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Ole Miss Rebels vs. LSU Tigers Rivalry

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Rivalry Recipe

The mix of 10 rivalry ingredients that spark this rivalry, according to fans of each team who rated the importance on 1-7 scale.
Select a rivalry ingredient to see how fans of each side rate the importance to this rivalry.
Shared Supply
Competition for players and coaches
Same Values
Shared values between the teams/clubs/cities
Different Values
Different values between the teams/clubs/cities
Proximity
Teams are located relatively close to each other
Unfairness
Perceived preferential treatment by authorities
Dominance
Historical success of one team over the other
Moments
Specific incident between competitors
Characters
Extraordinary individuals (personalities/legacies)
Consistency
Recurring competition between the opponents
Competitiveness
Comparable success in recent time and a long period

Hostility

How fans of each team react to opposing fans in this rivalry
Prejudice
Discrimination

Rivalry Quotes

Quotes from fans and rivals
It's been said that "we'd rather beat LSU, but we'd rather not lose to Mississippi State." / / State fans are rivals because they have to be (in-state forces that as a rivalry). But the rivalry with LSU is more fun, as their fanbase's culture prioritizes many of the same things as the Ole Miss fanbase, things like quality food, camaraderie (regardless of team affiliation), and drinking. LSU fans will yell obscenities about your team, but then they'll share their liquor. / / Mississippi State fans are cannot hold their liquor, aren't as good cooks, and take the rivalry too seriously. The rivalry with MSU is not fun.
Ole Miss Fan
2013
Mississippi State is naturally our rival, but there is a special hatred for LSU and that feeling is reciprocal.
Ole Miss Fan
2013
MS State is our biggest in state rival and they are the absolute worst. Our campus culture and educational focuses are pretty much polar opposites, so different types of people tend to gravitate towards each school. / / For LSU, they just are the plain worst college football fans around. Dirty, stinkin, mean mean mean people.
Ole Miss Fan
2013

Terms / Definitions

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Rivalry Points

Rival Points
Average Rivalry Points assigned to a rival team. 0-100

Reverse Rival Points
Average Rivalry Points assigned to the favorite team by the rival team’s fans. 0-100

Rivalry Recipe

Rivalry Ingredients
Each Rivalry Recipe is composed of a mix of 10 common ingredients to rivalry discerned from thousands of fan comments (Tyler & Cobbs, 2015, 2019). Fans on each side of a rivalry have rated the importance of each ingredient on a 1-7 scale (7 being ‘extremely important’).

Hostility

Prejudice
How much prejudice do fans hold against fans of the rival team?  1 [lowest] – 7 [highest]

We measured prejudice using 4 questions that included: “A(n) [Rival] fan’s character is more questionable than a typical fan’s character.”

Discrimination
How much do fans discriminate in their relationships with fans of the rival team? 1 [lowest] – 7 [highest]

We measured relationship discrimination using 6 questions adapted from Pettigrew and Meertens (1995) that included: “I would be less likely to marry a [rival] fan than a typical fan.” and “As a boss, I would be less likely to hire a [rival] fan than a typical fan.”