These JB stories crack me up. I saw JB go off on some dude at the Phyrst. Chased him across the street into the parking lot and who knows what happened. A few minutes later JB returned to the Phyrst and I didn't see the guy he was chasing again.
Posted on 5/25 11:23 AM | IP: Logged
I remember walking through the tunnel under Pensacola well after the game and the entire crowd was STILL chanting F-L-O-R-I-D-A..........
Posted on 5/25 2:27 PM | IP: Logged
Still the best game I ever been to. These stories are great. Every now and then I pop in an old VHS tape I have of the game--grainy as hell. My favorite part is listening to the Ron Franklin gush like a school girl as he introduces the "very fast" Miami defense, and then hearing his astonishment when Dex run right by them.
Posted on 5/27 3:49 PM | IP: Logged
That was the loudest and most exciting game I ever saw. Period.
Couple of memories....My brother in law, who was a huge Miami fan came with us to the game. I bought him this flouresent green Miami shirt, so he would stick out like a sore thumb. He loved it too because liked to talk trash with the fans around us. He was REAL cocky from the time we left our tailgate in the old intramural fields behind Dick Howser, till we got to our seats. Oddly I too felt REAL good about the game. I mean we beat Auburn AT Auburn the week before and the hype was not as big in the press as before since we had lost the first two in a row. And Miami was coming in #1 with all sorts of attitude. And when I got to my seats, it was so packed, that you could not sit down, so we just stood and when we jumped on them during those first 2 plays, you knew you were in for "one for the ages" as a 'Nole fan, and I immediately looked over at my bro in law and he looked like someone had just kicked him in the nuts.
Besides those two plays the other two back to back decibal bangers were when Kirk Carruthers recovered that Miami fumble at our own 1 yard line in the third quarter, than on the ensuing first play from scrimage, P.T. launched that bomb to Ronald Lewis at like the 50 yard line from our own end zone. The place went nuts. We march it the rest of the way down the field on the ground and put the game away.
What a night.
Posted on 5/27 5:32 PM | IP: Logged
Originally posted by Cheesebiz: That was the loudest and most exciting game I ever saw. Period.
Couple of memories....My brother in law, who was a huge Miami fan came with us to the game. I bought him this flouresent green Miami shirt, so he would stick out like a sore thumb. He loved it too because liked to talk trash with the fans around us. He was REAL cocky from the time we left our tailgate in the old intramural fields behind Dick Howser, till we got to our seats. Oddly I too felt REAL good about the game. I mean we beat Auburn AT Auburn the week before and the hype was not as big in the press as before since we had lost the first two in a row. And Miami was coming in #1 with all sorts of attitude. And when I got to my seats, it was so packed, that you could not sit down, so we just stood and when we jumped on them during those first 2 plays, you knew you were in for "one for the ages" as a 'Nole fan, and I immediately looked over at my bro in law and he looked like someone had just kicked him in the nuts.
Besides those two plays the other two back to back decibal bangers were when Kirk Carruthers recovered that Miami fumble at our own 1 yard line in the third quarter, than on the ensuing first play from scrimage, P.T. launched that bomb to Ronald Lewis at like the 50 yard line from our own end zone. The place went nuts. We march it the rest of the way down the field on the ground and put the game away.
What a night.
1. We beat Auburn in Tally.
2. I am pretty sure it was Shannon Baker that caught the PT pass but I may be wrong on that one. Ronnie Lewis caught touchdown to win the Fiesta Bowl against Nebraska.
Posted on 5/27 7:26 PM | IP: Logged
Originally posted by MJSNOLE:
Originally posted by Cheesebiz: That was the loudest and most exciting game I ever saw. Period.
Couple of memories....My brother in law, who was a huge Miami fan came with us to the game. I bought him this flouresent green Miami shirt, so he would stick out like a sore thumb. He loved it too because liked to talk trash with the fans around us. He was REAL cocky from the time we left our tailgate in the old intramural fields behind Dick Howser, till we got to our seats. Oddly I too felt REAL good about the game. I mean we beat Auburn AT Auburn the week before and the hype was not as big in the press as before since we had lost the first two in a row. And Miami was coming in #1 with all sorts of attitude. And when I got to my seats, it was so packed, that you could not sit down, so we just stood and when we jumped on them during those first 2 plays, you knew you were in for "one for the ages" as a 'Nole fan, and I immediately looked over at my bro in law and he looked like someone had just kicked him in the nuts.
Besides those two plays the other two back to back decibal bangers were when Kirk Carruthers recovered that Miami fumble at our own 1 yard line in the third quarter, than on the ensuing first play from scrimage, P.T. launched that bomb to Ronald Lewis at like the 50 yard line from our own end zone. The place went nuts. We march it the rest of the way down the field on the ground and put the game away.
What a night.
1. We beat Auburn in Tally.
2. I am pretty sure it was Shannon Baker that caught the PT pass but I may be wrong on that one. Ronnie Lewis caught touchdown to win the Fiesta Bowl against Nebraska.
Well...one for two just like me.
Posted on 5/28 12:05 PM | IP: Logged
Maybe it was the liquor that night or just my need to remember Shannon Baker actually making a big catch.
Posted on 5/28 2:26 PM | IP: Logged
MJS, you are correct that the Auburn game the week before was in Tally. But Ronald Lewis was the one who caught the pass from PT, not Shannon.
Ron, I believe JB is in Orlando. I haven't talked to him in years but Alan Stewart still talks to him frequently.
Posted on 5/28 11:20 AM | IP: Logged
I am still amazed that we had some many consistent runs on counters, sweeps, and draws into the middle of that vaunted UM D-line that night.
Carter, Bennett, Lee, all three popped of 5-8 yard runs repeatedly into the teeth of the Cane defense.
Great job by the line that night...............
Posted on 5/28 12:05 PM | IP: Logged
Originally posted by nole14: I am still amazed that we had some many consistent runs on counters, sweeps, and draws into the middle of that vaunted UM D-line that night.
Carter, Bennett, Lee, all three popped of 5-8 yard runs repeatedly into the teeth of the Cane defense.
Great job by the line that night...............
The tape I have of the game shows a graphic that says we were averaging 8.3 yards per first down play midway through the third, most of those plays being draws and sweeps like you said. The line blocked its ass off that night.
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