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Yes, the rumors are true. The Mississippi State-Ole Miss game which had been a national TV fixture on Thanksgiving night (thanks to ESPN) for the last six years, will move back to Saturday in 2004. As long as the game is changing dates, howzabout somebody in Jackson putting together a package to entice the Rebels and Bulldogs to move The Battle For The Golden Egg back to Memorial Stadium, where it belongs.

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“back to Memorial Stadium” Great idea, Dr. S. I remember going to those games as a wee little thing and enjoying every moment of them! Maybe the city of JXN and the convention groups should pull some strings and create some incentives…

#118140 | Author: kaust | Date: Mar 26 2004

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