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Reasons Why Ole Miss is the Best

Let’s get real. Ole Miss is the premier university in the state.

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Oxford is the best town in Mississippi.

Rotating school mascots

From Rebels, to Black Bears, to Landsharks. The more the merrier.

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AJ Brown is the Governor of Mississippi.

He is already the Mayor of Starkville. So what next?

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The Grove is the best place to tailgate in the entire country.

Hands down. It’s not at all overrated.

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Trash Can Fridays

Trash never looked so good.

The Square

The Square has everything a college student could ever need. Overpriced food, expensive drinks, bowties, boat shoes...everything! Starkville doesn’t even have a square. And they have an architecture school. City plan much?

Gameday attire

Nothing says college football like wearing a sportcoat, bow tie and slacks in 96 degree heat in Mississippi.

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The Mannings

Eli and Archie. Shooters shoot.

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Walk of Champions

You’re welcome.

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Half of the student population is involved in Greek life.

Go Greek or go home.

John Grisham and William Faulkner

All literary gods have lived in Oxford, MS.

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ARE YOU READY...!?!

Hollywood celebs love us.

Katy Perry, Morgan Freeman, Shephard Smith... I could go on. We respect the opinions of the Hollywood elite and base our entire moral foundation upon them.

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Hotty To.... no I can’t. Sorry.

April Fools.