I know several folks who graduated from DSU (having no connection with Ole Miss) and you'd think they are 4th generation rebel legacies with triple PhDs. Anyone else notice this?
What's the infatuation with OM by Delta State graduates?
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Cocaine?
The folks I know have been ride or die long before Pete got there. They've bought second homes there and have season tickets.
Many of the DSU Alumni I know are more "all in" than the OM alumni I know.
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I have theories about why Ole Miss is the choice of sidewalk fans in MS...
I’m with you… it doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to figure it out.
I'm shocked that the descendants of plantation owners would support the Rebels. Shocked, I say****
"All in" to the point they slept with Rich Johanningmeier, too?
And the BULK of their out-of-state fanbase.
I wish recruits and their families understood that.
I think that’s less of a factor every year. I think dsu is primarily just proximity.
Nah. DSU still has many lost-causers from the Delta who can't afford Ole Miss.
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Eh. They do have D1 schools they support.
Many are Ole Miss fans because of proximity but I also know DSU / MSU and DSU / Southern Miss folks.
Not only is your theory correct now, it was correct before you were born !
Delta State and Southern Miss both started as teachers’ schools.
Not unusual at all to see teachers with an undergrad from one school and a master’s from another.
Edit to add: Given DSU’s budget woes now, I wouldn’t be surprised to see more DSU alums go to Southern Miss for masters.
I thought the ncaa banned the sticks that waived those flags decades ago?
Ole Miss has deep roots in the Delta. For a lot of reasons.
And most FCS/D2 graduates are a fan of some P5 team, that’s not a big stretch.
And most FCS/D2 graduates are a fan of some P5 team, that’s not a big stretch.
I know State grad who is a Ole miss fan. I know MC grads who are Miss State fans and there are a ton of ULL, ULM, Tulane, LA Tech grads who are LSU fans. I guess they grew up fans of those schools but one reason or another had to attend another school.
You say that like each of them doesn't have at least one extra stick up their asss
My daughter and her husband both got their undergrad degrees at DSU and my daughter even got her master's from Ole Miss. She is not a fan of OM. Her stance was, I didn't know why I didn't like Ole Miss until I went there. She hated the place but they offered a degree in her field, State does not and it was located close enough to her husbands job.
They both are State fans first.
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Nope, tire business. It’s amazing that two random people on a message board personally know 20% of a rival schools fanbase.
It really is an odd dynamic with OM. On one hand, they have a racially charged past that is well documented. Yet on the other hand, they are far and away the most liberal institution in the state sans Milsaps. Also, I have noticed that I see WAY more african americans wearing OM gear at the grocery store, restaurants etc in the Jackson metro area than I used to. Back in the late 90's and early 2000's that was an extremely rare occurrence. It was either HBCU or State shirts and hats that I would see around town.
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