[Husker] 95 Orange Bowl Redux

[David Elfering]

That made the entire game so memorable for me. Even by today's more lenient standards the attitude of the Miami team struck me in watching this again. How silly is it to watch a 16 year old game and be rooting for someone to get slobber knocked back into common sense land? :)

On Dec 14, 2011, at 10:04 AM, Killmar, John wrote:

> I think it was around that point of the game that a shot of Sapp sucking on an oxygen tank was displayed.
> 
> John Killmar
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> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Smith, William
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> Speaking of Warren Sapp, allow me to recall (yet again, I think I also did so on this list three or four years ago) Tommie Frazier's comeback.  The setting is about 9 minutes left, Nebraska is down 17-9.  Brook Berringer is pulled and Tommie is brought back into the game.
> 
> Warren (taunting):  Tommie Frazier!  Where you been??
> 
> Tommie:  It ain't where I've been fatboy, it's where I'm going.
> 
> the rest of the game says something about who has the final say.
> 
> Bill Smith
> Towson, MD
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> One of the big differences was the depth at OL.  Warren Sapp was a beast in the 1st quarter, but he played every snap while Brendan Stai was given breaks (I think they cycled Aaron Taylor or Rob Zateska on him).  By the 4th quarter, Sapp was counting ceiling tiles (hard to do on an outdoor stadium
> :-)  )
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of David Elfering
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> Subject: [Husker] 95 Orange Bowl Redux
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> I recorded the 95 Orange Bowl versus Miami on B1G channel last night as my old VHS tape went south several years ago. Funny thing is that during most of the last decade I could rarely bring myself to watch the old "glory"
> years as it simply embossed the recent issues more deeply into my mind.
> 
> Honestly I see little echoes in what is taking shape in today's team. The talent and scheme aren't as different as I might have anticipated or thought when peering back through the lens of sentimenal recollection.
> 
> The biggest difference to me is probably the fire I see in the 95 team versus today. They really were pretty scrappy. It didn't hurt that Lawrence Phillips really was a tremendous I Back, flawed but incredible talent. The
> 95 team's offensive line athleticism was also a work of art.
> 
> I'm not taking any shots at this year's team, just noting what to me stands out as a quality of the 95 bowl team. My recollection is that Coach Osborne once noted that what separates most teams is their bond and chemistry.  Most teams have similar athletic capabilities but the margin of difference.  He calls this out in his book Faith in the Game "The 1994 and 1997 teams stand out in my memory as teams that demonstrated exceptional teamwork.. They knew how to pull together and play for a shared vision".
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> Anyways, I'm just glad the B1G picked this game for rebroadcast. What a great treat during the lul before the bowls.
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> -David
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