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re: How have you been treated in Oxford, Ms?
Posted on 11/18/09 at 11:12 am to Geert
Posted on 11/18/09 at 11:12 am to Geert
It's been my experience (been to 1/2 of SEC schools on multiple occasions) that if you don't want to start shite nothing will go wrong. If you get drunk and obnoxious then yes there will probably be an altercation (shocking huh?) because you are severely outnumbered.
Ole Miss in 2005 and 2007 were no different.
Edit - The above post does not include Gainesville.
Ole Miss in 2005 and 2007 were no different.
Edit - The above post does not include Gainesville.
This post was edited on 11/18/09 at 11:13 am
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Posted on 11/18/09 at 11:14 am to Port City
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It's been my experience (been to 1/2 of SEC schools on multiple occasions) that if you don't want to start shite nothing will go wrong. If you get drunk and obnoxious then yes there will probably be an altercation (shocking huh?) because you are severely outnumbered.
Ole Miss in 2005 and 2007 were no different.
exactly.
Except Baton Rouge and Gainesville. Us Tigers and those Gators have some pretty merciless fans
Posted on 11/18/09 at 11:16 am to Maravich 23
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How have you been treated in Oxford, Ms?
I really enjoyed their tailgating. Grocery store Fried Chicken and boxed potato salad have never tasted better. They are on top of shite in Oxford let me tell you
Posted on 11/18/09 at 11:25 am to Maravich 23
I grew up in MS and live in Jackson. There is no place I would rather not go to, but on the other hand see an LSU victory than in Oxford. I usually tailgate in the Grove because I have so many friends that are Ole Miss fans and I'm usually treated well by them. BUT....I have never been treated as bad as there either. The students are arrogant and condescending. They yell at you call you corn dog and coon arse and trash, amongst other things. This is why Miss State people hate Ole Miss so much is becasue they are treated like redneck, second class citizens by Ole Miss fans. Don't go up there if you aren't ready to get insulted.
Posted on 11/18/09 at 11:29 am to Port City
Well if I had been drunk and wanting to start shite, I would agree but i really wasnt. I was just cheering for the tigers and ive always made a point not to offend any parents with kids...it was just a case of some ole miss fans who just couldnt handle getting beat...it was pathetic
Posted on 11/18/09 at 11:41 am to Maravich 23
If you are unlucky enough to be sitting in the endzone near the Ole Miss student section, prepare to be pelted the entire game with small bottles of liquor (like the small bottles given on an airline). The police stand at the bottom of the LSU section and will not do anything to stop the bombing, unless you decide to throw a bottle back towards the student section, which at that time, you will be arrested.
Posted on 11/18/09 at 11:46 am to Maravich 23
...I have 8 times. Had water bottles and flasks thrown at me 7 times. Been cussed out and insulted 7 times.
Only one time did I go to Oxfart and there was nothing and that was in 2007. Only had a smart arse kid try yell a ridiculously stupid insult after the game. So, it you count that one it would be all 8 times I have had problems.
Only one time did I go to Oxfart and there was nothing and that was in 2007. Only had a smart arse kid try yell a ridiculously stupid insult after the game. So, it you count that one it would be all 8 times I have had problems.
Posted on 11/20/09 at 10:43 am to LC412000
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If you are unlucky enough to be sitting in the endzone near the Ole Miss student section, prepare to be pelted the entire game with small bottles of liquor (like the small bottles given on an airline). The police stand at the bottom of the LSU section and will not do anything to stop the bombing, unless you decide to throw a bottle back towards the student section, which at that time, you will be arrested.
Posted on 11/20/09 at 10:49 am to Maravich 23
they have this vitriolic hatred of LSU which I find strange. I never got all that fired up about Ole Miss but they really show their arse when LSU comes to town.
They are quick to sling an insult and immediately tell a police officer you are causing problems if you dare to say anything back.
Ole Miss consists of rednecks trying to convince themselves and others that they are not rednecks.
They are quick to sling an insult and immediately tell a police officer you are causing problems if you dare to say anything back.
Ole Miss consists of rednecks trying to convince themselves and others that they are not rednecks.
Posted on 11/20/09 at 10:53 am to Maravich 23
I went to Oxford in 03. Friday night, people were throwing beer bottles at us from balconies in the square. Cop told us to watch ourselves b/c they were only bringing coonasses to jail
Posted on 11/20/09 at 11:01 am to Tino
two years ago I saw more cops and highway patrol leading up to the stadium then all weekend of mardigras...in NOLA.
they're scared shitless that LSU fans will beat the men and women senseless, rape their daughters, and prune the hedges...or steal their dishes. Basically the same fear they had after reconstruction. I like their smell of fear, personally.
geauxtigers.
they're scared shitless that LSU fans will beat the men and women senseless, rape their daughters, and prune the hedges...or steal their dishes. Basically the same fear they had after reconstruction. I like their smell of fear, personally.
geauxtigers.
Posted on 11/20/09 at 11:28 am to CreoleGumbo
Creole, that's a little absurd. No?
Posted on 11/20/09 at 11:32 am to Maravich 23
Kind of long, 3 part story but it was funny.
In '07, an Ole Miss douche in mid 50s or 60s (we refer to as fat Archie Manning because that's exactly what he looked like) who was sitting a few people down the row from us yelled at our group of four guys during pre-grame that he pays good money for his seats and he doesn't want us standing or cheering at all during the game. We just laughed at his ridiculous threat and said we paid for our seats too. This happened after the wife told us to shut the frick up for chanting LSU.
Later, after we did something good obviously the band was playing "neck" and he mocked us by attempting to do the corresponding "neck" hand motion while saying, "What is this, the gay dance?" We all laughed and I told him that sounded like something by brother in 2nd grade would say. He was visibly irate but sat back down.
Then, late in the game we pulled away with a big play (Trindon return I think?) and we of course went crazy amongst ourselves but nothing directed at him. He'd had enough and came over to try to fight us and kept saying one of us came over and got in his face (which clearly never happened and even his friends agreed with us). A combination of Ole Miss fans and some other LSU fans behind us somewhat dissolved the situation after several minutes of almost fighting. That was a good day.
In '07, an Ole Miss douche in mid 50s or 60s (we refer to as fat Archie Manning because that's exactly what he looked like) who was sitting a few people down the row from us yelled at our group of four guys during pre-grame that he pays good money for his seats and he doesn't want us standing or cheering at all during the game. We just laughed at his ridiculous threat and said we paid for our seats too. This happened after the wife told us to shut the frick up for chanting LSU.
Later, after we did something good obviously the band was playing "neck" and he mocked us by attempting to do the corresponding "neck" hand motion while saying, "What is this, the gay dance?" We all laughed and I told him that sounded like something by brother in 2nd grade would say. He was visibly irate but sat back down.
Then, late in the game we pulled away with a big play (Trindon return I think?) and we of course went crazy amongst ourselves but nothing directed at him. He'd had enough and came over to try to fight us and kept saying one of us came over and got in his face (which clearly never happened and even his friends agreed with us). A combination of Ole Miss fans and some other LSU fans behind us somewhat dissolved the situation after several minutes of almost fighting. That was a good day.
Posted on 11/20/09 at 11:33 am to Maravich 23
Always great actually....
Posted on 11/20/09 at 11:35 am to Maravich 23
Curious, what's the deal with open containers? Red cups ok? Cops check ID's?
Posted on 11/20/09 at 12:03 pm to PRK
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I travelled to Oxford, Miss., this past Friday afternoon to spend some quality time with an old friend and to get ready for the big game between LSU and Ole Miss.
Shortly after my arrival, we set our sights on downtown Oxford for a little partying at the local bars. We hadn't been there 10 minutes before a huge brawl broke out between nearly 20 LSU and Ole Miss fans which lasted about 20 minutes.
Arms were swinging. Fists were flying. People were falling. One guy was lying face down on the street when an "enemy" began stomping on his face. Needless to say, he needed medical attention. He was unconscious for nearly 15 minutes.
Did I mention this was all because of a football game?
I came away queazy from the sight of that, but it was just a prelude of what was to come.
When we left the bar, we received news that there was a stand off in the square. On one side, LSU fans. On the other, Ole Miss fans. And in the middle, members of the Oxford police department.
While approaching the "stand off," I expected about 20 or 30 fans on each side of the street, but when we arrived we were caught off guard at the hundreds of fans lining each side of the road. LSU on one side, Ole Miss on the other, just itching to get the chance to cross over - like a Civil War battle field.
My reporter's instincts led me to the "front line," and I left my friends behind. I walked to the front and met some cordial Ole Miss fans. We were amazed at what we saw and joked about how ridiculous this all was.
As I was introducing myself to my new friends, someone violently pushed me from behind, and - in a language not suited for a newspaper - basically told me to go to the other side of the street.
My new friends told them to calm down, saying that I was "cool" and was not doing anything. But I was wearing a purple LSU fleece. I was the enemy.
My six Ole Miss friends found me while a group of 20 to 30 Ole Miss fans began pushing me and swinging at me. My friends created a protective circle around me, pleading with their classmates that I was a friend, not the enemy.
As the fists flew close to my face, I attempted to grab them and shake them, proving to the raucous mob that I meant no harm. I was just like them, only I happened to be wearing different color clothes.
As they screamed, "Go to Hell!" I felt as if I were already there.
Just when my protective circle was about to be penetrated, my collar was yanked, nearly ripping my jacket. It was an Oxford policeman. At first I felt safe, but then he yelled at me saying, "Get on your side of the street, Coonass!" I was unaware that I had a side of the street.
My friends, who were still holding on to me, attempted to explain to the cop that I was a friend. But before they could finish their pleas, the cop raised his maglight, nearly hitting one of my friends in the head.
My friend asked the cop, "Why won't you keep them off of him?" The cop replied, "We're only arresting Coonasses tonight!"
I had never been so scared in my entire life. The cop shoved me onto the other side of the street with all his might and into the arms of LSU fans who accepted me as if I was a long lost brother. I wanted nothing to do with them.
I then made eye contact with my friends, and we raced through the angry mob and made it to our vehicle without a scratch.
Did I mention this was all because of a football game?
I have travelled all around the South in my years as an LSU sportswriter, and never have I experienced such a hostile environment. And if it seems I am blaming Rebel fans, you are highly mistaken.
LSU fans and Ole Miss fans should be ashamed of themselves for their actions leading up to this game.
I don't care about how intense the rivalry is. I know what was at stake in this game - I'm a sportswriter. But for people to become so fanatic about a game is ridiculous. If Louisiana and Mississippi residents could garner that much emotion about education, we wouldn't be the dumbest, poorest states in the country.
This was not about religion. This was not about politics. This was not about family. This was about a game, a football game. A game in which not one person on that street had anything to do with.
My life was threatened. The reason - I was wearing a purple fleece.
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All of this is very true. I guess me being 19 at the time, that stuff doesn't really seem that bad or dangerous like this writer makes it out to be but looking back on it that was pretty crazy how the town square turned into a mob scene and it could have easily gotten way out of hand.
That guy must have been pretty close to my friends, cause when we busted out the LSU flags and started waving them in the middle of the street in the town square that made everybody go nuts. The cops (who looked like they were halfscare out of their minds)basically begged us to put the flags away for fear of an all out riot and knowing they couldn't do anything about that many people. Then we were walking away from the square and me and my friend got pushed up against a building by like 10 Ole Miss guys, they never swung but took out flag freaking pissed me off cause we couldn't do nothing being 10 against 2.
Very true about the cops only arresting LSU fans, 2 of our buddis got arrested Friday night alone but for some reason the Ole Piss fans involved in the altercations go off without even a warning.
I'll never forget also the grove was completly packed with tents the friday night before the game. In fact, everybody was already in the grove Friday night as if the game was played that night. Made the autmosphere for the game one for the ages.
Still a legendary away game weekend in the middle of a season I will never forget as long as I live. I'm happily going back this weekend expecting to have a blast ha.
I travelled to Oxford, Miss., this past Friday afternoon to spend some quality time with an old friend and to get ready for the big game between LSU and Ole Miss.
Shortly after my arrival, we set our sights on downtown Oxford for a little partying at the local bars. We hadn't been there 10 minutes before a huge brawl broke out between nearly 20 LSU and Ole Miss fans which lasted about 20 minutes.
Arms were swinging. Fists were flying. People were falling. One guy was lying face down on the street when an "enemy" began stomping on his face. Needless to say, he needed medical attention. He was unconscious for nearly 15 minutes.
Did I mention this was all because of a football game?
I came away queazy from the sight of that, but it was just a prelude of what was to come.
When we left the bar, we received news that there was a stand off in the square. On one side, LSU fans. On the other, Ole Miss fans. And in the middle, members of the Oxford police department.
While approaching the "stand off," I expected about 20 or 30 fans on each side of the street, but when we arrived we were caught off guard at the hundreds of fans lining each side of the road. LSU on one side, Ole Miss on the other, just itching to get the chance to cross over - like a Civil War battle field.
My reporter's instincts led me to the "front line," and I left my friends behind. I walked to the front and met some cordial Ole Miss fans. We were amazed at what we saw and joked about how ridiculous this all was.
As I was introducing myself to my new friends, someone violently pushed me from behind, and - in a language not suited for a newspaper - basically told me to go to the other side of the street.
My new friends told them to calm down, saying that I was "cool" and was not doing anything. But I was wearing a purple LSU fleece. I was the enemy.
My six Ole Miss friends found me while a group of 20 to 30 Ole Miss fans began pushing me and swinging at me. My friends created a protective circle around me, pleading with their classmates that I was a friend, not the enemy.
As the fists flew close to my face, I attempted to grab them and shake them, proving to the raucous mob that I meant no harm. I was just like them, only I happened to be wearing different color clothes.
As they screamed, "Go to Hell!" I felt as if I were already there.
Just when my protective circle was about to be penetrated, my collar was yanked, nearly ripping my jacket. It was an Oxford policeman. At first I felt safe, but then he yelled at me saying, "Get on your side of the street, Coonass!" I was unaware that I had a side of the street.
My friends, who were still holding on to me, attempted to explain to the cop that I was a friend. But before they could finish their pleas, the cop raised his maglight, nearly hitting one of my friends in the head.
My friend asked the cop, "Why won't you keep them off of him?" The cop replied, "We're only arresting Coonasses tonight!"
I had never been so scared in my entire life. The cop shoved me onto the other side of the street with all his might and into the arms of LSU fans who accepted me as if I was a long lost brother. I wanted nothing to do with them.
I then made eye contact with my friends, and we raced through the angry mob and made it to our vehicle without a scratch.
Did I mention this was all because of a football game?
I have travelled all around the South in my years as an LSU sportswriter, and never have I experienced such a hostile environment. And if it seems I am blaming Rebel fans, you are highly mistaken.
LSU fans and Ole Miss fans should be ashamed of themselves for their actions leading up to this game.
I don't care about how intense the rivalry is. I know what was at stake in this game - I'm a sportswriter. But for people to become so fanatic about a game is ridiculous. If Louisiana and Mississippi residents could garner that much emotion about education, we wouldn't be the dumbest, poorest states in the country.
This was not about religion. This was not about politics. This was not about family. This was about a game, a football game. A game in which not one person on that street had anything to do with.
My life was threatened. The reason - I was wearing a purple fleece.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All of this is very true. I guess me being 19 at the time, that stuff doesn't really seem that bad or dangerous like this writer makes it out to be but looking back on it that was pretty crazy how the town square turned into a mob scene and it could have easily gotten way out of hand.
That guy must have been pretty close to my friends, cause when we busted out the LSU flags and started waving them in the middle of the street in the town square that made everybody go nuts. The cops (who looked like they were halfscare out of their minds)basically begged us to put the flags away for fear of an all out riot and knowing they couldn't do anything about that many people. Then we were walking away from the square and me and my friend got pushed up against a building by like 10 Ole Miss guys, they never swung but took out flag freaking pissed me off cause we couldn't do nothing being 10 against 2.
Very true about the cops only arresting LSU fans, 2 of our buddis got arrested Friday night alone but for some reason the Ole Piss fans involved in the altercations go off without even a warning.
I'll never forget also the grove was completly packed with tents the friday night before the game. In fact, everybody was already in the grove Friday night as if the game was played that night. Made the autmosphere for the game one for the ages.
Still a legendary away game weekend in the middle of a season I will never forget as long as I live. I'm happily going back this weekend expecting to have a blast ha.
This post was edited on 11/20/09 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 11/20/09 at 12:04 pm to PRK
Keep it in a cup and you'll be ok. They don't id people.
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