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Old 05-28-2007, 10:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Ever wonder how Ga. Tech beat Cumberland 222-0?
interesting read and I had no idea about the whole story behind it

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1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Awesome, I've always considered this one of the most incredible things in sports.
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Old 05-28-2007, 11:21 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Awesome, I've always considered this one of the most incredible things in sports.
after I read this, I thought, what team couldn't beat 14 frat boys by 222 points?
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Old 05-29-2007, 12:53 AM   #5 (permalink)
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wow two tennessee teams apart of the wrong side of history
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They should make a movie about that.
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Old 05-29-2007, 01:19 AM   #7 (permalink)
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thats got to be embarassing
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I bet the people way back then never thought it would still be getting talked about now.
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but seriously, I think I lost some respect for John Heisman. I never realized that Cumberland got rid of football and then was forced to playing with 14 frat guys or else have to pay a lot of cash to Ga. Tech.
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thats got to be embarassing
well being from Lebanon which is the home of Cumberland it is very embarrassing
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