They've kept Mississippi last for the past 150 years, all because they were too lazy to pick their own cotton.
All the strong, courageous ones were killed in the Civil War, leaving only the Cowards and Cripples. Since the Civil War, Ole Miss students have been getting deferments from the draft, while The Mississippi State University has been producing soldiers, sailors, and airmen willing for fight (and in some cases, die) for their country.
That was one of the reasons om got an advantage over The Mississippi State University in the 1940's. The SEC Champion bulldogs went off to fight for their country, some getting killed, some suffering in POW camps, all suffering under horrendous conditions. In the meantime, om football students and player got Draft Deferments from wealthy, well-connected alums on the draft Board. So, when the war was over, State had to recruit new players while om was able to re-stock from its protected prettyboys. NOTE: The exception was Charlie Conerly, who fought as a Marine in some of the most horrid battle of WW II, and was seriously injured...he's the exception that proves the rule.
This happened through Korea and Vietnam. MSU players went off to fight Communism, while Draft Dodgers like Archie Manning managed to skip out of fighting for America.
Ole Miss is the flagship of Mississippi- the flagship of the lowest income, highest teenaged pregnancy rates, and lowest education in the Nation....OWN IT, BASTARDS.