Happy "Jimmy Johnson Disappointment" Day
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I gave you a "Gift" opolous.....what else you want? A scone?
And the BoT continues to do everything they can to diminish the man and the memories!
It is so comforting to know that while enduring a season of epic disappointment we can still circle jerk to Joe.
You and the tornado twins are bozos. Fake barry.
Question: Does Franklin win this game? Bear in mind that he was only 14 at the time.
Watched that game with a bunch of friends at my townhouse in State College. If I recall correctly, it snowed pretty hard the night before the night of the game.
Watched it at home. Was in a cast, torn Achilles. Kept swearing at Testaverde.
Yes it did, where I was living at the time I believe it was still snowing that day. It might've stopped for the evening but I'm guessing we had 12 to 16 inches of snow. We watched it at a local bar on a big screen projection TV and I got ridiculously drunk.
However I promised God I would not have a drink during the fourth quarter if you would grant us this amazing victory. Obviously he was impressed by my offer of approximately one hour of sobriety so I'm taking credit for this one.
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I was a freshman when PSU played Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl for the championship. Next year, the Fiesta Bowl against Miami. Caught the last two years of a great 9 year stretch where PSU played for the championship 4 times and won twice. Great memories.
My first Penn State game.
Drove over from New Orleans with a friend who was in the media.
Danced next to JoePa and SuePa at the NYE media party.
Big Penn State fan since.
Drove over from New Orleans with a friend who was in the media.
Danced next to JoePa and SuePa at the NYE media party.
Big Penn State fan since.
The camo gimmick failed. Other than to make Miami look stupid.
Posted before, on the way to Key West a bar tender in Sugar Loaf key running his mouth how UM was gonna Destroy Psu. Bet him $100. Stopped on the way back, he took a day off. still loving the memory.
Just completed my first semester at PSU at a branch campus. I was working at a pinball arcade at the time and brought a little black & white TV to watch it on while working.
I was 6. My parents went to a watch party and recorded the game on VHS. For the next 5-8 years, every time I got sick and stayed home from school I would pop that tape into the VCR and watch the game. I knew every play and every word that Charlie, Bob, and Jimmie said.
Truly one of the best days in PSU football history. So exciting and I remember many details of that night and the scenario leading up to the game. Was at an awesome family party. I have a video of the game. The only blemish, is seeing Sandusky on the sideline
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Watched the game with my older brother and Dad at my brother's house. My Dad sat in this big old recliner right in front of the TV. Whenever any kind of big play materialized or looked to be materializing he would try to get up from the recliner but would struggle and you just heard all this squeaking and commotion. Must have happened 10 times. It was hilarious and my brother and I joke about it to this day. By the way, an epic win for Penn State and Giftopolous's pick is arguably the #1 play in all of Penn State football. I personally prefer the Garrity TD catch in the '83 Sugar Bowl but both are 1 and 1A.
Have the sports section of the Press regarding 48-14. Going to take a pic and try to link it.
I had 40 yard line seats at that game and a bit too much to drink.
I watched the ‘86 championship game with 5 good friends. In 1982 the same guys got together to watch the Penn State v. Georgia game. As I get a little older I tend to get a little sentimental about good times during the ‘80s. Yes indeed, the Nittany Lions led by Coach Paterno had a phenomenal run during this era.
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Included in that "phenomenal run" were 8-4-1, 6-5, 8-4, 5-6, and 8-3-1.
Looking at another contemporary coach, I see a 10 year span with 12-0, 6x 11-1, 2x 10-2 and 1x 9-3 with 3 titles. THAT is what you call a phenomenal run.
There was so much hype leading up to that game. It was good vs evil, it was guys in camo vs guys in jackets and ties, arrogance vs quiet confidence. So many great memories of the game but my two favorites were DJ Dozier kneeling in prayer at the back of the end zone after scoring the eventual winning TD, and Shane Conlin’s postgame comment about Miami’s receivers. “They didn’t want to catch the ball”. Speaking of that, has any Penn State player ever played a better game than Shane Conlin did that night?
Reffed a HS hoops game tonight and one of my partners, I recognized his last name. So I asked him if anyone in his family played football at Miami. He goes, yeah my dad did. Turns out it was the kicker who clanked the FG in the 4th qtr that allowed for the margin to be 4 instead of 1, thus setting up the Giftopoulos heroics. I didn’t have the heart to tell him to tell his dad that all of Penn State Nation thanks him.