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Southern Jaguars look toothless after Bryant Lee pulls out

by Peter Steinbauer, The Times-Picayune

Saturday November 29, 2008, 9:56 PM

Southern quarterback Bryant Lee drives the Jaguars' offense, and it may be more apparent now than ever. Lee passed for 184 of the Jaguars' 195 total yards in the first half of Southern's 29-14 loss to Grambling State in the State Farm Bayou Classic. He then left the game with a twisted knee at the end of the half.

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Grambling State sputters at start, then roars past Southern in Bayou Classic

by Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune

Saturday November 29, 2008, 9:07 PM

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Chris Granger, The Times-PicayuneKeefe Hall comes down with one of three Grambling interceptions in a 29-14 victory over Southern.

Rod Broadway spent the final minute of the State Farm Bayou Classic shaking ice from underneath his shirt, the remnants of his Gatorade bath. He was smiling and clapping. He was receiving backslaps and hugs. It was quite a different scene from a year ago, when the Grambling State football coach wrapped up a disappointing loss by getting in a heated argument with former Grambling standout Elfrid Payton on the sideline.

There were no negative exchanges Saturday. Grambling defeated Southern 29-14 in front of 59,874 fans at the Superdome

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Grambling State's Greg Dillon finishes what he started in Bayou Classic

by John DeShazier, The Times-Picayune

Saturday November 29, 2008, 9:03 PM

Chris Granger, The Times-PicayuneGrambling's Greg Dillon completed nine of 13 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown and ran 26 times for a game-high 136 yards and a touchdown.

For Southern, there was what might have been if Bryant Lee had been able to finish the State Farm Bayou Classic. For Grambling State, there's what is because Greg Dillon did.

Namely, a 29-14 Grambling victory on Saturday in the Superdome in the 35th classic, and a trip to the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game on Dec. 13, against Jackson State .

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Bayou Classic Video: Grambling beats Southern

by David Gladow, NOLA.com

Saturday November 29, 2008, 8:02 PM

Grambling defeats Southern in the annual Bayou Classic played in the Louisiana Superdome.

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Grambling takes Classic, 29-14

by Nakia Hogan, Times-Picayune

Saturday November 29, 2008, 5:26 PM

Grambling avoided a coin flip that would have determined the representative of the Southwestern Athletic Conference for next month's conference title game by beating archrival Southern 29-14 Saturday in the State Farm Bayou Classic at the Superdome.

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Grambling State University quarterback Greg Dillon holds up the winning trophy at the end of Saturday's Bayou Classic in the Louisiana Superdome.

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Grambling State vs. Southern in the Bayou Classic at the Superdome, in-game updates

by Nakia Hogan, Times-Picayune

Saturday November 29, 2008, 1:47 PM

Welcome to the Southern vs. Grambling Bayou Classic in-game blog, live from the Superdome.

We'll be updating this throughout the game, just hit the refresh button at the top of the page.

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Bayou Classic Video: Battle of the Bands marches forward

by David Gladow, NOLA.com

Saturday November 29, 2008, 1:08 PM

The annual Battle of the Bands was held at the Louisiana Superdome Friday night in advance of the Bayou Classic. Southern and Grambling strutted their stuff in the contest.

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Grambling State ready to avenge '07 defeat in Bayou Classic vs. Southern

by Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune

Friday November 28, 2008, 9:16 PM

Michael DeMocker, The Times-PicayuneSouthern Coach Pete Richardson says he will have no trouble getting his team up for Grambling State. "The only thing we have to do is settle them down because they are excited about this game."

They were disappointed. They were embarrassed. They almost cried. The Grambling State Tigers admitted last year's State Farm Bayou Classic was one of the most depressing times of their football careers.

They don't want another letdown like last year's 22-13 loss to Southern. When they face the Jaguars in the Bayou Classic today at the Superdome, they hope for happier times.

After last season's showdown in which the Tigers entered with a perfect record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, they find themselves in a similar situation today.

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