Quote Originally Posted by dawgman View Post
No such rule was ever in effect. The only place it is ever discussed is MSU fans. It seems to help MSU fan's feelings to think we had a shot at the Sugar Bowl. As someone who actually was at that game, not just claims to have been, the only thing ever discussed at the time was that the forfeit would have given us a co-championship. The non-existent rule has been repeated so many times that many have come to believe it.
The Jackson Daily news had articles on it leading to the end of the season because State was still in the mix for the Sugar.