For Whom the Cowbell Tolls, a Mississippi State Bulldogs community

The first edition of the Mississippi State (A&M then) basketball team, coached by T.H. Werner (the pimp in the top right of the photo) would start off the inaugural campaign in 1908 red hot, winning their first five games against heavy competition such as the Brownsville Athletic Club and the College of Memphis. Unfortunately, they would go into a tailspin, losing their last five games to teams like LSU, Tulane and the New Orleans YMCA. But, you know, the jerseys were cool! I wonder if back then people gathered 'round for the great jersey unveiling. Something tells me... probably not. (photo courtesy of MSU / MSU Media Relations, Media Guide 2010-11, pg. 177)