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Since it's Egg Bowl day - The Immaculate Deflection
Posted on 11/23/23 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 11/23/23 at 12:08 pm
The year was 1983. Ole Miss defeated Mississippi State that windy afternoon in Jackson by a final score of 24-23. Everyone in the stadium probably felt the Bulldogs were going to win the game as the MSU placekicker lined up for a 27-yard field goal with 24 seconds remaining.
Artie Cosby prepared to kick as fans on both sides of the stadium in Jackson stood and watched. Some may not have wanted to watch. Remember, it is the Egg Bowl.
Cosby kicked the football, and it headed directly between the uprights of the goalpost. But something happened before it went through. It never got there.
A massive gust of wind, just as the ball arrived at the goalpost, preventing the ball from going through, giving Ole Miss the win.
https://youtu.be/6shfWQW4Pe8?si=cxBZIZ_m22IbZmhr
Artie Cosby prepared to kick as fans on both sides of the stadium in Jackson stood and watched. Some may not have wanted to watch. Remember, it is the Egg Bowl.
Cosby kicked the football, and it headed directly between the uprights of the goalpost. But something happened before it went through. It never got there.
A massive gust of wind, just as the ball arrived at the goalpost, preventing the ball from going through, giving Ole Miss the win.
https://youtu.be/6shfWQW4Pe8?si=cxBZIZ_m22IbZmhr
This post was edited on 11/23/23 at 12:10 pm
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Posted on 11/23/23 at 12:11 pm to Pickle_Weasel
I was actually at the game with two state guys. A buddy and his dad, and had to ride all the way back to the coast with them. They were good natured about it, the best thing his dad said “ I really always knew God was an Ole Miss lawyer”
I didn’t see it go through until I saw the news as after it was kicked I could tell it was good dropped my head and sat down and said something like “shite good game guys”
I didn’t see it go through until I saw the news as after it was kicked I could tell it was good dropped my head and sat down and said something like “shite good game guys”
This post was edited on 11/23/23 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 11/23/23 at 1:24 pm to TutHillTiger
Artie had a huge leg. He transferred to Starkville High from College Station. He was a barefoot kicker like Tony Franklin, but the NCAA changed the rules so he had to wear a shoe when he played for MSU.
Posted on 11/23/23 at 1:44 pm to Pickle_Weasel
I was there that day. Almost too crazy to believe.
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