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That’s quite a game right there, but mgbreis is right- the rules have changed.
Does he have a video of us vs Colt McCoy?
Does he have a video of us vs Colt McCoy?
Not yet. But when they do, it's a virtual certainty that they will do it "wrong".
Is the Dwayne Harris safety a horse collar tackle? Legal back then I know. Frazier to the worst HC tackle I’ve ever seen a few years before Against Colorado. . But that Harris safety alone probably completely changes the outcome of the game.
Instead of us getting the ball back and two points, which made it a one position ball game again, Today Miami gets a the penalty which results in a new set of downs and out of their own endzone. And that’s when problems tend to occur in football. Don’t forget the Canes had scored a TD on the previous drive. If they go and score on that drive, games over. We’d lose. That one play changes everything. With a penalty there Penn state wins the Natty.
but the complete genius of this is with in instant replay in 82, we win the Natty over Penn State. That’s crazy right?
Instead of us getting the ball back and two points, which made it a one position ball game again, Today Miami gets a the penalty which results in a new set of downs and out of their own endzone. And that’s when problems tend to occur in football. Don’t forget the Canes had scored a TD on the previous drive. If they go and score on that drive, games over. We’d lose. That one play changes everything. With a penalty there Penn state wins the Natty.
but the complete genius of this is with in instant replay in 82, we win the Natty over Penn State. That’s crazy right?
I think in that scenario, we get TWO wins over Penn State. My memory has us losing two different games in the early 80s to them. One bad call on the sideline and one in the end zone. Am I remembering this correctly?
As much as I will always hate Miami and sure enjoyed seeing Costa have to pick natural grass out of his helmet all night, with the benefit of hindsight, I have to give him credit for taking such a savage beating and continuing to get back up again and again.
Some of the biggest hits came on the last few series when their O-line was completely gassed. Several sacks where guys had a clear path or were at least free to "put 'em on the ground" after the throw.
It must have royally sucked to be a QB back then if you had a suspect O-line and/or were facing a top-flight D like ours. Some of those were such late hits, though all were legal at the time. Even if you were good, you were going to get the **** kicked out of you.
The game was so brutal back then. And NU was always one of the very best at dishing out raw physicality. I miss it so goddamned much.
Some of the biggest hits came on the last few series when their O-line was completely gassed. Several sacks where guys had a clear path or were at least free to "put 'em on the ground" after the throw.
It must have royally sucked to be a QB back then if you had a suspect O-line and/or were facing a top-flight D like ours. Some of those were such late hits, though all were legal at the time. Even if you were good, you were going to get the **** kicked out of you.
The game was so brutal back then. And NU was always one of the very best at dishing out raw physicality. I miss it so goddamned much.
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Sort of... both bad calls came in the same game on their final drive... the 4th down out of bounds completion then later the trap in the end zone.
The officiating was so horrendous at the end of that game that the refs had to expose themselves for the homers they were not once, but twice to gift wrap the victory for Penn State.
True. But of course, if the game was called the way it is today, TO and staff would have adjusted and we wouldn’t get those penalties.
In addition to 82, replay would have also given us another Natty in 93.
Penn St might not have went to the Sugar Bowl to play unbeaten Georgia..Of course they would have had to play Nebraska again in the Orange Bowl..
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If I remember it appeared to be close to a face mask, I think costa even complained to the official or at least pulled on his face mask to the official like it should have been a flag
In fact, I just checked YouTube... it was back to back plays. The out of bounds catch with 9 seconds left in the game and the trap in the end zone less than 5 seconds left in the game.
We took care of business the following season destroying them in the kickoff classic 44-6 or something like that...
We took care of business the following season destroying them in the kickoff classic 44-6 or something like that...
Thought he meant the 81 game: Never seen the 1981 game when we lost 30-24 in Lincoln but even if we win that game, I don’t think we win the Natty cause we played for the Natty against Clemson that year anyways and lost.
Yes, we did lose to them in 81 as well. The out of bounds catch and the trap in the end zone were the same game... but we did lose to them twice in the early 80s.