This is the frustrating part for me. You can have a great lineup of weekend activities even if the athletics suck. Yes, a winning team makes it more fun, but that’s not a prerequisite for having concerts, bbq, etc. maybe this pisses me off more than it should. I’m not in the stage of life to go most likely anyway (kid activities on Saturdays), but there is no excuse for this other than extremely poor leadership. I’m really just embarrassed by how bad we are at the things we can control.
A local restaurateur told me last year that Summer of 24 was the first in his many years of being in the business that he and others did not see a dip in business during the summer. He said that was due to the first full year of tournaments at Cornerstone.
I think they want to try to make it into 2 big weekends instead of one to help the economy. Not sure it’s the best idea but I think it’s what they are going for. Same reason they had the big concert in the fall during an away football game.
You mean like that year that great band Sugarland played on the field right after the game? I was sitting outside at a tent enjoying beverages with friend and people were leaving in droves. Sound was horrible (imagine that), we were sitting outside and couldn't even hear it
I hate to tell yall. Oxford has a huge advantage to Starkville in its proximity to Desoto county and Memphis and not having the equivalent of Alabama football in Memphis. Could you imagine if the UofTennessee was in Memphis? OM and Oxford wouldn't draw half the crowd.
What happened with the bbq contest and concert on SBW? I swear I remember one year hootie and the blowfish played on campus for SBW… or maybe just hootie after he went country.
