1981 NIT Final

[TU 1978]

For those that have never seen it -

 

[mcane]

It was awesome and the ND announcer I can’t remember was a clown

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

It was awesome and the ND announcer I can’t remember was a clown

Digger Phelps

 

[Henry Kendall]

Thank you for posting that. So fun to watch…called so differently back then, when they actually called traveling, and they called fouls before people got mugged

 

[Tu Geo]

Digger Phelps

What a douche!!!!!!

Go TU!!!!

 

[old.guy]

Digger Phelps completely dismissed Nolan with his comments throughout the game. Let's see, how many national championships did Digger win compared to Nolan?

 

[Bill Lowery]

Digger Phelps completely dismissed Nolan with his comments throughout the game. Let's see, how many national championships did Digger win compared to Nolan?

Amen. A junior college National Championship , a NCAA D1 National Championship and a National Invitational Tournament Championship.
Diggers HC Record 419-298 Winning 67.9%

Nolan HC Record
Junior College 101-23 Winning 88.6% and a National junior college title
NCAA D1 608-206 Winning 71.2%, a D1 NIT title and a D1 National Championship

Although I never met Digger, I have met and talked with Nolan, and based on their character and what they’ve done for young men and the game of basket, Digger isn’t even in the same conversation as Nolan.

 

[Gmoney4WW]

Amen. A junior college National Championship , a NCAA D1 National Championship and a National Invitational Tournament Championship.
Diggers HC Record 419-298 Winning 67.9%

Nolan HC Record
Junior College 101-23 Winning 88.6% and a National junior college title
NCAA D1 608-206 Winning 71.2%, a D1 NIT title and a D1 National Championship

Although I never met Digger, I have met and talked with Nolan, and based on their character and what they’ve done for young men and the game of basket, Digger isn’t even in the same conversation as Nolan.

For what it was worth, he was more known for his tv persona than his time as a coach.

 

[Loca5174]

For what it was worth, he was more known for his tv persona than his time as a coach.

I was today years old when I found out digger Phelps was a coach

 

[Gmoney4WW]

I was today years old when I found out digger Phelps was a coach

It was during the way back when of the 1991 that he retired as coach, so I guess you are forgiven. He had a 20 year stint at notre dame and a one year windup at fordham before he got hired by notre dame.