Ole Miss Football: DIY, The Way To Thin Out The Color Maroon
For each Ole Miss football fan this is a solution. A solution to a problem which has plagued Rebel fans for over a century. How to get rid of the color maroon. Too much of anything may not be good in the long run. When it’s the color maroon, it’s pure torture.
Because of the house divided thing, some Ole Miss football fans may have no other choice but to accept more than their fair share of the gaudy color. Others, like myself, may have an active zero tolerance policy in effect when trying to enjoy our happy place. Too much maroon makes it darn near impossible.
Lately, for many Ole Miss football fans, it’s been hard to find a happy place anywhere around Ole Miss football. It hasn’t been impossible to be happy about Ole Miss football. You already know every dark cloud always has a silver lining. Then last Tuesday happened. Miss State was officially named in the University of Mississippi’s response to the NCAA NOA. Now sweet karma has weeded out much of the color. However, there are still the few mutt faithful who try to obscure any silver linings with rumors. Regardless, now it’s their turn. Their turn to wait and worry.
If it weren’t enough to have the NCAA camped out on Manning Way for the past 4+ years, we had wait for answers. First we had to wait out the entire investigation fiasco. Then we had to await responses to the NOA and now certainly a ruling from the COI. Unfortunately, we have to endure the color maroon. Not nearly as much as last Tuesday morning but still any maroon is way too much.
Mainly it’s because they took home the Egg Bowl this past season the way they did. Now we get to hear them for at least the next year. I don’t blame them for what they do. It’s just the way the rivalry operates and if the roles were reversed there would be red and blue fans doing the same thing. However, little brother U takes it to a different level. They had truly rather see Ole Miss fail than to achieve their own success.
Just check out a few of the mutt social media ‘feed bowls’ and see for yourself. Oh it’s true and it borders on obsession for many of maroon and white nation. Well, here are a few tips to help lessen the adverse effects of too much maroon.
Thinning Out Maroon
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The easiest way to get rid of a color or to at least cover it up is more of another color. Being that we were hammered in the 2016 Egg Bowl and now under the hammer with the NCAA many Rebel fans are still in hiding or perhaps just in deep shock after last Tuesday.
Whatever the reason, there aren’t many of us around on social media these days so there may not be enough red and blue to cover it.
However, you can always count on thinning out a color. In order to do that, once again you have to add something you always have plenty of. In this case, the easiest go-to thinner will be one thing Ole Miss fans have plenty of, and that’s knowledge.
See, there is one thing which many of us ‘social’ Rebel fans have knowledge of when it comes to mutts. The one thing they really can’t tolerate and will thin them out in a hurry is history. This one thing, used wisely, could possibly totally eliminate maroon from your immediate vicinity.
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(Official Disclaimer: This is not a guaranteed solution to the problem of maroon. However, with practice there is a high probability it will lessen the effects. It makes them mad. Bad mad. Proceed with caution.)
History
I really hope you already knew that Ole Miss football leads the series with State College. Just in case, Ole Miss leads 63-44-6. Now, it isn’t just knowing the history of the Egg Bowl but it’s how you use the series history itself. Of course, the more you know about anything the better equipped you are. However, if you don’t know how to use it in the right context or situation, well you may have even more maroon.
So, let’s look at a social scenario, be it in a group online or even at a crawfish boil. Let’s say you pop in and there is maroon everywhere. First thing you hear is NCAA ‘hammer’ talk. They probably just listened to the latest Rosetroll podcast replay for the 4th time. You can tell they are all jacked up on the maroon-aid.
I only posted the Archie video because we all love Archie and it is about the Egg Bowl. However, I also know there will be mutts reading this and most of them can’t stand Archie. WAOM!
Anyhow, they start in on you about ‘the hammer’ and all you have to do is bring up history. Now history can sometime be historical fact. For example, it’s a historical fact, MSU football has been penalized by the NCAA more than any football program in the State of Mississippi. Of course, you mention the recent UM response and the Rebel Rags lawsuit. See how that works? However, your more ingenious mutt will stick in there with his or her best.
In fact, they’ll probably flip it from their NCAA ‘hammer’ to their next greatest thing in recent history, last year’s Egg Bowl win. Of course, this would be when you could use the series record. At this point, they really don’t have a reason to stick around but there is always that one.
The Big 3 Sports Rebuttal
State college fans think they are better than Ole Miss in football no matter the record. They know they are better in men’s basketball and baseball even when they really aren’t. Did you know college baseball was invented in Starkville? Neither did I. At any rate, this is where they attempt to add the total records from these three sports and ‘spin’ it to make themselves feel better. It’s not even really a rebuttal per say. Actually, it’s more like a self absorbing maroon home remedy.
Of course, you remind them you were in the middle of a football debate and they decided to go rogue. Be aware, with the over-night sensation of MSU women’s basketball some mutts are going to the Big 4 rebuttal. We don’t really have a dog in that fight. However, the NCAA should really be checking into that MSU program. Our women’s basketball team got investigated for just wanting to be better.
Of course, for the past 4+ years we’ve had to listen to the relentless diatribe of TSBU when it comes to the NCAA. Now they really don’t want to discuss it very much. I really don’t blame them much for that either. Seeing that the wheels are falling off the bandwagon in Starkvegas, they really don’t have much to discuss. Of course, you can always remind them of one thing. One over zealous so-called ‘journalist’ caused this whole charade. Wonder if Rosetroll is still getting that bronze statue beside Cousin Eddie outside of Davis-Wade Stadium?
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At this point you look and you’re surrounded by red and blue and a very minimal amount of maroon. Ole Miss football fans do well in minimal amounts of maroon. Just check out the featured image in this piece. Be sure to enjoy the rest of your social experience in the light, whether it’s your favorite Facebook rivalry group or your best mutt friend’s crawfish boil. HOTTY TODDY on!