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Wright Thompson

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This Southern College’s Football Tailgate Is Unlike Any Other—Here’s What Makes It So Special Original

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By Wright Thompson Verified
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The Ole Miss Grove officially spreads across 10 acres at the heart of campus, but informally, it stretches out toward the grassy flats around the University Avenue bridge and all the way through The Circle—another green space in front of the Lyceum, the school’s main administration building. Home to at least 250 trees from 40 different species, it’s where Ole Miss fans have tailgated since the football program found national attention in the 1950s and where tents replaced cars in 1991.
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The Ritual of The Grove

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By Wright Thompson Verified, Robbie Caponetto Verified
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The Ole Miss Grove officially spreads across 10 acres at the heart of campus, but informally, it stretches out toward the grassy flats around the University Avenue bridge and all the way through The Circle—another green space in front of the Lyceum, the school’s main administration building. Home to at least 250 trees from 40 different species, it’s where Ole Miss fans have tailgated since the football program found national attention in the 1950s and where tents replaced cars in 1991.
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Be on That Hill: Stories from the Summits of Sport

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By Seth Wickersham Verified, Wright Thompson Verified
Epic stories from one of the great sportswriters of his generation. ESPN senior writer Seth Wickersham, the New York Times bestselling author of American Kings and It’s Better to Be Feared, shares more than two decades of his sports journalism in 26 essays.
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