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Anybody remember the Hurricane Bowl? Bama vs A&M
Posted on 5/25/12 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 5/25/12 at 9:23 pm
Alabama played Texas A&M at College Station in 1988 in what was called "The Hurricane Bowl". I believe that the game was played a week after the Auburn game. The original game was postponed due to a potential hurricane near the Texas gulf coast.
Alabama at Texas A&M
Alabama at Texas A&M
This post was edited on 5/25/12 at 9:30 pm
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Posted on 5/25/12 at 9:31 pm to Ramblin Wreck
I don't remember the game, but I remember looking at past schedules and wondering why the hell Alabama closed out the season with Texas A&M. Wasn't A&M pissed about the game being pushed back so late?
Posted on 5/25/12 at 9:35 pm to Ramblin Wreck
I remember it clearly. The hurricane weakened and became a non issue, and Curry caught a lot of flack for postponing the game.
When he made the decision four days before gametime, though, it was the most intense hurricane ever recorded. Can't really fault him.
They awarded a pretty nifty carved hurricane trophy after the game, if I recall correctly.
When he made the decision four days before gametime, though, it was the most intense hurricane ever recorded. Can't really fault him.
They awarded a pretty nifty carved hurricane trophy after the game, if I recall correctly.
Posted on 5/25/12 at 9:44 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Well I was born the year after so not so much. But sounds like it was a good one
Posted on 5/25/12 at 11:22 pm to Ramblin Wreck
I don't remember that, but I do remember the "Hurricane Bowl" we played vs Virginia Tech in Blacksburg in 2002. The game was played during a tropical storm/borderline hurricane 1, and the winds were so strong that punts basically went straight up and down. I think one might have actually gone backwards.
Posted on 5/25/12 at 11:36 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Derrick Thomas, third and long..... 
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:19 am to Ramblin Wreck
I do remember that year. I was a student at A&M then, and this was the year Jackie set the schedule up to win it all or crash and burn. We crashed and burned.
1988 record: 7-5
We started the season with the kick off classic versus Nebraska in the Meadowlands. The only bright spot was when the cannon went off, when the team ran on the field for pregame ceremonies, it formed a perfect smoke ring that stayed intact until it rose out the Meadowlands Stadium and broke up. We lost. I thought it was a blow out, but I guess not. Felt like one.
We visited LSU the next game. The fans welcomed us the right way. Wow are they into it. I'm impressed. We lost.
We then went to Oklahoma State. Barry Sanders had around 200 yards against us, but Darren Lewis had more. How does that happen and the score ends up being 52-15? 0-3 to start the season.
The only other bright spot was we went to Austin and won. Jackie was 7-3 vs the other in state school. Not too bad.
After the hurricane stuff Alabama came calling and we lost. What could have been.... I hope 2012 isn't a repeat with LSU & Alabama, but I'm not putting real money on A&M this year.
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1988 record: 7-5
We started the season with the kick off classic versus Nebraska in the Meadowlands. The only bright spot was when the cannon went off, when the team ran on the field for pregame ceremonies, it formed a perfect smoke ring that stayed intact until it rose out the Meadowlands Stadium and broke up. We lost. I thought it was a blow out, but I guess not. Felt like one.
We visited LSU the next game. The fans welcomed us the right way. Wow are they into it. I'm impressed. We lost.
We then went to Oklahoma State. Barry Sanders had around 200 yards against us, but Darren Lewis had more. How does that happen and the score ends up being 52-15? 0-3 to start the season.
The only other bright spot was we went to Austin and won. Jackie was 7-3 vs the other in state school. Not too bad.
After the hurricane stuff Alabama came calling and we lost. What could have been.... I hope 2012 isn't a repeat with LSU & Alabama, but I'm not putting real money on A&M this year.
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Posted on 5/27/12 at 3:27 pm to Ramblin Wreck
had a copy of that game laying around the house for years, Robert Stewart was a FB for Bama in 1988. I think he got suspended in 1989 but when he came back, he switched to noseguard. He was a beast
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