Mullen claims StarkVegas?

[HotMop]

What a 17n clown, we were calling it that in 88, I'm sure it'd been used for years prior.

17 him and 17 his Target loving creepy wife.

 

[BirdPuppy]

Yeah.. not what he said.

 

[Dawgbite]

If memory serves, that term began as a derogatory name by OM fans trying to belittle Starkville and we just adopted it. At least that’s how I remember it. In his defense it wasn’t publicly used before Mullens tenure.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Not the originator, but he probably was the first one in a position of power to use it liberally. Like on ESPN, etc.

 

[HotMop]

Yeah.. not what he said.

What did he say then tough guy? I'm on my way to South Farm, or do you prefer Sonic? ***

 

[DecadeReb2]

He claimed Adidas came up with it.

 

[BirdPuppy]

Adidas ran the Starkvegas branding by him.

 

[Dawgg]

I took it to mean that Adidas approached him about using that term in marketing/branding and that he adopted it. I mean… I never heard a coach use it or saw any university merch with it until the 2010’s.

I didn’t take it to mean that he literally invented the term, though that’s how the interviewer asked it.

 

[hdogg]

I took it to mean that Adidas approached him about using that term in marketing/branding and that he adopted it. I mean… I never heard a coach use it or saw any university merch with it until the 2010’s.

I didn’t take it to mean that he literally invented the term, though that’s how the interviewer asked it.

This is the likely intent of his answer. I'd assume someone from our school mentioned it to Adidas and they ran it by the coach, maybe. But I don't think mullen gave the answer a lot of thought. No big deal.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

If memory serves, that term began as a derogatory name by OM fans trying to belittle Starkville and we just adopted it. At least that’s how I remember it. In his defense it wasn’t publicly used before Mullens tenure.

Pretty sure the OM term was "StarkPatch"

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

What a 17n clown, we were calling it that in 88, I'm sure it'd been used for years prior.

17 him and 17 his Target loving creepy wife.

I know I said it once or twice in 1980 and I had heard it from someone else.

 

[Maroon13]

I used the term Starkvegas as far back as 1991. I recall using the term in 1998 and a Tennessee fan arguing it was Knoxvegas.

Regardless the term was around way before Mullen.

 

[StillTbonewannabe]

In the late 90s, it was pretty much the go to phrase.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

The lengths to which some of you go to vilify the most successful coach in MSU history is interesting.

“Show me on the doll where Meagan kissed you.”

 

[RocketDawg]

If memory serves, that term began as a derogatory name by OM fans trying to belittle Starkville and we just adopted it. At least that’s how I remember it. In his defense it wasn’t publicly used before Mullens tenure.

I think you're right. I've never liked the name, but it was around long before Mullen showed up.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

“Show me on the doll where Meagan kissed you.”

 

[Mr. Cook]

Adidas ran the Starkvegas branding by him.

And it showed*********

 

[Mr. Cook]

Pretty sure the OM term was "StarkPatch"

Ironic. Since Oxford is commonly referred to as “Oxpatch” by the natives

 

[Mjoelner]

'Starkvegas' was already in use when I got here in '86 and had been for several years.

 

[was21]

What a 17n clown, we were calling it that in 88, I'm sure it'd been used for years prior.

17 him and 17 his Target loving creepy wife.

No he didn't...grow up mentally and forget the past.

 

[Mr. Cook]

I used the term Starkvegas as far back as 1991. I recall using the term in 1998 and a Tennessee fan arguing it was Knoxvegas.

Try the 80’s. I first heard it in ‘86

 

[T-TownDawgg]

Starkvegas was in fact in use well before the 90’s. My recollection was that it was a term adopted in the 80’s by MSU faithful, who, in typical State fashion, morph a self-deprecating slur into a term of endearment amongst the long-suffering faithful of the university.

Mullen was the first coach to embrace and use the term, and was onboard with mainstreaming the term and having it painted in the end zone. Turns out, it was a very successful marketing tool that went untapped for decades.

 

[ronpolk]

What did he say then tough guy? I'm on my way to South Farm, or do you prefer Sonic? ***

 

[Dawgbite]

Ironic. Since Oxford is commonly referred to as “Oxpatch” by the natives

I remember Oxpatch and Starkvegas being tit for tat insults.

 

[Mr. Cook]

I remember Oxpatch and Starkvegas being tit for tat insults.

Now both wear it proudly. Go figure.

 

[BulldawgFan]

Any dubmass who bashes Mullen should just look at the attendance today. Then look at it before Mullen. Then look at it during Mullen. If you still bash Mullen after that you’re just a dubmass.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Rob Jay on WLBT popularized the term in the 90s.

 

[Mr. Cook]

Any dubmass who bashes Mullen should just look at the attendance today. Then look at it before Mullen. Then look at it during Mullen. If you still bash Mullen after that you’re just a dubmass.

I’m not a Mullen basher. However, to attribute attendance woes to “before Mullen” and “after Mullen” is shallow.

 

[Itsaboutus]

I took it to mean that Adidas approached him about using that term in marketing/branding and that he adopted it. I mean… I never heard a coach use it or saw any university merch with it until the 2010’s.

I didn’t take it to mean that he literally invented the term, though that’s how the interviewer asked it.

This is the correct answer IMO

 

[Itsaboutus]

I’m not a Mullen basher. However, to attribute attendance woes to “before Mullen” and “after Mullen” is shallow.

I tend to agree with this statement but I love reading a good strong post using “dubmass”

 

[OG Goat Holder]

I’m not a Mullen basher. However, to attribute attendance woes to “before Mullen” and “after Mullen” is shallow.

More like before, during and after. Mullen went out of his way to convince our fanbase that we needed to show up.

 

[L4Dawg]

If memory serves, that term began as a derogatory name by OM fans trying to belittle Starkville and we just adopted it. At least that’s how I remember it. In his defense it wasn’t publicly used before Mullens tenure.

I think this is pretty much the truth.