Last year the Hotty Toddy Blog ran a series on how others perceive Ole Miss. We interviewed fans from the Big Ten and the PAC 10. This year we are bringing this series back. We will start with the Big East.
This year Ole Miss will receive the most national and international attention since James Meridith enrolled back in 1962. Hopefully the media will show just how far our University has come since those dark days in the 60's. Our national image not only affects how others feel about us but it also can seep into the minds of possible recruits.
The series last year was a bit surprising (both good and bad). How we are perceived varied greatly from state to state. As we start out this series that seems to still hold true.
Let's start out with Pittsburgh and Rutgers. New Jersey and Pennsylvania are border states. However, their view of us is as far apart as the lonely 5 hour drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike that separates Pitt from Rutgers.
First stop Pittsburgh: 
(1) What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Ole Miss?
The Mascot...it cracks me up -jrghoul
Nothing really stands out. I guess either Eli Manning, or the unique sounding name.-OriginalEther
Unfortunately for ya'll, the first thing that comes to mind is fans waving Rebel flags.-DreamBackfield
If people referred to you as Mississippi or UMiss then maybe it would be better. A University's primary goal is education and then likely research and I just don't see a sentence like: Did you hear about that Cancer breakthrough at Ole Miss? The first thing that comes to mind is a guy dressed like Colonel Sanders with that string tie smoking a Cigar dressed in a lab coat. I'm not
trying to be condescending here but there is a lot of value in the name.-mdpitt
Archie Manning and the rebel flag. Not necessarily in that order.-wbrpanther
Hot chicks-NTOP
I rarely think about Ole Miss at all.-handbrew
first thing i think of is that they play in the SEC.-johnwwool
Eli Manning-panther94
Goofy looking Eli Manning-Allegenee
It's hard to think about Ole Miss without thinking of Manning.-Panthe...othead
Rebel Flag-IanZiering
BurghGuy68 postED this picture:
Col. Reb and Ed O. ripping his shirt off-woodshedpanther
Used to think Eli Manning, now I think Michael Oher since I just read "The Blind Side" recently. Be interesting to watch his progress this year and into the NFL draft.-BuckNaked1
Faulkner, Grisham, Manning-geriga
Hot, Humid. Eli, Archie. -steelcurtain55
The rebel Flag controversy. Then the Mannings.-GeneParmesan
The logo on the helmet. And, Eli Manning falling on his @$ on 4th down against LSU to lose the SEC west title.-ShadySideUP33
First thing? Thing Grisham's book "A Time For Killing". I think Mssissippi Burning. Seriously.-WeRNotTheirRivals
I confuse Ole Miss and Mississippi State-dk16000
Manning and if I think back some great teams under Vaught.-NJBob
Definitely Archie Manning and the memorable seasons he helped produce back in the 60s. William Faulkner is still my favorite author, anywhere. Red beans & rice...as a student I must've eaten a ton of that awesome food! Played a lot of pool down at the Greyhound bus station too. I don't think about the negative racial stuff that is the first thing a lot of people conjure up when thinking about Mississippi as a state. There are rotten people everywhere but I think Mississippi has some excellent citizens that should get as much attention as the losers portrayed in films..I went to ole Miss for a semester before a death in the family necessitated my return to Pittsburgh. It's a beautiful school/campus and I loved it all but the extreme heat. -PantherMan53
Beautiful southern women, the Rebel Flag and the Mannings.-sjerzpitt2
(2) What are your feelings about Ole Miss?
Always fighting an uphill battle....especially against some of the big money in SEC land. -jrghoul
Neutral. I follow my in-laws and cheer for Kentucky (after Pitt, of course), so I guess by default I should hate Ole Miss, but since Ole Miss is average at best, there is little reason to love or hate them.-OriginalEther
Usually root for Mississippi St. in the Egg Bowl. See above. Also, I view Ole Miss as a program that could never be successful in the SEC because of the presence of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, etc.-DreamBackfield
As far as sports I think of a school that always has good athletes and a gameday experience that's great. Ole Miss brings emotions of the past instead of moving ahead to the future. That's my ten cents worth of Market Research.-mdpitt
None at all.-NTOP
No feelings, positive or negative. I know Ole Miss exist that's it.-handbrew
no real feelings. a school we don't play. a school we probably won't play unless the bowl gods align themselves in such a way where it could happen in a bowl game.-johnwwool
I don't know a whole lot about Ole Miss. I guess I have the perception that they are not quite at the level of the higher tiered SEC schools, but they are scrappers. They are the kind of team that will beat you up win or lose.-panther94
Neutral. I feel like they're OK in football. Struggle a bit. Moments of glory. Kinda like us. Know nothing of Ole Miss bball. They must have a team right?-Allegenee
No strong feelings......how is Ole Miss academically ?-goalieman
Good team in a brutal conference. You'd do better playing an easier schedule (but who wouldn't?). Still, it's tough playing those Big Boys year-in-and-year-out.-Panthe...othead
Rebel Flag-IanZiering
Lower tier SEC school that would probably be better off in Conference USA-woodshedpanther
Complete indifference; tend to root for them as I would any underdog-BuckNaked1
Famous old college in a great college town-geriga
I have no feelings good nor bad towards Ole Miss.-steelcurtain55
I like the old man logo and I love the nickname "Ole Miss" for Mississippi (reminds me of "Pitt" vis a vie Pittsburgh) but other than that I've never given Mississippi much thought.-GeneParmesan
I hate Ole Miss because they lose to the SEC schools I hate. But, I continue to root for the underdog. Ya know?-ShadySideUP33
None. Why would I? I do feel that Ole Miss is one of those schools in a big time conference who contributes NOTHING in the national scheme of things while they throw stones at Big East schools and call us "Big Least". Dude, we would pummel you and our football legacy is significant as compared with yours?-WeRNotTheirRivals
underdog in an impossible conference-dk16000
I root for you against Miss. St. (the oddly named "Egg Bowl"). Fans who bring cow bells to games scare me.-NJBob
One more thing, you guys did David Cutcliffe wrong!-PantherMan53
No feelings either way for them, as an underdog I would like to see them win a bit more.-sjerzpitt2
(3) Would you like to play us in football or basketball in the future?
Football will never happen....I can;t see you guys playing in the NE and I don't think Pitt would want ot play one and done down there.--jrghoul
Sure. It's always good to play (and beat) an SEC team. Agree with the previous poster that it probably won't happen, though.-OriginalEther
I would love to play any SEC team in football. SEC basketball doesn't excite me.-DreamBackfield
As far as the SEC, everyone likely feels that it's great at Football and everyone beats up on each other during the season. Much like the Big East in Basketball. I always have the perception that the Conference as a whole cheats at all costs to be successful. That being said, it's likely not true. I think that some folks perceive athletes ( in Football ) find a way to get into school in the SEC where they may not qualify elsewhere.-mdpitt
Sure, 2 at Heinz Field, one at Oxford. In hoops, 3 at our house, 1 at yours.-NTOP
There would be no advantage to us in playing any sport with Ole Miss.-handbrew
I'd have no problems with either. One less game for people that whine about Pitt playing a weak schedule. But for football, I just don't see it happening, since Pitt would insist on a game happening in Pittsburgh, but Ole Miss appears to be one of those schools with an irrational phobia of crossing the Mason-Dixon line-johnwwool
I would like to play Ole Miss in football very much. I think a four game series would be great for both programs.-panther94
Sure for football. Probably would be competitive. Don't really care to play you in basketball. If we're playing someone from that far south, I'd rather play Florida or Texas.-Allegenee
A two game home and home series would be fine in football.........it might be a good way for your fans and ours to learn more about each other and our schools......would Ole Miss be willing to come to Pittsburgh for a game ?-goalieman
Football, a home 'n home might be fun. Basketball? No way. No offense, but you don't bring enough to the table.-Panthe...othead
No-IanZiering
Wouldn't mind playing in football because of the perception of the SEC. But we all know that SEC schools refuse to cross the Mason-Dixon line.-woodshedpanther
No - there is no recruiting benefit to playing Ole Miss in FB or BB. No history - no reason to get excited about that game.-BuckNaked1
Yes, I'd rather travel to Oxford than Buffalo-geriga
In Football I'd like to play you guys. It would be a great experience for our players who've never gotten a chance to see that part of the country. I almost signed an NIFL deal with the Tupelo team, and the fans and people I met down their were very nice. It would be nice to see you guys come up here instead of the usual Bowling Green's, Akron's, and Toledo's for NC play.. Basketball, I don't think there is any interest at all.-steelcurtain55
Sure, I'd like to go to a game at Ole Miss. I hear that the Grove is something to behold.-GeneParmesan
Nowadays, I don't see the benefit of playing Ole Miss in any sport.-ShadySideUP33 Not really. Why?-WeRNotTheirRivals
indifferent-dk16000
In FB, on a home-and home basis why not. Not really in hoops.-NJBob
Football? Hell yes! I want Pitt to develop a national OOC schedule. Hoops? No. No real reason, just not interested.-PantherMan53
Yes in football, no in basketball.-sjerzpitt2
(4)What do you think about the SEC in general?
Best conference in football, but on some levels it has a questionable rep....specifically academics and donor influence. I don't know if the rep is earned, but it's there. You're not the most corrupt conference though, that honor goes to the Big Televen.--jrghoul
It is the strongest conference in college football and, while I do hate the South for the most part, I do take pleasure in watching SEC teams beat up on Big 10 teams. Would like to proudly point out that since the raid, the Big East is 7-1 against the SEC (again, I still think the SEC is the strongest conference)-OriginalEther
SEC is unquestionably the best football conference.-DreamBackfield
These are all perceptions not built on facts but a lot of folks may agree. Pitt would love to play you (or any SEC team) but SEC teams do not travel North. That's a fact. I think if more
Northern teams played you these stereotypes would begin to vanish.-mdpitt
FB is tough, BB generally overrated. Lots of cheating in FB.-NTOP
The SEC is good in football, but is far behind the BE in basketball.-handbrew
I think their football is good. I'm impressed with the intensity of their fans. Corrupt? probably, but certainly not any worse than anywhere else.-johnwwool
The SEC is the top conference in football.-panther94
Great for football. Decent in bball.-Allegenee
Very good athletic conference.....whispers of bending the rules.-goalieman
The SEC is a great football conference: from top to bottom, it's the best right now. In basketball it's come a long way. Not too impressed with the SEC's academics; maybe I'm missing something and stuck with the old southern stereotypes?-Panthe...othead
Any league that employs Urban Meyer, Bobby Petrino, and Phil Fulmer is dirtier than a landfill-IanZiering
Dirtiest conference in America and perhaps the most arrogant ... if it weren't for the Big MAC.-woodshedpanther
I think the SEC is a 'win at all costs' conference. But they take a lot of pride in their schools which is admirable; some fans can take it to the point of a cult like addiction.-BuckNaked1
Great league, mainly b/c of its members have no academic standards for athletes-geriga
Great football and all around sports conference.-steelcurtain55
Excellent conference. Probably the best in college football. However, not nearly as dominant as many of your fans/media would have us believe.-GeneParmesan
The SEC plays almost no challenging OOC road games. They play no cold-weather games. They build their teams to win warm-weather bowl games in their home states. The NCAA caters to the SEC and if it doesn't change, then the SEC will continue its dominance in recruiting and winning. Change would be good for everyone, but southerners don't understand such concepts.-ShadySideUP33
Self absorbed cheaters, win at all costs, who forget these institutions were not built for football programs. -WeRNotTheirRivals
unbelievably deep and talented conference-dk16000
Always a strong conference with a lot of ethical issues in their academics.-NJBob
Even though I am a lifelong Pitt Panther fan & alum, I have always loved SEC football, especially the Tennessee, Bama, LSU, Georgia and Ole Miss teams of the late 1960s and early 70s. The players, the legends and college football heroes were too numerous to count. Tennessee and Alabama is the biggest rivalry in college IMHO. The game between Ole Miss & Bama...Scott Hunter vs Archie, I think the score was 33-32 Bama was, is simply a classic. The first game in 1968 on the Vols' new artificial turf, the 17-17 tie...what a ball game. LSU losing at Notre Dame 3-0 and then beating the Irish the next year in Baton Rouge 28-8, great stuff! Today however, as everywhere else it seems the classy & classic nature has gone by the wayside as the pressure to win has created an overall unsavory environment in college football. Fans are a lot more ignorant and vile as well, shoot, I'm guilty of that myself at times. But the memories of the old days will always warm me.-PantherMan53
SEC while slimy with coaches does produce some of the most exciting college football in the toughest conference.-sjerzpitt2
(5) Have you ever visited Oxford on game day? If yes, what was your experience? If no, what have you heard about our gameday experience?
no-jrghoul
I haven't been there. I've heard that it sounds really gay (something about orchids?) but actually is a very cool experience.-OriginalEther
Never been to Ole Miss, but have heard a lot about The Grove.-DreamBackfield
Nope, never been there, heard the tailgating was fancy-schmantzy, but fun. We just drink.-NTOP
The best thing about Oxford is the road leading out of Oxford. Sorry.-handbrew
Nope. No plans to, either. From what I understand, people get dressed up like their going to church or something, that the tailgate scene is a lot more laid back. not that that is a bad thing.-johnwwool
I have never been to Oxford, and have no idea about the traditions of Ole Miss.-panther94
Didn't know they played football in England ;)-Allegenee
Never visited Oxford, Mississippi.......I've heard of the Grove and that you have a very good game day experience....tell us more.-goalieman
Never been there, and don't see myself ever coming down, unless it was for a bowl-related experience. I know you have great tradition, along with most schools in the South.-Panthe...othead
I'm not setting foot in a place that is more likely to have a Klan rally than a good football game.-IanZiering
No, but I've heard it's a great gameday experience largely due to the hot, drunken and slutty ole miss coeds.-woodshedpanther
Never visited, would love to. Have heard its a very traditional Southern town with a great game day atmosphere-BuckNaked1
No, but Oxford is a great place to visit.-geriga
never been on Ole Miss's campus before.-steelcurtain55
No, I have never visited Oxford. However a close friend of mine attended Ole Miss and he is still trying to get me to come down for a game. Says that the girls are unbelievable and that the Grove is incredible. If Pitt were to play Ole Miss I would definitely make that trip (as I would if Pitt were to play a home and home with any SEC school).-GeneParmesan
Oxford? Is that in England?-ShadySideUP33
No. Hot poon everywhere.-WeRNotTheirRivals
no, have heard nothing- dk16000
No, but a close friend got his law degree at Ole Miss back in the early '70s. Had a lot of good things to say about the game-day atmosphere for FB. Fans treat visitors pretty well.-NJBob
Yes and it was great! I will always be a John Vaught fan as well. The Grove, the coeds....all classic Southern football stuff every fan should experience at least once in their lifetime.-PantherMan53
Never been to Oxford on gameday but wouldn't mind seeing it. -sjerzpitt2
Posters are from
Pittsburgh Panther Football (Scout)
Pittsburgh Lair (Rivals)
On to Rutgers:
(1) What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Ole Miss?
Archie Manning and very dark blue uniforms-dizzle22
The Girls-RuRuuuu
Dixie song and confederate flag -westcoastqb
Both Mannings, for sure, but since I've been watching college football since the early 1950's I remember Jimmy Patton (standout DB for the Giants for many years), the great teams that Johnny Vaught coached and other outstanding players such as Charlie Flowers, who I think played in the late 50's-RUpumped
Colonel Rebel-50804742
SEC team tons of history but seem to underachieve in the modern SEC. -Chuch Wilder
The Confederate flag. The school had to ban it being waved in the stadium about 10 years ago, which prompted an increase of Confederate flag waving outside the stadium.-Doctor Worm
The first thing I think of when I hear Ole Miss are the first black students at the university and the Civil Rights movement-PatrickRU92
The grove. Supposed to be tremendous tailgating. -keav8447
I think all RU fans should send a big thank you to Ole Miss for allowing us to get Coach Chris Rippon! He is going to make such a huge difference on our Special Teams this year it is going to be scary-ScarletChop18
The SEC.-Brunswick23Beast
First thing I think of when I hear "Ole Miss", is why do they call it "Ole Miss" instead of "Mississippi". I think the name is especially poor, because it conjures up images of "Old" Mississippi from 40 years ago and earlier. And those images are mostly images of racism and bigotry.-Upstream
Eli Manning-RUFBFAN
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Ole Miss?
a good ol' Southern University -BuffKnight99
Eli Manning and Patrick Willis-RCLEO1
Eli Manning-RoadCrewFuzz
Coach Orgeron doing the hulk in front of his players.-RutgersLifeR
The Mannings, William Faulkner and Johnny Vaught -RAA-1
Eli Manning and the book Meat Market by Bruce Feldman.-Aerosmith
Colonel Reb & the Confederate flag.-RUJohnny99
Confederate Flag-RUfanS...derson
Deep south/southern plantations, and like Upstream, why Ole Miss is used with every reference (except in formal situations, I suppose)-RUnTeX
I like the name "Ole Miss" ..an earthy name not overly formal. Not a fan of the Confederate Flag...although i try not to be too judgmental about it.-Ru2bnj
James Meredith being barred from admission. Followed by Archie and Eli Manning. Go Giants.-srru86
Eli Manning-goldb80
First thing that comes to mind - probably the Grove.-RUtrumpet92
Ole Miss and Miss State game.-fbc1866
(2) What are your feelings about Ole Miss?
Thanks for our SB MVP Eli-dizzle22
Same as dizzle-RuRuuuu
Beautiful campus,great college town and beautiful coeds-westcoastqb
Very pretty campus with a small-town atmosphere. I keep waiting for Ole Miss to break out after a lot of very average seasons. Coach Orgeron came close but couldn't quite get it done.
Let's see what Ken Hatfield can do-RUpumped
Love It-50804742
Love the Uniforms, tradition, etc. -Chuch Wilder
The same feelings I have for the Confederate flag -- and they are not positive. Now I am not saying that is fair. For all I know, the school may now be a shining light of progressive thought, and may have renounced its racist past. But old stereotypes are hard to break.-Doctor Worm
I also love Ole Miss' uniforms and colors-PatrickRU92
Southern. Both the good & the bad that comes with that.-keav8447
Have always found myself rooting for Ole Miss.-Brunswick23Beast
My feelings about Ole Miss are tinged by stereotypes of racism from Mississippi's history.
Although I hope that is no longer the case, I really don't know.-Upstream
I feel they have great tradition but not great teams anymore.-RUFBFAN
loved my visit so i have nothing bad to say-BuffKnight99
SEC school that should be better than its rival Miss. St.-RCLEO1
I don't think about Ole Miss-RoadCrewFuzz
Ole Miss seems like a decent institution with a beautiful campus.-RutgersLifeR
Very nice campus and your Lyceum is a lot like the Old Queens building is to Rutgers-RAA-1
Very tough place to win given the strength of the SEC and poor Mississippi schools.-Aerosmith
A really nice school, if you're one of the preferred class.-RUJohnny99
Ambivalent-RUfanS...derson
Don't really have feelings one way or the other-RUnTeX
I like the football team's uniform scheme. It seems like a great place to watch a game. -Ru2bnj
Not much different than other large southern public university.-srru86
No feelings good or bad-goldb80
One, I can't see you ever winning the SEC. The in-state talent pool can't compete with the rest of the SEC without drawing from neighboring states, and I imagine the best players in Alabama, Louisiana, etc will prefer to play for LSU, Alabama, or Auburn. If you couldn't win it with Eli, you won't without him. Two, I've wondered (ever since first arriving at Tech) how you convince some black athletes to attend when the Rebel flag has been prominently featured in the stands for quite some time - plus the mascot evokes images of plantations. I know that image might not reflect the changing reality at Ole Miss. Three, I like the uniforms, and don't mind rooting for you at all. Some of that is my tendency to root for the underdogs. I like the name Ole Miss more than if you called yourselves Mississippi.-RUtrumpet92
Deep South School with alot of tradition (both good and bad). Wondered why they have not been a power player in the SEC the last few years.-fbc1866
(3) Would you like to play us in football or basketball in the future?
I played your bball team when I was in college-dizzle22
Id love for rutgers to play ole miss in football-RuRuuuu
YES
-westcoastqb
Yes, for sure. I think it would be a great home-and-home series-RUpumped
Be great-50804742
Love to do a home and home -Chuch Wilder
Not really.-Doctor Worm
I would love a home and home series with Ole Miss in both fball and bball, and that goes for
every SEC team except Vanderbilt. I want RU to play it's peers, meaning large state universities.-PatrickRU92
I would love to play Ole Miss in anything.-keav8447
I would like a home-and-home against Ole Miss, would definitely make the road trip if it weren't too cost-prohibitive.-Brunswick23Beast
Mississippi is not one of the schools I think of when Rutgers talks about toughening its schedule. Mississippi has won 14 games in the past 4 seasons, and finished ranked 80 in last season's Sagarin rankings. Unless Mississippi turns it around, they are not a school which would help Rutgers' strength of schedule.-Upstream
I would love to play Ole Miss in Football.-RUFBFAN
sure-BuffKnight99
Would really enjoy a one for one against Ole Miss in football-RCLEO1
Sure if you don't wuss out like every other SEC team when it comes to playing the Big East-RoadCrewFuzz
I think a lot of us RU fans would LOVE playing you guys in football.-RutgersLifeR
Yes in football-RAA-1
Yes. Ole Miss is comparable in talent-Aerosmith
In a home & home, sure.-RUJohnny99
Sure-RUfanS...derson
Wouldn't mind a home & home in football; rather not in hoops-RUnTeX
I would like to see RU have a home & home with Ole Miss.-Ru2bnj
Sure, why not, but not at the top of my list of schools/places I'd like to play. I would like to periodically get to SEC towns/stadiums but not at the cost of a one and done. With the realities of modern scheduling I'm not so sure it will happen. -srru86
I would like to play you in football-goldb80
Only in a home and home. Definitely would like it in football - winnable (not a gimme, mind you, but competitive), respectable opponent at a site I could easily drive to the game.-RUtrumpet92
I think it would be a good game in Piscataway. I remember the refs during the Women's game need to play in Piscataway.-fbc1866
(4)What do you think about the SEC in general?
I think the top 5 (ufa, bama, lsu, UGA and Auburn)teams are really good, but the other 7 are no greater than other conferences middle of the road teams-dizzle22
Strongest conference out there and hope one day rutgers can be held in the same standard as some of their top teams-RuRuuuu
Best football conference in the land.Crazed loyal fans.-westcoastqb
The SEC is the strongest college football conference in the country, by far. Their fans are very hospitable as well. I've been to Rutgers road games at Tennessee, Alabama and Florida, and we were well-treated at every place-RUpumped
A true fan, having grown up in Vandy country.-50804742
SEC great conference great rivalries. Entertaining games. Top Notch-Chuch Wilder
I rarely think of the SEC.-Doctor Worm
Err keeping it real here, my opinion of the SEC is not that glowing. The SEC is the best conference in football but I find many of the schools and their coaches highly sleazy, and I think there are a lot of under the table payments made to the student athletes. This is not exclusive to the SEC, but IMHO it's most common in the SEC. Not that my opinion means that much to you, but I doubt Ole Miss is one of the prime offenders. To be frank, I find most SEC fans to be unbelievably arrogant about the conference. Yes it's the best, but it's not on some completely different level as many SEC fans would like everyone else to believe. To illustrate, there was a thread last year on the Ole MIss board in which most fans agreed that if the Rebels were in the BE they would win it. Not trying to accuse you personally, 220521, but that is way off base.-PatrickRU92
SEC is a tremendous conference, but it gets a positive slant as much as the Big East gets a negative slant. -keav8447
Great football conference, by far and away the nations best.-Brunswick23Beast
I think the SEC is a very tough football league, and the toughest league out there. However, it is not as tough as SEC coaches and fans claim it is. I think SEC coaches and fans have confused being number one by a small margin with being number one by a huge margin. The ego of the SEC has probably been stroked by the fact that SEC schools got to play a vastly overrated Ohio State for the last two BCS Championships.-Upstream
Best football conference-RUFBFAN
SEC - so everybody cheats - nuff said-BuffKnight99
I think the SEC is the best conference top to bottom-RCLEO1
Great athletic conference with below average academics-RoadCrewFuzz
SEC probably provides the highest level of talent on the field out of all conferences and has great college football tradition.-RutgersLifeR
Very good FB conference but not as good from top to bottom as your fans think it is.-RAA-1
Great football, lot cheating-Aerosmith
NFL for the south.-RUJohnny99
Great in FB; over rated in BB- love the pagentry of FB-RUfanS...derson
Football is religion in the SEC, which is both a good and bad thing-RUnTeX
Think the SEC is the best football conference..however i think the sports/academic relationship is entirely out of whack.-Ru2bnj
Undeniably great football product on the field. Though hard to shake questions about how that success is achieved at times. SEC basketball is pretty good but can't make the same claim to superiority that football can. -srru86
The deepest conference in the country, I would like to play an SEC team each year-goldb80
SEC - best in football, not as much better as the SEC fans think. I think the conference has more crooked programs than most conferences. Love the rabid fanbases.-RUtrumpet92
The top conference in football, the big east will be knocking on their door in a few
years.-fbc1866
(5) Have you ever visited Oxford on game day? If yes, what was your experience? If no, what have you heard about our gameday experience?
Mississippi guys LOVE their beer but are very kind to strangers-dizzle22
No, they love their football down there.-RuRuuuu
Have been in Oxford,but not on gameday.Saw ole Miss at Tuscaloosa.-westcoastqb
No, but I've seen games on TV. It looks like a great atmosphere-RUpumped
Yes> All four roads into Oxford jammed. Ole Miss fans everywhere-50804742
I personally have not but a buddy of mine said it was a great time. Loved the speed limit in honor of Archie on campus.-Chuch Wilder
Not in this or any other lifetime. Again, that may be a totally unfair impression, but it is what it is.-Doctor Worm
Never visited but if we ever played Ole MIss in Oxford I would most certainly be there. Nothing better in college football than road trips to college towns. I have heard the tailgating in "the grove" ( I believe thats what it's called) is among the best in the country.-PatrickRU92
I would love to visit Oxford. I have heard great things.-keav8447
I have never visited Oxford.-Brunswick23Beast
I have never visited Oxford. I have not heard anything about your gameday experience which is memorable or distinctive. I'm sure your fans are enthusiastic and have a great time.-Upstream
Have not visited & not heard much spercifically.-RUFBFAN
yes - the Grove was a great time and it was a real good game (you beat the Hogs on espn on Sat nite during Eli's Sr yr)-BuffKnight99
Never been to Oxford, heard and read a lot of great things, especially about the beautiful women at Ole Miss. One other thing, I think you should have given Orgeron another year to let his recruits develop on the field. (Read the book Meat Market)-RCLEO1
No-RoadCrewFuzz
Yes to visit but not on game day. Beautiful campus and very nice people but the school is a lot smaller than I expected with under 18k at all levels (if I remember correctly).-RAA-1
No-Aerosmith
No. The Grove.-RUJohnny99
No and prob would not-RUfanS...derson
Never been but think I'd enjoy a trip down there. The Grove, from what I've heard, it's like 'formal' tailgating - guys in shirt & tie, girls in sundresses.-RUnTeX
No, have never been to Oxford. Have heard it is quite an experience. Most SEC gamedays sound pretty impressive. The only one I've experienced personally is Knoxville. UTenn did not disappoint.-srru86
Never visited, havent heard anything-goldb80
Not yet, and I probably won't unless Rutgers is on the schedule. I hear the tailgating is great (see the answer to #1).-RUtrumpet92
No, heard that it's party time.-fbc1866
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