How the mighty have fallen. When i was a kid i remember my dad and one of his friends, who was a big MSU guy, talking about how he had to go to get Bill Burgin's ok on the design of the Hump. Burgin said no, cause it was going to be bigger than Tad Smith. For those of you younger than me, Burgin was a power broker in the legislature and UM grad and supporter who went to jail for corruption. Not that any of that matters, but my point is that today UM got turned down by Southern Miss's football coach, PAUSE A MINUTE AND LET THAT SINK IN...... their football, basketball programs are in disarray, their influence in the legislature is smalland shrinking, the only statewide elected officials are Cochran (who is on his way out) Hood (anembarrassment) and Lynn Finch. there may be another, but that's all i could think of. Not to mention their crown jewel, the Medical Center, that is losing $300+ million a year. Things could turn around for them, but i just don't see it happening anytime soon.
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Also, does Roger Wicker count as a statewide elected official who isn't on his way out?</p><div class="scrolling">
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such as Wicker. He and UM kind of reflect each other. They are there, but you forget they are there.
but the job is likely his for the next three decades or so....which seems like a relevant consideration if you're talking about sheer influence.
In any event, I do hope the Bookfarmer political wing tries to do something about the funding formula the legislature imposes on the IHL. We both get screwed for USM's sake there.
In any event, I do hope the Bookfarmer political wing tries to do something about the funding formula the legislature imposes on the IHL. We both get screwed for USM's sake there.
It's appropriate that someone from a school whose political "heavyweights" are a first-term congressman and the state insurance commissioner has pointed out Ole Miss' waning political influence.<div>
</div><div>Both State and Ole Miss don't have the influence they once had or should have. We're getting squeezed out by the Baptist school-educated politicians who are working diligently to establish a theocracy in OUR state.</div><div>
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</div><div>Both State and Ole Miss don't have the influence they once had or should have. We're getting squeezed out by the Baptist school-educated politicians who are working diligently to establish a theocracy in OUR state.</div><div>
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