From: acdendy@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (ROGER DENDY)
Subject: Re: Miami Hurricanes (was: Comments wanted)
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Date: 21 Jul 1992 12:46 EST  

In article <1992Jul20.183849.27868@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>, rowdy@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (robert.dieckmann) writes...
>In article <1992Jul20.155100.17276@ncsu.edu> srs@eos.ncsu.edu writes:
>> 
>> In article <1992Jul20.141408.195@bellcore.bellcore.com>,
>> lein@garage.uucp (John Leinaweaver) writes:
>> |>Path:
>> |>taco!gatech!destroyer!uunet!stanford.edu!rutgers!bellcore!garage!lein
>> |>From: lein@garage.uucp (John Leinaweaver)
>> |>Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
>> |>Subject: Re: Miami Hurricanes (was: Comments wanted)
>> |>Message-ID: <1992Jul20.141408.195@bellcore.bellcore.com>
>> |>Date: Mon, 20 Jul 92 10:14:08 GMT+5:00
>> |>References: <0eO603cs3ava00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
>> |><1992Jul17.161331.23248@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
>> |><1992Jul17.213736.14095@mdd.comm.mot.com>
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>> |>In article <1992Jul17.213736.14095@mdd.comm.mot.com>
>> |>behzad@mdd.comm.mot.com (Behzad Khamneian) writes:
>> |>>In article <1992Jul17.161331.23248@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
>> |>gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) writes:
>> |>>>ronnie@uts.amdahl.com (Ronnie Townsend) writes:
>> |>>>>By the way, when was the last time anybody BEAT them in a bowl
>> |>game... 
>> |>>>>anywhere! 
>> |>>>
>> |>>>January 1, 1987, Penn State, Fiesta Bowl.

Actually, unless my memory is completely unreliable, it was January 2, and 
played at night, both of which, by some weird logic I could never understand, 
made the Fiesta Bowl more attractive than the Orange or some other and 
brought the championship game to it.

>> |>>>
>> |>>>Down 10-13 (?), Vinnie T gets the ball on the Canes' five yard
>> |>line.
>> |>>>He scrambles out of his own end zone.  He passes.  He completes. 
>> |>He
>> |>>>takes them all the way to to the Lions' 20(?) yard line.
>> |>>>
>> |>>>He throws into the end zone...  Intercepted!  Oh no!  DAMN!!!
>> |>>
>> |>>  Wasn't it Shane Conlan who intercepted the pass, returned it about
>> |>10 
>> |>>  yards and just fell on the ground to finish the game?  I was
>> |>laughing
>> |>>  as I watched it happen, since I didn't think that Vinnie T deserved
>> |>the
>> |>>  H-trophy.  
>> |>>
>> |>>>
>> |>>>--Gidi
>> |>>>
>> |>Actually it was 4th and Goal from the 13 with 18 seconds left and the
>> |>interception was by Pete Giftopolis.
>> |>
>> |>Shane Conlan had two interceptions in the game, his second was
>> |>returned
>> |>to the Miami 5 yard line seting up Doziers decisive TD.
>> |>
>> |>John L
>> |>
>> One of thw worst decision Jimmy Johnson ever made,  Alonzo Highsmith was
>> having the game of his life.  He had virtually single-handedly driven
>> Miami down to the other end of the field.  I have to disagree slightly
>> with the above description.It was this choice that prompted a joke 
>> around Miami which asked
>> Why Jimmy Johnson didn't put his cereal in a bowl?
>> Because he'd lose it.
>> -- 
>> ******************************************************************
>> * David Johnson          *         " Reality is                  *
>> * North Carolina State   *               not all                 *
>> * Go Pack !!!!           *                  it's cracked         *
>> * Go Canes !!!!          *                      up to be "       *
>> ***********   149 days and a wakeup   ****************************
> 
>I have absolutely nothing to add to this discusssion.  As
>a matter of fact, I can't even follow this discussion.
>I do think, tho, that a few more posters should do a followup
>to introduce even more of those wonderful >>|>>|<<>> characters
>that aid me so well.
> 
>Discretion is the better part of vqlor.
> 

I agree completely.

>-- 
>"Listen up son, and pay attention.   |  Bob Dieckmann (rwd@mtfme.att.com)
>How ya' gonna learn anything if you  |  GO: Mets (& dear old Rutgers)
>always got your head in a book?"     |  GONE: Brooklyn Dodgers
>                -- Foghorn Leghorn   |  **usual disclaimer**

R Dendy

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