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[Outlaw]

Was Bowers coach when they beat us Coach Stallings' first year, or did he start one year after that?

That was Curley Hallman. Bower took over after Hallman took the LSU job at the end of the regular season.

Brett Favre probably had more to do with our loss than Curly, though as I remember we had some major turn over and special teams issues that day.

Doubtful. As I remember it, Favre was hurt.

It was a little more than that...

July 14, 1990 was a very scary day for Brett and his family. Brett was driving down a back road in Mississippi and was blinded by the sun. The car he was driving was left wrapped around a tree and completely totaled after Brett lost control of the wheel. His older brother Scott was following him and used a set of golf clubs to break the glass and help his brother. On August 7, 1990, Brett had surgery and had 30 inches of his small intestine removed. He also lost 40lbs because he couldn’t eat a normal diet during this trying time. You’re probably thinking, “Oh, no! Brett’s senior season is history!” Not so fast, skeptics. On September 8th, one month after having surgery, Brett pulled off one of the greatest victories in Southern Mississippi history. The Golden Eagles beat Alabama 27-24 on a comeback win from the comeback kid! "You can call it a miracle or a legend or whatever you want to," Crimson Tide coach Gene Stallings says afterward. "I just know that on that day, Brett Favre was larger than life."

 

[Guest]

Favre was 9 of 17 for 125 yards, with 1 interception and no TD's, and no rushing yards.

USM beat us on 2 long field goals(on was a 52 yarder), a 75 yard interception return, a TD drive that started at our 20, and a TD drive that started at our 10.

Final Score USM 27 - Bama 24

We beat ourselves that day. Favre was a great QB, but howdy doody could have won that game for USM.

 

[Outlaw]

It's not always about numbers. The fact that he was playing seems like a miracle in itself, as stated by Mr. Stallings.

 

[Guest]

I think Southern Miss should have kept Jeff Bowers. He did a good job in my view.

Yep, and Jeff Bowers and the Golden Eagles also beat Mike Dubose and the Crimson Tide in Birmingham.

Was that 21-0 monsoon game at Legion Field? I was there, and that was a demoralizing game.

Was Bowers coach when they beat us Coach Stallings' first year, or did he start one year after that?

The monsoon game was during the Frans first year. We won that game. It was also on a thurs night due to SEPT 11 it was pushed back to after the AUB game.


The 21-0 game was 2000. One of the worst games Ive ever sat through. DuBose supposedly tried to resign in the lockeroom after the game! WTF were we thinking not excepting?