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As we gear up for Texas's first conference game, I figured much of our fanbase might have as many gaps in their knowledge of our new conference mates as I have. Of course, as a college football fan, I'm not wholly ignorant and it's not like we've never played any of these teams before.

Still, to commemorate our first football season in the SEC, I decided to start a new thread to be formally introduced to each new opponent as we face them on game week without resorting to yet another "tell me about..." thread. On Mondays, I plan to post something about each new SEC opponent throughout the rest of the season on game weeks. 

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

I don't know a helluva lot about Mississippi State, but here's some trivia I learned about "Moo College" in the last half hour:

  • The school opened its doors in 1880 and was known as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (Mississippi A&M) from 1878 until 1932. 
  • It was created by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of offering training in "agriculture, horticulture and the mechanical arts ... without excluding other scientific and classical studies, including military tactics." 
  • Its first university president was former Confederate general Stephen D. Lee, who was Beauregard's aid-de-camp at the beginning of the Civil War and delivered the ultimatum to U.S. Maj. Robert Anderson, demanding the evacuation of Fort Sumter before hostilities.
  • Mississippi State didn't integrate its undergraduate study body until 1965, tying Texas A&M as the last school in the SEC to do so.
  • Oddly, MSU was selected as the permanent location for Ulysses S. Grant's Presidential Library in 2012.
  • The library has held the collection of the alumnus John Grisham's writing since 1989.
  • They know their grass. In 2009, MSU's School of Landscape Architecture was ranked the second-best program in the nation.
  • Their athletic teams were known interchangeably as the "Aggies," "Maroons," and "Bulldogs" until 1961 when the latter became official. They've had an English bulldog named "Bully" as their live mascot since 1935.
  • The cowbell tradition began after a jersey cow wandered onto the football field during a game in the early 1900s, which Mississippi State won. Thought to have been good luck, fans started clanging those things during subsequent games.

All right, that's just about everything I know about Mississippi State, which is just Wikipedia-level baseline knowledge and simply scratching the surface. So, if anybody else (including lurking MSU alumni, rivals, or those with general knowledge of/experience with Mississippi State) wants to add better shit that you think Texas fans should know, please do so.

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  • bolverk changed the title to New Conference, New Opponent Trivia
1 hour ago, bolverk said:

Mississippi State didn't integrate its undergraduate study body until 1965, tying Texas A&M as the last school in the SEC to do so.

well TIL

The Grant library ranks right up there in oddity with a statue of George Washington in Trafalgar square.

1 hour ago, bolverk said:

 

  • Oddly, MSU was selected as the permanent location for Ulysses S. Grant's Presidential Library in 2012.

surprise wtf GIF

3 minutes ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

surprise wtf GIF

It makes sense if the criteria was, "which President drank the most"

About 10 years ago, I rode in an elevator with Bully at the Baton Rouge Marriott off of Corporate.  That's all I got.

M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-humpback letter-humpback letter-I , it's all I got other than a question.  Where do ya' feed and drink?

37 minutes ago, WBT said:

About 10 years ago, I rode in an elevator with Bully at the Baton Rouge Marriott off of Corporate.  That's all I got.

I saw Tony Danza get into a screaming match with a drunk LSU baseball fan at a hotel bar in BR so this hits close to home. 

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3 minutes ago, BrazilHorn said:

I saw Tony Danza get into a screaming match with a drunk LSU baseball fan at a hotel bar in BR so this hits close to home. 

Did he show him who's the boss?

Will Lebby be presented a set of silver spurs by the Silver Spurs organization prior to kickoff Saturday, or is that still done fornew conference coaches’ first appearances at R-Memorial Stadium?

Mississippi State is one of only three teams in the SEC that Texas does NOT have a winning record against. Can you guess the other two?

 

Spoiler

Mississippi State 2-2

Vanderbilt 3-8-1

South Carolina 0-1

 

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2 minutes ago, TKthunder2 said:

Mississippi State is one of only three teams in the SEC that Texas does NOT have a winning record against. Can you guess the other two?

 

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Mississippi State 2-2

Vanderbilt 3-8-1

South Carolina 0-1

 

They'll be off that short list by Saturday night.

17 minutes ago, BrazilHorn said:

I saw Tony Danza get into a screaming match with a drunk LSU baseball fan at a hotel bar in BR so this hits close to home. 

Redundant 

You forgot to include a blurb about Dak Prescott and his vast contribution to the Dallas Cowboys in the form of bad Jerry Jones contracts....  Other than that solid work!

8 minutes ago, TKthunder2 said:

Mississippi State is one of only three teams in the SEC that Texas does NOT have a winning record against. Can you guess the other two?

 

  Reveal hidden contents

Mississippi State 2-2

Vanderbilt 3-8-1

South Carolina 0-1

 

Don’t get “cocky” commodore

2 hours ago, bolverk said:

Mississippi State didn't integrate its undergraduate study body until 1965, tying Texas A&M as the last school in the SEC to do so.

We didn't integrate, we just ran out of time

2 hours ago, bolverk said:

 

  • Their athletic teams were known interchangeably as the "Aggies," "Maroons," and "Bulldogs" until 1961 when the latter became official. They've had an English bulldog named "Bully" as their live mascot since 1935.

Maybe someone could do some research and dig up how they came up with the sweet nickname for the bulldog.  That has to be a great story. 

13 minutes ago, Gordon Shumway said:

Maybe someone could do some research and dig up how they came up with the sweet nickname for the bulldog.  That has to be a great story. 

 

1 hour ago, TKthunder2 said:

Mississippi State is one of only three teams in the SEC that Texas does NOT have a winning record against. Can you guess the other two?

 

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Mississippi State 2-2

Vanderbilt 3-8-1

South Carolina 0-1

 

fuck Vandy

How do those suck so bad compared to the one guy doing the Roll Call by himself?

13 minutes ago, JBJ said:

How do those suck so bad compared to the one guy doing the Roll Call by himself?

Cringe worthy.

Probably produced by the aggy law school.

Google Maps Starkville highlights.  There are 4 of them.

Can't believe they didn't include the Walmart.  

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4 hours ago, bolverk said:

 

  • Oddly, MSU was selected as the permanent location for Ulysses S. Grant's Presidential Library in 2012

It should be in Vicksburg

3 hours ago, DixonHur said:

It makes sense if the criteria was, "which President drank the most"

Um.. I don't recall that Grant was a heavy drinker... however:

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2 hours ago, BrazilHorn said:

I saw Tony Danza get into a screaming match with a drunk LSU baseball fan at a hotel bar in BR so this hits close to home. 

An old buddy of mine had a theory that Tony Danza's character in every series he was in was named Tony because if he was called by any other name he was too fucking stupid to respond

There is the fine dining establishment of 44 Prime in Starkville:

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25 minutes ago, TOR said:

Google Maps Starkville highlights.  There are 4 of them.

Can't believe they didn't include the Walmart.  

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starkvill3.png

StarkVegas.

12 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Um.. I don't recall that Grant was a heavy drinker... however:

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Pierce is also serving as the current former POTUS whose presidency is still closer to the Texas A&M national championship than aforementioned championship is to today.

Maybe someone could do some research and dig up how they came up with the sweet nickname for the bulldog.  That has to be a great story. 

I can’t wait for the Georgia game and how they named theirs.
3 hours ago, DixonHur said:

It makes sense if the criteria was, "which President drank the most"

I don't know. That's stiff fucking competition. 

14 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Um.. I don't recall that Grant was a heavy drinker... however:

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Heavy drinker as measured by... his peers? Or society in 2024. 

As Chief Wiggum so eloquently put it: "Lady, please. All of our founding fathers, astronauts and World Series heroes have been either drunk or on cocaine."

20 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

There is the fine dining establishment of 44 Prime in Starkville:

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One of the greatest-ever Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares eps was a restaurant trying to do sushi in Starkville. It did not look appetizing.

12 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I don't know. That's stiff fucking competition. 

Heavy drinker as measured by... his peers? Or society in 2024. 

As Chief Wiggum so eloquently put it: "Lady, please. All of our founding fathers, astronauts and World Series heroes have been either drunk or on cocaine."

Either...  I did a quick search and found nothing. I'll grant you it was not in depth but you'll see the same results with a similar voyage on the googles.

5 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Either...  I did a quick search and found nothing. I'll grant you it was not in depth but you'll see the same results with a similar voyage on the googles.

Idk. I think I'm sticking with the "vs. his peers" argument. 

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I just know how wild the alcohol consumption was from independence all the way to prohibition (shit - maybe all the way to the 70s or 80s). Sounds like maybe it was more of an issue in his early days and by the time he held office he had mellowed out?

I also - however - stand by my argument that he probably doesn't crack the top 10 or 20 for biggest boozehounds that have held office. Those fuckers would put it BACK back in the day. 

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32 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Um.. I don't recall that Grant was a heavy drinker... however:

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What happens if you elect a young New England frat bro as president. Surprisingly racist, definitely partied too hard, terrible at his job.

Whenever people argue over the SEC being overrated, I make sure to point out that MSST was the CFP's first ever #1 ranking.

 

 

47 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Um.. I don't recall that Grant was a heavy drinker... however:

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Curious if there were any historic events that occurred without the people being drunk? 

12 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Idk. I think I'm sticking with the "vs. his peers" argument. 

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I just know how wild the alcohol consumption was from independence all the way to prohibition (shit - maybe all the way to the 70s or 80s). Sounds like maybe it was more of an issue in his early days and by the time he held office he had mellowed out?

I also - however - stand by my argument that he probably doesn't crack the top 10 or 20 for biggest boozehounds that have held office. Those fuckers would put it BACK back in the day. 

1) whoosh

2) the article you posted supports my point.. 

Rarely drunk in public

Never made important decisions while drinking 

No reported episodes while president 

In what world is that a problem drinker.. particularly at the time.

2 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

 

 

Curious if there were any historic events that occurred without the people being drunk? 

None unless my boy TJ was involved and that homie was high as FUCK on the black tar.

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22 minutes ago, texifornia said:

What happens if you elect a young New England frat bro as president. Surprisingly racist, definitely partied too hard, terrible at his job.

Kid fuckin loved pond hockey and the Sox.

9 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

particularly at the time.

Well yeah dude that was the fucking point I was making.

I believe that we're on the same page and shooting past each other. 

5 hours ago, bolverk said:

The school opened its doors in 1880 and was known as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (Mississippi A&M) from 1878 until 1932.

You had me at ‘fuck these jerkoffs’….

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

Well yeah dude that was the fucking point I was making.

I believe that we're on the same page and shooting past each other. 

Read this.. slowly

I'll grant you it was not in depth but you'll see the same results with a similar voyage on the googles.

MSU food and dairy services school or whatever it’s called sells 5-pound wheels of really good gouda and cheddar for Christmas gifts.  Get your orders in before Thanksgiving.  The dairy science guys produce half gallons of damn good ice cream.  The food services school operates the MSU cafeteria about a block from the North end zone of Davis-Wade stadium.  This is one outstanding and cheap cafeteria.  Over at the bull semen collection lab, hazardous duty awaits Animal Science grad students equipped with a long pole and a small cup on the end.  Bama Llama is an MSU grad, ‘76.  It was a nice gig.  Starkville is all right.  Never went to any of the Walmarts there, but I don’t belittle the Starkvillians who do, to the Teasip bastage who posted that upstream.

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