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Any other "old guy" in Memphis on this date in 1985 for the Liberty Bowl?
Posted on 12/27/13 at 10:38 am
Posted on 12/27/13 at 10:38 am
What a disaster that was. At the time "Memphis Memorial Stadium" was only about 20 yrs old but it looked about 50. Similar to the old "Sombrero" in Tampa.Baylor won 21-7 in a game that really wasn't that close.
Norman Jefferson ran a punt back for a td to put LSU up 7-0 and then it was all Baylor.They used two quarterbacks for the whole game alternating each one after each play.Jeff Wickersham who had an uncanny knack to come up a yard short on third(or fourth as the case may have been) down passes,fittingly ended his career with a 6 yard completion on 4th and 7.
It was cold and the longer the game went on the wind seemed to just roar in off the Mississippi.I've only been to 8 LSU bowl games and without a doubt that was the worst one.
Strange team. 9-2-1 but "seemed" more like a 7-4 one.Other than the Vanderbilt game in Nashville the team just got stuck in the mud and had to hang on for dear life every week or punch one in late (like the Tulane game) to get some breathing room.
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Posted on 12/27/13 at 10:46 am to I-59 Tiger
I remember... and I was glad I didn't make the trip down. 
Posted on 12/27/13 at 10:52 am to I-59 Tiger
Wasn't this the game that LSU let all the players drive on their own to Memphis? Also, didn't they go apeshit all over the city the entire week leading up to the game?
Posted on 12/27/13 at 10:58 am to geauxfish24
I was there. Cold, miserable, worst possible. Odd you'd bring it up, thought about it yesterday.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 11:07 am to I-59 Tiger
I was in Tiger Band. That bowl sucked beyond comprehension.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 11:26 am to geauxfish24
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Wasn't this the game that LSU let all the players drive on their own to Memphis? Also, didn't they go ape shite all over the city the entire week leading up to the game?
May have. It wasn't uncommon and may still go on about players being able to drive to bowls and such.
As for the team,I've never heard that put I've heard some stories about some game walk-through on Christmas Day either in the hotel parking lot of stadium parking lot.Sounds like this whole venture was a dumpster fire for everyone,players,coaches,fans and the fellow above from the band.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 11:35 am to I-59 Tiger
Wasn't this the game that LSU let all the players drive on their own to Memphis? Also, didn't they go ape shite all over the city the entire week leading up to the game?
yes, according to Bob Broadhead's book this was the case and was a source of friction between him and Arnsbarger. Still, no excuse to only score 7 (on punt return) with Hillard, james etc last game. Agree with OP was a team that's record seeemed better than the team was...
yes, according to Bob Broadhead's book this was the case and was a source of friction between him and Arnsbarger. Still, no excuse to only score 7 (on punt return) with Hillard, james etc last game. Agree with OP was a team that's record seeemed better than the team was...
Posted on 12/27/13 at 11:52 am to FreeState
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Cold, miserable, worst possible.
I believe that this is the game that my Dad says "that was the coldest I've ever been". Does this sound about right, to those that were there?
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:12 pm to I-59 Tiger
That 97 Indy Bowl was pretty brutal as far as the weather goes, but we did win the game.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:26 pm to I-59 Tiger
I went since I lived only 100 miles from Memphis at the time. Crappy game. Mostly remember seeing one of my frat brothers going berserk in the stands due to high level of inebriation.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:28 pm to I-59 Tiger
I watched that game on the TV in my parent's bedroom. Was stoked when Jefferson ran back the punt, then settled into three hours of misery. Our bowl record was atrocious in the 80s.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:38 pm to I-59 Tiger
They've put a little money into that old stadium. I've never bad trouble finding parking at Liberty Memorial, and it seems to be kept fairly clean and decent. It's an old "modernist" stadium design that would feel Busch league next to today's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge though.
Memphis gets freakishly cold and windy sometimes around this time of year compared to other southern cities.
I'm going to see Miss State beat Rice at Liberty Memorial this year. I hope the weather doesn't suck too badly.
Memphis gets freakishly cold and windy sometimes around this time of year compared to other southern cities.
I'm going to see Miss State beat Rice at Liberty Memorial this year. I hope the weather doesn't suck too badly.
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:39 pm to I-59 Tiger
Yep, coldest I have ever been at a football game.
I remember the halftime show was a re-enactment of an attack on some US fort by the British army (or something like that). The LSU student section started yelling "defense, defense". Definitely the highlight of the night.
I remember the halftime show was a re-enactment of an attack on some US fort by the British army (or something like that). The LSU student section started yelling "defense, defense". Definitely the highlight of the night.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:40 pm to I-59 Tiger
Oddly enough when speaking of their record, They were a missed 24 yard FG away (against Bama) from being 10-1 and playing in a different bowl game. Ronnie Lewis missed a chip shot 24 yarder leading to a 21-21 tie.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:44 pm to I-59 Tiger
Don't know how long ago it was, but I was at the Liberty Bowl for the game between Tulane and Colorado.
I know...has nothing to do with your query.
Happy Holidays
I know...has nothing to do with your query.
Happy Holidays
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:53 pm to I-59 Tiger
Me!! My first bowl game.
Thought we would roll when John Ehret's Norman Jefferson took the PR back for 6.
Shocked they shut down dalton - James gang .
Freaking cold as crap too
Thought we would roll when John Ehret's Norman Jefferson took the PR back for 6.
Shocked they shut down dalton - James gang .
Freaking cold as crap too
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:56 pm to I-59 Tiger
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Any other "old guy"
EDIT: I was thinking of the '78 Libert Bowl v. Missouri. I was there. Guess that means I am really old.
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It was cold
I have a picture from the MISSOURI game in my office. It's beforehand, so we're all smiling, but the wind is blowing the pom-poms and we are all wrapped up.
What I remember most about the game is the poor attendance. Small stadium, but not many people there. We were sitting behind the LSU bench. Probably the best seats I've ever had for an LSU game. Terrible day all around for our team.
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 12/27/13 at 1:01 pm to wrlakers
No. But was there in 78 loss to Mizzou. Ice on the bleachers. Get cold just thinking about it.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 1:06 pm to shawtiger
I was going to the game but stayed in oxford and watched on TV as it was cold as hell. Glad I didnt go.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 1:09 pm to I-59 Tiger
i was there with my parents. i was about two years old. we met steve rehoge at the team hotel apparently. it was also freezing arse cold. it was the last bowl game my father would ever travel to.
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