Somebody mentioned Maine in another thread so that reminded me about something I wanted after 2004. As petty and stupid as it is I'd like to schedule those bastards again and beat the holy hell out of them to help erase the memory a little bit. Before you laugh it has helped beating down La Tech 3 times since the 2008 debacle. Is it just me?
The Maine Debacle
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Fred Reid could be recognized at half-time & forgiven by the fan-base for that damned football going into the end-zone for a touchback. It is too soon. I am not over it yet.
I skipped the Florida game that year fearing a blowout. However, I attended the game against Maine. 17ML
That's bad, but it could have been worse. In 1980, I went to Starkville and watched USM blow us out 42-14. Then I went to Tuscaloosa and watched Bama beat USM 42-7. Had tickets to MSU-Bama but figured I sure didn't want to see that blowout, so I stayed home and missed 6-3.
I will just say this- if we ever play Maine again in football it's probably going to be the most jacked up atmosphere for us against a non-SWAC school.
I do agree with you about La Tech. Heck going to Ruston this year and beating them down was therapeutic for me at least after having gone to the 2008 version.
I do agree with you about La Tech. Heck going to Ruston this year and beating them down was therapeutic for me at least after having gone to the 2008 version.
Was treated to a box experience for the Maine debacle. Seared in my brain even more than dodging tornadoes at that other game I will not mention.
My boss gave me his great seats because he wouldn't go to the Florida game. I had pretty decent seats on the east side that I could not give away before the game.
My youngest and I had a blast for that unexpected win. He's the one that's a freshman at MSU now.
Deem Croom days were something else and unfortunately I was living in Starkville for almost all of it.
I remember being at a function at the school and being offered free tickets after I quit buying season tickets. I politely declined to say I would not be at another game till Croom was gone. The lady turned to her boss and said, "See! This is the crap I have to deal with!" I felt bad for her.
I did the exact same thing. I sat in the Junction like a one man pep rally during the Florida game cooking and drinking the entire time.
Looking back on Croom, every SEC national championship since 2008 has had some connection back to him. All of the head coaches of the respective championship school got their job partly due to one of Croom's teams beating the previous school's coaching staff (or playing them in a 3-2 deathmatch). We're still getting Croomed with Saban in our backyard to this day
My memory could be wrong, but I thought it was Norwood that fumbled. I evacuated from my first hurricane to watch that crap game.
See you and raise you the 1968 season. I was nearby in high school but made every home game. It started with a home game against LA Tech. They showed up in yellow school busses and proceeded to whip MSU 20-13 behind the QB'ing of Terry Bradshaw.
That was the start of an 0-8-2 season BUT we did tie Ole Miss in Oxford.
Charley Shira (16-45-2) had some horrible seasons ..
| 1967 | 1-9 |
| 1968 | 0-8-2 |
| 1969 | 3-7 |
| 1970 | 6-5 |
| 1971 | 2-9 |
| 1972 | 4-7 |
| Total | 16-45-2 |
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Nothing could help erase that memory...
Maine would be idiots to ever schedule us again because as long as they don't they will forever own the series against an SEC team.
Maine would be idiots to ever schedule us again because as long as they don't they will forever own the series against an SEC team.
It was indeed Fred Reid fumbling into the endzone at the 2.
M 2-G U06 Fred Reid rush to the MAINE2, fumble forced by J. Baumgartner, fumble by
Fred Reid recovered by MAINE Team at MAINE0, touchback.
Yeah, because taking one TD off the board in a game we should have won by 40 points was the lynch pin of that upset happening***
got that beat.... I was at every game of the Tech and 10 year. My freshman year. What an introduction to college
The game when Bradshaw beat us might have been the hottest game I've ever attended. beat -drunk- and sunburned ain't no way to go through college.
i believe it was in Starkville, I was there and witnessed it. Didn't Bellard start Tim Parenton because of something Bond did during the week --maybe beating a wrecker with a crowbar?
Left the Auburn game early in 1999.
Left Egg Bowl early in '07.
Left baseball early in the top of the 10th on April 12, 2014.
Therefore, I left the Georgia game just after halftime last Saturday. It did not work.
Left Egg Bowl early in '07.
Left baseball early in the top of the 10th on April 12, 2014.
Therefore, I left the Georgia game just after halftime last Saturday. It did not work.
No ****, me too. The quote was something like... "when I saw them get off the bus, I knew we were better than us". A) I can't believe he really believed that and B) if he did, you're right... FIRE ON THE SPOT.
despite our overplayed "rough history", Croom indeed was the only coach that caused me to skip going to games. I don't beleive in "booing" the team and such, but it was clear he sucked in ever sense of the game.
I had to stop going just to keep my sanity.
despite our overplayed "rough history", Croom indeed was the only coach that caused me to skip going to games. I don't beleive in "booing" the team and such, but it was clear he sucked in ever sense of the game.
I had to stop going just to keep my sanity.
If I remember the quote correctly, it was something like "I'm not surprised Maine beat us. I'm surprised they didn't beat us by two touchdowns." Possibly the dumbest thing ever said by a football coach.
I thought we had two fumbles on that end of the field.
Truth be told, as bad as we were, we should have NEVER lost that game. But it's a great story on how momentum can make things happen or not happen. You can't let these teams believe they have a chance.
As I recall, we dominated them on defense all game long (as we should have.). But as we learned, if you're offense is incompetent - crazy things can happen and they did.
We moved the ball but two fumbles absolutely killed this team when points were sacrosanct.
The last fumbled seemed to happen late. As it were, it came down to them having the ball with 2 or so minutes left without having done **** all day.. absolutely no threat to score. (did their FG come off a fumble?).
In any case, sure enough - the magic happened just like the fluky auburn basketball game some time back. Everything went their way, we were in a panic and everyone could see what was going to happen.
like slow mo, drip drip drip, they moved the ball down the field and scored at the last possible minute. The only time they moved the ball all day. It was incredible to listen to on the radio.
It should not have happened, but it did. Wouldn't happen again in a million years. But at least Jacksonville State happened to quell the bleeding and embarrasment on this won. God had mercy on us.
Remember the Maine. Cause that is what makes the Florida victory all the more stunning. People forget that.
Truth be told, as bad as we were, we should have NEVER lost that game. But it's a great story on how momentum can make things happen or not happen. You can't let these teams believe they have a chance.
As I recall, we dominated them on defense all game long (as we should have.). But as we learned, if you're offense is incompetent - crazy things can happen and they did.
We moved the ball but two fumbles absolutely killed this team when points were sacrosanct.
The last fumbled seemed to happen late. As it were, it came down to them having the ball with 2 or so minutes left without having done **** all day.. absolutely no threat to score. (did their FG come off a fumble?).
In any case, sure enough - the magic happened just like the fluky auburn basketball game some time back. Everything went their way, we were in a panic and everyone could see what was going to happen.
like slow mo, drip drip drip, they moved the ball down the field and scored at the last possible minute. The only time they moved the ball all day. It was incredible to listen to on the radio.
It should not have happened, but it did. Wouldn't happen again in a million years. But at least Jacksonville State happened to quell the bleeding and embarrasment on this won. God had mercy on us.
Remember the Maine. Cause that is what makes the Florida victory all the more stunning. People forget that.
I just went back and looked at the box score of the game and it's pretty incredible. We had the ball inside the Maine 15 four different times and came away with no points. Two lost fumbles, an interception and a missed 32 yard field goal. The height of incompetence.
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Maine's 2004 results
Montana Grizzlies
MONT
(1-0)
L 20 - 27
VS
Northern Colorado Bears
NCOLO
(1-1)
W 38 - 0
AT
Mississippi State Bulldogs
MSST
(1-2)
W 9 - 7
AT
Delaware Blue Hens
DEL
(4-1)
L 38 - 43
AT
Richmond Spiders
RICH
(2-3)
W 29 - 25
VS
James Madison Dukes
JMU
(5-1)
L 20 - 24
VS
Northeastern Huskies
NE
(3-4)
W 35 - 26
AT
Massachusetts Minutemen
UMASS
(4-5)
L 34 - 35
VS
Hofstra Pride
HOF
(5-4)
L 20 - 31
AT
Rhode Island Rams
URI
(4-6)
W 42 - 28
VS
New Hampshire Wildcats
UNH
(9-2)
L 36 - 50
Montana Grizzlies
MONT
(1-0)
L 20 - 27
VS
Northern Colorado Bears
NCOLO
(1-1)
W 38 - 0
AT
Mississippi State Bulldogs
MSST
(1-2)
W 9 - 7
AT
Delaware Blue Hens
DEL
(4-1)
L 38 - 43
AT
Richmond Spiders
RICH
(2-3)
W 29 - 25
VS
James Madison Dukes
JMU
(5-1)
L 20 - 24
VS
Northeastern Huskies
NE
(3-4)
W 35 - 26
AT
Massachusetts Minutemen
UMASS
(4-5)
L 34 - 35
VS
Hofstra Pride
HOF
(5-4)
L 20 - 31
AT
Rhode Island Rams
URI
(4-6)
W 42 - 28
VS
New Hampshire Wildcats
UNH
(9-2)
L 36 - 50
The only State games I’ve left early believe it or not were some of those **** shows last year. I left early last year against both Auburn and Arkansas. Was mad as hell at the pathetic performance on Defense and the Offense and offensive line was equally pathetic in the Auburn game. I just said well If y’all don’t give a 17 today then neither do I so me and the GF went and ate and watched other games.
Go check out our
team stats for that season, on football reference. That will really make you depressed.
team stats for that season, on football reference. That will really make you depressed.
People like to bring up the Maine game, and as embarrassing as it was, I think the Tulane game in 2006 was right there with it. Yeah, losing to Maine is an atrocity that should never happen under any circumstances, but it was his third game as head coach, and considering our 2003 performance, it didn't shock me too bad--numb is a better word. That Tulane team we lost to in 2006 won 4 games, and we had been outscored by a combined 49-0 in the two preceding games, and Croom was then in his third season. That was the night I knew without doubt we had made a mistake of epic proportions.
Man the Hofstra Pride beat Maine-also the Delaware Blue Hens-- nothing could be worse
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