So is TSUN dead?

[Bulldog Bruce]

I have not seen it in awhile.

 

[Junction John]

Yes. "Ole Miss" is much more insulting.

I want the world to associate them with the words Ole Miss as much as possible, because it neatly sums up their identity.

 

[Big Sheep81]

"Mississippi" has been my choice for many years. It should be all we need.

 

[bulldognation]

Jackie still only refers to them as “Mississippi” which I never understood why that stuck in their craw so much. I never use that simply because I don’t want my state so closely tied to such an embarrassment.

 

[bulldogbaja]

What is the most insulting thing you could call them?
Mississippi Bears?
RebBearSharks?
I vote for Ole Miss Rebels, because it's such a unbelievably racist, insensitive name that totally sums them up.

 

[JML105]

I sure hope its dead. Always thought it was cheesy.

Calling them by one of their most recent mascot names always gets under their skin, and you don't have to use our State's name in any form.

"The Landsharks"
"The Black Bears"

 

[o_dawgnabit]

I love calling them Mississippi. It's actually their name and it drives them crazy

 

[Len2003]

The Fighting Tonys

 

[The Usual Suspect]

Jackie still only refers to them as “Mississippi” which I never understood why that stuck in their craw so much. I never use that simply because I don’t want my state so closely tied to such an embarrassment.

It sticks in their craw because they don't want the rest of the world to know that Ole Miss is a public university from Mississippi and they are no better than anyone else.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

I want the world to associate them with the words Ole Miss as much as possible, because it neatly sums up their identity.

Actually, they are more proud of “Ole Miss” because to them, it sets them apart from State Schools. They consider it similar to saying LSU rather than Louisiana State, USC rather than Southern California, UCLA rather than University of California Los Angeles, Penn State instead of Pennsylvania State, and of course, Notre Dame, the most famous Nomenclature.

 

[Drewbowski]

USC isn't a State School. It's private.

 

[Drewbowski]

I hope so. I always hated calling Mississippi TSUN.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

USC isn't a State School. It's private.

I used the wrong descriptive word. My point was the sharts think they are so important, they can use “Ole Miss”
Like those schools to separate themselves from the regular joes.

 

[messageboardsuperhero]

Is use of the phrase “TSUN” dead? God, I hope so.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I thought it was stupid. Good riddance.