Cowbell- there are several places you can buy one. There is a Barnes and Noble right by the stadium that sells them and other MSU gear. There is a MSU store on Highway 12 called the Lodge that sells them. Maroon and Co. is a cool higher end store that has some cool cowbells as well but they're going to be more expensive.

The Junction is THE place to tailgate at MSU. It's in front of the stadium- right in front of the aforementioned Barnes and Noble. People are pretty cool and hospitable as long as you are respectful.

To eat- The Cotton District has a lot of bars and restaurants and college type places. If you want something fancy I would suggest Restaurant Tyler on Main St. A lot of people like The Veranda and I think it's OK. Lil' Dooey for bar-b-que is the place you'll probably hear about- at least on ESPN but there are other local places that are pretty good for that. I don't eat a lot of bar-b-que but if Petty's is still around you might try there or someone can give you better advice on bar-b-que. I will warn you that The Cotton District, Main St. and most of the restaurants are going to be very crowded on game day and it will be very difficult to park. Most of the local restaurants are on Main St.- I can't remember what Hobie's restaurant is called.

Usually there is something going on in Starkville on Friday and Sunday on football game weekends. The Friday's are usually some type of concert or something like that and then Sunday is usually something like a Farmer's Market. MSU sends me something every year and I can't find it as far as the weekend schedule goes.

It's y'all. And I'll tell Dan to take it easy on you as long as you don't bring your officials to the game.