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re: Confederate States Conference
Posted on 9/9/11 at 1:01 am to RhodeIslandRed
Posted on 9/9/11 at 1:01 am to RhodeIslandRed
Yea, I just saw the article posted on Kentucky Sports Radio today. I had no idea that football was considered a "Yankee game" at one time, although I guess it makes sense since Ohio State, Michigan, etc were the first powerhouses.
This post was edited on 9/9/11 at 1:08 am
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Posted on 9/9/11 at 3:52 am to busey
Centre College was also an early Southern football power, but obviously fell by the wayside.
Posted on 9/9/11 at 5:58 am to RhodeIslandRed
quote:
"Some of your grandfathers rest in Confederate cemeteries and this afternoon on the football field you will meet the grandsons of the Yankee sons of bitches who put them there."
I'd love to have seen the highlights of that game.
This post was edited on 9/9/11 at 5:59 am
Posted on 9/9/11 at 6:28 am to RhodeIslandRed
quote:
As their coach said to his team before their 1910 game with Yale, "Some of your grandfathers rest in Confederate cemeteries and this afternoon on the football field you will meet the grandsons of the Yankee sons of bitches who put them there."
BTW: Northern Alabama was not totally pro-union. There were several Confederate regimements raised there and my ancestor fought in one of them. I think that there was one union regiment from N. Alabama- 1st Alabama Union- Cavalry.
This post was edited on 9/10/11 at 9:25 am
Posted on 9/9/11 at 7:04 am to busey
quote:Maybe for a few months, but then it goes to Richmond.
We gonna move the conference HQ to Montgomery also?
quote:I nominate "Uncle" Steve Eberhardt.
Who is Joker?
Steve Eberhardt, a Confederate soldier, would dress up as "the ancient Senegambian" for Confederate reunions. He was known during the war for his prowess in securing food for soldiers.
Posted on 9/9/11 at 8:19 am to PJinAtl
Considering how it went last time let's not.
Posted on 9/9/11 at 8:54 am to LawC
But then Tennessee and Arkansas would have to leave, as most of East Tennessee and Northwest Arkansas was staunchly Unionist. Same for the Indian Territory, which was split pretty much in half (Creeks and Cherokees fought on both sides).
This post was edited on 9/9/11 at 8:58 am
Posted on 9/9/11 at 9:15 am to The ChizMan Cometh
quote:
If Slive is Jefferson Davis, who is going to be General Lee?
He's already at LSU.
Posted on 9/9/11 at 9:16 am to Smoke Ring
quote:
Centre College was also an early Southern football power, but obviously fell by the wayside
Interesting. Lots of guys from my HS play(ed) basketball and football for them.
Posted on 9/9/11 at 9:48 am to RhodeIslandRed
RhodeIslandRed, I really enjoy reading your posts and I absolutely love your historic perspectives that you put with them. I am a big historian of the Civil war and enjoy reading the different historical parts of the Civil war that you bring in. Keep up the great work and thanks again. 
Posted on 9/9/11 at 9:57 am to windhammontanatigers
Mizzou isn't southern
Posted on 9/9/11 at 10:08 am to lroach2
I hear you, but like so many Confederate states (Although as you say Missouri was prohibited from joining the Confederacy) there were certainly factions in Missouri that were pro-southern and others that were pro-northern.
Posted on 9/9/11 at 10:22 am to busey
Les Miles is, without a doubt, PGT Beauregard.
Posted on 9/9/11 at 10:27 am to windhammontanatigers
There are several interesting comments here that I'd like to respond to.
Another early Southern football powerhouse was a charter member of the SEC - Sewanee. Check out their 1899 schedule. The dates, locations and scores are all correct.
OCT 21 - Georgia @ Atlanta - W - 12-0
OCT 23 - Georgia Tech @ Atlanta W - 32-0
OCT 28 - Tennessee @ Sewanee - W 46-0
NOV 3 - Southwestern Presbyterian @ Sewanee - W - 54-0
NOV 9 - Texas @ Austin - W - 12-0
NOV 10 - Texas A&M @ Houstin - W - 10-0
NOV 11 - Tulane @ New Orleans - W - 23-0
NOV 13 - LSU @ Baton Rouge - W - 34-0
NOV 14 - Ole Miss @ Memphis - W 12-0
NOV 20 - Cumberland @ Sewanee - W - 71-0
NOV 30 - Auburn @ Montgomery - W - 11-10
DEC 2 - North Carolina @ Atlanta - W - 5-0
The 1910 Vandy v. Yale game ended in a 0-0 tie.
Sherman's unit of personal bodyguards were all from northern Alabama.
windhammontanatigers - Here's to you, my friend.
Another early Southern football powerhouse was a charter member of the SEC - Sewanee. Check out their 1899 schedule. The dates, locations and scores are all correct.
OCT 21 - Georgia @ Atlanta - W - 12-0
OCT 23 - Georgia Tech @ Atlanta W - 32-0
OCT 28 - Tennessee @ Sewanee - W 46-0
NOV 3 - Southwestern Presbyterian @ Sewanee - W - 54-0
NOV 9 - Texas @ Austin - W - 12-0
NOV 10 - Texas A&M @ Houstin - W - 10-0
NOV 11 - Tulane @ New Orleans - W - 23-0
NOV 13 - LSU @ Baton Rouge - W - 34-0
NOV 14 - Ole Miss @ Memphis - W 12-0
NOV 20 - Cumberland @ Sewanee - W - 71-0
NOV 30 - Auburn @ Montgomery - W - 11-10
DEC 2 - North Carolina @ Atlanta - W - 5-0
The 1910 Vandy v. Yale game ended in a 0-0 tie.
Sherman's unit of personal bodyguards were all from northern Alabama.
windhammontanatigers - Here's to you, my friend.
This post was edited on 9/9/11 at 10:34 am
Posted on 9/9/11 at 10:42 am to RhodeIslandRed
Damn......that's DEFENSE!!!
Posted on 9/9/11 at 12:12 pm to PsychTiger
niceness
Posted on 9/9/11 at 2:58 pm to RockChalkTiger
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RockChalkTiger
Confederate States Conference
But then Tennessee and Arkansas would have to leave, as most of East Tennessee and Northwest Arkansas was staunchly Unionist. Same for the Indian Territory, which was split pretty much in half (Creeks and Cherokees fought on both sides).
Actually, There was multiple battles in Fayetteville, Ark and much of the City was burned to the ground by both Union and Confederates.
Dickson Street (Where all the bars and restaurants sit today) is exactly where they fought and laid the dead in the same street we have today.
There is the Confederate and Union headquarters that changed hands multiple times and you can still see cannon ball marks on the door as of today.
No one knows how this building surved after they burned house after house during on and off battles for years in Fayetteville.
Not to mention the largest battle west of the Mississippi was fought in Pea Ridge, Ark (20min's north of Fayetteville) which also spilled back into Fayetteville.
It's a shame Fayetteville literally burned to the ground.
Posted on 9/9/11 at 3:08 pm to SunHog
Fayetteville, Arkansas was right in the middle of it and caught fire, literally.
Posted on 9/9/11 at 3:21 pm to SunHog
Well we Aggies have a General Sherman that we could bring along to redress that scorched earth policy his ancestor pulled back in the day. "Sherman's March to the Great Lakes". I like it!
This post was edited on 9/9/11 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 9/9/11 at 6:27 pm to AU86
quote:
BTW: Northern Alabama was totally pro-union. There were several Confederate regimements raised there and my ancestor fought in one of them. I think that there was one union regiment from N. Alabama- 4th Alabama Union- Dismounted Cavalry.
Also Natchez Miss was pro union too. Only reason the town was saved during the war.
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