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re: Sept. 11, 2001: The day Tennessee vs. Florida did not matter
Posted on 9/11/20 at 9:42 am to Team 122
Posted on 9/11/20 at 9:42 am to Team 122
State was scheduled to play BYU that week. It was rescheduled until the end of the season. BYU ended up being unbeaten and was playing for a BCS spot. The worst officiated game ever in college football history with the Mountain West officials in Starkville.
The next week, we had a Thursday game with South Carolina scheduled, that happened to be the first football game played after 9/11. It was a hard fought defensive game, Carolina won 16-14.
The next week, we had a Thursday game with South Carolina scheduled, that happened to be the first football game played after 9/11. It was a hard fought defensive game, Carolina won 16-14.
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Posted on 9/11/20 at 11:36 am to anc
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State was scheduled to play BYU that week. It was rescheduled until the end of the season. BYU ended up being unbeaten and was playing for a BCS spot. The worst officiated game ever in college football history with the Mountain West officials in Starkville.
Had the game been played as scheduled, it would have been No. 17 State vs No. 24 BYU in a pretty intriguing early season nonconference game. Instead, in December it ended up being 3-7 State against 11-0 and 10th ranked BYU. And yes, that game was an officiating travesty. BYU had no business beating a bad State team that night, but the Mountain West officials dang sure made it happen. I remember being very happy when Hawaii absolutely smoked BYU the following week.
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