Watching the 1999 Egg Bowl reminds me of so much...

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Originally Posted by LC Dawg

I agree. I love all former Bulldogs unless they've done something to disparage Mississippi State. I had a conversation with Sleepy recently and his conditioning included spending a lot of time at The Landing.

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I can vouch for that. Sleepy was a regular at The Landing. A good number of football and baseball players were. I guy I went to HS with was on the baseball team. For 4 years I ran into him every time I went to the landing - never saw him on campus except at Dudy Noble.

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Originally Posted by Tbonewannabe

I don't think we had much of anything on offense in 99. I don't think Madkin was that good in 99 but had a good year in 2000. I just don't see any reason to run him down. He was better than a lot of other QBs that have played for us. He stepped up and made some big plays when it counted. I will never forget his lunge across the goal line at the Snow Bowl. He was also a really nice guy.

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He and Chris Relf were remarkably similar when it came to stats. I'm not trying to run the man down. I am just pointing out that its likely that nostalgia colored a lot of out perceptions of Makdin's ability.

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Originally Posted by Pollodawg

He and Chris Relf were remarkably similar when it came to stats. I'm not trying to run the man down. I am just pointing out that its likely that nostalgia colored a lot of out perceptions of Makdin's ability.

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Relf also led us to a Gator Bowl win. I think if Madkin had Dan calling the offense, he would have been as good as Tyler Russell. Under Jackie, we had almost no QB development. Madkin was a good runner with a pretty strong arm.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

and if we had had a good QB- they would have been championship seasons. Madkin was the weak link

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How many times did the offense run out for the first series, only to have Madkin call a TO and kill the energy of the stadium?

Madkin's job was not to lose the game. That's it

This is one of my all time favorites in person.