The Answer Was 6
THE ANSWER WAS 6 How many times had we shot? In the Clint Eastwood movie that introduced his iconic character of "Dirty Harry," there was a memorable scene that played out at the beginning and again at the end of the movie https://youtu.be/8Xjr2hnOHiM?si=dh6F_2JN1LdPy5Oa&t=95 . In both situations Harry posed to his antagonist the fateful question of whether he had fired all 6 shots from his .44 Magnum or only 5. That in a manner of speaking is the question that Miss. State faced when they, despite a 5 - 7 season that seemed to have been trending steadily downward at the end, considered whether to accept the generous offer by the kind people with the Duke's Mayo Bowl to play an 8 - 4 Wake Forest team on national TV. Had we emptied the magazine before facing a dangerous foe, or did we have another bullet left? The upside for the 'Dogs, of course, included more practice and game experience for a gifted young QB and other young players, as well as a chance for a b...