A More Measured Response, or "Let's See Other People"
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Sep 5, 2010 3:41 PM EDT
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PrintI could write, and write, and write on this, but I'll keep it as brief as I know how (which, frankly, isn't worth much).
I'm sure certain folks experienced great Schadenfreude in yesterday's loss and my subsequent, justifiably furious reaction. You're welcome. I'm mostly over all of that now and have, to an extent, largely forgotten the feelings I felt after Jacksonville State's successful two-point conversion to seal the absolutely gut-wrenching victory over my Rebels. I'm still somewhat mopey and still keep wondering "why us, why is it always us," and ponder what could - or, rather, should - have been. But I've found some peace, I suppose.
There won't be a post-game report. There won't be any analysis. Nor is any of that stuff needed. Yesterday, a team which almost has no business being on our schedule, scored on their final six drives, five of which were touchdowns, one of which was a fourth-and-fifteen Hail Mary which was followed by a successful two point conversion. That is beyond bad luck. That is punishment from some ethereal force, some tormenting sports puppet-master who, fresh off of dicking around the New Orleans Saints for forty years, decided to spend a weekend in Oxford.
/scratcheshead
/looksoffintospace
/longdramaticsigh
Shit. Who am I kidding? This isn't new to us. What happened yesterday was momentarily surprising, sure, but any seasoned Ole Miss fan could tell you that such ineptitude, trepidation, and all-around lack of whatever "it" is that winning programs have have all been hallmarks of Rebel athletics - football, basketball, baseball, and tennis - for decades. Assholes from Arkansas will proudly thump their wimpy chests and gloat about how they "told us so" or "warned" us (Oh, gee, thanks for the neighborly "warning," dipshits. Don't play your semantic games with me, damnit, I'm above that.), but we all knew this would happen all along. We all knew the other shoe would drop at some point at some time because, at Ole Miss, it always does.
So while coming to more reasonable terms with that does, to an extent, temper my initial call for Houston Nutt's firing, it does not completely eliminate it. This type of aberration does happen; FCS schools do beat FBS schools, but they're usually of the "Turner Gill's first game at Kansas ends in a 6-3 loss to some Dakota school" or "Lloyd Carr and Sylvester Croom got fired within a couple seasons of losing to Appalachian State and Maine, respectively." So, while not without precedent, bad things tend to follow for the FBS coaches who lose to FCS squads because such coaches just don't deserve to lead teams against high levels of competition.
So, unless some miracle SEC championship season is pulled out of Tyrone Nix's rectum (hint: that won't happen), this should be the sunset of Houston Nutt's tenure at Ole Miss. We needed him to lift us out of the horrible situation Ed Orgeron's coaching put us in and, with a 9-7 SEC record and a couple fine recruiting classes, he has done largely that. But I seriously doubt it gets much better than the past two seasons. Those seasons are, undeniably, providing us with great momentum, but I doubt we're on track to really reach our full potential as a program, whatever that may be.
Finally, on a more personal note, I'm going to take a step back for a while. I won't go into details, but my behavior after yesterday's loss really showed me that I invest far too much time, money, and emotion into the Ole Miss Rebels. I spend several hours every single day reading, writing, talking, and thinking about the Rebels. Those hours could, honestly, be far better spent. I could catch up on my reading or dedicate myself more to my fitness. I could hone in my cooking skills or, taking a slightly less masochistic approach, revisit my golf game. Whatever it is I decide to spend my time doing, I know that it will be largely better spent. To be blunt: I just want to spend my time with something that actually becomes more enjoyable with the amount of effort one puts into it. A wacky desire, I know.
I'm not deluding myself. I know that loyalist in me will see me return to my fervent Rebel fandom, but I can't say when and under what circumstances. Perhaps revisiting the Grove for the first time this season before our Rebels square off against Vanderbilt in two weeks will do the trick. Or perhaps the inevitable mind-boggling upset of some highly-ranked team will have me back on track. But right now, I'm tired. I'm going to keep watching football, if only for the pageantry, athleticism, and strategy - but I won't cheer too hard one way or another. I won't put as much of myself into it as I have over the past several seasons. I just can't make myself do that right now.
As an aside: old people in the stands who I rag on a lot for not being as "into it" as the rest of us, I get you now. I'll never again pass judgment on you and your perceived lack of dedication or involvement.
I am sure someone will help pick up the slack around here. I am sure that you will all keep fanshooting and posting. I am sure that my friends - Juco, IT, One Man - will all have something to contribute over the next little while, but not me. I won't, and haven't, even spend time reading comments threads because, despite the fact that there are few things I enjoy doing more than discussing our Rebels with all of you, I just cannot do that to myself; not now, and especially not after yesterday. I just can't keep cheering for a football team which has always lost to teams it shouldn't, a basketball team which cannot get past the damned NIT, or a baseball team which, despite top-10 rankings, cannot get past that sport's respective "sweet sixteen." No, for the foreseeable future, I'm going to dedicate my time, energy, money, emotions, and acumen towards something which, at the very least, gives as much back to me as I put into it - something like... beer.
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Wow...
Sure yesterday hurt, a loss always does.. Magnify that times 100 for losing to them.. But shit it happens.
Will this be my only Ole Miss related post till next Saturday? You damn right.. Will I log on to Nafoom to see the bitching and moaning? Nope. But when Saturday gets here.. I’ll throw on my Ole Miss polo.. Get a sixer and be ready to go.
Plus.. Bama is so going down now.
Plus.. Bama is so going down now.Keep the faith and man up Ghost, your skill with snark and witty yet accurate observations is half the reason I’m even here.
"Go then, there are other worlds than these"-The Gunslinger
by ARebel21 on Sep 5, 2010 4:11 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
2008:
We are thoroughly ridiculous in our loss to Vanderbilt. I make the same declaration as you, that I am removing myself from the situation for reasons of my sanity. The next week: we beat Florida. Of course I can’t help but get right back into it. The next week: we are ridiculous in our loss to South Carolina. I curse my parents for raising me with the fate of an Ole Miss fan. After a close effort against Alabama, we win 6 in a row, and optimism couldn’t be higher.
Every time you try to get away, it reels you right back in. When it’s something you love, you can’t just leave it behind.
Its almost like masochism but for a college athletics fandom
That is the way I see it. Even though we suffer brutally at times, we are pulled back in by the pleasure of the competition and the belief that our team will be better and win.
by Jalakin on Sep 5, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
“Every time you try to get away, it reels you right back in. When it’s something you love, you can’t just leave it behind.” weloveum
Could not disagree with you more. It is a sport team, a team that unless you were a star athlete and somehow played for Ole Miss, you have little in common with. So what you go to games? So do millions of others. Your memories at the Grove? So what? Your not competing, someone else is. I am at a stage in my young life in which I could care less about any athletic organization. And I live in an area with some of the richest sporting traditions in the world. (No not Arkansas, or Mississippi, I am a Yankee.) Some of the teams around me win every year and others have losing streaks longer than I have been alive.
Ghost, I have no clue who you are, but good job. Do something more enjoyable such as golfing, or work harder at work and bring in more paper. Both are better than living and dieing over a team which you have no control over and has not done much for you over your lifetime.
Am I missing something here? Most likely, millions of people love sports and pay a lot of money to seem them play and buy there gear. Whatever brings you back to the games does not bring me back, and I hope it never will
"I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow...'Cause I Get Better Looking Every Day" Joe Namath
Spoken like a Yankee
Sorry you don’t share the love of college football, but please know that in the South, there aren’t the abundance of professional sports teams that you may be accustomed to. In the Mid South we have the Saints; further east, there is the Falcons, and I guess a little more over and up there is the Panthers and Titans, respectively. Still, with college football, it’s kind of a cultural thing. Please try to understand that we do have lives outside of football, but it’s kind of a social thing for us. We enjoy it. Isn’t that what it’s all about?
*you're
Damn uneducated yankees.
by hottytoddy07 on Sep 5, 2010 9:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Who the fuck is you? And why?
Take that yankee shit elsewhere. So sorry that you don’t appreciate college football like we do. It’s a cultural and social thing for us. Unlike you we get more worked up over sports teams that represent our alma maters than over sports teams stocked with overpayed assholes. Congrats on your “richest sporting traditions in the world.” Sounds like you don’t give too much of a shit about them. So for someone who doesn’t understand the way we feel about college football, please refrain from giving advice. Better to remain silent and appear stupid than to speak and remove all doubt.
And please don’t belittle the Grove again.
I play for keeps.
An Alternate View from A Yankee
We live and die with our sports teams up North, too, whether they’re professional or collegiate. You can’t honestly think that Big Ten fans aren’t just as passionate about their (inferior) teams as SEC fans, and I know people from the Northeast who live and die with the Fighting Irish. From Civardi’s profile on SBNation, Civardi is apparently just not that into sports, pro or collegiate (“I am at a stage in my young life in which I could care less about any athletic organization”)…which seems to me kind of odd for someone joining a network of, well, sports blogs.
I’m from the absolute capital of Yankeeland, thank you very much, and no, there is no cultural distinction between North and South when it comes to sports fandom. Some people love their teams, some people don’t. Civardi falls into the latter category. Let’s steer clear of the “Fuckin’ Yankees” thing, cool? This guy/gal is not speaking for a region of sports fans.
Acknowledged on the Northern sports passion
but if Civardi doesn’t care about sports, why post here? Perhaps he is the “Gonzo of the North”.
And where would the absolute capital of Yankeeland be? Seems like there are many of them.
Well maybe there is something I can agree on with a LSU fan. Didn’t think when I woke up that I would be saying that today. I did find it funny that Civardi said he is at that age where he doesn’t care about sports and yet he is trolling on SB Nation.
by Newport Rebel on Sep 5, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
You Have to Ask?
It’s New York City, clearly. I mean, normally I’d say I’m from “The Absolute Capital of THE ENTIRE GODDAMN WORLD!!!!! LOOK AT US!!!!! WE’RE FUCKING IMPRESSIVE!!!!”, but that would probably run counter to my intention of showing not all Yankees are pricks.
I’m also not all together sure why Civardi would join about a bazillion SBN blogs if they legitimately don’t care about sports one way or the other. It’s possible he/she, (not saying that to be snarky, legitimately have no clue as to their gender), is one of that rare breed of sports fan who enjoys sports in the abstract, but has no real team loyalties one way or the other. Civardi could be the kind of person who really does just watch to see a “good, well played game” and really doesn’t care who wins or loses. Myself? I’d rather see an absolute abortion of a game where my team wins, but, different strokes for different folks, I guess.
My apologies, HandsomeSam.
He/she identified himself (for time’s sake) as a yankee, and I’m still a little pissy about yesterday. Plus he talked shit on muh Grove. I meant no offense to you damn yankees. I have several good friends from up yonder, and yes they are just as passionate about their teams as we are about ours (for the most part, sorry i’m an ass). But I was wondering the same thing. Civardi is on SBN, and is a member of about 20 blogs yet claims he doesn’t care much for sports. Strange. Methinks artiger is right, he’s Gonzo of the North. And one more thing, practically every blog he’s a member of is for a professional team, and north of the Mason-Dixon. How did he happen to come across our beloved RCR?
I play for keeps.
Are you seriously implying...
That because Ole Miss has taken steps away from obvious homages to the Confederate States of America, that some divine, covertly racist influence has intervened to make our sports teams more infuriating to watch? Are you seriously trying to fucking say that?
I hope not…
by Whiskey Wednesday on Sep 5, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe he means...
That we haven’t had a Miss America in too long. I bet that’s it.
I play for keeps.
I don't like the way you're thinking
4th and 15. 2nd Overtime. Jacksonville State Ball.
by TheBraveDude on Sep 5, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Cutler, I've been there. A lot of us have.
If you are not too far removed from college, you miss it. You’ve thought for four (or maybe five, six, seven, etc.) that there is nothing more important than how the football team does. And how much beer/bourbon you can consume pregame, and how many old friends you can run into after your time on campus is up.
Sometimes, a wakeup call comes suddenly (like this), or more gradually (like getting married [like to someone from a non-SEC school] or becoming a father). Either way, you don’t have to give it up. The key, as they always say, is in moderation. Don’t you hate such pomposity? Don’t you hate people who use such words as pomposity?
In short, as I posted on a different thread a little earlier, put the gun back in the drawer. Read a little more, but don’t stop being a rabid fan. Just don’t be an obsessively rabid fan. But do hone your cooking skills. Women love it.
We have to change this perspective.
Almost everyone goes through bad times. Florida was mediocre forever until Steve Spurrier came along. LSU sucked through most of the 90s and except for a brief time in the 80s hadn’t really been a legitimate championship threat for about as long as Ole Miss had until they got Nick Saban. I can’t say too much as I’ve had these thoughts before too. But I’m actually already looking ahead to next week’s game. This is the difference between Ole Miss fans and many other fans of other teams. We dwell on things forever. Everyone else looks to improve. This is a big reason why Ole Miss hasn’t won much of anything of real importance in a long time.
Having said that, it probably is a good idea for many Ole Miss fans to take a break this week.
I think just focusing on the positive notes and throwing the rest of the game out of memeory helps.
But that is just how I am trying to cope. Look at the good and use that to improve.
by Jalakin on Sep 5, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ghost, as long as you dont change any flight plans, it'll all be fine...
As I was telling ivory tower, that game is probably the most emotionally confusing game I’ve ever seen…with so much youth on our team, especially offensively, there was much to be optimistic about, yet somehow we inexplicably gave an easy win away with no discernable reasoning…it just hurts a lot but things will get better
by EtOHReb on Sep 5, 2010 5:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What a whiny ass titty baby response.
Jesus, I feel sorry for your future wife. She will have a difficult time wearing the pants in the family.
1. Jacksonville State is a good football team. They almost beat Florida State last year.
2. Jacksonville State are luckiest motherfuckers in the history of motherfuckers. Nobody completes so many third downs with a mistake. They made one bad pass and had one drop in the 2nd half. Lucky shits.
3. Our secondary is terrible. They need lots and lots of work. (and some more work after that)
4. Houston Nutt will recover this team. He just will.
5. The Grove is undefeated and always will be.
Don't be a whiny bitch
You’re an Ole Miss fan. Turning your back on your team is the lowest of low.
4th and 15. 2nd Overtime. Jacksonville State Ball.
I'm calling bullshit.........
So you get it now, huh? Finally, after all these years. The sunset of Nutt’s tenure is upon us – The old people in the stands, sittin’ on their hands, and all, – their lack of dedication and involvement – their virulent and malignant abject apathy bringing you down and ruining your game day, and, now, after your long-suffering years in the wilderness of Ole Miss athletics, you finally, finally understand – you get it, you really do! – right?. So, you’ll just take a step back to dedicate your time to something that will, at the very least, give back as much as you put in – like cooking or your golf game. Bullshit. Man, it must be painful, crawling down from that cross. Bullshit.
Growing up is hard, ain’t it, boy? And maturity’s a bitch – It only gets worse – deal with it. Here’s some more reality for you – You’re screwed, just as I am – you love ’em and you hate ’em and you can no more leave ’em than I, or any of these other poor bastards, can.
Golf, my ass. Suck it up,… man up,… change your panties,…whatever,…………get your head out of your ass and get back in the game.
by markr38655 on Sep 5, 2010 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
FUN INTERNET FACT!!!
the more numbers at the end of your username, the more useless the comments you’ll contribute!
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
he's always like this...
But, I had Ghost’s same reaction after losing the “Pearl Harbor/911 game of which we shall nev’er speak”…Have to say, it was hard getting back in the saddle.
That said, the easiest way back into the saddle for me is (presumably) is the also a health prescription for Rebels: LSU. Easily the hardest hitting, nastiest game on our schedule every year. And, y’know, for chrissakes, they are Rival Numero Dos/Uno for you…So, look forward the Magnolia game, and it won’t be long before salivation arrives. Especially if you saw the end of the UNC game.
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 5, 2010 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
lord, I should edit every now and again.
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 5, 2010 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I worry about us finishing any game, after last night.
And several times last season. Then again, even with suspensions, UNC was an opponent with a pulse.
Yeh, I was THERE when it happened....
I was shocked. But it made Bama better, and I think it was Nicks way of letting the team “do it their way”. Of course, after that game, changes were made, guys who thought they were stars left the team or quit, and it paved the way to where we are today. Is Houston Nutt gonna ever be Nick Saban? No, but I think he will fire some coordinators on the defensive side of the ball, either he will do it on his own, or his boss and that guys boss will tell Houston to do it, or leave with them, like Tommy Tuberville had to do at Auburn..
You mark that frame an 8, and you're entering a world of pain
by mrpelicanpants on Sep 6, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
FUN INTERNET FACT!!!
Unlike consonants, I suppose.
Quite a condescending tone for such a useless post
but we’re very fortunate you decided to join today just to say it.
All this “If you’re not an obsessive fanatic, then you’re a pussy” posts are over the top, to say the least.
Just calm down. He’s not abandoning his Ole Miss fandom – he just said he was toning down his (already high) involvement.
I love you.
It is always a delight when someone says something stupid enough to cause the Duke-a-tron to boot up and throw down a logic bomb or too.
Hyundai, it's the new motherfuckin Lexis
....and by too I did not meant two; the two that is too often not used to proper effect.
Hyundai, it's the new motherfuckin Lexis
I have a feeling we won't let Tulane score next week
This defense is very good. I know it.
4th and 15. 2nd Overtime. Jacksonville State Ball.
All I know is that they better SHOW it next weekend
or this is going to be a very long season. I am glad that we at least showed a good offense when we chose to do so.
Agree
I feel like (at least the defense, God help us) will come out and play like a bunch of men possessed this week. They really have shit to prove now. And fuck all this conservative play calling. If we’re up by 50 (insert jokes), go for the thoat.
I play for keeps.
Ghost, You are part of the problem
I have been a Rebel fan for quite some time and have enjoyed this site over the past 2 years. I have used this as my Ole Miss “Drudge Report”. It is current, humorious, and all the writers are exceptional. I have never posted anything because I never felt like I had anything to add to what was being said. However, for the first time, I felt compelled to speak my mind regarding my dissappointment with the above entry.
Of course I was dissappointed in yesterday’s game. With the coaches, the defense, the fans that left at halftime, and the critics of this team and coaching staff today. Yes, we shat the bed yesterday, it happens. It was a fluke based on a series on exponential flukes. Watching the game was like walking into Tunica and passing the Roulette table and noticing that it has hit on black 10 times in a row. So you start playing red and it hits black 10 more times. It rarely happens, but it happened. It was a weird combination of good plays, bad coaching, low motivation, poor perfromance, and some more bad coaching. I can think back at 10 plays and if 1 of them has a different outcome its W and we would be discussing how we almost lost and how shitty we are, versus this.
We all expect greatness and perfection for our Rebels, because we give some much emotion, time, and money. However, quiting or turning our backs is part of the problem of why we can’t get to the next level. Being an Ole Miss Rebel is like falling in love with a girl who doesn’t like to do oral. You know that going in, but every time you make out you think tonight is the night, and you wonder why it didn’t happen. However, every now and then it happens and you remember it for a long time ( January 8, 2010, we were celebrating my birthday, anniversary, and she had 3 glasses of wine. According to astronomers, this alignment of stars will not happen again until sometime in 2013) Sometimes I am not satisfied with what I fell in love with, but I did, and it is what it is. I would love nothing more than to get her to that next level, but I am not going to wlak out on her if she doesn’t.
We knew that this was a down year, especially with all of the preseason extra-curricular activities. This one game will not define the season, unless we let it, and it will not take away the progress that this administration has made. Don’t give into the pain, and don’t give up on us, we need you more than you think. You are the ones who are suppose to be strong and keep us from going off the deep end.
I appreciate each and every one of you that add this site and wish it doesn’t skip a beat. Man up and Geaux to Hell LSU and Tulane
Still a Rebel
by still a rebel on Sep 5, 2010 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
This is classic.
“I have used this as my Ole Miss "Drudge Report" "
Dude has no clue it’s all bullshit.
Nice Drudge Report shot!
This post and subject matter sucks enough already, don’t inject your politics please.
I play for keeps.
by bowtierebel on Sep 6, 2010 11:22 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well aware of the BS
Meant as a comparison of a site that I go to a couple of times a day in order to see what is going on,
by still a rebel on Sep 6, 2010 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions
don't ever play roulette b/c apparently you don't understand the odds
the previous roll (or ten in this case) has no impact on the odds of the next roll. the boards posting the previous hits are there solely to confuse ppl like you
Being an Ole Miss Rebel is like falling in love with a girl who doesn’t like to do oral.
This is a good line, I don’t care what anybody else says!
Hang in there bro
It sucks no doubt; but we still have upper tier slampiece talent. Alot of schools would trade places.
I've got a prescription for what's ailin' ya!
If there is a RCR tent in NOLA, the bride and i will donate a case of whiskey.
Hell, I'll put "RCR" on my tent in NOLA for some free whiskey!
"HOT BOUDIN! COOOOOLD COUS COUS, COME ON TIGAHS, PUSH PUSH PUSH!"
You will regret writing this column, Ghost
If you write enough, you’ll occasionally lay an egg now and then. It happens. I know – I’ve been writing for a living for more than a decade.
Just like football. If you play enough football, eventually, sooner or later, you’re gonna lay an egg. It happens.
When you look back at writing this in a few months or years, you’re going to cringe. Learn from it.
Just like football.
The line about the Saints was good, though.
Don't try and lay no boogie woogie on the king of rock 'n roll.
So maybe I'm not a fan of the Rebels...
And I’m sure most of you aren’t a fan of bama, but lemme tell you, I know the feeling…
2007. November 17. Louisiana-Monroe.
And I was at that game. So yeah, it sucks. But it gets better. Don’t lose hope. Good luck to the rebels, except on October 16!
RCR...
We all love the Rebels and yeah it can be frustrating but most of us on here are not just fans, but Alumni. So, it takes its toll when expectations are not met. I just don’t want it to get so personal on the blog that it gets like the comments over @ the spirit or clarion ledger where people are saying “they should practice them till they puke” etc. I love the wit, humor, and the ability we have to laugh at ourselves, but not take shit off anybody that this blog provides…
First, as hard as it is for the fans, the players are hurting worse. These guys didn’t work all offseason to lose the opening game. Shit happens.. that’s life, you just have to roll with the punches. It’s easy being a fan of Florida,Texas, Alabama, USC, or ohio State. But imagine if your a fan of memphis , iowa state, washington State or
colorado.
I am sure the coaches are re evaluating some things. They should.
You want adversity… look at what Jerrell Powe has gone through to come here. He could have said screw it I’m going the juco route & then see where I want to go. He came to Ole Miss.. Powe could have left last year, he didn’t ..He loves his teammates, his school, and he wants to get his degree.. for all the people who said he was too dumb, too fat, and out of football too long to make it….Powe will get his degree and he will be a first round draft pick. Win or lose I will always support the Rebel players. I am behind our coaching staff because we have been successful the last 2 years, with back to back bowl wins, and each recruiting class has gotten better than the one before. I am not ready to hit the panic button. I have a lot of faith in this team..don’t give up yours..
Yes it sucks
I’m not over here to gloat over your loss, because big losses like this really hurt and you don’t need the LSU fans to make it worse. This is the kind of game that makes you want to give up fandom, but every fan of every team has had a game (or a season) like this. I went to LSU in the 1990s and games were a long litany of gut punch losses.
But SEC football is more than wins and losses. Yes, it’s better to win than lose, but it is about the Grove (which is admittedly awesome), the camradie (and heckling) of your fellow fans, and just the general good times and traditions.
Take your time off. Take all the time you need. But come back soon. Because this stuff should be fun and it’s more fun when we’re trading barbs. No, this doesn’t “matter”, but when you look back, it really does. Not the wins and the losses, but the experiences themselves.
Fake Pundit. Real Fan.
And The Valley Shook!
On the bright side...
…at least Mississippi State won’t chant “41-27” anymore.
They’ll just chant “49-48.” Le sigh…
Yes, I live in Starkville...WHO did I piss off in a past life?
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Sep 6, 2010 12:03 PM EDT reply actions
I've already decided what to do tomorrow, just in case.
My co-workers are generally the types to not discuss football at work (yep, we’re nerds), but just in case any of them can’t resist, even a faux-concern “gee, what happened to TSUN Saturday?” I’ll respond with one, simple word.
“Maine.”
And then go back to whatever task I was doing. Besides, they’re already looking ahead, talking about how to handle the traffic conflict Thursday (ESPN game vs. Auburn). Fingers crossed I get to leave work early!
Yes, I live in Starkville...WHO did I piss off in a past life?
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Sep 6, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
College Football Is Not College Football Without Ole Miss
Dear Rebels Fans,
AS a Hog fan through and through, I can say that the game Saturday was a gut-punch for everyone. I pull for Ole Miss each and every game save one, for obvious reasons. I do so because I love college football, and college football without Ole Miss would be rugby. From Johnny Vaught’s teams kicking tail each fall to Archie to Fourcade to Eli to back to back Cotton Bowl winners (outside of Texas, how many teams have done that?), to the Grove, to the fun of back and forth among fans, Ole Miss defines the fun in college football. Ther was no joy for me in your loss. Please proceed to go undefeated until the third Sunday in October, and then proceed with your winning ways. Good luck and enjoy the tradition you helped write.
by Hogsbreath on Sep 7, 2010 12:01 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Good Lord,
That was incredibly decent. Thanks. Somebody raised you right. Someone get this guy a bourbon.
I play for keeps.
by bowtierebel on Sep 7, 2010 2:14 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Where is gonzo?
This is how to be a rival fan. Good sir, when hate week rolls around for the Arky-Ole Miss game please do come back and trade a few barbs. We’d like a few well worded and witty shots from your side of the aisle ’round about that time.
Hyundai, it's the new motherfuckin Lexis
You're the kind of Arkansas/Ole Miss fan my granddaddy was.
Bless you, kind sir (or madam…could be madam…female college football fans do exist, STUPID FLO TV AD WRITERS).
Yes, I live in Starkville...WHO did I piss off in a past life?
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Sep 7, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks For Your Kind Words...and the Bourbon!
Rest assured I will be ready for the game in October. Now aren’t you guys supposed to be packing? Don’t you have to be in New Orleans by Friday am? Good luck in the Dome. There’s no pre-game at the Grove, so I guess the Quarter will have to do.
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