HAHA its all good breh. I know what high school you talking about. I went to USM, then Miss St for grad school. My parents wouldn't let me go away to school (I was born and raised in Chicago) unless I went to Mississippi where my father's side of the family. My parents gave me three choices either got to Jackson state (like 15 family members on my fathers side went to JSU), Valley or go to USM.
At the time my cousin was a professor at JSU and I had another cousin who worked in the financial aid office. At Valley I had a cousin my age going there and at USM I had three older cousins that went there. I wanted to go to JSU, but my older cousin who was a professor was gonna be on me like white on rice making sure I acted right. So of course like a dumb youngster I didn't want that drama...
. Thought about Valley, but its nothing there in itta bena and its down the street from where my dad's family lived in Greenwood. So my great aunts were gonna be on campus on my little hard headed ass every day...
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So I picked USM cause it was far enough away from my cousins and aunts who were gonna ride my ass. But close enough with my other cousins so my parents would let me go away to college...
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But yeah with JSU I mentioned if they can just get the talent USM was getting under bower and from the Mississippi JUCOs they will be able to be a major power for years to come. Hell thats what I thought Deion was gonna do. Cause we know living in Mississippi black folks love to go to Jackson and the coast to kick it..
. So Jackson recruits itself if he could get the program going with good visibility. But hell Deion even blew my wildest dreams out the water he said fukk that shyt and started getting Top 5 star talent to go to JSU...
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I am loving every minute of this cause when them none Mississippi high school recruits come to Jack Town to visit JSU I know they surprised to see all them black folks kicking it at the games and just having fun. Like I mentioned I went to the SWAC Championship game and there were 50K at the game but 50K to 100K outside the game tailgating, having a car show and having a music fest...
. Can't no true blood young black male recruit resist that shyt...
. Jokers were shooting big time aerial fireworks right outside the stadium during the game while tailgating...
. JSU scores a TD and jokers outside the stadium shooting fire works in the sky like its the 4th of july...