Egg Bowl moves to Friday on ABC
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Wow. This is big. I think that game will be great for our fans who want to be with families for actual Thanksgiving Day but also gives us a marquee game with alot of eyeballs.
Maybe this becomes the new tradition.
I like this much better than thanksgiving night. The thanksgiving night game was cool when every game was not essentially a national broadcast. But once every game we had was on espn and the nfl started doing thanksgiving night games, it really lost its luster.
It belongs on Thanksgiving
Thanks for bringing this up. Now I’m thinking about seeing my in-laws for 3+ days. Jerk.
Has it ever been on Friday? I know it has been Saturday afternoon a few times but don't remember a Friday game
I've never wanted an on the field fight more in my entire life. Time for the world to witness!
Goodness that's a big spot for that game. That should get a lot of eye balls on the State of Mississippi and both schools.
It would be cool if game time was 5am like Black Friday used to be.
Just the Devil’s opinion but I want it on thanksgiving as most of my family is no longer with us and that buys me a great excuse for dipping out on Mrs. Morningstars family.
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I’m a fan. Hate it on thanksgiving. Would think it ups attendance as well
I just hate how Black Friday is so commercialized these days.
2007 was notably the Pegues punt return game that got Orgeron fired. 2008 was the one egg bowl loss that State fans didn't mind, because it was the one that ushered us out of the Croom error - but that wasn't an AM game. That was a Friday evening game, though.
ETA: I stand corrected. 2008 was a day game too.
Yes, it was early Friday, I remember because I watched that debacle and then drove down to the coast and watched my high school lose in the South State championship on the same day. 15 year old me had better days than that one.
Yeah, I specifically remember when they did the first one that it was known it was a two-year deal.
I also specifically remember stopping walking out of the stadium in the early afternoon to listen to Jack call the Sonic Drive of the Game, because I had a feeling what was coming. Where we sat most of the game, I could see Jack in his booth, freezing and huddled up in misery. It was truly one of his best called games. My personal favorite was something to the effect of "Lee sacked again, this time for only a loss of seven"
Hope it stays on Friday for 10 years.
Will become a tradition that folks around the country look forward to and gets a lot of viewership from same.
Thanksgiving use to be great until the NFL decided it wanted that viewership and the NFL is more widely popular than college football.
Plus it kinda sucked for a lot of fans with family commitments.
Will become a tradition that folks around the country look forward to and gets a lot of viewership from same.
Thanksgiving use to be great until the NFL decided it wanted that viewership and the NFL is more widely popular than college football.
Plus it kinda sucked for a lot of fans with family commitments.
Yes!!!!
I’ve always hated the 7:00 Thursday night kick!
I’ve always hated the 7:00 Thursday night kick!
i can make it out of the duck blind and home in time to watch on tv. May actually attend. Opening day of duck season more entertaining than egg bowl plus i am making memories with my 2 sons will i still can! Once I get to where i can't get in and out of blind then maybe i'll make more of those games because i know it will remain on Friday and somebody can wheel me into Davis-Wade.
Jack really became bitter during the Croom error, and who can blame him with all the bad football he witnessed. But one of my biggest frustrations in life is that Jack didn't live long enough to enjoy 2014. He deserved that.
NFL has a Black Friday game that airs on Amazon and is the same time as our game. However, our window on broadcast tv vs NFL on Amazon > Thu window on cable tv vs NFL on broadcast tv.
I had not missed many campus Egg Bowls up to 2008. However I could see that train coming a mile down the tracks. I was within an hour of Oxford that day and avoided that game as best I could.
I hope Lebby is putting something together and we can give them a game this year.
I hope Lebby is putting something together and we can give them a game this year.
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So basically, Friday Egg Bowls are really good for us.
Without a doubt! 2008 Egg Bowl we garnered an impressive 24 yards of total offense. That may have been my low point of GAF of my MSU fandom.
Didn't think about that. Semi-finals that night. Might could move the HS games to Saturday though.
It's scary to be in the same boat as you. I'd like to get out and walk to another, but I need to work on my faith before I step out.
Needs to be moved back to Veterans Memorial Stadium at 1:00 on Saturday ahead of JSU- Alcorn St. Like the good ol' days***
I don't want to air out grievances here, but it all started when you talked to that lady in the garden and you've kept stirring the pot since.
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