To Mullen, It's simply "The-School-Up-North"
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fans act like it doesn't bother them but everytime Mullen says it, it gets linked. Then the typical responses follow. So to me, for you to talk about something consistently, it bothers you.
And I know every Ole Miss fan will disagree with this assessment.
And I know every Ole Miss fan will disagree with this assessment.
that has no bearing on anything but it's vital info.
Just admit it bothers all Ole Miss fans and we can move on.
Just admit it bothers all Ole Miss fans and we can move on.
dawgstudent said:
That's all. As I posted on Nafoom about this topic, it originated with Woody Hayes I think, because he really hated Michigan that much, so much that he wouldn't spend a dime within the state's borders if at all possible. I had heard one time that if he was on a recruiting visit there, he would ride his car on fumes to the state line to make sure he didn't buy gas in Michigan.
That's the kind of hate that leads to refusing to say a name. Mullen doesn't have that kind of hate for us, and it would be impossible for him to have that kind of hate for us, which is why it comes off forced. If he was a former MSU player that grew up with MSU and spent 10 years coaching for MSU as an assistant before getting the job, I'd buy it.
I don't buy it from him. It's just forced.
For the record, I bought that Jackie hated us, really loathed us, especially later in his career when he'd been dealing with us for a while. So when he called us "Mississippi" to try to get under our skin, or whatever, it came off genuine.
ETA: If it were coming from John Cohen, I'd probably buy it. He played for MSU, and when he was at UK, there was always some extra spice to our series with UK. It was almost odd the way we had a mini-rivalry going with UK baseball of all teams, and it was mutual, so I know Cohen doesn't like us, and I can tell he and Bianco aren't friends. When he takes swipes at us or calls us names, it's genuine. I want to say he took some sort of verbal swipe at us last year before the series, and it was genuine. Someone will have to pull that back up, because I can't remember what it was. I just remember some discussion on it around this time last year.
I was only on campus at State for about two weeks before I hated Mississippi. It doesn't take long.
You win the lottery as far as sales jobs go. Company A is paying you $1.2mm a year to be their only salesman, they give you the keys to a territory, and you have one main competitor in your region, Company B. It's a small territory, as far as national reps go, but hell - you can live a pretty good life on $1.2 mil.
If you increase sales, your company will reward you handsomely -- maybe bump your pay $500k, maybe offer you a longer term contract. Either way, it pads your retirement account, and you and your wife are loving life. You're the king daddy around here.
If, however, Company B does well in your area, it is a direct reflection on you. You're going head to head in many cases, and you're losing. Your company's stock drops, literally and figuratively, and you are almost solely to blame. You are the head of sales. Hell, if it gets too bad, they may fire you altogether and cut off your 1.2 MILLION DOLLAR PER YEAR salary.
I'm very certain I would try real damn hard to do everything I could to shine a positive light on my company in comparison to my competitor. I would fight like hell to keep my gig going. I might even muster some ill-will toward them, or tell a joke or two at their expense, just to make sure they were taken less seriously. Wouldn't you?
If you increase sales, your company will reward you handsomely -- maybe bump your pay $500k, maybe offer you a longer term contract. Either way, it pads your retirement account, and you and your wife are loving life. You're the king daddy around here.
If, however, Company B does well in your area, it is a direct reflection on you. You're going head to head in many cases, and you're losing. Your company's stock drops, literally and figuratively, and you are almost solely to blame. You are the head of sales. Hell, if it gets too bad, they may fire you altogether and cut off your 1.2 MILLION DOLLAR PER YEAR salary.
I'm very certain I would try real damn hard to do everything I could to shine a positive light on my company in comparison to my competitor. I would fight like hell to keep my gig going. I might even muster some ill-will toward them, or tell a joke or two at their expense, just to make sure they were taken less seriously. Wouldn't you?
I think DM knows it bothers the piss out of most OM people. Forcing something would mean he looked uncomfortable or out of place doing it. He looks like he enjoys the hell out of it to me. You generally don't see that either among hatred. Again this is why OM people HATE it. Plain and simple.
Seriously?
When he said that there was one program in the state that was on the rise, and it ain't you after the Egg Bowl, do you think that was insincere to? Or was that forced?
When he said that there was one program in the state that was on the rise, and it ain't you after the Egg Bowl, do you think that was insincere to? Or was that forced?
sure is ticked about it and called wanted to question everyone calling him classy...
"whats with that ____ ****?? "
"whats with that ____ ****?? "
