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HOGS GET BLOCKED! Bulldogs conquer Arkansas Razorbacks in 51-50 win with field goal block

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With the holidays approaching, most denizens of Mississippi State University are devoted to wrapping up this semester’s projects, laying the groundwork for next semester’s goals, and digging the tensile out of the attic to deck the halls. With the Letters to the Legislature mailed off, plans to restructure the Student Association senate on the drafting table, and the Dec. 1 Holiday in the Junction coming up, MSU’s SA’s agenda is no different. SA President Jojo Dodd said Holiday in the Junction it the biggest event in the next few weeks. He said the event centers around MSU President Mark Keenum lighting the MSU christmas tree in the Junction, marking the official start of christmas for MSU. Last Wednesday, the Community and Government Relations Committee of SA hosted a ‘Letter to the Legislature’ event where students could write letters to government leaders expressing their opinions surrounding the Mississippi state flag. In addition to sending letters collected that day, SA intended to teach students how to contact state leaders on their own. “It went well,” Dodd said. “We had 60 or so letters.” Dodd said the event’s table became the center of a rolling conversation about multiple social issues affecting and surrounding MSU student life. “(The conversation) was the most constructive part,” Dodd said. “It wasn’t just about the flag.” Dodd said SA hopes to hold the event a second time before the close of this semester. At the beginning of this semester, SA passed Resolution 12, which stated the MSU student body would like the state legislature to address concerns about the current state flag, and Dodd said he and other university’s SA heads have been working together to draft a statewide Resolution to the same effect. “I think every student SA in the state coming together on this issue would be very powerful,” Dodd said. He said SA presidents from across the state met in Jackson last Thursday and officially decided to move forward with the Resolution, aiming to have it passed sometime early next semester.

In a game that could be described as a quarterback duel, it would be the Bulldog defense that would save the day. Senior linebacker Beniquez Brown blocked a late field goal attempt by the razorbacks to seal a 51-50 victory for MSU and give them momentum heading into the Egg Bowl. If you missed Saturday’s game against SEC opponent Arkansas then you missed one for the books as Mississippi State comes out on top. Arkansas came into the game coming off a big win against SEC top running back in Fournette and the LSU Tigers. Arkansas’s running back, Alex Collins, has rushed for over 100 yards for four straight games, including the LSU Tigers. When Dan was asked about Arkansas, he said “They have a lot of talent and now they are exciting at an extremely high level.”

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Whereas most buildings across Mississippi State University sit empty over weekend nights, the Saturday of Nov. 6 the rooms within Butler Hall hosted over 100 MSU students during a charity lock-in and livestream event, just one event among many put on by the MSU Video Game Club. The Video Game club is fairly young as far as student organizations go, having started in 2010, MSU Video Game Club President Joseph Brummett said. Brummett said he joined the club in 2013, and at that time the club had hit a lull following its initial growth. Soon after joining he was elected Vice President and quickly was called on to step up as president. Brummett, along with the club’s Secretary David Young, said they have been working to bolster their ranks, and plan to do so by frequently hosting tournaments with payouts as large as a grand as well as regularly streaming the casual weekend events that comprise the bulk of the club’s activities. “We are putting a lot of work into getting our notoriety back,” Young said. Brummett said the they are planning on hosting another lock-in event January, and it

will likely be in Butler as well. “I feel like the Lock-in really exemplified what we are trying to do with the club,” Brummett said. “We’re building on a solid ‘Smash-bro’s’ base and are using that to branch out into other games.” Young said the club believes the best way to grow the club is to create a name for itself as the local gaming tournament host, a position that is, for the most part, vacant in the Golden Triangle. “We want to create more infrastructure for our club,” Brummett said. “We want more events for people to participate in.” Young said currently the biggest draw is the popular Nintendo game

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Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 11:03 p.m. A student reported his gold necklace stolen from his vehicle while parked at Rice Hall. 11:32 p.m. A student was arrested on Stone Boulevard for speeding 38/20 and a suspended driver’s license. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 9:47 a.m. An employee reported four computers missing from Hathorn Hall. 10:23 a.m. A student reported his pullover sweater missing from the Sanderson Center. 1:30 p.m. Students reported being harrassed by other students in Sessums Hall. Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 8:39 a.m. An employee reported a missing computer from Garner Hall during a self-audit. 10:21 a.m. An employee reported missing property from Herzer Diary Science. 1:21 p.m. A student reported burn holes in her mattress and rain jacket at Critz Hall. 3:22 p.m. A student was arrested at the MSU Police Department on two warrants for receiving stolen property and felony identity theft.

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Auditorium. The event will be free to attend and starts at 7:30 p.m. It will feautre a mix of seasonal classics and a preformance by the MSU Wind Ensamble.

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BLOCKED Mississippi State would be coming off a terrible home loss against top SEC team, Alabama. This game would be crucial to the Bulldogs season as they turn things around before the last home game that would host the Egg Bowl. While temperatures were expected to be freezing, Mississippi State jumped out

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to a 31-21 lead in the ﬁrst half. The Bulldogs fought hard as they exchanged leads for three times over the course of the game. During the game, Prescott set a an all time MSU record with over 500 yards passing and had a total of 7 touchdowns. Prescott even had two receivers over 100 yards receiving in Fred Ross, who caught a spectacular

one-handed catch, and Brandon Holloway. Prescott and wide Receiver De’Runnya Wilson also set a record with the most proliﬁc scoring tandem that would surpass Tyler Russell and Chad Bumphis old record. Ultimately, the defense would be the difference as junior linebacker Beniquez Brown would come up with a blocked

field goal in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. When asked about the exciting win, Dan Mullen said, “it’s got to be up there with one of the greatest finishes I’ve ever been involved in.” Also after the game, Dak Prescott would also receive Offensive Player of the Week, which would add to his incredible collegiate resume.

The Bulldogs will face its state rival in Ole Miss. This year MSU will host the Egg Bowl as both Mississippi SEC teams battle for the Golden Egg. Mississippi State currently leads the Egg Bowl’s largest victory beating Ole Miss 65-0 in 1915. Ole Miss currently holds the all time series record with 62-43-6. 1901 was the ﬁrst

ever Egg Bowl meeting and Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State) won 17-0. Last weeks win would surely be a push that the Bulldogs needed after that home loss against Alabama. With Prescott continuing to have a record-breaking season., it will surely be another loud and rowdy game during the Egg Bowl.

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SA Senator Holly Travis said on Dec. 2, the SA Community and Gov. Affairs Committee and Cabinet will partner with the local Brickﬁre Project day-care center. The event will be a group mentor day where MSU student volunteers will help elementary school students with their homework before

breaking out decorative cookie frosting and games. “Our hope is that this event will kick off the SA’s relationship with Brickﬁre so that not only are we student leaders on campus but also encouraging leadership for the community,” Travis said. As for next semester, Dodd said SA will focus on commitment to advancing the status of higher education in the state as well as making changes to how the student body is represented on SA senate. Currently, there are seats for each academic college, as well as a few positions for graduate students and other outliers. Dodd said SA believes there is more that can be done to adequately represent all facets of the

MSU student body. SA Vice President Roxanne Raven said the current conversation is to form seats for student organizations such as the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center, greek life, religious student organizations, and the honors college. “We are trying to raise the number of seats in the Senate,” Raven said. “We are trying to have about 50 or more seats that are more than academic colleges so we can represent people more directly.” Raven said at this point in time the restructuring is mostly in the planning stages, and will soon be meeting with members of MSU student affairs to make sure all of MSU is considered.

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Merriam Webster defines terrorism as “the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal.” The war on terror, declared after the tragic event of 9/11, has been on the minds of many Americans. The millennial generation only knows the war on terror as the event from an elementary school classroom. At six and seven years old it is tough to comprehend what was being done to our nation. Islamic Extremists had taken innocent lives in an attempt to shatter our nation. The most recent events of terrorism were by the Islamic group ISIS, also known as ISIL, having killed more innocent people. Refugees in the Middle East are fleeing at an accelerated rate. These refugees are attempting to save their lives as ISIS continues to gain more ground. Some call it the persecution on Christianity, shifting the focus to one group, but ISIS is doing much more than that. The terrorist group are killing Jews, Muslims, Christians and anyone else who disagrees with their beliefs. No news channel has called the atrocity of these killings what it really is, genocide. Merriam Webster defines genocide as “the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political or cultural group.” This is not genocide on any particular religion or cultural group; it is genocide on humanity itself. These refugees are also facing persecution in the nations that agreed to take them in for protection. Taking in refugees has the major risk of allowing those who only want to harm others for political and strategic gains. ISIS killed over 120 people in the France attack, over 37 in the Beirut attack and over 20 in the attacks in Mali where over 170 people were taken

hostage. These attacks show the world that no matter what you look like, ISIS will kill innocent victims to instill fear in more people. They do not care about race or ethnicity, just the fact that you follow them or die. We have politicians who believe allowing refugees into our nation will cause harm to America. In an article from BBC (British Broadcasting Channel) the list of some presidential candidates who disagree with allowing refugees include: Donald Trump: “I’m putting people on notice that are coming here from Syria as part of this mass migration, that if I win, they’re going back.” Marco Rubio: “It’s not about closing down mosques,” Rubio told Fox News. “It’s about closing down any place whether it’s a cafe, a diner, an Internet site - any place where radicals are being inspired.” The list continues as some candidates attempt to generalize one group of people. We are allowing candidates to use people’s fear of those who practice Islam as scapegoats to further push their name ahead of the race. That is just wrong. You cannot allow a group of extremists to create an image for

“So, stop watching TV and getting your cultural perception from a news channel that only wants ratings.” an entire religion or cultural group. Americans have a habit of doing this to those who are not from a European background. We talk about embracing diversity and allowing others to practice their religions in peace, but we practice the opposite. ISIS is a problem, tist is true, but you cannot say that keeping refugees out will detour ISIS’s drive to want to attack our nation. Yes, I agree we need a system of allowing refugees into our nation with a way of checking backgrounds, family history, etc., because some people will attempt to use fake documentation to get into America to cause harm. We had 33 governors say they would not

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This year I'm grateful to have the support system I have in family and coworkers through all of my ups and downs this allow Syrian refugees into their state. semester. I am also thankful to have any money I can get because What people fail to realize is there have tis the season, but my pockets are not jolly! Happy Thanksgiving been more deaths of Americans killing and Merry Christmas to everyone! Americans than Americans dying from terrorist attacks. CNN counted the Taylor Bowden, News Editor deaths of Americans by gun violence vs. I am thankful we live in an age where terrorism. The poll showed that 406,496 communication over the entire globe is almost as died from gun violence whereas 3,380 effortless as checking the time. That a kid in died from terrorism. It counted all acts Mississippi can grow up listening to inner-city punk of gun violence and terror attacks since 9/11. If you want to generalize anyone, rock as easily as they can access blues and rock Americans should look at themselves n' roll the region gave birth to. 2015 is awesome, I'm because we kill one another a lot more thankful I can take it for granted. than any terrorist has. The media allows these candidates Nia Wilson, Managing Editor and misguided columnists/reporters I am thankful for my family. Shout out to the fam for to shape our perception of how we view others. People who want to harm teaching me to look on the bright side even in the darkest anyone to further his or her name are of times. driven by terroristic ideals, regardless Noor Mujahid, Previous Life Editor of religion and race. Dylan Roof (South Carolina Shooter), Timothy McVeigh I am thankful the world we live in today allows us to honor the (Oklahoma City bombing), John Allen victims of senseless tragedies, emphasizing a life's worth across the Muhammad (D.C. sniper), Lee Boyd Malvo (D.C. sniper) and the KKK entire world. Every life is important, and in times of calamity, the can be called terrorists. These people brevity of life is realized. I am grateful to be surrounded by a family killed to gain an upper hand on others that loves me dearly and the small things I take for granted to further their own agendas. All of everyday. these terrorists vary between black and white. Americans can be terrorists as Kaitlin O'Dougherty, New Life Editor well, so one cannot generalize someone else from another country in hopes of I am thankful for the family that helps me survive as a college keeping them out because you believe it will cause our nation destruction. student, the friends that make me laugh when life gets hard, and People in our own nation cause our the ability to live each day fully. I am also thankful or MSU and the countless memories and opportunities it has gifted me with. nation destruction. Sometimes to create your perception you need to diversify your horizons Bailey McDaniel, Opinion Editor and experience different groups for This year I am thankful for the family that I have been given with yourself. I attended Diwali Lights this The Reflector staff. Getting to know and grow with my fellow past October for a class assignment and it was the most enjoyable event I editors has grounded me with support during the highs and lows of this have experienced here at Mississippi semester. I will forever be grateful for these friendships. State University. We attend a university that has large quantities of diversity, Anthony McDougle, Sports Editor so it is your job to get out of your comfort zone to experience other I am thankful for the opportunity to receive a quality cultures. Sometimes you have to be education and to be able to say that I will graduate next uncomfortable for a while to meet May. others different from you but good can come of it. So, stop watching TV and Sarah Story, Photography Editor getting your cultural perception from a news channel that only wants ratings. The things I'm most thankful for right now can be boiled down Go meet others different from you so to four simple things: Jesus, my family, puppy dogs and Mississippi State football. Hail state! you can become more educated about different topics other Americans face. That is the only way we can further our Bek Yake, Multimedia Editor cause because no matter what ethnicity I am thankful for my chosen family who accepts me even at you are, we are all from the same race; times the family I was born into will not. I am thankful to work the human race. for somewhere where I can have fun while working and also feel like I actually accomplished something. Also, I’m excited to get married to my lovely future wife in the Spring.

‘Scuba Steve’ benefits from support of local art Sarah Dutton is a junior majoring in communications. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector. msstate.edu.

One memorable afternoon about five years ago, I was window shopping with my mom along the strip of Edgewater Mall headed towards Auntie Anne’s when I noticed we were approaching the Scuba Steve kiosk where the coastal local Steven Johnson sold his iconic T-shirts for his One Tee at a Time campaign. Around the same time “that face logo everyone loves” had flooded the Gulf Coast plastered on numerous t-shirts and tank tops. I mentioned to my mother I had always wanted one

of his shirts. We continued walking another 10 yards when someone called after us. I turned around and Steven Johnson tossed me my first ever Scuba Steve shirt. When we returned with a pretzel and lemonade to show our gratitude, we saw a grin stretch across his face and heard him say, “Wow, you have just made my entire day. Thank you so much”, this made me realize what a true artist is. When I said, “No, thank you for even tossing it and acknowledging me,” I never would have thought five years later we would have a similar conversation, especially considering the roles were reversed, as I was the one who reached out this time around. My initial intention was to expose the southern artistic scene, but I decided to save that for a more appropriate time and focus on this southern artist particularly. Steven Johnson is one of many genuine artists amongst the southern United States who not only

takes pride in what he does, but is passionate about the lifestyle he lives. The reason for his Giving Back: One Tee at a Time campaign, in which Steven clothes the homeless of America ‘One Tee at a Time’ by donating a t-shirt with each Scuba Steve t-shirt purchase, derived from a distant memory that consisted of a negative bank account, the depths of an ultimate rock bottom and the need to not let the less fortunate get stuck while pursuing their own dreams. Another purchase is not another dollar with Scuba Steve. Steven believes each purchase is a lifeline because each allows him to invest in the people who keep his dream alive and constantly inspired. His love for people and clothing inspire him and in return have inspired many others to provide him such a rewarding lifestyle. I believe it to be true on the account of two separate evenings. The first evening was Nov. 3, when Steven Johnson decided to tell everyone in a public

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media platform that he was recently diagnosed with stage 3 Colorectal Cancer. He mentioned getting home after being diagnosed and driving around the community that has shared so much with him over the years and shutting everything down due to the news. After his announcement, the last thing he expected was over 3,000 e-mails, 1,110 texts and 3,000 Facebook messages. The next explosive evening was Nov. 12 when Domino’s Pizza had a night for Scuba Steve where each pizza purchased helped contribute in the donation check that was later personally delivered to Steven himself equaling $12,500. He said they crashed the computers because there was such an intense flux of orders. Johnson said, “My goal in life has been to make one person smile a day over the years, and that has been reciprocated in the last two weeks.” Why? Because his actions speak for themselves as a

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local artist to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. When he started seven years ago, the industry was not nearly as saturated as it is today. So, he would typically tell another artist who is interested in pursuing a career within the industry that keeps him going is the drive, determination and willingness it takes to wait through the storm to finally reach your dream and watch it become a success. He struggled for the first three years by borrowing money, learning to build an audience the hard way, having his car repossessed and ultimately ending up on the side of the road trying to make his dream still happen. However, it was not long until local news saw him and his dream walking along the road, wrote a story and got him a kiosk in the local mall. It was rocky at first as he adjusted to the full work schedule, his mom generously driving him back and forth, and using money sparingly to get by without selling anything the first two weeks.

That’s until, as Steven put it, “One night a girl bought a shirt and I have her a huge hug. That night she put my story on Facebook and the next morning I had a line that allowed me to connect with the community and sell over 60,000 shirts, and that’s how Scuba Steve was born.” Steve Johnson has proved through Scuba Steve the only way he knows how to be a true artist is to invest into the community by giving back to his supporters, other local artists, appreciating and feeding off of their talent. Johnson said, “If someone would have thrown me those Air Jordan’s back in ’96, the feeling would have been immeasurable. I want to give that feeling.” I still have the shirt he gave me five years ago. He has given others and myself that feeling. Now, it’s our turn to reciprocate. If you would like to give that feeling back, you can go to ScubaStrong.com to donate or contact him personally to help the Scuba Steve community beat cancer.

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school and was a member of the Famous Maroon Band. Bundy said she loved being Staff Writer a part of the band, but she wanted to explore music from When it comes to great a different angle. music, one Mississippi State “I started exploring other University student has exactly things,” Bundy said. “I what it takes to find the right couldn’t let music go, so I tune for different audiences. started doing promotion for Around school she goes by Da Unda Ground Railroad.” Lake Bundy, but in the music It was not long before industry, she is known as DJ Bundy began to delve into the LakeGang. world of music production. Bundy, senior broadcasting She began to sample the major from Corinth, began same songs she once grew her career on the turntables up listening to and remixing in 2013, but her love for music them into something brand started at a much younger age. new. Her passion for music Bundy said she was began as a child, singing in the interested in getting her hands church choir. Bundy said she into all aspects of production. was inspired by her mother’s According to Meiko Woods, singing and her grandfather’s a producer and COO for taste for old school classics. Da Unda Ground Railroad, “My granddad had big bags Bundy’s talent could be seen of cassette tapes, and I would from the very beginning. get into them and listen to “When she came up with people like Marvin Gaye and the DJ idea it was like, that’s Al Green,” Bundy said. perfect,” Woods said. “I was Inspired by the 2002 film like that is a market and lane, “Drumline,” Bundy joined so let’s tackle it.” the school band in fifth grade. In 2013, Woods purchased “I tried out to play the Bundy a DJ board three days drums, but they put me on before Christmas. Bundy said saxophone,” Bundy said. “It she was glued to the board the turned out that I was pretty moment she got it. good at it. I was always the “On Christmas I had my top chair in my band from the very first gig,” Bundy said. very beginning.” “Everybody was supportive. She continued her band They were chanting career throughout high LakeGang.” Her name LakeGang derived from her name and the fact that she believes that she can be successful by herself. She describes herself as a one person gang. In a predominantly male field, Bundy is one of four female DJs in Mississippi. Mon.-Thurs: $.25 Martinis Woods, who is also Bundy’s at Lunch boyfriend, managed over 40 Mon.: $2.00 Margaritas artists and produced music 9-12pm for Midway Games, said Tuesday is Ladies Night! watching her flourish into the by Kai’Brina Parkman

Dj she is today is inspirational. “Everything she has done, she has done on her own,” Woods said. “I’ve watched her grow personally and business wise. She’s a businesswoman. Her progress has always been a lot quicker than a lot of DJs.” After DJ’ing for artists such as Louisiana native Lil’ Boosie and Atlanta’s own Young Thug, Bundy continues to perfect her talent as a DJ. She said one of her most memorable moments DJing was working with rap artist Lil’ Scrappy. “It was my ﬁrst time ever DJing for a major artist,” Bundy said. “It was memorable because I messed up like three times, but he was cool though. When the show was over, he was like I did great.” Two years later and Bundy continues to chase her musical dreams. One of her goals is to have a syndicated mix show. Her ultimate goal however, is to expose people to all of the great talent in Mississippi. “I think that if we let people know what’s going on here, people might take more pride in being from here,” Bundy said. “People would stay here and enhance it instead of taking their talents elsewhere.” Bundy’s DJ’ing career has blossomed tremendously in less than two years, and she is already making big waves in the southern music industry. This year, she has been nominated for best mixtape DJ, best club DJ and best DJ in the ﬁrst annual North Mississippi Hip Hop Awards (NMHHA). The NMHHA will be held Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Starkville Sportsplex with performances by Rich Boy and other southern artists.

Pilgrim, a Memphis, Tennessee native, said she has been coming to MSU football games since she was young. “I’ll be ringing my cowbell loud and proud and screaming ‘go Dawgs’ at the top of my lungs,” Pilgrim said. “I cannot wait for the Bulldogs to take the ﬁeld and for the Golden Egg to be back where it belongs, Starkville.” For many, this is not only a big game because it is the Egg Bowl, but also because it is beloved Dak Prescott’s ﬁnal game in Davis Wade Stadium. Prescott has become a huge name among the Bulldog family and across the nation. Prescott will go down in history for many reasons but most importantly, for being the best quarterback in MSU history, thus far.

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Lake Bundy, DJ LakeGang in the music industry, DJʼs at her event, The Migration, last month in West Point, Miss (pictured).

The Egg Bowl is often known as “the battle for the golden egg” and a battle it will be. This Saturday, Davis Wade Stadium will be packed with die-hard Mississippi State University fans, and hopefully, very few of those people from up North. MSU and The University of Mississippi began playing each other in 1901 and the competiveness has been stiff ever since. In 1927, the Golden Egg Trophy tradition began. Every year the winner takes possession of the Golden Egg. Hence, the “Egg Bowl.” The trophy came about as being something tangible that either side could take after a

win. MSU has lead the series 11-9, over the last 20 years and are hoping to add another win to the list this year. For many years, this game has been played on Thanksgiving, yet still pulled in a crowd. This year, the game will be on Saturday and is expected to have a record crowd. People from all over the state will come to Starkville for tailgating in the junction and packing the stadium to cheer on the dawgs. For most, this is not just another game, it is THE game. Allie Pilgrim, sophomore international business major, said it is her favorite day of the year. “So much heart is put into this game, into this day, you can just feel it,” Pilgrim said. “It’s electrifying. The atmosphere warms my soul.”

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Bully the VII Bully the XIII-A Bully XIII-B, who was the last mascot to be "dog-napped."

In 1958, Ole Miss students took Bully VIII and painted him red and blue. Bully nearly died of lead poisoning because of the paint.

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Thanksgiving offers reflection by Mary Rumore Staff Writer

Thanksgiving is a special holiday filled with great food, loved ones and, of course, for Bulldog football fans, the Egg Bowl. A break from class right before finals is pretty great. We all have so many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. I usually travel to Arkansas with my parents to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with my grandparents and the rest of my family. We come together to eat, watch football and spend time together. My family is Italian, so sometimes we have lasagna instead of traditional Thanksgiving foods. Since they live five hours away, it is one of the few times of the year we all get to see each other. One of my favorite Thanksgiving memories is from 2013. I returned home

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from Arkansas just in time to watch the Egg Bowl with some friends. To be honest, we stopped watching the game because Mississippi State was getting beat by Ole Miss pretty bad, so we decided to make a bonﬁre outside instead. We did not know the game had gone into overtime. I walked inside to check the ﬁnal score and got there just in time to see Jamerson Love recover the fumble from Bo Wallace in the end zone to win the game 17-10. The surprise MSU victory made the night even more special. Julia Simmons, senior accounting major, said her favorite way to spend Thanksgiving entails going home and spending time with her family, while remembering Thanksgivings of the past. “I love the fact that I can walk into my Grandma’s house even at 24 and the smell of her cooking brings back memories from when I was little and all of our family was around,” Simmons said. “Two of my aunts died of cancer, my grandfather died and my parents got divorced, so our family gatherings are a lot smaller. I always remember how things were a long

time ago whenever I smell Thanksgiving dinner.” Taylor Bufkin, junior public relations and journalism major, said one of her favorite things about Thanksgiving is the two days full of family and food. “We have traditional Thanksgiving foods on my daddy’s side of the family, and we have seafood gumbo on my momma’s side of the family,” Bufkin said. Corey Richardson, senior kinesiology major, said his favorite Thanksgiving tradition is eating and watching football with his family. “Of course I love to eat and watch football, but I really just like being together with my family and spending time together,” Richardson said. Jesse Newton, junior fashion design and merchandising major, said his favorite Thanksgiving memory was waking up really early as a kid to drive to his aunt’s house to help her and his mother cook supper for their family. “They would always put me in charge of making the frosting for our chocolate cake,” Newton said. “I still do it every year.”

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Bulldogs seek redemption in rivalry game by Taylor Rayburn Staff Writer

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No. 23 Mississippi State (8-3) will close out its regular season with the “Battle for the Golden Egg” against arch-rival No. 19 Ole Miss (8-3). Both teams are coming off of big victories. MSU just beat Arkansas 51-50 in a thriller while Ole Miss beat LSU by a score of 38-17. The Rebels are led by junior college transfer Chad Kelly. Kelly is having a spectacular season. He has 3504 passing yards this year, which leads the SEC. He has 25 passing touchdowns but also has thrown 12 interceptions. He has rushed 86 times for 353 yards and nine touchdowns. It helps when Kelly has one of the best targets in the SEC: Laquan Treadwell. Treadwell has 1060 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. He is averaging 14.7 yards a catch and has had 74 catches.

The Rebels also have Quincy Adeboyejo who has 545 yards on 35 catches with seven touchdowns. MSU struggled in stopping the passing game against Arkansas. With the loss of Kendrick Market and Will Redmond the secondary has been week as they gave up 406 passing yards to Arkansas last weekend. But where the secondary has been weak, the front seven has proven to be one of the best in the country. The front seven is led by Beniquez Brown. Brown had 12 tackles last Saturday and also a game winning blocked ﬁeld goal. He has a team leading 89 tackles on the season, 9.5 of which are for loss. He also has 5.5 sacks and has a single interception. One the defensive line MSU is led by A.J. Jefferson. Jefferson has 43 total tackles and a team leading 13.5 tackles for loss. He also is responsible for ﬁve sacks. On offense, MSU still has the best Quarterback in the SEC and possibly the country in Dak Prescott.

Prescott is completing 66.2 percent of his passes and has 23 passing touchdowns to just three interceptions. He has accounted for 3159 passing yards and is also the team’s leading rusher. He has 478 yards and nine rushing touchdowns. He has a dynamic duo on the outside at receiver with Fred Ross and De’Runnya “Bear” Wilson. Wilson is leading the team in touchdowns catches with nine, second best in the SEC. He also has 50 catches and 757 receiving yards. Fred Ross is just ﬁve catches away from breaking the single season catch record at MSU. He has 69 catches on the season 816 yards and four touchdowns. Ole Miss has the 64th ranked defense in the

country as they have given up 4248 yards and an average of 22.5 points a game. MSU’s defense is not ranked much higher at 59th in the country with 4182 yards given up and are giving up an average of 19.5 points a game. Both teams make up for a lack of defense with strong offenses. Ole Miss is ranked 10th in the country with 5698 yards and is averaging 40.5 points. MSU is ranked 31st in the country with 5015 yards and is averaging 33.5 points. Everything is setup for another thriller in the Egg Bowl as these two rivals clash. The game is this Saturday, November 28th and will kickoff at 6:15pm central time and will air on ESPN2.

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Ole Miss is looking to capture its first win in Starkville since 2003, when Eli Manning beat Jackie Sherrill in his last game at Mississippi State 31-0. The good news for the Rebels is that this is the most talented team they will take into Starkville since then and arguably ever. The bad news for the Rebels is that it’s Dak Prescott’s senior night, and Mississippi State will be fired up to get a win for the best quarterback in their program’s history. Last year, Ole Miss struggled to run the football throughout the season, but were able to find success in the running game against State. This forced more players from State to enter the box, and the Rebels were able to exploit that hitting Evan Engram down the seam off of play action. Mississippi State needs to be able to stop Ole Miss from running the football if they’re going to have a successful defensivenight. Statehasgiven up over 300 yards passing to Kyle Allen, Jeff Driskell, and Brandon Allen. While all three of those quarterbacks have seen success in the SEC, I would argue that Chad Kelly is better. Kelly, unlike his predecessor, is able to take the tops off of defenses. Bo Wallace, while accurate and undervalued by most Ole Miss fans, never had the arm strength that Kelly possesses. If Mississippi State can’t stop Ole Miss from running the football and has to commit more people to stop the run, leaving the likes of Laquon Treadwell, Evan Engram, and Damore’ea Stringfellow in single coverage, Kelly could have a field day in Davis-Wade. OleMisshasbeensuccessful

in running the football since All-American left tackle Laremy Tunsil returned from suspension, allowing Fahn Cooper to switch over to right tackle. Another factor in the Rebels’ resurgence in rushing the football has been Akeem Judd and the pistol principles that have been instilled by offensive coordinator Dan Werner. Werner has assumed much of the play calling duties, head coach Hugh Freeze said, and Werner has implemented the pistol into the offense, allowing bigger backs, such as Akeem Judd, to get downhill quicker. On the defensive side of the football, the same issues that I talked about for Mississippi State apply for Ole Miss. Dak Prescott is an amazing football player. I would argue he’s the best football player to come through Mississippi State. Unlike many people in Oxford, I would argue he’s a very good passer. I think Prescott can make enough throws to have success on Ole Miss’ secondary. The Rebels’O secondary was abused by Will Grier (R.I.P.), Paxton Lynch, and Brandon Allen. Dak Prescott is better than Grier and Allen, and just as good as Paxton Lynch. If Prescott is afforded time to throw the football, he will have a ﬁeld day on Ole Miss’ secondary. Ole Miss had success last year when they kept Prescott inside the pocket. The game plan was successful last year, but I would argue that Prescott is a much better passer this year than he was last year. Prescott is still deadly when he gets outside of the pocket and makes plays with his legs. I think the game plan for Ole Miss is still to try to keep Prescott inside of the pocket and make him beat you from there, the problem is I think Prescott is good enough to sit in the pocket and beat you. The key for the Rebels will be pressure. Prescott was hit

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a lot last year in Oxford. If Ole Miss can get that kind of pressure on him again, it could rattle him. If Prescott can just sit in the pocket all day, like Kelly, he’ll have a great game, because he’s a great quarterback. You would think with my choice of the phrase “ﬁeld day” I would think this would be a high scoring game, and to a point I think it can be. My issue with that is this: I’m not sure either offensive line can block either defensive line’s superstars. I think Chris Jones will be an absolute handful for the interior of the Ole Miss offensive line to handle. I think Robert Nkemdiche will be an absolute handful for the interior of Mississippi State’s offensive line to handle. If those two guys aren’t blocked, it could be a long day for both quarterbacks. I think one could argue that Ole Miss is the more talented team. Ole Miss, when they’re at their best, can play with and beat anyone in the country. They walked in to Tuscaloosa and won two months ago. However, one could also argue that Ole Miss isn’t near as consistent. Ole Miss played badly in Memphis and Gainesville. There’s no getting around that. Mississippi State, on the other hand, has played consistent for most of the year, and I would even argue has gotten better since the loss in College Station. Ole Miss’ success, or lack

thereof, on Saturday will depend on which Rebel team shows up in Davis-Wade stadium. Does the team from Memphis or Gainesville show up for the Rebels? If they do, it won’t be pretty. If the Rebel team from last week against LSU or the one from Tuscaloosa shows up, it’ll be a different story. Ole Miss 31 Mississippi State 28

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Prescott: MSU’s best player ever “I’d say he (Dak) might be the best player I’ve ever coached,” Mullen said. “Look at my resume, that’s pretty impressive.” Staff Writer Speaking of the MSU versus Arkansas game last weekend, which MSU won 51-50 in a thriller, Dak might have had the best game of his career. Sept. 9, 2004 is the day Mississippi State lost at In a shootout, he completed 38 of his 50 passes home to Maine in Davis-Wade Stadium by a score for 508 yards, five passing touchdowns and one of 9-7. This was probably the lowest day in MSU interception. He also had 46 rushing yards and two football history, which says a lot looking at the rushing touchdowns. That game also made Prescott history of MSU football. However, fast forward 11 only the second player in SEC history to have 550 years later and MSU is on top of the world, No. 1 in plus yards of total offense in a single game, the other the country and going through the best two years in was Johnny Manziel. Prescot t’s its history. journey has not Most of the “I’d say he (Dak) might be the best been without its responsibility for this own adversities. can be given to one player I’ve ever coached. Look at Dak’s mother man, Dak Prescott. Peggy Prescott died Prescott is the my resume that’s pretty impressive” of colon cancer greatest player in on Nov. 4, 2013. MSU football history, - Head Coach Dan Mullen The entire MSU it is non debatable. community rallied He has scored 107 around Prescott total touchdowns, 64 passing, 40 rushing and three receiving. That is 642 and it was one of the defining moments of that year points in touchdowns. He has 8,742 passing yards, for the MSU team. Showing his resilience, he would 2,411 rushing yards and 88 receiving yards in his go on to play in a game against Texas A&M, which career. He was MSU’s highest ever finisher on the MSU lost 51-41, that Saturday. Just six days after his Heisman ballot when he finished eighth last season mother passed away. Mullen spoke of Prescott after that game saying, and holds every single passing record in MSU history. MSU is no longer seen as a SEC cellar dweller but “He’s an amazing young man beyond being a as a legitimate contender for the SEC West every football player; a man that most parents would be year. They are consistently ranked in the AP polls. proud if their kids grew up that way.” Dak has done it the right way. Where greats like They have been in every College Football playoff ranking but one since it began in 2014. If someone Johnny Manziel were in the news every week with the had said these things 30 years ago, people would have next big scandal, there never has been any baggage laughed. The program for Prescott. He operated with class on and off the is starting a golden era field and was a great ambassador for the school. He of MSU football and truly is all a coach wants from his Quarterback on it all began because of and off the field. So, Prescott will take the field for the last time at Prescott. MSU Head coach Dan Davis-Wade this Saturday against Ole Miss. It will Mullen, who coached be senior night and an emotional night for sure as Heisman winner Tim MSU will say good bye to the best player to don the Tebow and No. 1 overall Maroon and White. Enjoy the last few moments draft pick Alex Smith, had watching Dak line-up behind the center, because high praise for Prescott our genration has been affored the opportunity after MSU beat Arkansas to witness the greatest football player Mississippi State University has ever seen . last weekend. by Taylor Rayburn

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