An awful afternoon. ND blew a huge lead.
by MobileIrish (2020-06-04 12:00:40)
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In reply to: ND 1991 was his biggest win ever  posted by domer4

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ND was ahead 31-7 in the first half. Then we had to listen to Rocky Top all afternoon as Tennessee came all the way back.

It's my fault
by brewcitydomer  (2020-06-08 10:36:00)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Beer30 and I were there with our parents. Two sets of two tickets. We switched seats at halftime, enabling the TN comeback. Sorry, all.
With a chance to go up 38-7
by Up the Irish  (2020-06-06 08:55:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Irish had 2nd & goal from the 5. Mirer took a huge sack instead of throwing the ball away. Which ultimately resulted in the scoop & score after the Hentrich blocked FG
I called it after the blocked FG.
by Revue Party  (2020-06-05 15:32:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

My Tennessee friend didn't believe me.

Then I had a smoke with Moose Krause that night. The seduction he performed on my then ND-hating friend was a sight to behold. The hate was gone. Replaced with utter awe.

That unfortunately was my first game at the stadium. I was 9 *
by ndstein04  (2020-06-04 22:21:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

That was a Gary Darnell special
by Hanratty5ND  (2020-06-04 12:10:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I remember that game like it was yesterday. What a nightmare.

ND led 31-7 at H, but it could and should have been much more.
The offense blew some chances.

Still remember the Tommy Carter pick 6.
The horrendous FG kicking/blocking. Even with Hentrich out it was inexcusable that Holtz didn't have better options.

The defense was awful with Darnell at the helm.
He deserved the BVG treatment.
Holtz should have canned him right after that game. It was warranted.
Didn't Holtz take over the defense after that game?
by JACC1203  (2020-06-04 14:50:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I'm pretty sure Darnell left after the season to coach at Texas or Texas A&M.
I think it was after the Hawaii debacle to close that season
by montroy28  (2020-06-04 15:12:32)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

after Tennessee, if memory serves, ND got blown out at Penn State then won a shootout in Hawaii.

Without the loss to Tennessee, there may never have been a Cheerios Bowl. Now that was a great outing.
Split the difference. Holtz took over after the Penn State
by HennaOrNo  (2020-06-04 18:04:25)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Loss.