SLAG-91

Herbert scored our only TD in that steaming pile of a game in Gainesville. I didn't know until I saw it later on TV how close Von Wyl was to missing that last FG against FSU...just tucked it inside the left upright. This was the last year with the wider goalposts, and thank goodness for that.

My senior year, and that team struggled most of the year...dodged bullet after bullet. We didn't exactly wallop Cal-State Fullerton in the opener, and that was a sign of things to come. Got by what ended up being a decent Ole Miss team 24-10 in one of the hottest games I've ever attended. 1:30 kickoff on September 15 in Jackson...miserable. Escaped with a tie against Tennessee. Good thing their FG kicker got the yips. I think it was the only time I recall Toomer's being rolled after a non-win. Last-second FG to beat Louisiana Tech Yanked one out of the grease against FSU...and returned the favor of their band playing "War Eagle" in 1989 by chopping them out of the stadium. Beat MSU the next week by 1...blocked a PAT to keep from getting tied. The next week was Florida, and the wheels came off...total obliteration. Lost HC to Brett Favre-led Southern Miss. Iron Bowl felt like running in quicksand all game...we handed them a TD (think it was about a 5-yard drive) and just could get nothing going offensively. Gutted out a win against Indiana in the Peach Bowl on a cool, drizzly, foggy day at old Fulton County Stadium. The Florida State game was absolutely the highlight of that season, but the cracks were starting to show, and it got worse in 1991 and 1992.

Ran into a buzzsaw in the second half and couldn't stop the bleeding. Offense deteriorated into too much 1-on-1, and when that went in the tank, so did the defensive effort. To their credit, Purdue was excellent in the second half. 17 of 26 from 3 is tough to do during shootaround, never mind a game. Better days are ahead...nights like that one will hopefully be few and far between going forward.

The loudest I have ever heard JHS was when Calvin Jackson returned a 95 yard interception against UF. I was 12 at the time. It was overcast and a little drizzly, but that place was full and loud. Can't wait for JHS to be rockin' again very soon. That play totally flipped the script of the game...Florida was already ahead 10-0 and if they would have scored on that drive, I'm not totally sure we would have come back from down 17-0...CJ's pick 6 made it 10-7 and it was game on from there. That team eked out a number of tight games...a lot of people forget about this one because it was earlier in the season, but there was a critical 4th quarter goal-line stand against Vanderbilt in a 14-10 win. They didn't dominate too many teams, but they made winning plays when they had to be made.

MAC Championship: NIU (6) Fresno St SEC Championship: LSU (6) Big XII Champsionship: Texas (6) ACC Championship: VaTech (6) Conf USA Championship: UCF (6) Navy (5) USC (5) USF (3)

SEC West SEC East SEC Champion: BCS Champion: SoCal # touchdowns: 44 Hopefully I finish dead-freakin' last...I'll gladly take one for the cause.

Seeing the thread on the cannibalistic minks reminded me of this classic from WKRP in Cincinnati... "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"--Mr. Carlson "The turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement!"--Les Nessman LOLOL...