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More Cowbell — Maybe Not, But DON'T Expect Bulldog Apologies
So our friends in Starkville at Maroon and White Nation make no apologies for Cowbellgate.
You know — ESPN Game Day’s inaudible coverage from MSU this last weekend that the rest of the nation viewed as a bit of a fiasco. Here is their post.
Here is what the pro-MSU website had to say in brief:
“Do you know why I loved the Starkville GameDay? Because everyone hated it, but we loved it. We love our cowbells. We love Jonathan Papelbon. We love who we are, and don’t care one bit what anyone else thinks about us.
Feel free to call us whatever name you choose because of our cowbells. Feel free to think you’re better than us. Feel free to do whatever you want. If we really wanted your opinion on our fandom and our traditions, we would ask for them. Last time I checked, we didn’t ask.”
More cowbell?
Well, that’s nice — self-confidence is an admirable trait, I guess. Even when it means you pretty much waste the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity you have to put your town and university in the best possible light. You sabotage the show and that’s smart because it demonstrates your fans won’t back off for anyone. Sure, we get it.
No — not really. Seems to me, if you’re in Starkville, you want to prove that MSU is much more than an agricultural school that makes good cheese. You want your advocates to be heard clearly with an articulate message of why your university excels in sports, academics and cultural pursuits.
Not saying that’s not the case at MSU — but I couldn’t hear it last weekend. All I know is Katy Perry and Woody Harrelson want to party with the Rebels. Jonathan Papelbon? He’s got a good arm. They could have at least asked Christopher Walken to show up if they wanted to push the axiomatic excellence of cowbells.
Andy Knef is editor of HottyToddy.com. You can contact Andy about this story at Andy.Knef@HottyToddy.com.
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KGH77
October 13, 2014 at 3:47 pm
I’m no State or Ole Miss fan, but Ole Miss can’t say ANYTHING about State when it comes to College Game Day. Katy Perry was an embarrassing joke and the fans trashed the field after winning one game. Now, THAT was embarrassing. How in the world will Ole Miss fans act if they actually when a National Championship?
Reb1
October 13, 2014 at 4:52 pm
Kgh77 , nice try. You are most definitely a moo u fan. Jealous much? Papelbon is something for you to be proud of. And you want to say something about Katy Perry? Unbelievable.
kristina
October 14, 2014 at 11:22 am
Breaking a goal post sure demonstrated the class that becomes ole piss didn’t it… Please note the sarcasm. What is surprising to me is the amount of MSU FANS THAT ARE SUPPORTING ole miss in their quest for the same position while Oxford is blatantly insulting our traditions. Katy Perry made a mockery of herself and the school. Both schools have worked hard to,be where they are at. Ths article is b.s.. btw… espn game day has an amazing sound crew that could,have made the commentary heard above the cowbell… but they chose to,show the nation,a traditional,that will not,be broken. Also… I,hope the same article about cowbells is being made about auburn seeing as how,they brought,their own to the game as well. Can’t be too horrible a tradition I’d,another school tries to steal it. We will see you at the egg bowl.
Diane Hardin
October 14, 2014 at 12:27 pm
Shame on HottyToddy.com for posting a negative article about a “family member!” State is doing a spectacular job on the football field that has less to do with the cowbell than it does with the talented men on the field. And shame on the State fans who, in their response to the article, continued the mud slinging! For once, the spotlight is on Mississippi for a POSTIVE reason, and not for something we have to hang our head about. So don’t you think we could lift each other up, encourage, promote, and cheer on each other during this unbelievable time in Mississippi football history? We have taught our children….two who attend Mississippi State and one who attends Ole Miss….that family comes first, then football rivalries. It’s time some of you stopped giving the press more negative impressions about Mississippi and started living up to our motto of being the Hospitality State….especially towards each other!
Abby smith
October 14, 2014 at 1:23 pm
Complaining abouts States cowbells is truely admitting that they were the loudest fan base that college gameday has ever had to deal with. That being said ole miss fans are just jealous that they were not as loud as State fans. Katy Perry did a good job to show the party culture that is very present at Ole Miss. She had nothing to do with the school. Her manager was a graduate… Big deal. At least State had a graduate of the school that has gone on to do great things. Ole Miss could have had many well respected former athletes come back but they were happy to have Katy Perry represent them. I find that very interesting. Basically the cowbells showed how proud State was to have gameday in the junction. They rang them for hours on end. They were excited. They have every right to be.
jack
October 25, 2014 at 8:55 am
“cultural pursuits” is this what U of Mississippi calls being the strongest foothold in the state for the democratic liberal agenda? All the while sacrificing traditions at the expense of their own fans. Thanks but no thanks ill take 65,000 cowbells and being number 1 any day over ever having game day on campus again.