Upcoming football season

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Hard to top the 10-0-1 season of 1940- when we should have been the National Champion, but in my lifetime it's:

1980- an inexplicable loss to USM dropped us to 4-2, then we ran the gauntlet beating Miami, Auburn, Alabama, LSU, and Ole Miss in a row. Finished 9-3 with a Sun Bowl loss. Had this famous catch and run not happened late in the game- we would have been in the Sugar Bowl that season:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXTU4kUnZzs

1998- thanks to a weak SEC West, we neded up in the SEC Title game at 8-3 (6-2). One of the greatest days of my life was watching us run out of that tunnel that night. Tough last half of the 4th Q to watch as it slipped away.

1999- we started 8-0 thanks to a great defense. We just couldnt get it done vs Bama and then there was no excuse to lose to UPig on that cold shitty night in FayetteNam or Little Rock. 10-2 with a win in the Peach

If 2014 is better than those 3, I'll be a happy SOB

We couldn't get it done in '99 at Alabama because of a phantom holding call on Pig Prather's punt return. I remember the referee smiling after he called it. No where on the replay was there any sign of a hold.

I agree about being proud seeing our team run out of the tunnel at the SEC Championship game. I've been longing to see us there again before we all pass away.

Meh- I just remind everyone we have finished ahead of OM in the West 4 straight years. That always surprises people that don't pay close attention. 2014 will just make it 5

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Meh- I just remind everyone we have finished ahead of OM in the West 4 straight years. That always surprises people that don't pay close attention. 2014 will just make it 5

It always makes me laugh when OM fans act like State isn't their real rival. We've kicked that ass enough recently, though, I guess they kinda have a point. They should win more than once every five years if they want this to be a genuine rivalry again.