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No MSU D ever played better in history. Did sort of help that Ballard was the father of the Wishbone offense. I might be on TV....will have to keep watching now!
I was at the game, age 17. If you watch the Emory Bellard Show, I'm right behind the big guy running out on the field holding the brown bag concealing his felonious Kentucky Tavern. He was my Dad. He was 6-2 and I'm still my same 5'7". I'm the little guy trailing behind him. How the hell my drunk big assed Dad scaled the fence and beat me I have no idea to this day.

I remember being on the field , 5 feet from the massive pile of humanity still struggling for the "fumble" . Dude, 17 ultimate fighter bullshit. I've never seen so much snot and nutt shots in my life. I was so pumped with adrenaline I didn't know how much danger I had placed myself in as I shouted at them "Game Over , Dogs Win!!" as they continued to fight for the "fumble"

You see, there was NEVER a FUMBLE on that play. Thugh Bar had instructed his NG to knock the ball out of Kent's hand prior to the snap. Line Judges saw it and walked off and the game was over at that point. But Pandemonium continued for 4 to 5 extra minutes or so.

I didn't know any of this until I bumped into Kent's brother a few years later at a game in Vegas. Maury and I played little league ball together back in the day in Greenwood and knew each other well.

Once the cluster 17 broke up, Kent noticed my little ass immediately as I had sat next to him for an entire year in geometry class while I was a soph and he was a SR. I'll never forget him picking my little ass up in a bear hug saying "We Did it "my name" " . I still think I have back problems from that . He coulda / woulda killed me in 2 or 3 more seconds; LOL

I'll always be proud that the 1st fan Kent saw after that deal was me. Once he came to his feet, he was a big assed bad MOFO with an eye rage that was epic. My greatest sports moment in my life. Trumps being at game 7 in '86 X 10.