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Tulane confident in Oxford, expects to 'thrive' in crazy Swayze

(Photo by Ted Jackson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

OXFORD, Miss. – The sign that greets visitors here along Highway 7 as you enter town reads: "Oxford: A great place to live." But for rival college baseball teams it's not such a great place to visit.

Swayze Field at Oxford-University Stadium is one of the most hostile venues in college baseball. The rowdy atmosphere produced by some of the nation's largest crowds annually produces a decided home-field advantage for the Ole Miss Rebels.

The Rebels annually rank second to LSU in NCAA attendance and have won 119 of 160 games (.