Weber's quotes about 'the catch'
by olson (2019-05-31 08:48:45)

In reply to: Robin Weber in the Sugar Bowl  posted by Odschool


from a NY Times article

Robin Weber

"I had tackle shoulder pads, a lineman's cage face mask; and I had never caught a pass from Tom Clements-not even in practice."

and from another later article remembering that play

"Holy crap, Weber was thinking. They want me to run a 40 yd flag route? I've run that in sandlot football, but other than that..."

"The play almost never happened. Weber said he couldn't believe Notre Dame would call a play that might remotely involve him (Casper was the primary receiver)".

Convinced it was a mistake & ND had the wrong personnel on the field, Weber thought about calling timeout......






One other thing he said
by RocketShark  (2019-05-31 16:34:07)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

was that the only reason people remember it and remember him is it was practically the last play of the game and the [tremendous] overall result.

I guess he was trying to keep it in perspective. But I still think of him as a hero.


Having been there
by D8NDomer  (2019-05-31 18:08:30)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I confirm his sentiment. If you remember, Casper made a magnificent catch of a lame duck throw over the middle to preserve a drive. And Thomas made the field goal, Hunter the long run, lots of heros! Others can talk about the defense for me.