Tigermike 2,982 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 FBI investigating threat made against the GroveOXFORD -- The FBI is investigating an anonymous threat made this week towards the center of Ole Miss' campus. An anonymous handwritten letter, received by Ole Miss late Tuesday, threatened damages to the trees and shrubs in the Grove. "What's going to happen to y'all on the field Saturday Aint nothing compared to what's going to happen on your beautiful campus. You won't be one of the most pretty campus's Next year. A lot of shrubs and trees are going to die; especially in the grove. Can't stop us." (SIGNED) "Hail State go to hell TSUN" University police chief Calvin Sellers has forwarded the note to the Jackson office of the FBI, Ole Miss announced in a press release. No. 18 Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3 SEC) hosts No. 4 Mississippi State (10-1, 6-1 SEC) this Saturday in the Egg Bowl. This year's edition of the annual rivalry game has some extra juice to it: the Bulldogs have a shot at winning the SEC West and making the College Football Playoff with a win against the Rebels. Law enforcement authorities are taking the threat seriously, Sellers said in a statement, and are encouraging fans to report suspicious behavior. University police are expected to monitor the Grove closely in the coming days. "This longtime football rivalry has separated families and friends for generations, but while it's spirited, our attention has been focused mostly on the football field," Sellers said. "We encourage everyone to remember that this is a game, after all, not a time for hate. We are hopeful that passions have not escalated to the point that someone is prepared to do damage to a landmark for which all Mississippians take great pride." This is not the first time a tree has been threatened as part of an SEC West rivalry. Alabama fan Harvey Updyke poisoned the famous oaks at Toomer's Corner in Auburn in 2011. Updyke took the credit for it on the popular radio show hosted by Paul Finebaum, and eventually served 76 days in jail after entering a guilty plea. link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FHeal 4 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 ... see what happens when you don't hang'em from the tree's they've killed !!!! (obviously: the leniency leads to more lunacy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBAU83 212 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Probably updyke seeking revenge for the loss but using the egg bowl as cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Probably updyke seeking revenge for the loss but using the egg bowl as cover... My first thought as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU-HANDLEY-TIGER 205 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Terrorist threats, I would give them the max sentence when caught this is getting ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptau 169 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Updyke didn't threaten, he took credit for what he had already done. this latest thing sounds like a threat. Destroying or threatening to destroy property and putting that kind of poison in the soil deserves more time in jail than the few months updyke got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Thank you harvey updyke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FHeal 4 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Updyke didn't threaten, he took credit for what he had already done. this latest thing sounds like a threat. Destroying or threatening to destroy property and putting that kind of poison in the soil deserves more time in jail than the few months updyke got. Biggest shame is not that someone will get more of sentence for issuing a threat, rather it's the one this state took in the process. And so now this clown will get clobbered, while the self confessed cult hero will make the Alabama 'Hall of Fame' one day. Imagine the movie's not far from a screenplay, just hang a mullet A on a couple Jesco White's, and film what comes natural. Even if he can't profit the audience is already there. B-movie and straight to video it would turn a profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptau 169 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Updyke didn't threaten, he took credit for what he had already done. this latest thing sounds like a threat. Destroying or threatening to destroy property and putting that kind of poison in the soil deserves more time in jail than the few months updyke got. Biggest shame is not that someone will get more of sentence for issuing a threat, rather it's the one this state took in the process. And so now this clown will get clobbered, while the self confessed cult hero will make the Alabama 'Hall of Fame' one day. Imagine the movie's not far from a screenplay, just hang a mullet A on a couple Jesco White's, and film what comes natural. Even if he can't profit the audience is already there. B-movie and straight to video it would turn a profit. He's already made the espn story about the iron bowl rivalry. I refuse to watch that portion about him and espn actually put the criminal on camera!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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