re: So , I heard something I knew about but not for so long. Was on radio

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Since 1925 thru 1982 we never played LSU or Alabama at home

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Played in Jackson a good bit because the stadium was larger. I could be wrong on this but a planner told out class at State that when Jackie came to State, he was instrumental in getting the City of Starkville to float a bond and pay for the upper deck expansion so we could have home games and bring people into town.

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For 20 years, LSU refused to play Miss State unless we came to Louisiana, which our dumbass AD department agreed to.

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I'm pretty sure it was because LSU would split gate receipts 50/50 with State. State could make more money playing in BR than playing a home game. The same with Auburn. Our "home" games against Auburn were in Birmingham. Maybe an old timer can confirm this.