Thanks for the reminder.........will record it with my new digital cable mechanism if I'm able to figure the damn thing out.
Was at this game........betweeen the 25-35 yard line half way up on the east side.
Still regard the 1981 10-7 victory over Roger Craig and the Nebraska Cornhuskers as the single greatest Hawkeye win that I ever attended in person............considering the underdogs the Hawks were in this game and how the win was a huge stepping stone in turning the Iowa program around under coach Hayden Fry.
However, hard to state it was any larger than this meeting of #1 and #2 teams in the nation in 1985 with Michigan.
Both GREAT, GREAT college football games and feel lucky to say that I was in attendance for both classics.
Was at this game........betweeen the 25-35 yard line half way up on the east side.
Still regard the 1981 10-7 victory over Roger Craig and the Nebraska Cornhuskers as the single greatest Hawkeye win that I ever attended in person............considering the underdogs the Hawks were in this game and how the win was a huge stepping stone in turning the Iowa program around under coach Hayden Fry.
However, hard to state it was any larger than this meeting of #1 and #2 teams in the nation in 1985 with Michigan.
Both GREAT, GREAT college football games and feel lucky to say that I was in attendance for both classics.
Fish, I hope you can record the game. My system seems to be on the fritz, so I can't. Remember, you were also at the game when Chuck Long drove the Hawks to a game winning T.D. (he scored it on a bootleg) against Michigan State, that sent the Hawks to the Rose Bowl against U.C.L.A. I believe I had tickets, but gave them and I say "gave them" to a friend so you and he could go to the game. And by the way, beating Michigan was a much bigger win than beating Nebraska. Granted the Huskers were the Huskers, but winning #1 vs. #2 can not be matched, especially in Iowa City.
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arty:hawkeye171 said:Fish, I hope you can record the game. My system seems to be on the fritz, so I can't. Remember, you were also at the game when Chuck Long drove the Hawks to a game winning T.D. (he scored it on a bootleg) against Michigan State, that sent the Hawks to the Rose Bowl against U.C.L.A. I believe I had tickets, but gave them and I say "gave them" to a friend so you and he could go to the game. And by the way, beating Michigan was a much bigger win than beating Nebraska. Granted the Huskers were the Huskers, but winning #1 vs. #2 can not be matched, especially in Iowa City.
The vast majority would certainly agree with you, and as stated, nothing can top it overall.
Wish I could see a replay of that NEBRASKA game though........as it was "a classic" many Iowa fans of this generation have no clue about(Stadium and LinzIa to name a couple) that as mentioned, was the game that recognized FRY was doing something very special in Iowa City............something that has carried over to this day. Many may not recall, IOWA had upteen losing seasons in a row(18?) before the 1981-82 season.
Stay tuned, will get you and Iowa fans a sound clip of this game by Jim Zabel............brb.
Click link below and go to the year 1981...........then click on the soundbyte for September 12th.
Hear JIM ZABEL in all his glory call out the highlights of this monumental game against Nebraska.
http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/football_history/index.html
Hear JIM ZABEL in all his glory call out the highlights of this monumental game against Nebraska.
http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/football_history/index.html
Fishhead said:
Listened to this no less than 20 times and it gives me goosebumps everytime I listen to it.
Nebraska had defeated Iowa 57-0 the previous year!
Great video and soundbytes on this site of Hawkeye football............the best call may be when Iowa defeats Ohio State on the last play of the game...........forget the exact year(ZABEL at his BEST).
The Michigan game is one of my all time favorites........however the Nebraska game had special memories as I listened to it with a Husker fan and watched him smash the radio to bits at the end of the game.....now that was special
and here from recent times is the LSU game
http://www.scothawk.com/flvswfpublish/2004highlights/abc.swf
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and here from recent times is the LSU game
http://www.scothawk.com/flvswfpublish/2004highlights/abc.swf
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