We dont know who does and who doesn't play.....
This will be the first daytime Sugar Bowl since 1987 when the barn and Syracuse played at 2:30 on NBC. I think the only reason that one was a day game was because Miami and Oklahoma played that night in the Orange Bowl for the national title. I don't ever remember a morning start time for the Sugar Bowl
That was the Tie-Dye game. Barn kicked a field goal with a few seconds left to tie the game. Back then there was no overtime.
Yeah. Remember classless Dye kicking FG to ruin their perfect season....That was the Tie-Dye game. Barn kicked a field goal with a few seconds left to tie the game. Back then there was no overtime.
I was living there in New Orleans at the time so some friends and I went down to the French Quarter the day before the game to see what's what for New Year's Eve. I was single at the time, so I was typically down in the Vieux Carré "mingling" during any major event in town. There's just something about the prospect of thousands of out-of-town women drinking and looking for a good time...
I could share a few stories, but I won't. Suffice it to say that most Auburn fans are obnoxious enough without adding alcohol to the equation. But I have to admit, some of the Auburn women are absolutely gorgeous.
...sounds good to me!
Yup. 78 season, 79 Sugar Bowl. 1:00 Central so 11 am West Coast kickoff. Bama D completely shut down PSU running game.
I was glad it was in the morning. I watch it in Germany. Then the Orange Bowl came on afterward.
Nobody has won more Sugar Bowls than Bama.
Probably one of the most petty and chickenshit moves in college football history. I could understand that decision if Auburn was 11-0 and playing for a national title; a tie could have given them a share of the championship. But they were 9-1-1, and the Sugar Bowl that year was nothing more than an exhibition game. That FG was about being petty towards Syracuse and its fanbase.
Well, when the SEC ends up with a good record in bowls our fans have certainly let the world know it. There have certainly been some down years but up until the advent of the playoffs, the SEC won a lot more major bowls than other major conferences did. I’m old and old school and the bowl games used to mean a lot to players and fans. One marked the first time I flew on an airplane. Another allowed me to sit with my dad and watch Bama play the last game he would ever see. For a very long period of time, it seemed Coach Bryant couldn’t win a bowl game. My hatred for ND blossomed during those years. Then he started winning them and bowl trips were fun again. Regardless of the outcomes, they provided fans with adventures they’d never forget. So, if they’re now considered meaningless they should do away with them. There’s no need for fans to waste their hard earned money or more importantly for players to get injured. I guess once the 12 team playoff comes on line, the bowls not associated with those games will truly be worthless. That’s especially true if the majority of college football players and fans don’t care about them. I hate what’s happening to the game I loved so much for so long. Not so much for me or folks my age anymore but for our grandchildren and their children.
