man ▁I men ▁Ed mond ▁and ▁He idi ▁Bar ber ▁won ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁G US . ▁ ▁Beautiful ▁E agle ▁Creek ▁ ▁When ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁res ur rect ed ▁football ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁it ▁lack ed ▁tradition . ▁A ▁d rain age ▁d itch ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁to ▁cross ▁several ▁times ▁a ▁day ▁during ▁football ▁practice ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁Beautiful ▁E agle ▁Creek ▁by ▁Co ach ▁Er k ▁Russell . ▁When ▁the ▁E ag les ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Northern ▁Iowa ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁play offs , ▁Russell ▁took ▁along ▁a ▁jug ▁of ▁this ▁E agle ▁Creek ▁water ▁to ▁spr ink le ▁on ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁The ▁Hugo ▁Bowl ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁ESP N ▁was ▁to ▁broadcast ▁a ▁Th urs day ▁Night ▁Football ▁game ▁between ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Blue ▁Ra iders . ▁However , ▁H urr icane ▁Hugo , ▁a ▁Category ▁ 4 ▁storm , ▁was ▁head ed ▁straight ▁toward ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁Hugo ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁most ▁inten se ▁h urr icane ▁at ▁time ▁of ▁land fall ▁to ▁strike ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁ever ▁recorded ▁storm ▁sur ge ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁the ▁game . ▁For ▁safety ▁purposes , ▁an ▁open ▁line ▁was ▁kept ▁between ▁the ▁press ▁box ▁at ▁Paul son ▁Stadium ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁H