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Jack Cristil Wraps It in Maroon and White

February 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Yet another of the old guard of SEC announcers has turned in his sword, as long time voice of the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Jack Cristil, has announced his retirement. Cristil cites growing health concerns, namely impending kidney dialysis as the reason for the abrupt retirement.  Cristil, who’s voice had the distinct sound of leather and cartons [...]

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Croom Resigns

November 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Ur job iz fail A day after his team was brutally beaten by instate rival Ole Miss, a game in which his offensive line gave up 11 sacks and had 34 yards of total offense, Sly Croom has resigned.  For the last few years he’s been known as a bit of a coach killer himself, [...]

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The Legion of Crooms Storms the Gates of Oxford

July 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArKpLsBDCtc”

Clever marketing…WINNAR! Sly Croom and his band of upstanding citizens fire a mid-summers salvo across the bow of Oxford, as this billboard has recently gone up on I-55, nary a stones throw from the Ole Miss campus.  What?  No catchy Winston Churchill quotes? We await the inevitable retaliatory day-time fireworks display from the Ole Miss [...]

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