Hi bear, yep I'm from Dora
 

Hi Bear,
I graduated from Dora in 2000. Our senior class only had about 16 people in it. My dad was an administrator there. He's leaving after this year. I used to date a guy named Travis who knew kids from a lot of schools. Who did you know over here?
Actually I kind of exaggerated my years in Kansas, but we were there until I was about 16 I guess, and I went to KU for a couple of years. Now I'm taking year off before going back to MU.
I played basketball, believe me, at Dora, it became a full contact sport. It was at KU too. Those girls were mean!

The SEC (Southeastern Conference) is...

Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU (Louisiana State)
Mississippi State
Ole Miss (University of Mississippi)
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

Auburn is in Auburn, Alabama, and Vanderbilt is in Nashville.

More UGA Stories
 

For more UGA stories like the one's I posted go to :

The Anti-Orange Page

And click on Bulldog Lore.

I know Travis, don't know you. I went to Gainesville, class of 2001. 53 kids, and my dad wasn't an administrator.

Hey Anchora, is "The world's largest outdoor cocktail party" really all it's cracked up to be? You hear about it a lot, but I was just wondering if it is as amazing as it is made out to be.

SMSUBear.

P.S. This whole thing with us both growing up in Ozark County is wierd. Hmmmmmm....

Thanks for the compliment but after reading this thread, UCLA is by far more casual in comparsion as well as USC. We are just way too comfortable going to class in jeans and a t-shirt and I have NEVER seen a student wear a dress to a football game!

And in response to how great all the SEC schools are, all this only little PAC-10 girl has to say is that UCLA receives by far the most applicants out of any other university in the nation, for something like 10 years now! Go Bruins!

I must admit though, I would love to visit some of this schools in the south. Maybe for non-conference football game, I think we played Alabama a couple years back so it could be a possibility!

Not growing up in Ozark County
 

Actually I didn't grow up in Ozark County. I grew up in Kansas, near Olathe, in a town called Springhill. I always thought KU was the big thing, and couldn't wait to go there, until I did. When my dad got the job down here, we moved to Dora. Culture shock. Then I went to see my boyfriend a couple years ago at LSU. Imagine a girl from Kansas, with an added accent from Dora, going to Louisiana. They laughed. But I had a good time there while I was visiting. I visited some of the sororities because I was thinking about transferring there. They were all full of southern hospitality. I was impressed. You don't get that treatment at MU.

I'm sure you UCLA people NEVER have a problem getting tickets to the games, do you? You guys think you're soo special just cause you have the Rose Bowl at your fingertips every Saturday, well, Mizzou can only seat a little over half as many, but we have a big M at the end of one of our endzones made out of bleached rocks, and it's cool looking. Though one time some kids changed the M to an N before a Huskers game. And they call theirselves Mizzou students.

It sure would be nice to be able to go to a school which is athletically...well...good. I'd settle for a .500 division 1-A school, but I have to go to some 1-AA school who hasn't had a winning season since the frigging Eisenhower administration. And then I'm supposed to cheer for them and go to their games when I sit down in front of the TV and see my Tigers whoop up on some Husker butt (like they did this year...score). I'll get right on down to Plaster Sports Complex (and no, it's not named after some person:) )

I would never go to a school that was as big as LSU. SMSU's campus is tiny, and I still have a problem with walking to class. I'd like to go to Mizzou, partially cause they provide the residency part of my Dietetics degree in my major, and because I'd have something super awesome to do on a Saturday, and about 60,000 other people to share it with, but it's also about 150% of the price, and I'm low on the funds.

SMSUBear

Can I get a Roll Tide???

Alabama--80
Syracuse--71

Go SEC! Congrats Bama!

Thanks for the clarification... I just assumed Ole Miss and UM were in different conferences... like UF and Florida State, UGA and Georgia State, Clemson and USC, etc...

Yea SEC!! Way to go Bama!

Anyhow SMSUBear...even if you don't spend a semester or two at an SEC school...it'd be well worth your time to at least visit and experience a great SEC game or 2, or 3... ;) If you visit Ole Miss for a game this year...might I suggest the Ole Miss-Tennessee game--it's a guarunteed good time.

And all my Ole Miss people will get this: You know what might be my favorite thing about Oxford?? The fact that we have unique restaurants and places to go rather than chains. For those of you who don't know there are only 2 chain restaurants in Oxford (other than fast food) and they have only been open for like 1-2 years. The chain bar/grilles are Applebees and Chili's...and they are on the far end of town. So if you go to dinner in Oxford you're pretty much guarunteed to get something different and unique. And...chain stores aren't allowed on the square.

You don't know this, Crimson Tide, but you avenged the death of the Mizzou tigers last year who were thrown out of the conference by Syracuse (land of snow). I thank you, and Roll Tide!!!!

So lets say I'm in Oxford. What happens if you can't cook, and you only have $3.00? No Mickey D's? That's a frigging crime! I'd lose the freshman fifteen that I never gained!

Ole Miss is UM. Then there's Mississippi State. Both are in the SEC

Dietetics? try a scholarship
 

Hey, Bear, Did you know they have a lot of scholarships for specialized degrees in the health and medical fields at MU? You might check it out and see if your field falls into that. They are based on need, too, so if you're not one of those straight A people who get all the good scholarships, you can still apply.

I flunked out earlier, and this is my first semester back, so for now we'll stay calm in bear territory. But I super appreciate the info. Maybe when I'm a junior or so I can mosey on up there and finish out my degree completely.

And for the Mississippi clarification.

Ole Miss (Mississippi)--Football School
Mississippi St.--Basketball School

And as a survival guide, never utter the words "War Eagle" at the University of Alabama, or the words "Roll Tide" at Auburn University. Chances are, you will be hurt.

Well, actually we don't and generally everyone who wants season tickets can if you apply soon enough. The Rose Bowl is great but really far from Westwood in Pasedena but not bad because that leads to beer buses! But thanks for the attitude, that sure came out of left field.

And by the way, we are SPECIAL...Hail to the Sons of Westwood!

MU Scholarships
 

Bummer! But some of those scholarships are surely offered at SMSU and transferable. Many of them are renewable for several years too. You should check into those as well. Many of the special fields, especially health related, have a lot of money to give away.

by the way, how did you know Travis? And is it the same one I "went out" with at Dora? (We didn't really, I was his cover, if you know what I mean)

I met Travis once or twice randomly. And yes, I do know what you are talking about.

So, are there and gamecock lovers on this board :D :D :D . If so, what was the East coast USC like?

About the UCLA thing, that was my jealousy taking over. The Rose Bowl is easily the greatest stadium in america, and it doesn't even sell out most of the time. That's not to say it would in Missouri, but still.

Maybe you should trade with USC...J/K!

SMSUBear

Yeah, it does kind of suck that the Rose Bowl rarely sells out but UCLA students as a whole are somewhat apathetic when it comes to football...not me though. I think I went to every home game except one when I was an undergrad. Football is not really UCLA's game either, now basketball that's a whole 'nother story! Wooden still gets standing ovations when he comes to the games! He's like 96!

USC...ahhh, touchy subject for a Bruin, but I would not want to trade stadiums with them. The Coliseum is a great stadium but not the greatest area. A little scary walking back to your car after a game...

Delta lady, it's a little thing called "Raiderization". You see, the Oakland Raiders are scum, and when they had to play there, they consequently tainted the stadium and made it evil. Sure, USC wins, but when your fans get jumped in the parking lot, in all actuallity no one wins.

GO CHIEFS!!!!

UCLA and USC has girls that can dress well if you ask me.

NYU does NOT.

Howard?? I don't see that at all.

Berkeley? Cut me a break on this. NYU is a private version of this school...definitely not a stylish school at all.

-Rudey

Ha! SMSU Bear, you crack me up! But it's kind of true!

And this is why Rudey is awesome!

Sorry to correct you again, but you're using stats from 2000. Auburn is now ranked #20: http://www.princetonreview.com/colle...D=2&TopicID=12 Auburn does have the highest ranked library in the SEC, but as should be expected, there are 2 ACC schools ranked ahead of the best in the SEC.

Once again I am compelled to ask...does your library have a skywalk?

http://www.marquette.edu/library/ray...october03.html


That should enlighten you.

This is why I like Rudey too.

Actually there is a section of the Berkely population that are not hippie/natural types.... and actually DO dress nicely... they're greek ;) I'm kidding... but seriously there are people at Berkely who dress in stylish clothing... I think in general people on west coast are a lot more lax about when they choose to get dressed up than in the south and east coast...

Go CHIEFS
 

Chiefs Kick Ass. I got Priest Holmes and Trent Green to sign a football for me when my dad took my family to the Chiefs/Raiders Game in November. My dad gets little perks like that!! That was one wild ass game!! My ears still ring from the noise there. I saw someone get punched because he said he missed Rich Gannon!

And Chicago has kids that can conjugate verbs correctly. ;)

I agree that there is no way NYU tops the list though.

Based on what? NYU is the hippest school around.

I wrote that at like 3am, excuse me for my mistake.

No excuses. Now drop and do 20!

YES SIR!!!!

if I count extra fast - does that count? ;)

I know this wasn't addressed to me, but I'll answer it anyway, as I think I have a unique perspective being from Jacksonville ;)

It's an event not to be missed, if you are a dawg or gator. Where else can you see a stadium divided in half with red and the other half in orange? It does get a little crazy because you have both schools rowdiest fans all in the same place at the same time. Everyone comes down early in the week, so it's almost like a week worth of tailgating and partying.

I grew up going to this game every year, back when UGA was dominating the series. It hasn't been as much fun the past 13 years, with the exception of 1997, but I think it's going to be a lot of fun for us again soon :)

And yes...Mr. Grizzard was a proud member of Sigma Pi...

Come and visit Oxford! Oxford is civilized! We are pretty big town with lots to do!

www.oxfordms.net
www.oxfordms.com
www.olemiss.edu

Get off my back dude, I was a poor immigrant who was forced through endless hours of ESL and can't keep up with you American kids. I should have been in EFL really.

-Rudey
--And I've been to Berk...there are some kids that dress well (no doubt from Marin), but on the whole, the school is not like that.

Those pictures make me homesick. My husband and I recruit high school students in North Carolina for Bama. The word in the recruiting office is that if a student makes the trip to campus, he/she is hooked. It has to be one of the most beautiful campuses in existence - particularly in the spring!

You certainly can - ROOOOOOOLLLLLLLL TIDE ROLL!!!! SAY IT'S GREAT TO BE FROM ALABAMA!!!

Not bad for a "football school", is it?

Not true. I like cried every night during orientation because I wanted to be somewhere else. I do agree that Alabama has a pretty campus though.

I think southern schools in general are just beautiful in the spring. Except Knoxville...my sister went there and I used to tell her jokingly how beautiful all the concrete was. Truthfully pretty much every SEC school has something special. I like the fact that at UT you can take a yacht to the football games---and they have the largest stadium in the SEC.