Have we ever traveled poorly for a bowl game?
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and the 80 Sun Bowl was a hellaciously long trip so I expect our crowd was relatively small. The Hall of Fame in 81 was such a ****** bowl and our record was such a disappointment, the crowd was not really that good. The Liberty in 91 was a great crowd. I remember hearing that we sold out our allotment very quickly. Then we got our asses handed to us by midget white breads. Hell, even the air force mascot, who, by the way, was bigger than and better cut than their f'n defensive linemen, turned our lame *** excuse for a bully mascot and made him his blow up doll for the evening.
The remainder of the Jackie bowls were well attended by state folks. And I'm told the shitastic crxxms bowl was very well attended.
The remainder of the Jackie bowls were well attended by state folks. And I'm told the shitastic crxxms bowl was very well attended.
Actually, it was:
Liberty in Philly - 60s. Jack's description of the cold was probably better off mike than on.
Rockey at Sun in 74. Very decent crowd due to the long bowl drought."Eat Yer Heart Out Ole Miss" sign. Back when going to a US Border town was safe. UNC assistant Bobby Collins' last game before taking over the head coaching job at USM. It snowed. We dominated.
Bond in Sun in 80. Nebraska manhandled us.
Liberty in Philly - 60s. Jack's description of the cold was probably better off mike than on.
Rockey at Sun in 74. Very decent crowd due to the long bowl drought."Eat Yer Heart Out Ole Miss" sign. Back when going to a US Border town was safe. UNC assistant Bobby Collins' last game before taking over the head coaching job at USM. It snowed. We dominated.
Bond in Sun in 80. Nebraska manhandled us.
Not only was it a crappy bowl that was played at Legion Field, it was played during some incredibly bad weather conditions. I had heard that there were tornado sirens going off during the game.
Every other bowl since that one, we have traveled very well to, and we've actually set some attendance records at the Liberty.
Every other bowl since that one, we have traveled very well to, and we've actually set some attendance records at the Liberty.
It was his 2nd season. Our bowl games, QBs and coaches from that era:
74 - Sun Bowl (beat UNC) - Rockey Felker and Bob Tyler
80 - Sun Bowl (lost to Nebraska) - John Bond and Emory Bellard
81 - Hall of Fame Bowl (Birmingham - beat Kansas) - John Bond and Emory Bellard
74 - Sun Bowl (beat UNC) - Rockey Felker and Bob Tyler
80 - Sun Bowl (lost to Nebraska) - John Bond and Emory Bellard
81 - Hall of Fame Bowl (Birmingham - beat Kansas) - John Bond and Emory Bellard
It was bitterly cold in Philly, and I seem to recall that the attendance was pretty low.
Maybe 8-10K, but I don't care enough to look it up.
Maybe 8-10K, but I don't care enough to look it up.
during that period of the bowls. They made their money off the network payouts and the local chamber type contributions. It was as much of a city/region PR move as anything else. Hell, the stadium at El Paso might hold 25K at best! It was very small...nestled in between mountains ...and very Miss College-sized.
A couple of days before the '74 Sun Bowl the skies dumped 12" of snow. Yeah, SNOW! There were frontloaders and trailers full of snow from sun-up until game time....tying to get the snow off the field. The sun came out and created a temperature inversion from about 100 feet down that created fog and trapped it on the playing field. The oddest sight I have ever seen. The very first play from scrimmage -- Terry Vitrano (FB) took a hand off for about 35 yards. We all knew. It was our game at that point.
I cannot tell all the stories of Juarez/El Paso after the game. Ms State had a free pass ....and we needed it.
Patdog has it right: 1974 Sun Bowl--Bob Tyler, Rockey Felker, Walter Packer, Jim Webb, Stan Black, Mike Lawrence, Rae Costict, Melvin Barkum......
A couple of days before the '74 Sun Bowl the skies dumped 12" of snow. Yeah, SNOW! There were frontloaders and trailers full of snow from sun-up until game time....tying to get the snow off the field. The sun came out and created a temperature inversion from about 100 feet down that created fog and trapped it on the playing field. The oddest sight I have ever seen. The very first play from scrimmage -- Terry Vitrano (FB) took a hand off for about 35 yards. We all knew. It was our game at that point.
I cannot tell all the stories of Juarez/El Paso after the game. Ms State had a free pass ....and we needed it.
Patdog has it right: 1974 Sun Bowl--Bob Tyler, Rockey Felker, Walter Packer, Jim Webb, Stan Black, Mike Lawrence, Rae Costict, Melvin Barkum......
I was at the 1974 Sun Bowl, my sophomore year. We brought a great crowd. My roommate and I camped out at the ticket office to be sure to get tickets and wound up with great seats. 45 yard line, 4th row. We were actually sitting behind Jerry Clower and Sen. Stennis.
But I remember three things. First was the fog on the field. You couldn't see ****.
Second, our coaches didn't know the field was astroturf and had only brought grass cleats. Had to borrow shoes from UTEP.
Third, the cowbells. They were unreal. My family at home said you couldn't even hear the TV announcers over them.
But I remember three things. First was the fog on the field. You couldn't see ****.
Second, our coaches didn't know the field was astroturf and had only brought grass cleats. Had to borrow shoes from UTEP.
Third, the cowbells. They were unreal. My family at home said you couldn't even hear the TV announcers over them.
that day in El Paso (yes, snow). Walter Packer and Terry Vitrano ran wild. Jimmy Webb had a big defensive day. Rocky ran the Veer to perfection.
Met Marty Robbins and Jerry Clower during the trip. Went to some steak place with my parents and met Jerry where he bought me a steak. Guess it was a violation.
in 28 daysit will have been 30 years ago. Missed being there but remember it well ...it was the day I got married.All State fans were watching the TV at the reception. Recall something like a fumbled punt. It was a busy day. Oh well, our wedding was scheduled way before theDogs accepted the trip to El Paso.821505 said:
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Agood numberof tickets did get sold to that Hall of Fame Bowl but not many people showed up. Like you said, it was a terrible day. It was cold and raining. I know. I was there.I doremember adecent crowd....certainly not apacked house....about half full. Not bad for that era and considering the weather and size of Legion Field. </p> edit to add: you got to like google
Hall of Fame Bowl 1981
Hall of Fame Bowl 1981