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2 hours ago, Bama Llama said:

I’m curious. What are all of you pontificating, classist, Trumpkin sounding brahmins going to say and do when the Mississippi State Cow College located in the prolapsed anus of the hopelessly backward, uneducated and boring SEC actually does what so many of you have been predicting all week and hangs another L on the Texas Longhorns?  I love Surly as a messsge board but Kee-rist, the clench-mouthed arrogance is worse than Thurston and Lovey.

I only wish Mike Leach was still coaching there. I have attended Rice, MSU, Alabama and NYU. I don’t much like cowbells but I don’t condemn anyone for where they live or the school they attend (except Auburn, but fuck them).

Congrats on all of our your worldly virtue. 

That said, don’t bring politics into this thread, you fucking dunce. No one else did it. No one wants to hear it. Tell some old story about your dad and Bear Bryant or something but get fucked on that other shit. 

Also, we all know Texas could well shit the bed tomorrow. It doesn’t change anything. Our school is superior to yours, MSU, and myriad others in this conference loaded with mouthbreathing clowns. We know it and you know it. Good for you that your institution is solely defined by the performance of your football program, but we get to have a worldview far beyond that premise, and our university helps enable that. 

1 hour ago, nnm said:

I can’t believe no one has made the argument that MissSU is self-aware TAMU. Craphole towns, mediocre academics, little brothers, history of athletic futility (except MissSU has a much better baseball program historically). 
 

The biggest difference is that MissSU doesn’t act like they’re a blue blood. They kind of accept their place in the pecking order. 

I avoided bringing up ATM in this thread because many posters here are moths to that flame and then the thread just devolves into more boring ATM discussion. 

Beyond that, ATM’s academics far exceed those of Mississippi State. It’s a disingenuous comparison on that front. 

1 hour ago, honolulu horn said:

Spent some decent time there, and Minneapolis is actually far more fun and interesting than I ever would have thought. The campus is in a very pretty location up on a hill across the river from downtown, the city's music scene is fantastic, and they were badass enough to make the new Gophers stadium an outdoor venue.  

I can see Minneapolis being fun for a weekend with the right company. I’d take that road trip if Texas did a home and home. 

1 hour ago, Longboard Horn said:

One of my best friends went there. His dad was head of a department so he got free tuition 

They tried to recruit me in HS because some of my teammates were visiting there. I looked them up and their academics fit below my high school’s. That school was academically functioning at a Texas junior high level. 

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15 minutes ago, gatormarc said:

For every roadtrip, we shoot to find craft beer and BBQ.

Starkville is the only road game so far where we weren't able to find a brewery in town or even nearby.

They have one, Mayhew Junction, that has been "about to open" for at least 8 years now.

We ended up flying in and out of Birmingham and driving which thankfully does have both beers and bbq.

For the most part, the campus is boring though they do have a beautiful quad area with some nice buildings. 

We didn't have any real issues parking on campus. Oddly enough, lots of MSU fans simply park on the side of the freeway. I guess so they can get a jump on heading home?

The stadium is ok, but it's a horseshoe and the guest seats are on one extreme end. We got stuck at a pinchpoint and instead of fighting the tide of fans trying to go the other way, just entered on the other end of the horseshoe not realizing that there is no way to get to the other side without circling the entire stadium once inside. The endzone without seats is completely cut off from normal ticket holders.

The folks were nice. This was right after we hired Mullen so they were pumped for revenge and all wanted to talk about him and how long they thought he would last before he quit.

The cowbells sucked. Bring earplugs.

So far all of the MSU fans we've met have been extremely welcoming and super nice. Much better than I expected,tbh. We also tried to looks for a craft brewery, but came up empty. I'm more excited for the game tomorrow then I thought I would be. We drove by the stadium and it's not as bad as I assumed. It absolutely makes aggy's Kroger stadium look like Chernobyl. It looks well maintained. 

But yeah, the people are extremely welcoming, so if anyone else has traveled here, I highly recommend it, even if it's not a "name" game. I honestly think I'll come back to watch a few baseball games. We had a few guys show us around Polk-DeMent stadium is very solid. Definitely going to watch Ole Miss vs MSU baseball. I like the small town feel of Starkville. It's not this shit hole like most of the state. Now being to both Oxford and Starkville, I will recommend this quaint place. 

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7 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

I’ve been to both those spots on a previous visit. Tonight we got Cajun food at Oby’s, casual and decent. 
 

The Landing is pretty new. I think it’s been open less than a year. But if you don’t like the look of it or it’s too crowded there’s about a block and a half there with a dozen other places that should be good enough to find a couple drinks before the game

Nice. I want to visit as many pre-game locations we can before the game begins. My date and I want to make the most of our trip, regardless of how the score ends tomorrow. I can't tell you how nice and courtesy the fans are. 

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8 minutes ago, BlackCat said:

I've always said I can have a good time anywhere for two nights. I can have a blast anywhere for one night. But I'm a man of simple pleasures. 

Same. As long as I'm surrounded by good people, I can have a good time.

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5 hours ago, Dbeasy said:

I’d like to hear more about these tire factories. I’m intrigued. 

The most notable thing about tire plants is the ubiquitousness of carbon black.  If you're not familiar, its very fine black dust like powdered charcoal.  It's an essential ingredient in tire manufacturing and gets EVERYWHERE, like beach sand, but worse.

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33 minutes ago, BlackCat said:

I've always said I can have a good time anywhere for two nights. I can have a blast anywhere for one night. But I'm a man of simple pleasures. 

Yeah I can’t imagine not having fun during a college game day anywhere. There will always be someone having fun drinking beer.

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2 hours ago, honolulu horn said:

Spent some decent time there, and Minneapolis is actually far more fun and interesting than I ever would have thought. The campus is in a very pretty location up on a hill across the river from downtown, the city's music scene is fantastic, and they were badass enough to make the new Gophers stadium an outdoor venue.  

Minneapolis aside from the brutal cold is a decent city with a shit ton of residents of Nordic ancestry, so there are a goodly number of lookers. Has good food and most of the aggression is passive, which is a bit annoying but fine. I like it better than pretty much every Jersey city and certainly Starkville by an extremely large margin. 

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2 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Not if theyre ringing a cowbell constantly.

I will say that when you are tailgating before hand they are all very proud to show off their cowbells, how they are painted and the leather holsters they have made for them.

It would be a very cool tradition if not for the actual clanga.

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1 hour ago, William Bludworth said:

We also tried to looks for a craft brewery, but came up empty.

That's kinda bleak for a college town.  Even the greater West Lafayette / Lafayette (Purdue area for the geographically challenged) metropolis can support around 6 craft breweries.  However, the winter likely drives most folks in that area to drink a bit more.

Upon review, Laf/WL population is ~220k, much larger than the Starkville area.  Still - you'd expect at least 1 craft brewery.

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2 minutes ago, boilerhorn said:

That's kinda bleak for a college town.  Even the greater West Lafayette / Lafayette (Purdue area for the geographically challenged) metropolis can support around 6 craft breweries.  However, the winter likely drives most folks in that area to drink a bit more.

Upon review, Laf/WL population is ~220k, much larger than the Starkville area.  Still - you'd expect at least 1 craft brewery.

Right? Like, 1 at the very minimum, but nothing. That's insane for a college town. I would say that is the least fun of the trip so far. I was hoping to try new beers, but the food is great so far. 

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34 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Not if theyre ringing a cowbell constantly.

And I already know that shit is going to drive both of us crazy. Just seeing it on TV is annoying, so now I get to witness myself having an aneurysm or I snap and catch s felony or five. 

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27 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Waco, KU, K-State, UH, and tech were all shithole places to play...  

 

 

Fair enough, but aside from Waco and Lubbock the cities the games are in are actually enjoyable. I really like Manhattan, KS as a matter of fact and I once slept with a really hot blonde after a KU game so... its golden in my book.

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3 minutes ago, William Bludworth said:

And I already know that shit is going to drive both of us crazy. Just seeing it on TV is annoying, so now I get to witness myself having an aneurysm or I snap and catch s felony or five. 

They go away pretty quickly when MSU is getting blown out.

Sadly, I don't think that fact is going to benefit you much.

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4 minutes ago, boilerhorn said:

That's kinda bleak for a college town.  Even the greater West Lafayette / Lafayette (Purdue area for the geographically challenged) metropolis can support around 6 craft breweries.  However, the winter likely drives most folks in that area to drink a bit more.

Upon review, Laf/WL population is ~220k, much larger than the Starkville area.  Still - you'd expect at least 1 craft brewery.

 

1 minute ago, William Bludworth said:

Right? Like, 1 at the very minimum, but nothing. That's insane for a college town. I would say that is the least fun of the trip so far. I was hoping to try new beers, but the food is great so far. 

The entire state is majorly lacking for craft beer.

Until about 15 years ago, they had super restrictive laws that essentially made it impossible to produce alcohol in the state. Even homebrewing was illegal. And half of the counties are still dry. So even though it's now legal at a state level, it still an uphill battle to start a brewery, even in a college town.

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Just now, BurntEyes said:

They go away pretty quickly when MSU is getting blown out.

Sadly, I don't think that fact is going to benefit you much.

It will not. We're 7 games in and we have such an inept offense and offensive staff, that it will probably just worsen the situation because Sarkisian can't make adjustments. 

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5 minutes ago, William Bludworth said:

And I already know that shit is going to drive both of us crazy. Just seeing it on TV is annoying, so now I get to witness myself having an aneurysm or I snap and catch s felony or five. 

Try to soak in the fact that they have an entire process of when they are allowed to clanga. They'll have videos on the board with instructions on when to put them down, etc. It's very surreal.

And wear earplugs.

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Just now, gatormarc said:

 

The entire state is majorly lacking for craft beer.

Until about 15 years ago, they had super restrictive laws that essentially made it impossible to produce alcohol in the state. Even homebrewing was illegal. And half of the counties are still dry. So even though it's now legal at a state level, it still an uphill battle to start a brewery, even in a college town.

Wow. I did not know that. It's 2025 and you still have dry towns. My mind can't even comprehend that, especially when you have two P4/5 universities and the state is small. 

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Just now, gatormarc said:

Try to soak in the fact that they have an entire process of when they are allowed to clanga. They'll have videos on the board with instructions on when to put them down, etc. It's very surreal.

And wear earplugs.

I actually bought us ear plugs just for this occasion. At least they have some moderation, I suppose. But 3+ hours of having to deal with that may actually drive me literally insane and I'll have to take a trip to their asylum to get a lobotomy since I'm doubting they have moved up to medication. 

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1 minute ago, William Bludworth said:

Wow. I did not know that. It's 2025 and you still have dry towns. My mind can't even comprehend that, especially when you have two P4/5 universities and the state is small. 

It wasn't until 4 years ago that they officially lifted prohibition statewide. Before then a dry county could arrest you for possession.

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4 minutes ago, gatormarc said:

Try to soak in the fact that they have an entire process of when they are allowed to clanga. They'll have videos on the board with instructions on when to put them down, etc. It's very surreal.

And wear earplugs.

This is not a fabrication as much as it sounds like one. 

They are very aggie in regards to their cowbells. Part of it, iirc, was because there was a threat at one point of them getting banded altogether.

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Just now, gatormarc said:

It wasn't until 4 years ago that they officially lifted prohibition statewide. Before then a dry county could arrest you for possession.

Wow. I'm actually confused by that. I didn't realize how strict that state was. It's pretty unbelievable, but it.now makes sense as to why there aren't any craft breweries. 

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Doormats aren’t flashy but they serve a purpose.  And occasionally trip people and make them look stupid. 
 

nobody remembers the 99 times you wipe your feet on them, but you trip once you will hear about it. 

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Just now, BurntEyes said:

This is not a fabrication as much as it sounds like one. 

They are very aggie in regards to their cowbells. Part of it, iirc, was because there was a threat at one point of them getting banded altogether.

That's insane lol. So far lovely people, but if they go full on cult with their cowbells, there might be a news broadcast in the middle of the game that says "Longhorns fan beats Mississippi State student to death with own cowbell."

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2 minutes ago, William Bludworth said:

I actually bought us ear plugs just for this occasion. At least they have some moderation, I suppose. But 3+ hours of having to deal with that may actually drive me literally insane and I'll have to take a trip to their asylum to get a lobotomy since I'm doubting they have moved up to medication. 

The moderation wasn't their choice.

The SEC has had rules against artificial noisemakers since the 70s and MSU violated the rules anyway and the conference never did anything because it was Miss St.

Then around the time of whichever World Cup that was where the Vuzuvula became a thing that Americans found out about, some fans of other schools started bringing them to games and the conference decided they had to finally enforce the rule, so they came up with some weird compromise where artificial noisemakers are illegal for everyone but Miss. St. but they have strict rules on when they can use them, like they have to stop clanga once the ball is set, etc.

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11 minutes ago, gatormarc said:

The moderation wasn't their choice.

The SEC has had rules against artificial noisemakers since the 70s and MSU violated the rules anyway and the conference never did anything because it was Miss St.

Then around the time of whichever World Cup that was where the Vuzuvula became a thing that Americans found out about, some fans of other schools started bringing them to games and the conference decided they had to finally enforce the rule, so they came up with some weird compromise where artificial noisemakers are illegal for everyone but Miss. St. but they have strict rules on when they can use them, like they have to stop clanga once the ball is set, etc.

That is wild. But hey, at least some kind of moderating exists, so that's a step in the right direction. We got invited to several pre-game warm-ups, so I'm excited about that. Hopefully the bell stuff will just be nothing more than background noise to me. I have no idea how many of us Longhorns traveled here, so here is to hoping we get seated next to a few so we can all share our misery together. 
 

But regardless of the cowbells and all of that, this is like one of those mom and pop dice bars that aren't really on the map. As I said before, the people, and we've met several, are all super friendly. I expected more hostility, but haven't had any whatsoever. Maybe baseball is where the goons are, but again, it's not game day and we aren't drunk, so we shall see how it goes. I kind of dig this place, tbh. I wouldn't want to live here, but I would absolutely come back with some buddies for a game, or hell, even my date now. 

3 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

I'm surprised the most obvious opponent comp wasn't made - aggy. MSU is aggy without oil money.

They also don't seem to be assholes, either. The locals and fans have been nothing short of welcoming. Props to them for that. 

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1 minute ago, William Bludworth said:

That is wild. But hey, at least some kind of moderating exists, so that's a step in the right direction. We got invited to several pre-game warm-ups, so I'm excited about that. Hopefully the bell stuff will just be nothing more than background noise to me. I have no idea how many of us Longhorns traveled here, so here is to hoping we get seated next to a few so we can all share our misery together. 
 

But regardless of the cowbells and all of that, this is like one of those mom and pop dice bars that aren't really on the map. As I said before, the people, and we've met several, are all super friendly. I expected more hostility, but haven't had any whatsoever. Maybe baseball is where the goons are, but again, it's not game day and we aren't drunk, so we shall see how it goes. I kind of dig this place, tbh. I wouldn't want to live here, but I would absolutely come back with some buddies for a game, or hell, even my date now. 

They also don't seem to be assholes, either. The locals and fans have been nothing short of welcoming. Props to them for that. 

I think in general, MSU fans are pretty easy going.

Florida has plenty of history with them, and when I went it was right after we hired Mullen away from them, and they were still pretty easy going.

But yeah, maybe baseball is different.

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I should point out that we also rarely have problems on our road trips. There are always bad eggs but I think lots of times you get what you give.

It always seems to me that when I read about people having bad road trip experiences, they seem to always have bad road trip experiences.

We're there to have a good time and so is everyone else. If someone gets a bit snarky, you take it as fun or even drunken banter and let it go.

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As I’ve mentioned a few times on here, I went there in 93 for a year for their PGM program (professional golf management) after playing for a JC on scholarship for golf. At the time there was msu, Penn state, and Ferris state, I got in at psu and msu but too cold in Pennsylvania for golf. Midway through my 2nd semester I figured out I would be making 30k a year until I’m 40 since I knew exactly nobody in the industry and working 50 hours a week and got out.

It was a kick ass tailgate school for a team that sucks. The alumni started showing up on Thursday before gameday and parked their giant motorhomes in the medians of campus streets and cooked out for students. Small town feel.

Left field lounge at the baseball field was fun AF before it is what it is today. Bunch of old pickups where they lifted the hoods of the trucks and bbq was cooking where the engine should have been. Good times.

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23 minutes ago, gatormarc said:

I think in general, MSU fans are pretty easy going.

Florida has plenty of history with them, and when I went it was right after we hired Mullen away from them, and they were still pretty easy going.

But yeah, maybe baseball is different.

I think baseball will be another animal, but I don't think they'll be aggy or LSU degenerates. I also now am laughing that Tennessee lost Vitello lol. I can't help but laugh at that. 

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Who in their right mind(unless they grew up in the state of Mississippi) looks at the town of Starkville and thinks, "you know, that looks like a place I wanna go to college."

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2 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

The most notable thing about tire plants is the ubiquitousness of carbon black.  If you're not familiar, its very fine black dust like powdered charcoal.  It's an essential ingredient in tire manufacturing and gets EVERYWHERE, like beach sand, but worse.

i don't like sand

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Posted
13 hours ago, MuellerHorn said:

Washington State? However, that part of the country is beautiful, so they have that going.

Fresno State is an apt comparison. Shitty school, shitty town, BFE California. 

I had this thought as well about WSU since they used to be in a P4 conference. I’m sure the scenery is Eastern Washington is beautiful in its way but it’s still a backwater. Coincidentally, the three towns/schools being grouped together here - MSU, Tech, and WSU were the three schools where Mike Leach coached. 
 

Also:

 

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8 hours ago, gatormarc said:

I should point out that we also rarely have problems on our road trips. There are always bad eggs but I think lots of times you get what you give.

It always seems to me that when I read about people having bad road trip experiences, they seem to always have bad road trip experiences.

We're there to have a good time and so is everyone else. If someone gets a bit snarky, you take it as fun or even drunken banter and let it go.

It's probably a different thread but I've been to a lot of road games for Texas and been to a lot of games where Texas wasn't playing but I was in Longhorn gear. 

With some very rare exceptions (Columbus/OSU) I've largely found that while one might occasionally get a little crap talking from college aged men it's frequently the exception not the rule. Even at Texas vs OU the 30+ crowd may say a Texas sucks prior, that's usually about as bad as it gets. Hell, there a couple of times when I KNOW I was being a jackass and probably earned an ass beating (Kansas State is one example) but didn't get one.

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8 hours ago, Rimbo said:

i don't like sand

Well, carbon black is too fine to be gritty, so there's that.  But it gets everywhere and on everything, there seems to be no escape.

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18 hours ago, closetojumping said:

I don't see any "tell me about MSU" type of threads, but I have some unpleasant thoughts to put out into the ether. I've also spoilered some content that gets more voluminous on the banality of Mississippi State as an institution for tl;dr imbeciles.

Mississippi State is perhaps the most boring brand in the entirety of major college athletics. 

Someone lamented on the game week thread that "no one is excited for this game". I doubt I'm the only person who read that and thought, "who in the fuck gets excited to play Mississippi State?" Even if they were good, who would be excited to play MSU? "Dude, we've got Mississippi State this week!" Right.

Does Ole Miss get excited to play them? Alabama? I guess, having watched 20+ Egg Bowls, I can agree that Ole Miss actually gives a shit but that's about it. 

This is a brand and school that is as plain as grits and as competitive as a hippie commune. Starkville is as appealing as a destination as visiting a tire-making factory. I've tried thinking about who else rivals the Mississippi State melancholy as an opponent for anyone out there. Who can do it? 

-Baylor? They are in Waco. But they've managed to institutionalize rape and murder cover-up. They have better colors, also. They're not completely boring. 

-Indiana? Bloomington is supposed to be a great place to visit and they used to be a blue blood in men's basketball. Way better academically as well.

-Iowa State? A case can be made here. They're marginally better academically. Their colors and uniforms are better and they've had some hot meme girls. I don't know anything about Ames. I don't know, maybe ISU is an analog. 

-Wake Forest? They've been good before in other sports and Winston-Salem is a great town with some history. Way better academically as well. 

-The best candidate is probably Texas Tech. The only thing saving Lubbock from being as shitty as Starkville is the fact that Lubbock is at least inside the state of Texas. Tech's academic ranking is just 10 rungs up above MSU's, coming in at 198 in the US News & World Report rankings. Also, Tech is about as futile as MSU when it comes to athletic performance. Maybe Tech really is an analog, and Texas just traded one shitty conference affiliate for another. 

P4-wise, I am not sure who else could objectively be considered on par with being as moribund as Mississippi State, but I'm interested in other suggestions. This is a really boring, uninspiring pack of mouthbreathing gypsies with whom Texas has moored itself. It's grim. 

Mississippi State's academics are on par with a third world country's.

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The MSU US News & World Report ranking is 208th, nationally. That's currently 98 spots behind the University of Oklahoma, who is our standard bearer for academic futility. Originally Mississippi A&M when founded, the mission for the school hasn't apparently changed as much as the name. In short, this dumpster fire exists in order to educate, to some meager degree, farmers and their offspring.

The acceptance rate hovers around 80% and that's with most applicants being from Mississippi high schools. My daughter taught in the Teach For America program in Mississippi for 2 years and then a 3rd mentor year within their public school program. When she applied, they asked her where she'd like to teach, anywhere in the country. She opted for "place of highest need", no doubt thinking she'd wind up in East Los Angeles, becoming the female version of Jaime Escalante.

Nope. Welcome to the Mississippi delta, young lady! She was once stabbed in class; witnessed one student's dad murder another student's dad in front of the school pick-up line; broke up fights in the classroom daily; and taught 2-3 13 year olds each year, in the 3rd grade. You can't move on to 4th grade without being able to pass state standard reading and math tests. Mississippi State is taking roughly 80% of these erudite scholars.

I'm sure Texas is benefitting in numerous ways from the research side of things in their deep collaborations with Mississippi State now that the two are affiliated. 

I've been a part of employing and working with 1000s of college grads over the years, and I can recall working with only one MSU grad. We hired him as an analyst out of their business school at a growing start-up. I will never figure out what we were thinking when we did it, because the guy basically showed up underwater and was gasping for air before the end of week 1.

Shit got worse from there. By the end of month 2, he'd been removed from all projects, was in a PIP, and an uncomfortable exit was coming. Problem was, we liked the guy and he meant well. Those are bosskillers, of course, but we figured out a role that made sense and it saved his career. We needed a receptionist. Dude took to it like a duck to water. Last I heard, he'd made his way to executive assistant several decades later. 

I've made the argument that LSU is a shithole institution that is doing more harm than good to this country by handing out degrees and sending clowns into the workforce. I'd make the same argument for Mississippi State, but I'm thinking that maybe whatever farming their doing in that state could be benefitting from the reality that a lot of MSU grads can probably read and write better than when they landed in Starkville in the first place. 

As pathetic as Mississippi State's academics are, their historical athletic performance might be worse than the academics.

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MSU has an overall losing record, for their history, in football. It staggers me a bit when I think about how hard that is to pull off. These guys schedule 4 non-conference teams every year, always with 3 cupcakes. They're a founding member of the SEC. They've gotten to play Kentucky and Vanderbilt regularly, with Arkansas and South Carolina as well in recent decades. Ole Miss has mostly been equally shitty. How the hell do you wind up with a losing record for life with those cushions? 

Mississippi State has won one SEC conference title in football, in 1941. They've had 3 consensus All-Americans. I looked up "backwater program in college football" and the first result from Google was "Mississippi State is often considered the best example of backwater college football programs". They think ringing cowbells is a competitive advantage and a unique and endearing facet for their football brand. 

Across the span of the MSU athletic department, they've won one national title in college baseball, and nothing else in any sport. That's it. One. Within several years of that outcome, they fired the dude that brought that home for them. They're historically a top 15 baseball program and that is the apex of all of their sports. They're usually little more than a speed bump in every other sport besides occasionally being good in men's basketball and women's basketball (much of the WBB success is a direct result of Vic Shaeffer). 

I guess there's some legitimacy to the notion that cupcakes are necessary in every sport, so we need the MSU's of the world in athletics. 

 

It's a really nice classic college town.  I don't know anything about Starkville, but when Texas was in the Big 12 it seemed like 90% of UT fans who came to games there (and especially the ones who posted about it here) really enjoyed it.

Iowa's much wealthier than Mississippi (for now) and that difference alone matters.

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1 hour ago, Duane Moore said:

I had this thought as well about WSU since they used to be in a P4 conference. I’m sure the scenery is Eastern Washington is beautiful in its way but it’s still a backwater. Coincidentally, the three towns/schools being grouped together here - MSU, Tech, and WSU were the three schools where Mike Leach coached. 
 

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27 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

You don’t know that. Nibblet could return all the punts for TDs. 

Or our D could score 3 TDs. Even less unlikely Sark could use the plan against OU that our offense can actually execute. I said think, that implies even miracles are possible. Take it to the MSU game thread this thread is for bashing Starkville and MSU academics!

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10 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Waco, KU, K-State, UH, and tech were all shithole places to play...  

 

 

Waco?  100%.  UH?  100%.  

KU and K-State?  No.  Both great college towns.

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