Yes, Theismann was our third baseman until Ara...
by 2Domer (2016-04-30 12:38:50)
Edited on 2016-04-30 12:45:21

In reply to: Joe LaRocca  posted by NH74Domer

Post Reply Return to Jake's Field

Told him he was the starting quarterback and needed to focus exclusively on football. Good decision. He was awesome at quarterback. Amazing, really, as we probably both recall.

I think the 1970 team his senior year might have been
by NH74Domer  (2016-04-30 18:00:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

the best one I ever saw while I was an undergrad, including the one that won the National Championship.
They had a much tougher regular season than the '73 team
by ShermanOaksND  (2016-05-08 01:23:49)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Their season-ending stretch was particularly harsh -- Georgia Tech and LSU were both ranked (LSU nearly beat Nebraska in the Orange Bowl), and Southern Cal had tied Nebraska, which ended up unbeaten and No. 1. Plus, we had to play SC at the Coliseum in a monsoon, and turnovers cost us the game. The 1973 team earned its championship by beating Alabama to end a perfect season, but there was a reason it was a substantial underdog going into the Sugar Bowl. The only ranked team ND played in the regular season was Southern Cal, and that was in South Bend. Pitt was No. 20 when we beat them 31-10 on the road, but they never rose above that and ended unranked.