Anyone. Anywhere. Anytime. ... This is not just a slogan for the University of Southern Mississippi, located in the piney woods of Hattiesburg, Miss., it is a way of life that has defined the character and grit of Southern Miss football for all of its 86-year existence. Schools like Southern Miss have embodied the pure essence of competition that envelops college football and all those that stand outside the BCS. Schools that constantly fight against the powers that control the destinies of all Division I football, schools like Colorado State and Fresno State. Schools that stand where the Florida States and Virginia Techs have stood years earlier before positioning themselves among the nation’s elite. These are schools with smaller budgets, enrollments and facilities, but don’t make the mistake of calling them the giant killers, mid-majors or the have-nots. This is not a story about
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