Some pissed off people in Oxford

Maroon Eagle

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Lafayette refuses to play Oxford in any sport after getting beat 63-28 in football.


That’s not a bad thing…

Rivalries change…

Maybe I’ll post links to old pre-playoff conferences from the Mississippi High School Football History site and folks will see who used to be rivals in the 1970s…
 

maroontide06

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That’s not a bad thing…

Rivalries change…

Maybe I’ll post links to old pre-playoff conferences from the Mississippi High School Football History site and folks will see who used to be rivals in the 1970s…
We've played Pascagoula and Gulfport more than anybody, but I don't know if I would consider them rivals. We've played them in every decade since the 1920s to present. Not every year, but most years. Most of that has to do with them being in the Big 8 Conference with Picayune, but we still played them frequently before the Big 8 days as well.
 

patdog

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Question is why announce this now. They’re in the 1st year of a 2 year cycle. They're already playing Oxford next year. Things could change a year from now when it’s time to schedule for 27-28.
 

Xenomorph

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Question is why announce this now. They’re in the 1st year of a 2 year cycle. They're already playing Oxford next year. Things could change a year from now when it’s time to schedule for 27-28.
I don’t believe it’s a snap decision. It’s been coming for awhile and it isn’t all strictly due to on the field competition.
 
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Oxford has been annexing outside of city limits lately which is probably another reason to cancel the game. County folks are pissed…