re: Loss of hatred for Mississippi?

I was raised as an LSU fan in Kentucky from the late 60s to the mid-80s when I finally got to leave and attend LSU. I hated UK more than anything. Basketball was the end-all-be-all to them and Dale Brown could hand them their arse just as often as not. They were freaking insufferable!

The day I got my acceptance letter from LSU, Dad came home from work and looked me dead in the eye and told me, "Marc, I'm proud of you and I'm proud that you are going to school at my Alma Mater, but we need to have a talk.

"You can still hate Kentucky if you want to, but they're not really relevant in a real sport. So I want you to repeat after me.

Dad: "Geaux"

Me: "Geaux"

Dad: "To"

Me: "To"

Dad: "Hell" (at this point I am concerned because my dad NEVER cussed, not even in the slightest.)

Me: "Hell?" (With a questioning look.)

Dad: "Ole Miss!"

Me: "Ole Miss?"

Dad: Now yell it as loud as you can with all the conviction in your heart!

Me: "GEAUX TO HELL OLE MISS!!!"

Dad: "There, now! Doesn't that feel good?!"

And thus my LSU indoctrination was complete.