When asked whether he he was going to leave Ole Miss Tuberville responded by saying, "They'll have to carry me out of here in a pine box." Contrary to popular belief, this was not a lie.
Tuberville waves goodbye to Mississippi.
Tuberville waves goodbye to Mississippi.People argue that the "Tub-Boat", built by Tuberville and his wisecracking father-in-law, isn't actually constructed of pine. What those people fail to recognize is that "pine box" is a synonym of casket.
People also argue that no one actually carried him out of there. This is just simple symbolism, people. "They" refers to the ponies under the hood.
So there you go. Tuberville didn't come out and say, "I'll leave Oxford in a casket hot rod," but he certainly didn't lie. Maybe he should have dumbed down his wording for the anti-Auburn crowd, but like Pat Dye says, "Hindsight is 20/20."
People also argue that no one actually carried him out of there. This is just simple symbolism, people. "They" refers to the ponies under the hood.
So there you go. Tuberville didn't come out and say, "I'll leave Oxford in a casket hot rod," but he certainly didn't lie. Maybe he should have dumbed down his wording for the anti-Auburn crowd, but like Pat Dye says, "Hindsight is 20/20."
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