Peyton Manning and David Cutcliffe fans — and there are many of
both in Mississippi — will enjoy this piece by Jeff Duncan of The
Times Picayune in New Orleans. It gives you some idea of the
Manning family's high regard for Cutcliffe and an even better idea of
Peyton Manning's dedication to detail. Love this quote from Archie Manning: "Cut is so humble and
down to earth. He's just good people.”
Duke's 33-30 victory over North Carolina and Larry Fedora last
Saturday lifted the Blue Devils to 6-2 and 3-1 in the ACC.
The Clarion-Ledger this week listed it's 10 most anticipated Mississippi football games in the last 30 years. Here's my list of the five most memorable football games since
1980:
- State 6, Bama 3 (1980).
- USM 7, State 6, (1981).
- Ole Miss 24, State 23 (1984).
- Alcorn State 42, Mississippi Valley State 28 (1983).
- Arkansas 58, Ole Miss 56 seven overtimes (2001). (Toughest
deadline I ever had to make.)
The first annual Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Roast, featuring
Coach Jack Carlisle, was a huge success. Master of Ceremonies Skipper
Jernigan and six different roasters all had approximately 200
attendees laughing and reminiscing. The Roast raised badly needed
money to help in various refurbishing projects and new exhibits for
the museum.
The Roast will be aired in the Jackson metropolitan area on
Comcast (Channel 17) and AT&T U-Verse (channel 51) this coming Monday and
Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. It will be a 1 hour, 45-minute broadcast.
Also professionally recorded DVDs of the Roast, produced by Anderson Productions, are
available from the museum for $40. . . .
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months, and we appreciate each and every reader. Our website has been
a work in progress and we are nearing completion in the next couple
weeks. The completed and expanded website will include detailed information on all
Mississippi Sports Hall of Famers, museum news and updates, as well
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Big difference between "most anticipated" and "most memorable." Had I anticipated that State-Alabama game in 1980, I sure as hell would not have been sitting in Baton Rouge watching LSU wax Ole Miss that, which is what I told an LSU student radio announcer when he asked me at halftime if I had seen that State win coming. That Valley-Alcorn State game was really something and certainly does fit on both lists!
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