Dawgs and Tigahs from 2000

[cowbell88]

Are on on ESPN Classic now. Donte just scored a TD.

 

[eckie1]

If you enjoy things like....

Are on on ESPN Classic now. Donte just scored a TD.

.....getting kicked squarely in the nuts, chewing on aluminum foil and pulling for the MSU Bulldogs, this is the game for you.

That season was a dizzying array of epic highs and monumental lows. We were far and away the best team in the conference, and went 4-4. We obliterated the conference elite, and found amazing ways to choke against the bottom feeders.

Thanks, Jackie.

 

[tatedog]

One of the most amazing feats ever by a 4 loss team, that 2000 team defeated both teams who appeared in the SEC title game.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

The Ole Miss, LSU and ARK games were heartbreakers.

We were up 16-0 on OM before Wayne succumbed to the flu and then Deuce proceeded to run all over us.

That LSU game we blew a 2 touchdown lead TWICE

 

[tatedog]

Don't forget South Carolina. I still can't believe that one.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Holy ****. That one may have been the worst. What a Bipolar season.

 

[Hankp22]

Don't forget

The Ole Miss, LSU and ARK games were heartbreakers.

We were up 16-0 on OM before Wayne succumbed to the flu and then Deuce proceeded to run all over us.

That LSU game we blew a 2 touchdown lead TWICE

Westerfield had the game winning FG blocked v Arkansas and Walker was stopped at the GL in OT.

South Carolina beat us on a 4th down 25 yd TD pass by a third string QB if I remember correctly.

That team was so good though. That first half defensive performance against Rudi Johnson and Ben Leard is still the most dominating defensive performance I've seen at that level of football. Auburn did not get one first down in the first half. And Rudi Johnson had a total of 26 rushing yards. Oddly enough, the week prior, Florida had -72 total rushing yards. So during a span of 6 quarters, our defense held the east/west champions and Rudy Johnson to around -50 rushing yards.

Don't ask me how I remember that. We literally were 4 plays away from being undefeated. The fumble by Toefield will always haunt me. That opening PA pass at tiger stadium to T Grindle though was awesome.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Great memory.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Bi-Polar season is absolutely correct

Opener in Memphis is still the hottest game that I have ever attended.
The Snow Bowl to end the year in Shreveport was great
3rd & 57 vs. Florida
Beating Florida & Auburn on consecutive weekends in Starkville
The OT loss at LSU after blowing a 2 TD lead twice
Knocking out the starting QB for South Carolina on the final drive only to watch the freshman back-up make a great throw for the winning TD
Madkin getting sick pregame in Oxford before sitting thru that nightmare of game during a FLOOD
That team was a nightmare for the boys in Vegas because they never knew what the hell to expect

 

[tatedog]

Opener in Memphis is still the hottest game that I have ever attended.
The Snow Bowl to end the year in Shreveport was great
3rd & 57 vs. Florida
Beating Florida & Auburn on consecutive weekends in Starkville
The OT loss at LSU after blowing a 2 TD lead twice
Knocking out the starting QB for South Carolina on the final drive only to watch the freshman back-up make a great throw for the winning TD
Madkin getting sick pregame in Oxford before sitting thru that nightmare of game during a FLOOD
That team was a nightmare for the boys in Vegas because they never knew what the hell to expect

From 97-00 we had a reputation as one of those teams that gave touts fits. I know of at least one with a relatively good reputation who swore off betting on our games.

 

[Drebin]

The thing I remember so well about the 99 defense....there was always a noticeable point in the game where we adjusted and you knew from that point that the other team was done....not only were they not scoring again, but they probably weren't getting another first down, unless we gave them one via penalty. We will never see another defense like that again. If we had just a little bit better offense...we could have won it all that year.

 

[skydawg1]

The thing I remember so well about the 99 defense....there was always a noticeable point in the game where we adjusted and you knew from that point that the other team was done....not only were they not scoring again, but they probably weren't getting another first down, unless we gave them one via penalty. We will never see another defense like that again. If we had just a little bit better offense...we could have won it all that year.

Funny how just the next year, we had the offense....BUT the defense was down a touch. 1999's D with 2000's offense would have been BCS bound.

 

[patdog]

That LSU game was the day Joe Lee Dunn's defense was exposed. Unbelievable how dominant we were in 99 and the first month of 2000, then we immediately started giving up 40 points per game. And this is back when 40 points per game was a lot more than it is today.

 

[Dawg1979]

the whiskey in the **** *** metal bleachers was a plenty that season more than most. lots of good times though

 

[MSUDC11]

If we only lose two of those four games that year, we win the West and would've played a Florida team in Atlanta that we had already crushed. We would've had a legit chance to play Miami in the Sugar Bowl (they would have murdered us but oh well).

We went into the Arkansas game controlling our own destiny in the West. Blew double digit leads in both of the next two games and ended up in Shreveport.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

We so should have won the west in 98, 99, & 2000. The Bama & Arkansas games in 99 were complete disasters. We were totally 17'ed by the officials in Tuscaloosa in 99. The stars were lined up for us those years were Bama & LSU having coaching issues (DUMBOSE, Hallman) & Auburn with a new coaching staff trying to get past the recruiting failures of Terry Bowden.