The Mississippi State Fan Bucket List
There are some things every Mississippi State fan must do to get the full Bulldog experience.
Every school has things unique to only them, and Mississippi State is no different. If you have the chance to go to a New Year’s Day Bowl game or a road basketball game you should definitely do it, but those aren’t really specific to MSU. Here’s a quick list of some high value items every State fan wants to check off on their Bulldog bucket list.
Eat cheese and/or ice cream at MAFES on campus – that stands for the Mississippi Agriculture Forestry Experiment Station. What could be more Mississippi State than that? You can get all the delicious cheese and ice cream you want at MAFES, and they even have meats too.
Tailgate in the Junction – a relatively new tradition (10 years now), but a good one. Before the Junction you had Bulldog fans scattered across campus with their tailgate tents; but when “Malfunction Junction” was eliminated in favor of more logical roads on campus, a grassy area was developed for tailgating right next to Davis Wade Stadium.
Watch a baseball game from the Left Field Lounge – perhaps the most unique tradition at Mississippi State, the LFL is a scene unlike any other. If you’ve never been, 2017 may be your last chance in its current form before construction begins on more permanent structures in lieu of the current rigs. Nevertheless, it will always be a great tradition of grill smoke and good times while watching the Diamond Dawgs.
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Eat at Perry Cafeteria – the Perry is one of the most beautiful buildings on campus. It was built in 1921 in the Gothic style, and has been designated as a Mississippi landmark. Even if you’re not on campus during the week to eat there, it’s okay – they are open for lunch and dinner each Saturday.
Walk the Drill Field – MSU doesn’t have a “quad”, instead there’s the Drill Field. The school was once known as Mississippi A&M, so they had a military tradition and you can imagine where the name for this area was derived. Lee Hall has been on the north end of the Drill Field since 1909. Old Main, the largest dormitory in the country at the time, sat where McCool Hall and the Union are today – it burned down in 1959.
Be given a cowbell – if you know anything about Mississippi State you know about the cowbell. But the tradition in the truest sense involves being given your cowbell, rather than simply purchasing one. The idea being that cowbells were passed down as heirlooms. It may not be a great idea to take Grandpa’s cherished bell to a game and bang it on the bleachers, so maybe just get a new one for Christmas and keep old reliable on the bookshelf.