The Magnolia Bowl it is:

Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

The long-standing rivalry between the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University is now named the Magnolia Bowl and will be represented by a big, golden trophy in the shape of a magnolia, Interim ASB President Elizabeth Yerger said.

"The trophy should be ready by the Nov. 22nd game between Ole Miss and LSU," Yerger said. "We want to get t-shirts, stickers, cups and water bottles for the event."

Yerger said that the only step left is to have the decision officially on paper.

"We hope we can get it officially down on paper very soon. The name has been chosen, but as of right now, it's not ratified," she said.

Yerger said she wants the rivalry to be defined.

"We had our first game with LSU in 1894," Yerger said. "We as students have defined this rivalry and we think that we should honor it."

Andrew Remson, director of athletics at LSU, said that it is high time that Ole Miss and LSU celebrate their rivalry.

"The rivalry between LSU and Ole Miss has been going on for a very long time," Remson said. "Both universities look forward to it every year."

Remson said that the rivalry was almost timeless.

"I am a third generation student," Remson said. "It's a tradition for both schools. This trophy just gives us more of an opportunity to demonstrate our respective school spirits."

Yerger said that Ole Miss and LSU have more in common than just a rivalry.

"What a lot of people don't realize is that the state flower for both Louisiana and Mississippi is the magnolia," Yerger said. "It's all in the spirit of the game. "

Both Yerger and Remson agreed that the rivalry being officially recognized would only make it more fun.

"I believe that this will only enhance the spirit of competition between Ole Miss and LSU," Yerger said. "I think it is all in the spirit of fun."

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Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

The long-standing rivalry between the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University is now named the Magnolia Bowl and will be represented by a big, golden trophy in the shape of a magnolia, Interim ASB President Elizabeth Yerger said.

"The trophy should be ready by the Nov. 22nd game between Ole Miss and LSU," Yerger said. "We want to get t-shirts, stickers, cups and water bottles for the event."

Yerger said that the only step left is to have the decision officially on paper.

"We hope we can get it officially down on paper very soon. The name has been chosen, but as of right now, it's not ratified," she said.

Yerger said she wants the rivalry to be defined.

"We had our first game with LSU in 1894," Yerger said. "We as students have defined this rivalry and we think that we should honor it."

Andrew Remson, director of athletics at LSU, said that it is high time that Ole Miss and LSU celebrate their rivalry.

"The rivalry between LSU and Ole Miss has been going on for a very long time," Remson said. "Both universities look forward to it every year."

Remson said that the rivalry was almost timeless.

"I am a third generation student," Remson said. "It's a tradition for both schools. This trophy just gives us more of an opportunity to demonstrate our respective school spirits."

Yerger said that Ole Miss and LSU have more in common than just a rivalry.

"What a lot of people don't realize is that the state flower for both Louisiana and Mississippi is the magnolia," Yerger said. "It's all in the spirit of the game. "

Both Yerger and Remson agreed that the rivalry being officially recognized would only make it more fun.

"I believe that this will only enhance the spirit of competition between Ole Miss and LSU," Yerger said. "I think it is all in the spirit of fun."

http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/07/17/News/Lsu-Um.Rivalry.Named.magnolia-3392040.shtml

Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

The long-standing rivalry between the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University is now named the Magnolia Bowl and will be represented by a big, golden trophy in the shape of a magnolia, Interim ASB President Elizabeth Yerger said.

"The trophy should be ready by the Nov. 22nd game between Ole Miss and LSU," Yerger said. "We want to get t-shirts, stickers, cups and water bottles for the event."

Yerger said that the only step left is to have the decision officially on paper.

"We hope we can get it officially down on paper very soon. The name has been chosen, but as of right now, it's not ratified," she said.

Yerger said she wants the rivalry to be defined.

"We had our first game with LSU in 1894," Yerger said. "We as students have defined this rivalry and we think that we should honor it."

Andrew Remson, director of athletics at LSU, said that it is high time that Ole Miss and LSU celebrate their rivalry.

"The rivalry between LSU and Ole Miss has been going on for a very long time," Remson said. "Both universities look forward to it every year."

Remson said that the rivalry was almost timeless.

"I am a third generation student," Remson said. "It's a tradition for both schools. This trophy just gives us more of an opportunity to demonstrate our respective school spirits."

Yerger said that Ole Miss and LSU have more in common than just a rivalry.

"What a lot of people don't realize is that the state flower for both Louisiana and Mississippi is the magnolia," Yerger said. "It's all in the spirit of the game. "

Both Yerger and Remson agreed that the rivalry being officially recognized would only make it more fun.

"I believe that this will only enhance the spirit of competition between Ole Miss and LSU," Yerger said. "I think it is all in the spirit of fun."

http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/07/17/News/Lsu-Um.Rivalry.Named.magnolia-3392040.shtml

Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

The long-standing rivalry between the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University is now named the Magnolia Bowl and will be represented by a big, golden trophy in the shape of a magnolia, Interim ASB President Elizabeth Yerger said.

"The trophy should be ready by the Nov. 22nd game between Ole Miss and LSU," Yerger said. "We want to get t-shirts, stickers, cups and water bottles for the event."

Yerger said that the only step left is to have the decision officially on paper.

"We hope we can get it officially down on paper very soon. The name has been chosen, but as of right now, it's not ratified," she said.

Yerger said she wants the rivalry to be defined.

"We had our first game with LSU in 1894," Yerger said. "We as students have defined this rivalry and we think that we should honor it."

Andrew Remson, director of athletics at LSU, said that it is high time that Ole Miss and LSU celebrate their rivalry.

"The rivalry between LSU and Ole Miss has been going on for a very long time," Remson said. "Both universities look forward to it every year."

Remson said that the rivalry was almost timeless.

"I am a third generation student," Remson said. "It's a tradition for both schools. This trophy just gives us more of an opportunity to demonstrate our respective school spirits."

Yerger said that Ole Miss and LSU have more in common than just a rivalry.

"What a lot of people don't realize is that the state flower for both Louisiana and Mississippi is the magnolia," Yerger said. "It's all in the spirit of the game. "

Both Yerger and Remson agreed that the rivalry being officially recognized would only make it more fun.

"I believe that this will only enhance the spirit of competition between Ole Miss and LSU," Yerger said. "I think it is all in the spirit of fun."

http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/07/17/News/Lsu-Um.Rivalry.Named.magnolia-3392040.shtml

vhdawg · Jul 17, 2008

dawgstudent · Jul 17, 2008

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TnDawg76 · Jul 17, 2008

Ya'll should try and get Richard Simmons to present the trophy cause that's the gayest **** I have ever heard of.

dawgstudent · Jul 17, 2008

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Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

I knew it was important for everyone here to read about the big rivalry.

RebelBruiser · Jul 17, 2008

I do think it's important to note that this idea of naming the game and creating a trophy came from LSU's student government, not ours.

thelaw · Jul 17, 2008

i'm sure les will be able to find a spare hole to bury that pos in because ole miss will never touch that trophy.

Agentdog · Jul 17, 2008

......Miles has donated the space underneath his hat to store it.

dawgstudent · Jul 17, 2008

the game is tradition - the name is not.

saltybulldog · Jul 17, 2008

If this isnt a "told you so" thread, I dont know what is. If you are using Corndog logic to prop up your case then you are in worse shape than I could have guessed.

state20006 · Jul 17, 2008

i'm assuming the game will be played in columbus at the old dilapidated magnolia bowl.

DerHntr · Jul 17, 2008

go ahead...you know you want to.

Stormrider81 · Jul 17, 2008

If there hasn't been a trophy made by now there shouldn't be one. The Magnolia Bowl? A trophy of a magnolia? That's just dumb, I don't care who came up with the idea. I think this will go over as well as that boot that LSU and Arkansas play each other for.

ShaNaNa · Jul 17, 2008

"The 2003 SEC West Champs Bowl"

That was my nominationand I still say it is better

Ford76 · Jul 17, 2008

Did anyone see during the CWS about the U's baseball team using national runner up trophies as door stops? I thought that was hilarious.

Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

I really don't think you want to discuss our recent history with LSU versus your recent history.

1 win in 16 years isn't exactly stellar.

vhdawg · Jul 17, 2008

...whoever answered the phone at Ole Miss should have told the LSU caller to STFU and go eat more corndogs. Seeing that apparently did not happen, your school still gets to share in the credit.

dawgstudent · Jul 17, 2008

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ShaNaNa · Jul 17, 2008

you will not even need a trophy for this game whoever wins gets to take the banner and hang it their stadium for the year.

However if Ole Miss wins LSU gets to keep their 03-04 National Championship Trophy

8dog · Jul 17, 2008

diehard4dawgs · Jul 17, 2008

To quote Nuts4LSU on Tigerdroppings: (pretty much sums it up)

LSU-Ole Miss can't really be considered a true rivalry any more because it has lost one crucial element: the outcome of the game has to be important to both fan bases regardless of who wins.

LSU has beaten Ole Miss six straight times, but if I went up to an Ole Miss fan and pointed this out, he'd probably shrug and say it was no big deal. Contrast that with Auburn-Alabama. When Auburn fans point out that they've beaten Alabama six in a row, it really chaps the Bammers' asses.

LSU-Ole Miss and LSU-Tulane are only big games if LSU loses. That's not enough for a rivalry.

LSU-Florida and LSU-Alabama can't really be considered true rivalries either because there just isn't the level of animosity and hate that a rivalry requires. Maybe some has grown recently with Bama's hiring of Saban, but that's about it. The same is pretty much true of LSU-Arkansas and LSU-Mississippi State.

LSU-Auburn is probably the closest thing to a true rivalry that LSU has going right now. There's a healthy dislike, built not only on the competitiveness of the series, but also on extraneous events that have taken place between the programs. It's huge to both fan bases no matter who wins the games, so that element is there.

A rivalry doesn't have to be competitive, although it helps. But it needs a lot of emotion. It's got to really hurt to lose to a team AND it's got to really hurt them to lose to you. I just don't think losing to LSU really hurts the Ole Missies all that much any more.

Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

The problem you have with internet polls is most of the people that reply will be younger.

If you could poll the entire Ole Miss/LSU fanbase, I doubt you'd get the answer some here want to believe.

Seriously, come to an Ole Miss/LSU game.....the hatred is pretty obvious.

Shmuley · Jul 17, 2008

that is Gold Medal ghey!

DowntownDawg · Jul 17, 2008

that they are emphasizing this game more and more. Pretty soon, we'll just be "another SEC game" to them, which will be tough since they usually play their biggest rival the week before they play us. It'll work like MSU-Arkansas in reverse.

Agentdog · Jul 17, 2008

1. Our first win over them was in Columbus.
2. Half of the population of Columbus are Tiders.
3. Columbus was once throught to be in Alabama.

Winner gets a catered lunch from Barnhills at Propst Park with a date from the W. In addition to season passes to slip-n-dip.

diehard4dawgs · Jul 17, 2008

So you are saying that fans under 65 do not count when it comes to determining a rivalry? For a game to be a "rivalry" both sides need to have the game marked on their calendar and think "damn if we could only win one game this year, it would be (insert rivalry)." The problem with your Mississippi vs. LSU rivalry theory is that you would be hard pressed to find one LSU fan that would pick Ole Miss to be that one win. Your life will be much less complicated once you are able to accept that. 

 Now, some of the MSU fan base will say that we have a big rivalry with Alabama. I would say that we do not, because you will not find any Alabama fans that would pick MSU as the one game they could win. The difference here is that most MSU folks are reasonable about this fact, while most Mississippi fans are still living in LaLa land about the ever heated and prominent magnolia Bowl.

thelaw · Jul 17, 2008

The problem you have with internet polls is most of the people that reply will be younger.

If you could poll the entire Ole Miss/LSU fanbase, I doubt you'd get the answer some here want to believe.

Seriously, come to an Ole Miss/LSU game.....the hatred is pretty obvious.

I think he's dreaming, somebody wake him up.

Shmuley · Jul 17, 2008

At some point y'all are going to have to give up the notion of being an upper tier SEC program. There are 6 teams that are upper echelon. Ole Miss is not one of them. Ole Miss will not be one of them. Imagining LSU as your real rival is actually pretty sad. It makes you come off as the conference slut looking for some attention. You need to know your place.

TR.sixpack · Jul 17, 2008

I guess LSU doesn't have enough useless trophies sitting in Les Miles' closet.

Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

I think you don't know how to reply in proper order.

Optimus Prime 4 · Jul 17, 2008

I remember them getting really pissed when Jason Armstead planted our flag in their endzone, and beating them the week after they beat #1 Florida in 98 I think.

The games are almost always competitive, three points each of the last two years even as bad as we sucked.

Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

Speaking of that, I just left Gene's Page.

Have you seen the thread about beating Tennessee?

Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

MSU has beaten them once in 16 years.

We've beaten them only 6 times in that time span.

Big difference is that out of the 10 wins LSU has.....4 of them are 3 points or less.

omaha08 · Jul 17, 2008

This is beautiful stuff...... I don't think I've ever enjoyed a topic more than this. If Ole miss shocks the world and beats the Tigers in the Fagnolia bowl they will flaunt that thing from here to Armageddon......... However if the Tigas win they'll use the trophy to balance the one of the legs of the table their two national championship trophies are on. Personally I really like the Richard Simmons comment earlier because this is pretty gay....... Yea I know its a "rivalry" but you've gone this long without a name for it, why change it now? Whether it was LSU or Ole miss that decided to do it

Ole Miss Grad · Jul 17, 2008

Actually, that trophy is sitting in Fayetteville.

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