October 1, 1992 @HailStateFB beats @GatorsFB on ESPN Thurs night and my first game to go to as a season ticket holder. My all time favorite game! I became a Bulldog that night!
32 years ago tonight we beat Florida 30-6
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Went to that game with a co-worker from Ohio who was an Ohio State grad.
She thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon tailgate, the a$$ kicking we put on the Gators and the postgame antics in whatever Lot that was we tailgated in back then which was directly behind the M Club building.
Going over and heckling Spurrier and his team as they got on the bus right behind the M Club Bldg after the game was very memorable.
So was the drive back to Columbus (MS) and her hotel !
She thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon tailgate, the a$$ kicking we put on the Gators and the postgame antics in whatever Lot that was we tailgated in back then which was directly behind the M Club building.
Going over and heckling Spurrier and his team as they got on the bus right behind the M Club Bldg after the game was very memorable.
So was the drive back to Columbus (MS) and her hotel !
I was 12 and this is one of my first and favorite memories as a State fan.
That was such a fun game. 99% sure I drank all night and did not go to class the next day (classes may have been cancelled, I can't remember)
Shane Matthews came to Starkville as the leading candidate for The Heisman and Starkville was his Waterloo.
Spurrier set a Genius Book of World Records for "visor chunks" that evening.
Spurrier set a Genius Book of World Records for "visor chunks" that evening.
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He was still a young pretty boy Coach then and visor less that evening. but no matter.
I was a sophomore….great time to be a student back then.
RIP, Sleepy’s knee.
RIP, Sleepy’s knee.
1. Mvp of the game, Shane. Hahahahahhahaha.
2. So many names, such a fun time.
3. I liked Jackie's hat. Had one too.
4. Luster should have trucked Matthew's on that first int.
5. Wish there was a higher res video of this. My wife would be able to see me pretty clear. There was one good crowd shot that I know, but only because I knew where to look, I'm just a 160 lb blur. Heh
2. So many names, such a fun time.
3. I liked Jackie's hat. Had one too.
4. Luster should have trucked Matthew's on that first int.
5. Wish there was a higher res video of this. My wife would be able to see me pretty clear. There was one good crowd shot that I know, but only because I knew where to look, I'm just a 160 lb blur. Heh
I was 14 and was at the game. Later in my student career at MSU I remember Dr. Price forever referring to Shane Matthews as "that pretender Florida had at QB". Good memories
I was 11 years old. It is not the first game I remember watching, but is is the first game I remember watching in its entirety and remember in detail. I had peewee football practice that evening and got home right after the opening kick off. I sat down in the living room floor just as State was lining up for the first play of the opening drive. That opening drive was a thing of beauty. Sleepy to Olando Truitt in back of the endzone. That entire season was so similar to 2000 - beat Florida and Auburn at home. Loss at South Carolina to the hands of a RAT quarterback. Loss to LSU (only difference that 1992 LSU team was terrible and beat us like a drum. We were the only SEC win they had). Loss at Ole Miss in wet weather.
Hard to believe it's been 32 years. It was my junior year at State. The clapper flew out of my cowbell with about 5 minutes left; the shell of that bell is on the shelf behind me as I type this.
The "We want Shane!" chant after Matthews got yanked was perfect.
The "We want Shane!" chant after Matthews got yanked was perfect.
I just remember I was very impatient in Physics lab that afternoon, long-past ready to get to the stadium. Easily one of the best games I ever attended at State.
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