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Ole Miss Fans - Comparison of 2026 Lane Kiffin game and 1996 Peyton Manning game.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:17 pm
In terms of vitriol towards an individual who spurned Ole Miss.
Will the Lane Kiffin game be the most hyped home game in Ole Miss history? I know there have been some other crazy LSU games and some incredible Alabama games, but the level of vitriol and hype for this game has to make it the biggest Ole Miss home game ever right?
I feel like the only other comparison to this game was the build up to the Tennessee game in 1996 with Peyton Manning. Mostly just in terms of said vitriol.
On another note, looking into that 1996 Peyton Manning game, was there a reason why that game was played in Memphis? Ole Miss doesn't play home games in Memphis unless they are playing Memphis, and even those games have dropped off over the last 10 - 15 years. I checked and Ole Miss has not played an SEC team in Memphis since that 1996 Tennessee game.
Was it just because Vaught Hemingway was a glorified high school stadium at the time and the Liberty Bowl had more capacity? Was the vitriol so bad at the time there was concern about the safety of the Mannings?
It always amazed me that, in a game that big, Ole Miss gave up their home field advantage. I know Memphis is really more Ole Miss than Tennessee, but there's still a good amount of Tennessee fans near Memphis, and it allowed Tennessee fans to make it more of a neutral site game.
But will the 2026 Lane Kiffin game surpass that 1996 Peyton Manning game in terms of vitrol and hatred?
Will the Lane Kiffin game be the most hyped home game in Ole Miss history? I know there have been some other crazy LSU games and some incredible Alabama games, but the level of vitriol and hype for this game has to make it the biggest Ole Miss home game ever right?
I feel like the only other comparison to this game was the build up to the Tennessee game in 1996 with Peyton Manning. Mostly just in terms of said vitriol.
On another note, looking into that 1996 Peyton Manning game, was there a reason why that game was played in Memphis? Ole Miss doesn't play home games in Memphis unless they are playing Memphis, and even those games have dropped off over the last 10 - 15 years. I checked and Ole Miss has not played an SEC team in Memphis since that 1996 Tennessee game.
Was it just because Vaught Hemingway was a glorified high school stadium at the time and the Liberty Bowl had more capacity? Was the vitriol so bad at the time there was concern about the safety of the Mannings?
It always amazed me that, in a game that big, Ole Miss gave up their home field advantage. I know Memphis is really more Ole Miss than Tennessee, but there's still a good amount of Tennessee fans near Memphis, and it allowed Tennessee fans to make it more of a neutral site game.
But will the 2026 Lane Kiffin game surpass that 1996 Peyton Manning game in terms of vitrol and hatred?
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Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:35 pm to TheMagicMan
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On another note, looking into that 1996 Peyton Manning game, was there a reason why that game was played in Memphis? Ole Miss doesn't play home games in Memphis unless they are playing Memphis, and even those games have dropped off over the last 10 - 15 years. I checked and Ole Miss has not played an SEC team in Memphis since that 1996 Tennessee game.
Check me on this but I believe UT required a minimum fan allotment of tickets that at the time VH couldn't accommodate. Therefore, the game was played in Memphis.
This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 10:36 pm
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:47 pm to A10Rebel
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Check me on this but I believe UT required a minimum fan allotment of tickets that at the time VH couldn't accommodate. Therefore, the game was played in Memphis.
idk, but Ole Miss played Tennessee in Memphis quite a few times over the years. Game was in Memphis every year for a long time, 24 times in total.
This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 10:49 pm
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