When looking back at the Jackie Sherrill era, a lot of folks point to 1998 when MSU won the West. Others point to 1999 with the thrilling Egg Bowl victory and 10-2 record. But when I think of that time, it always comes back to 2000 and what coulda shoulda woulda been a SEC championship.
The year started off great with three straight road games. The first two were victories over Memphis and BYU. Then there was heartbreak in Columbia when a walk-on QB comes in for the Gamecocks on 4th down for his first play of the game and throws a fade pass into the endzone for the game-winner.