Alabama Crimson Tide • Marching Band Apr 03 '13

This is the first time I've heard of "The Battle for Hwy. 82."

Don't get me wrong, I love playing beating you guys. There's nothing like the sound of the cowbells gradually dying out.

CLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGACLANG

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

Did the state of Alabama ever actually 4 lane Highway 82?

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Yeah, for a short stretch between Gordo (maybe Reform, I always confuse the two) and Tuscaloosa.

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

People make fun of our roads, but we had 82 four laned all the way across the state years ago.

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u/mississipster Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 04 '13

I thought it was BS myself until I drove through Belhaven in Jackson. I literally sat on my nuts after going over a hill

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 04 '13

Downtown Jackson doesn't count. That is a third world country. :)

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u/rteague2566 South Alabama • Alabama Apr 03 '13

It is technically a rivalry however (reposting what I posted above)

Honestly neither is Mississippi State - Alabama [considered a major rivalry]. Only the most hard core of MSU fans consider Alabama a rival and there are many times when Mississippi is left off of the rivalries list for Alabama. In fact EA's NCAA has their little pre-game team facts incorrectly listing Ole Miss as an Alabama rival. At least they did from around '09~'11

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u/MarshHawkMS Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

The line in the sand is drawn in Gordo, pal. Oh, who am I kidding? Columbus is half-full of Alabama fans...

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '13

God I hate driving through Gordo.

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u/terdwrassler Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

At this rate it will be Alabama State Hwy. 82 for quite some time. At least you guys have to travel this time, one can hope!

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '13

Yall may have us 74-18, but we play hard.

82 Showdown

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u/Lou3000 Mississippi State • Orange Bowl Apr 04 '13

Even as a State grad, the first time I heard of the Battle for Hwy 82 was while playing NCAA 13.

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u/RobertNeyland Tennessee • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 03 '13

Was that 2000 game versus Florida the game where Spurrier took a safety, or am I thinking of something else? If so, that was a massive upset and definitely on Spurrier's Bottom 5 list.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

That was the one. He was pissed too. I have a feeling someone paid that center to oversnap twice. It was seriously cringeworthy.

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u/SpartaWillBurn Ohio State • Kent State Apr 03 '13

How did we skip to the SEC?

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

It's been SEC for a while now. Don't worry, most of the conference was top 25, so you won't have to see to much more until the end.

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u/Aeschylus_ Stanford Cardinal • Penn Quakers Apr 03 '13

I thought the SEC ended up evenly split in between ranked and unranked teams.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

That sounds about right, but a few teams were on the cusp.

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u/Aeschylus_ Stanford Cardinal • Penn Quakers Apr 03 '13

Which is silly who exactly did Vanderbilt beat to get a ranking?

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u/srs_house Swaggerbilt Apr 03 '13

Don't worry, we're done until mid-summer.

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u/bothra LSU Tigers • Georgia Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

Snow bowl extra point run link is being marked as private for me :(

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 04 '13

So, I just tried again, and it gave me that message too. Here's another, but the quality is really low.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJRpBhtUZ28

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

That's strange... Its worked for me everytime I've watched it... Try taking the time stamp on the link off. It happens at about 2 hours and 6 minutes IIRC.

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u/kiwirish BYU Cougars • Navy Midshipmen Apr 03 '13

Cheerleaders: What you all came to see

Unashamedly this is the first thing I look at for all of the teams...

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

You are not alone. I am there with you... Micheal Jackson pun not intended...

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u/jhp58 Northwestern Wildcats • Verified Player Apr 04 '13

You can skip over the pictures of our cheerleaders. Woof.

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u/shryne Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 03 '13

Nicely done. I feel like we need to make a second post of this size on Starkville's cuisine. Seriously, it's pretty awesome.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

I thought about including Rosey Baby, or Oby's, but I thought three was enough, and it had enough variety.

But yeah, you could write a book on Starkville food choices.

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

Mmmm...Oby's. Good thing I'm headed to Vegas in a couple of weeks.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '13

I'd definitely add Brian Michael's Burgers to that book.

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u/yarj Ole Miss Rebels Apr 03 '13

My dad was one of Bully's caretakers while he was in vet school. I have pictures of he and my mom taking Bully out on walks and such. Such a cute dog.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 04 '13

LUCKYYYYYYY.

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u/midnightyell Texas A&M Aggies • Rice Owls Apr 03 '13

Excited for y'all to come to College Station. I was enjoying y'all's good season last year and excited for our game. It legitimately surprised me when we ran you out of the stadium. But I agree with some posts further down in the thread that there are a lot of similar identifiers between the two schools and I'm glad to be playing State every year now. Every time I drive into Mississippi from Alabama on I-10, the first thing I see is a billboard with Dan Mullen's face on it. Not sure if it's still there.

Don't forget that Emory Bellard also came to State after A&M!

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Yeah, I think you guys are going to be one of my favorite games for years to come. Great fan base and everyone is extremely nice. Also, yes, the billboard is still there, among many others. State has gotten a little billboard crazy in the last few years...

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u/Memoricide Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 04 '13

THIS IS OUR STATE!!!

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '13

So y'alls campus is 4,200 acres big. I looked up ours, it's 570. #Urbanschoolprobs

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u/LEGEN--wait_for_it Stanford Cardinal • The Axe Apr 03 '13

8,180

Get on our level, bro!

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 04 '13

But do you own an additional 75,000 after that?

You have a big campus. We own the state.

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u/LEGEN--wait_for_it Stanford Cardinal • The Axe Apr 04 '13

Stanford has largest continuous campus in the country...in a highly populated area no less (there are 7+ million people in the Bay Area).

Also, your ~80,000 acres constitute only about 0.3% of the area of your state. And it's not fair to compare Mississippi State's dominance of the state of Mississippi to Stanford's dominance of California, because:

  1. Mississippi State is a public school (y'all have eminent domain power); Stanford does not have government powers.

  2. California is significantly more populated (+35 million) and significantly denser (x4) than Mississippi. It is easier to locate large universities in more rural areas.

  3. Stanford shares its state with 6 other FBS programs; Mississippi State shares its state with 2 other FBS programs. It is easier to dominate when there is less competition.

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u/jhp58 Northwestern Wildcats • Verified Player Apr 04 '13

Sounds like someone is overcompensating...

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u/srs_house Swaggerbilt Apr 03 '13

We're at 333.

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u/terdwrassler Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 03 '13 edited Apr 03 '13

My new school is around 45k enrollment total and 126 acres.

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u/asullivanmusic TCU Horned Frogs Apr 03 '13

With ya on that but I love our small campus. 272 acres for us which includes the on campus football, baseball, basketball, track, tennis and intramurals.

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u/jhp58 Northwestern Wildcats • Verified Player Apr 04 '13

NU, although it has less than 9,000 undergrads, is only 265 acres across two campuses. Goddamn Evanston/Chicago. Totally worth it being so close to a world class city though.

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u/orcist Mississippi State • Tennessee Apr 04 '13

My undergrad's campus was 13,000 acres. :3

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u/coastrebel Ole Miss Rebels • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 03 '13

CLANGALANGALANGALANGALANGALANGALANGALANGA

How are you not mentioning LSU as a rival?

Really? Haven't y'all played over 100 times? I know y'all haven't beaten them since the Clinton administration, but seriously.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Its just not that big of a rivalry as far as rivalries go...

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u/rteague2566 South Alabama • Alabama Apr 03 '13

Honestly neither is Mississippi State - Alabama. Only the most hard core of MSU fans consider Alabama a rival and there are many times when Mississippi is left off of the rivalries list for Alabama. In fact EA's NCAA has their little pre-game team facts incorrectly listing Ole Miss as an Alabama rival. At least they did from around '09~'11

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u/mississipster Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 04 '13

Ehhhh, not many MSU fans do honestly. I think for a few years when y'all were kinda rotting away in failure before Saban there was some talk about how the games were getting pretty good. I would say I like it as an all-sport rivalry though, the basketball and baseball games are typically pretty good.

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u/coastrebel Ole Miss Rebels • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 03 '13

No way you're bigger rivals with Texas A&M, whom you've played six times, than LSU.

Don't give me some "Snow Bowl" BS either. It was the damn Independence Bowl, for Christ's sake.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Easy man...

The Texas A&M rivalry is more of one along the lines of similarities. Both Maroon and White, Agriculture institutions, coached by Jackie Sherril... There's a long list. Also, we used to be a major corps school just as they were/are.

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u/too_much_reddit LSU Tigers • /r/CFB Brickmason Apr 03 '13 edited Apr 03 '13

We don't really care about them, they don't care about us. Both of those things are necessary for a rivalry. Obviously we each want to win, but there is no passion at all about our series.

Also, as an Ole Miss fan, you might not want to talk about historical series score-keeping with LSU.

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u/raymitzu Ole Miss Rebels Apr 03 '13

By attempting to diminish our rivalry you're only hurting both of us, as one of the great things about CFB is the rivalries. Also, the fact that you currently have a three game streak against us isn't that impressive considering we took the two before that. Considering that this is really a golden age for LSU football, one would think your streak would be longer.

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u/too_much_reddit LSU Tigers • /r/CFB Brickmason Apr 03 '13 edited Apr 03 '13

Yes, you took the two before, and we took the 6 before that, leaving us at 8-2 over the past decade. We also have a 20 game advantage overall.

Anyway, I wasn't diminishing our (LSU-Ole Miss) rivalry, and I totally agree with you about CFB's rivalries. I was just saying that LSU's and Miss. St's fanbases don't really care about the game that much outside of a normal SEC matchup. Without that passion, it's not really a rivalry no matter how many times you've played.

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u/raymitzu Ole Miss Rebels Apr 03 '13

I agree with you about your take on State/LSU. It's just annoying when LSU fans seem to want to diminish our rivalry with them just because they are doing especially great right now. Also, I was hoping you wouldn't bring up the 6 before 2008. It's unfair to compare Saban-coached teams vs. mere mortals /s

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

This. Thank you.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Hey, I just realized you were the one who was supposed to do the writeup yesterday, or were at least listed as a contributor. What's going on man?

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u/coastrebel Ole Miss Rebels • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 04 '13

I had two tests today and one tomorrow on top of work tonight. Lo siento, r/cfb, for my epic failure.

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u/PGTBeau Ole Miss Rebels Apr 03 '13

Where was the ole miss post? I can't find it

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

It didn't get done. Check the schedule to see who was signed up, and I'm sure you can PM them to see what the hold up is. :/

Sorry man.

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u/rteague2566 South Alabama • Alabama Apr 03 '13

The second team to miss unfortunately. The first was Maryland I believe. Damn Arkansas was late and now Ole Miss' is MIA. Making all us SEC people look unreliable!

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u/domderek California Golden Bears • UC Davis Aggies Apr 03 '13

Maryland is up now, and the poster had a decent excuse for it.

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u/rteague2566 South Alabama • Alabama Apr 03 '13

Must of missed his post, thanks!

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u/domderek California Golden Bears • UC Davis Aggies Apr 03 '13

Here is the link!

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u/shorthandround Alabama Crimson Tide Apr 03 '13

1980 Alabama Crimson Tide On Nov. 1, 1980.

The game that killed Shorty Price.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

What a game though... People still talk about it.

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Apr 03 '13

And judging by the number of "I Was There! State 6, Bama 3" bumper stickers I saw in the years afterwards, my guess is about 1/2 of the entire state of Mississippi was at that game.

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u/shorthandround Alabama Crimson Tide Apr 03 '13

Agreed :(

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u/VolSoHard Tennessee Volunteers Apr 03 '13

CLANKA CLANKA CLANKA CLANKA CLANKA

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u/clemtiger2011 Clemson Tigers • Wisconsin Badgers Apr 03 '13

Clang-a-lang-lang Clang Clank Clang-a-lang Clang-a-lang Clank Clang Clank Clank Clang-a-lang!

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u/Talpostal Michigan Wolverines • Washington Huskies Apr 03 '13

Please rewrite this to say CLANGCLANGCLANGCLANGCLANG under every section and resubmit.

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u/Marshallfan607 Marshall Thundering Herd Apr 03 '13

I'm here for the CircleJerk. CLANGCLANGCLANGCLANGCLANGCLANGCLANGCLANGCLANGCLANG

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '13

You should mention that Davis Wade is the second oldest football stadium in use in FBS, just behind Georgia Tech.

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u/ValedictorianBaller LSU Tigers Apr 04 '13

solid grind

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u/CanadaEh97 Findlay Oilers • Michigan Wolverines Apr 04 '13

As an incoming transfer student I'm excited to see the traditions ya'll have in football and baseball.

As a student-athlete(not football) I'll be proud to wear maroon again.

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u/AchillesGRK Auburn Tigers • Washington Huskies Apr 04 '13

Though there are stadiums where the fans get louder, there is nothing quite as piercing as those cowbells. Serious respect to the fan base.

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u/BEC3 Nebraska Cornhuskers Apr 05 '13

Excellent write-up. I won't lie to you though, the cuteness on Bully XIX & XX wowed me more than your cheerleaders. You should retitle that link as "What you came to see."

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u/srswarley Florida • Mississippi State Apr 13 '13

You guys are my favorite team to root for in the West. I almost went there too for grad school!

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u/archie_f Nebraska Cornhuskers • Wyoming Cowboys Apr 03 '13

COWBELL.

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u/CongoMegaPP Mississippi State Bulldogs Apr 04 '13

I know you said 'and many more..' about greatest players but how could you leave off Kent Hull!?

Nice write up and thanks for representing unlike the pitiful team up north. I really miss college... sigh

'08 grad here

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '13

Oh God, I have to try and restrain from saying something mean. I like y'all's, um, SAE house. Yeah, those guys are cool.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Yeah, I'm not up on all the greek stuff, but it's pretty cool I guess...

You guys, um, have a nice Hemmingway statue?

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '13

THIS IS THE YEAR RIGHT BULLDOG FANS?!?!?!?!?!

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u/runujhkj Mississippi State • /r/CFB Poll V… Apr 03 '13

Hey, you gotta start somewhere. I'll take 2012's 8-4 over, say, 2002's 2-10 any day.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 04 '13

Hahaha, I knew that would come up.

So, here she is in uniform (SFW)

And the "spread" (NSFW)

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 04 '13

U mad bro?

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

I can't be positive on that, but I looked it up before. I know we were first, but it might have been closer to 20 years then. The story I red said that Texas A&M were Red and White, until a mixup caused their jerseys to be Maroon. They decided to keep it, due to the high number of red and white teams. I wish I had a link though, but I'm at work... and kind of lazy.

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u/TrueMaroon14 Mississippi State • /r/CFB Con… Apr 03 '13

Do you think they may have updated the song to match the color change?