Mississippi State University beat Ole Miss last night in a tight game what ended with some drama. The Ole Miss quarterback was about to score and suddenly dropped the football near the goal line. It was recovered by a State player, ending the game. Miss State 17, Ole Miss 10.
I have two degrees from Mississippi State, but I also did graduate work at Ole Miss. I've been an Ole Miss football fan since I was a kid, but then there are the ties to State. When they play, I don't really care who wins. Ole Miss usually wins, and I can live with that . . . especially since they changed the name of the mascot. Colonel Reb is gone, replaced by a Black Bear. That pisses me off . . . and big time. UNLV out in Nevada can be the rebels, but Ole Miss can't?
Yesterday's loss to State, a game Ole Miss should've won, was caused when the ghost of Colonel Reb knocked the ball loose. He caused the fumble, and he did it for people like me. Ole Miss could've had a great year, but they didn't due to that one loss. At 7-5 they'll get some insignificant bowl invite, and lowly State at 6-6 might even get a bowl. They call that game, by the way, the Egg Bowl. And today, the egg is on the Black Bear's face . . . and ole Colonel Reb is grinning.
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