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1983 National Title

skillydoo said:
Remember watching that my SR year of HS. Growing up in Oklahoma with OU **** being forced upon me, I admired the Huskers. Phenomenal game. Left that game with a new admiration for the Canes. Then when JJ came over from OSU that sealed the deal for me.
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A lot of Miami fans could not believe we hired some yokel from Oklahoma State with a 30-25 record to replace Schnelly.
 
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OrangeBowlMagic said:
28-3, on opening night, to the gator.

Imagine how many times Howard would have been fired on this board that night.
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Times were different back then. We didn't really have the same expectations that we fans would have later. I remember being disappointed, but not devastated. We simply didn't have the track record to get too upset. The idea that we would play for a chance at the title that year was kind of farfetched.
 
I was there.... I was 16 and the feeling at that game was unlike anything I have experienced since. The whole stadium felt electric. I don’t think I sat down the entire game. The best part of that season was that it was so unexpected. Miami had been a good, but never a great team in the seasons leading up to ‘83.
 
Was not there, but was watching with my dad and sister (whom had just graduated from UM). This was my introduction to football (at age 6) and when I became a fan of the Hurricanes.
 
TheMatador said:
A lot of Miami fans could not believe we hired some yokel from Oklahoma State with a 30-25 record to replace Schnelly.
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Even as a little kid, I thought we were going to become a boring running team like Nebraska and Oklahoma. I thought Ok St was just a crummy version of Oklahoma, so why would we hire that guy?
 
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Osborne going for the two pointer at the end of the game -- instead of tying the game w/ an extra point -- took guts.
 
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