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Magnolia Bowl: Ole Miss Rebels’ Real Rivalry Renewed

By K. L. Williams

Nov 21, 2015; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly (10) runs the ball during the first quarter of the game against the LSU Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2015; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly (10) runs the ball during the first quarter of the game against the LSU Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /
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It usually doesn’t take much to get the Ole Miss faithful pumped up for their rivalry game against LSU. However, this year’s Magnolia Bowl seems to have a little extra spiciness in this rivalry renewal.

Call me old-fashioned, facetious, or just plain wrong, but the Rebels’ real rivalry game will be played Saturday in Baton Rouge. Ole Miss vs LSU is scheduled to kick-off at 8:00 p.m. The rivalry game known as The Magnolia Bowl has been a contentious game for both parties involved.

However, this year’s game has a little more flare, at least among the fans. So when you mix in all the normal dislike for LSU with all the new reasons to dislike the Tigers, you have one pot of steaming, hot, spicy rivalry.

Old Rivalry Stuff

The normal knocks against being an LSU fan are still there. They haven’t changed much in the past few decades. We all still get nostalgic for past Magnolia Bowls every time Sonic Drive-In has 50 cent corndogs.

Plus who doesn’t get annoyed seeing them spell common words wrong by adding “eaux” to it. You are an accredited university, act like it.

There’s no need to mention the Billy Cannon stuff nor the time they cheated and managed to run two plays in four seconds. We all know those stories by heart.

The best thing you guys had going for you was Mike the Tiger. I mean, a real tiger as a mascot is just plain cool. He was the best mascot in the game. He will be missed. R.I.P Mike.

New Rivalry Stuff

Now the Magnolia Bowl has an added incentive to keep the dislike going. Earlier this year, LSU fired the second best mascot in the game, Les Miles. Then our biggest rival decided to have one of our ex’s as their interim coach.

As if they haven’t insulted us enough over our long history, the Tigers have promoted Ed Orgeron as their interim coach.

Now Coach O, as he is loving called, by most accounts appears to be a nice man. So my condemnation for him is not personal what so ever. But as an Ole Miss fan, the three years he was here were three are the lowest at Ole Miss in the last 30 years.

He was 10-25 as the Ole Miss coach. He only had three SEC wins in three seasons. His picture on television brings a chill in the room and reminders of sad times. Now, he will be the head coach of our greatest enemy.

Well done, LSU. Just when I thought I could not dislike you more, you decided to up your game. Was Houston Nutt not available for the offensive coordinator job? Was Tommy Tuberville unavailable to run the special teams?

I say Ross Bjork should call and invite Les Miles to sit with him in the visitor’s booth. Give the Ol’ Hatter a Rebel’s cap and point him to the nearest television camera. How would that feel, Tigers? Actually, that would be funny. Either way, rest assured that this rivalry will live on. Now, I’ve got a hankering for a corndog. Where’s Katy Perry when you need her? Oh well, now I have to geaux, I mean go.

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