This was a shocking stat - this is the first time since 1970 that Ole Miss is...

[dawgstudent]

4-0. Thinking back, I know 99, 12, and 14 are 3 in my lifetime.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

We used to play Auburn or Bama as our first or second game, that eliminated like 4/5s of those years.

 

[dawgstudent]

I didn't realize you have only played Auburn 38 times.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

Wasn't there a year where Felker started like 5-0 and finished 5-6? I could just be making that up...

 

[patdog]

1986. Started 6-1, including wins over Syracuse & Tennessee. Got blown out in our last 4 games (Bama, Auburn, LSU & Mississippi) to finish 6-5. A guy I grew up with was playing DB for LSU at the time. That game got to the point that me & my buddy at the game just said, 17 it, we're just going to start cheering for Mike whenever he makes a play.

 

[drt7891]

Felker was also coach for Tech and 10, right?

 

[Sutterkane]

Yes.

 

[Strike.sixpack]

We used to play Auburn or Bama as our first or second game, that eliminated like 4/5s of those years.

Hey that got me to thinking and love looking up stuff like that. You are misremembering big time tho. Y'all only played Bama 9 times (if I added right) as a first 4 game, much less a first or second game, since 1970. Not sure but thinking you only played Auburn a few maybe 3 times as a first game. But Bama you only played them 9 times in 44 years as a first 4 game. When you add Auburn it's still only like 20, 21 games in the first 4 games of the season and that was mostly the 1990's Auburn teams that some were pretty average. So not even half much less 4/5's were Auburn or Alabama games in the first 4 games of the season. Y'all played some good Arkansas teams a lot for the second game of the year in the 1980's. But you had at least 10 more years that were some pretty weak first 4 opponents. Especially in the 2000's.

 

[rem101]

Sounds like 2012.

 

[Predestined]

My junior year 6-1 with loss to USM

then the gauntlet killed us. Embarassed all over espn.

Played the confederates in jackson for the vaunted iindependence bowl berth couldnt even win that damn game.

 

[tb2]

How did that 8-0 thing workout for you?

#webelieve

 

[dawgstudent]

Ended up 10-2.

 

[hatfieldms]

Such great insight added to this thread

Well done

 

[HD6]

If you want to run smack, might want to get the history right.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Eggbowl.com shutdown?*

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[HD6]

I defy someone to find a worse 4 game stretch in MSU history. Outscored 144-12 in those games.

 

[tb2]

That was kind of the point.

nm

 

[Digging dog]

1986. Started 6-1, including wins over Syracuse & Tennessee. Got blown out in our last 4 games (Bama, Auburn, LSU & Mississippi) to finish 6-5. A guy I grew up with was playing DB for LSU at the time. That game got to the point that me & my buddy at the game just said, 17 it, we're just going to start cheering for Mike whenever he makes a play.

I was at the Syracuse game as a Sr in highschool (Outbof state) visiting MSU for the first time. Can't remember if we've ever played them again.

 

[uptowndawg]

It led up to the most exciting egg bowl I think any of us will ever see. That peach bowl was a pretty good win too.

 

[patdog]

The end of the 2003 season we were outscored 267-57 in our last 6 games. In 2004, we lost 5 straight. Didn't get outscored too terribly bad, but lost to Maine, 2-9 Vandy, and UAB.

 

[HD6]

Then I missed your point. What was it again?

 

[HD6]

I'm still taking 1986. Coincidentally, that Auburn game was the last time there was a top 15 matchup involving MSU.

 

[dawgstudent]

I think he's saying we were shooting for 8-0 in 2012. But I thought the same way you did.

 

[Xenomorph]

Easy there, killer... I just looked at the last 40 years of your first 4 losses.

It wasn't 80% Bama/Auburn....

2013 Bama
2012 Texas
2011 Texas
2010 Jacksonville State, Vandy
2009 South Carolina
2008 Wake Forest, Vandy
2007 Mizzou, Vandy, Florida
2006 Mizzou, Kentucky, Wake Forest
2005 Vandy, Wyoming, Tenn
2004 Memphis, Bama, Wyoming
2003 Memphis, Tx Tech
2002 Tx Tech
2001 Auburn
2000 Auburn
1999 Vandy
1998 Auburn
1997 Auburn
1996 Auburn
1995 Auburn, Florida
1994 Auburn, Georgia
1993 Auburn
1992 Vandy, Georgia
1991 Auburn
1990 Auburn
1989 Arkansas
1988 Florida, Arkansas, Georgia
1987 Memphis, Arkansas, Georgia
1986 Arkansas, Ark State (tie)
1985 Memphis (tie), Arkansas
1984 Arkansas (tie)
1983 Memphis, Tulane, Bama
1982 Vandy, LSU
1981 Arkansas
1980 Tex A&M, Bama, Tulane
1979 Mizzou, USM, Georgia
1978 Mizzou, Georgia
1977 Bama, USM
1976 Memphis
1975 Baylor, Tex A&M, Tulane
1974 Memphis, Bama

 

[tb2]

The point is that how you start means nothing until you beat somebody.

We haven't don't **** yet, similar to how ya'll hadn't done **** in 2012. 4-0 or 7-0 is strictly a function of scheduling, so to point out that OM hasn't been 4-0 since whatever is clearly just trolling the OM fans. If we played a bunch of **** bags to start every year, we would have many more 4-0 starts.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

1986 wins because we turned down a bowl game invitation at 6-1, then had no offers at 6-5. That decision led to the firing of Charlie Carr as AD, and entered us into the era of...Larry Templeton. So yes, 1986 is the worst, by far.

 

[GloryDawg]

1986 wins because we turned down a bowl game invitation at 6-1, then had no offers at 6-5. That decision led to the firing of Charlie Carr as AD, and entered us into the era of...Larry Templeton. So yes, 1986 is the worst, by far.

Didn't we pass on Steve Spurrier to be head coach the year before?

 

[dawgstudent]

So in 40 years - it's a function of scheduling. Got it.

In the years we started off 4-0...

1999 - beat Oklahoma State
2012 - didn't play anyone tough
2014 - beat LSU

 

[Maroon Eagle]

We turned down a bowl invite? I don't remember that. Independence or Liberty?

 

[jb1020]

Hold up, you're telling me OM has been to the CWS Twice

since the football team last went 4-0???

you serious clarke???

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Don't recall which one. Seems like Independence. Carr thought we would do better after winning another game or two.

 

[LawDawg97]

So how did you not go 4-0 in 1999 while we were going 8-0?

We haven't don't **** yet, similar to how ya'll hadn't done **** in 2012. 4-0 or 7-0 is strictly a function of scheduling, so to point out that OM hasn't been 4-0 since whatever is clearly just trolling the OM fans. If we played a bunch of **** bags to start every year, we would have many more 4-0 starts.

Oh that's right, you lost to Vandy. If only you had an easier schedule you would have done it sooner. I see.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

I thought it was pretty obvious I wasn't being statistically accurate. I will say for high school, college, and immediate post college it was Auburn 10 out of 12. Then a few Tx Techs and Memphis losses. The 2000s also include Cut and Ogre.

 

[dawgstudent]

Basically they need the "juggernut" of Vandy moved to the backend of the schedule.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Spurrier passed on us

 

[Strike.sixpack]

Well I guess I'm just dense as well. I am not getting what he was trying to say and how it's relevant.

And btw, I went back and checked and UM has played either Alabama or Auburn as a first or second game of the season a grand total of 11 times in 44 years. That 4/5's looks a lot more like 1/4 if my math is correct. And they haven't played either one as a 1st or 2nd game since 2004.

 

[Strike.sixpack]

I thought it was pretty obvious I wasn't being statistically accurate. I will say for high school, college, and immediate post college it was Auburn 10 out of 12. Then a few Tx Techs and Memphis losses. The 2000s also include Cut and Ogre.

Yeah I understand, but you saying 4/5's is 80% and if it was any percentage over 50% you wouldn't have been called out by me. But you were not being accurate when it was actually only 25% of the time that you played Alabama or Auburn as a first or second game (Alabama only 3 times since 1970) then it's you making a pretty false statement. Probably because of all of the times you played Auburn in the 1990's, but still that's way off. And you are still off as it is 11 times total since 1970. You played Auburn 6 times in 1990's. Auburn in 2000 and 2001 then Alabama in 2004 for the first time since 1977. Nothing since.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

We haven't don't **** yet, similar to how ya'll hadn't done **** in 2012. 4-0 or 7-0 is strictly a function of scheduling, so to point out that OM hasn't been 4-0 since whatever is clearly just trolling the OM fans. If we played a bunch of **** bags to start every year, we would have many more 4-0 starts.

And this is a State board, so we can say whatever we want to about Ole Miss, got it?

 

[tb2]

I almost put in my reply, that our problem is that Vandy keeps beating us.

Clearly we had a Vandy problem for quite a while. I hope Freeze will cure that.

 

[BiscuitEater]

Interesting ...

1986 wins because we turned down a bowl game invitation at 6-1, then had no offers at 6-5.

& been going to games since early 60's and have never heard this before. I know that Bowls send out committee members to talk to teams and jockey for the 'best' teams. But, I never heard of any bowls making offers in the middle of October. And, I never heard that State had a Bowl offer and turned it down.

Sure would like to learn more about this.