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The Blue–Gray Football Classic
Posted on 12/22/16 at 4:47 am
Posted on 12/22/16 at 4:47 am
Anybody else miss it? 
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The Blue–Gray Football Classic was an annual American college football all-star game held in Alabama usually on Christmas Day. It was begun in 1939 and held annually through 2001 at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama under the auspices of the Montgomery Lions Club. The game was not contested in 2002 and was subsequently revived in 2003 at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama. However, the game was discontinued because it lacked a major sponsor after that year. The idea for the game was developed by Champ Pickens.
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The format, unsurprisingly given the Classic's name, pitted players who attended college in the states of the former Confederacy, the "Grays," who wore white jerseys, against players who attended school in the northern half of the country, the "Blues," who wore blue jerseys, and also sometimes including players from western teams. Both teams wore gray pants. Only seniors played in this game, because it was their first venture into professional football, as they were paid for their participation.
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Posted on 12/22/16 at 4:52 am to pioneerbasketball
I remember they had pretty girls dressed in hoop skirts on the sideline, It was a great format that in today's political climate would be an impossibility, but yeah i miss it.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 6:01 am to pioneerbasketball
I member.
Loved that game.
Loved that game.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 6:08 am to pioneerbasketball
Loved watching that as a kid. I was a little confused at times seeing an Arizona or BYU helmet for the blues, etc. 
Another cool CFB tradition that's gone by the wayside, like all the big games being on New Year's Day.
Another cool CFB tradition that's gone by the wayside, like all the big games being on New Year's Day.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 6:26 am to pioneerbasketball
Not really. Don't think I ever got to see it because it was always blacked out and there was no way I would actually go to the game.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 7:11 am to pioneerbasketball
Stay tuned, my friend...
Posted on 12/22/16 at 7:23 am to pioneerbasketball
It was awesome.
We have a thread every year where we simulate the game.
We have a thread every year where we simulate the game.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 7:33 am to pioneerbasketball
I used to go every year with my Granddad who was a member of The Lions Club. Great memories.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:25 am to pioneerbasketball
It was a fun game to watch, but as the number of bowls has grown, it would have died off, sponsorship troubles or not. The players that played in the game came from teams that did not make a bowl game.
I guess you could resurrect it and move it to after the bowl games are played, but then it would get lost in the other games like Senior Bowl - which happens less than 200 miles south.
I guess you could resurrect it and move it to after the bowl games are played, but then it would get lost in the other games like Senior Bowl - which happens less than 200 miles south.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:27 am to pioneerbasketball
I can't believe it's been that long.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:28 am to PJinAtl
At least they've renovated Cramton bowl a little bit.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 12:02 pm to pvilleguru
Nothing else to do Christmas Day. Tv sucked all Christmas bs. No cable back then
Posted on 12/22/16 at 12:02 pm to pioneerbasketball
It was a Christmas Day staple. Now it's just NBA games all day. Problem is now there are so many bowl games you'd have trouble putting two rosters together.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 12:04 pm to pioneerbasketball
Remember it well. Would love to see it again in some format.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 12:04 pm to pioneerbasketball
Yes remember it well being on Christmas Day. I would be playing dress up with my new hutch uniform & helmet that I'd get under the tree. Loved seeing the stickers all over the helmets too
Posted on 12/22/16 at 12:04 pm to Bham Bammer
Is this the game where the helmets had multiple mascot decals?
Posted on 12/22/16 at 1:49 pm to Bham Bammer
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Problem is now there are so many bowl games you'd have trouble putting two rosters together.
The 1986 season you only had 18 bowl games, now 41 bowl games that will be competed in by 80 schools. That includes 20 teams that do not have a winning record.
1987-01-02 Fiesta Bowl Penn State 14 Miami (FL) 10 Tempe, AZ
1987-01-01 Citrus Bowl Auburn 16 Southern California 7 Orlando, FL
1987-01-01 Cotton Bowl Ohio State 28 Texas A&M 12 Dallas, TX
1987-01-01 Orange Bowl Oklahoma 42 Arkansas 8 Miami, FL
1987-01-01 Rose Bowl Arizona State 22 Michigan 15 Pasadena, CA
1987-01-01 Sugar Bowl Nebraska 30 Louisiana State 15 New Orleans, LA
1986-12-31 All-American Bowl Florida State 27 Indiana 13 Birmingham, AL
1986-12-31 Bluebonnet Bowl Baylor 21 Colorado 9 Houston, TX
1986-12-31 Peach Bowl Virginia Tech 25 North Carolina State 24 Atlanta, GA
1986-12-30 Freedom Bowl UCLA 31 Brigham Young 10 Anaheim, CA
1986-12-30 Holiday Bowl Iowa 39 San Diego State 38 San Diego, CA
1986-12-29 Liberty Bowl Tennessee 21 Minnesota 14 Memphis, TN
1986-12-27 Aloha Bowl Arizona 30 North Carolina 21 Honolulu, HI
1986-12-27 Gator Bowl Clemson 27 Stanford 21 Jacksonville, FL
1986-12-25 Sun Bowl Alabama 28 Washington 6 El Paso, TX
1986-12-23 Hall of Fame Bowl Boston College 27 Georgia 24 Tampa, FL
1986-12-20 Independence Bowl Mississippi 20 Texas Tech 17 Shreveport, LA
1986-12-13 California Bowl San Jose State 37 Miami (OH) 7 Fresno, CA
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:06 pm to pioneerbasketball
What about the senior bowl, do they still do that one?
Posted on 12/22/16 at 3:54 pm to pioneerbasketball
I guess The War of Northern Aggression Bowl is a non-starter.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 4:13 pm to S
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Stay tuned, my friend...
Will be following closely.
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