ESPN Article - Revisiting SEC's greatest upset

[Cruloc]

Revisiting the greatest upset in SEC history: When Mississippi State stunned Bear Bryant and Bama

Bear Bryant's Tide, the two-time defending national champs, hadn't lost in more than two years until the Bulldogs' shocker. A look back from those who were there.

www.espn.com

Yeah, it was a 6-3 loss when I was too young to even remember, but it talks about Bryant a lot.

 

[CB4]

Revisiting the greatest upset in SEC history: When Mississippi State stunned Bear Bryant and Bama

Bear Bryant's Tide, the two-time defending national champs, hadn't lost in more than two years until the Bulldogs' shocker. A look back from those who were there.

www.espn.com

Yeah, it was a 6-3 loss when I was too young to even remember, but it talks about Bryant a lot.

Boy do I ever remember it. Sick to my stomach.

 

[mrusso]

That was the first Bama loss i ever experienced. I really didn't start watching football until the 79 Sugar Bowl when we beat Penn State. I was 10. Of course the following season we were undefeated and won the NC again. That first loss was devastating to a 12-year old.

I remember exactly where I was. We had just brought a load of hay over from my grandfather's farm to ours. My dad stopped backing the trailer into the barn and we sat and listened to the final few minutes. And then came the fumble...

 

[CrimsonBloodn62]

I remember that game too. Seems like MSU always played our game with them in Jackson back in the good old days.

 

[dayhiker]

My primary structures professor at Alabama told us that he was taking the professional engineers exam that day. The test proctor wrote the score of this game on the chalkboard mid exam. He wasn't too pleased that something distracting like that was done during such an important 8 hour exam. For context, that's like the engineering version of the CPA or bar exam.

 

[Crimson1967]

Shorty Price was killed in a car accident on his way to the game that day.

 

[TideEngineer08]

I just don't know if the equivalent of Coach Bryant coming to your locker room, sitting down in a chair, and congratulating you on your team beating his team exists today.

"Don't let anyone tell you this was an upset. You kicked our tails out there today."

 

[Cruloc]

I just don't know if the equivalent of Coach Bryant coming to your locker room, sitting down in a chair, and congratulating you on your team beating his team exists today.

"Don't let anyone tell you this was an upset. You kicked our tails out there today."

Indeed, and the troopers having to help in up on the chair. Man, his health was so bad.

 

[Ledsteplin]

This thread is bad mojo!

 

[Cruloc]

 

[AlBamaWagg]

I had just moved to Jackson the week before in all my Alabama glory.
It was rough being there with the locals.

 

[CB4]

Shorty Price was killed in a car accident on his way to the game that day.

I had forgotten about that.

 

[rolltide_21]

For those like me who had no idea who Shorty Price was-

Shorty Price - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Remember the Rose Bowl

The Story of The Alabama Crimson Tide & The Grandaddy of Them All

www.remembertherosebowl.com

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

I remember that one. A botched punt return and John Bond did us in. However, it's much ado about nothing. They ain't half as good as they were then.

 

[Elefantman]

For those like me who had no idea who Shorty Price was-

Shorty Price - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Remember the Rose Bowl

The Story of The Alabama Crimson Tide & The Grandaddy of Them All

www.remembertherosebowl.com

I still have my autograph copy of his book.

 

[ua86]

I remember listening to that game on the radio.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Boy do I ever remember it. Sick to my stomach.

I remember that day well!

 

[Tide-one-on]

I was a store manager at a Athlete's Foot store here in Pensacola. I was listening to the second half and was totally stunned!! We didn't lose a lot back then, and not to State. We ended up with all kinds of problems with them and USM for a couple of years. I think the next year we beat State despite 7 TO's maybe..

 

[Crimson1967]

I was 13 the day of the game and remember it well. At that age two years is a long time.

At that age I was too young to know who Shorty was but I remember my parents talking about him. Ran for governor a lot and drank a lot. Sounds like quite a character.

 

[Tide Rev]

I was at the game sitting in the end zone where all the drama happened at the end. It was amazing we almost got that fumble at the end. I was living in Jackson at the time. Not a fun week after the game and then we lost to ND.