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Good ole days. LSU-OM followed by BAMA-MSU in Jackson...
Posted on 5/28/19 at 11:16 pm
Posted on 5/28/19 at 11:16 pm
That used to be some legit fun back in the good ole days...
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 11:24 pm to Daigeaux
The old doubleheader at Mississippi Memorial Stadium in Jackson. Fifty thousand fans moving out while fifty thousand fans moving in. Was a logistical nightmare. In the seventies Bear Bryant had enough and ordered the SEC to stop.
Posted on 5/28/19 at 11:26 pm to NoNotMe
It was a nightmare with the traffic and parking, but fun as shite to hang out with all four fan bases...
Posted on 5/28/19 at 11:34 pm to Daigeaux
I would have been very interested in going to that.
I wouldnt mind seeing:
Uga v Clemson
South Carolina v Ga Tech
In Atlanta.
I wouldnt mind seeing:
Uga v Clemson
South Carolina v Ga Tech
In Atlanta.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 12:13 am to Daigeaux
Honestly didn’t know this was a thing. How long did they do this?
Posted on 5/29/19 at 12:59 am to Daigeaux
Part of me says "bring shite like this back!" but realistic me says there ain't no way I could handle an SEC football double-header, even if LSU wasn't playing.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:49 am to CherryConstant
The LSU-OM game was like at 1pm. The Bama-MSU game was like at 7:30...
Once the first game was over, the place cleared....Stadium, parking lots... Then Bama and State fans came in...
Once the first game was over, the place cleared....Stadium, parking lots... Then Bama and State fans came in...
Posted on 5/29/19 at 6:24 am to Daigeaux
I think it’d be incredible to bring it back
Posted on 5/29/19 at 6:40 am to Daigeaux
Would be a shite show but I support this
Posted on 5/29/19 at 6:49 am to GeorgeReymond
Old Memorial Stadium probably couldn't handle it.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 6:55 am to Daigeaux
It would be great to bring it back but Oxford/Starkville would never agree to it because the towns would lose so much money.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 6:56 am to Daigeaux
quote:And it would fall during the week of the state fair some years. We would go to both games and then go the fair and drink beer until until it closed. Long day for sure.
That used to be some legit fun back in the good ole days...
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:09 am to Diamondawg
Those were the days of the old Jackson Mall, and a lot different area around Mississippi Memorial.
If it came back for 1 year I doubt anyone would be clamoring for a second
If it came back for 1 year I doubt anyone would be clamoring for a second
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:14 am to Daigeaux
Drinking beer at 8am at Mayes Lake with fans of all four teams as a teenager...times were so different then. times were better then.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:18 am to REBSontheRISE
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Drinking beer at 8am at Mayes Lake
I haven't heard this in a bit
I was young enough back then to be in the Boy Scouts. The only Scouting thing I ever did was put on a uniform and volunteer to usher these games so I could get in free
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:20 am to REBSontheRISE
I'm not sure who controls Memorial Stadium, but if it's the City of Jackson/Hinds County...rut roh....
It could still be done with the right kind of logistic support, but I don't think Jackson itself could handle the crowds...not enough places for fans to go for entertainment/meals
It could still be done with the right kind of logistic support, but I don't think Jackson itself could handle the crowds...not enough places for fans to go for entertainment/meals
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:25 am to GeorgeReymond
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Would be a shite show
It'd be a bilingual blood fest
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:26 am to Vecchio Cane
Good times. Good memories, bro.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:27 am to Daigeaux
It was a fun time. Alabama,and Auburn did the double header in Birmingham a couple of times. Fun times.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:30 am to Saskwatch
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It'd be a bilingual blood fest
The only positive thing is that the UMC Emergency Room is right across the street.
ETA:
I want to be the first to say that if this ever goes down again, fans from all 4 teams are invited to the Cane's farm for a drinking Rantfest. Schedule it early enough and we'll have a giant pre-game dove shoot
This post was edited on 5/29/19 at 9:34 am
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