Tag Archives: Mississippi State

The Greatest Egg Bowl Ever

Quote of the Day: “And the Dawg Pound Rocks!”     Mike Tirico, ESPN play-by-play man 1999. It had been a long century for TB and all the Mississippi State Bulldog faithful. Scott Field, built over a suspected major ancient … Continue reading

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Revelations

Quote of the Day: “Outlined against a blue, gray October sky the Four Horsemen rode again. “In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death. These are only aliases. Their real names are: Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and … Continue reading

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2010 Football in Julypalooza

Quote of the Day: “And we’re ready for the kickoff……the ball sails high into the air and the Bulldogs let it bounce (silence for several seconds). I can’t see who’s got it…..there may have been a whistle on the play……a … Continue reading

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We Wuz Robbed

Quote of the Day: “I’ve been at this a long time, and one thing I’ve learned: At Mississippi State, you’re supposed to take it and be quiet. I had a hard time swallowing this pill because so much was at … Continue reading

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Gumbo

Quote of the Day: “A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.” –Jane Austen The perfect recipe for a great Monday morning: the Bulldogs won this weekend, Halloween and the smiles it brought my little … Continue reading

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The Day the 240Z Died (and almost took TB with it)

We decided during the first few minutes of “Cheers”, I imagine, that it was a good night to go to Mack’s Supper Club. It was not a particularly difficult decision, nor hotly debated, just one of those where somebody might’ve … Continue reading

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Football Season At Last

Quote of the Day: “Time, as we age, is often damaging. But this was one of the Lord’s good days, resting for me forever in a kind of somnolent tenderness. I was thirteen and it was a golden, luminous November’s … Continue reading

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Football in Julypalooza (sponsored by Q and Z)

Quote of the Day: “In the East, college football is a cultural exercise. On the West Coast, it is a tourist attraction. In the Midwest it is cannibalism. But in the South it is religion. And Saturday is the holy … Continue reading

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Spotlight on the Commenters–Smiley’s Story, and A Conversation From 1990

Quote of the Day:     “Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.”     –Jonathon Swift TB gets a lot of pleasure from reading the commentary that appears below my posts. About a week ago I put out … Continue reading

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Why It’s Great to Be a Mississippi State Bulldog Fan…..today

Quote of the Day:    (click below, courtesy of Six Pack Speak) Jack Cristil, \”Wrap it in maroon and white!\” TB can describe in tearjerking comical detail the pain and misery that is the life of the Mississippi State Bulldog … Continue reading

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