The original post was Top 5 since 1985 in case you missed it! Last time I checked 1984 was prior to 1985. That being said, 500 yards and 30 points don’t make my cut of the top 5, maybe you meant 50!
They were beating people 77-0 and rolling up even more offense than that 500yds you speak of...they SWEPT the Awards...and would have also Won the Bilitnikoff (Fryar) but there was no such award that yr....Stop the nonsense...our Defense ESPECIALLY the DL were severely undersized...and still made the play to Win the game....
Nebraska averaged 405yds rushing a game...and 150yds through the air..and scored 654 points that yr...Prolific isn't the word....for a Terribly undersized UM Defense to do what they did deserves a Top 5 in my book...especially only having ONE 1st team AA (Brophy)...
Dude you love moving the envelope when someone doesn’t agree with you. Start a new thread on the top PLAYS in UM history and I’ll gladly play along.
I give no Fs whatsoever if someone disagrees with me or not...for anyone to say that UM Def performance doesn't deserve a Top 5 in UM History is laughable....
Im laughing! I’m sorry if I disagree with you, I hope you will forgive me!
I expect nothing more from yourself...
The problem I have is being a fan for so long is that I find that memories of particulars have grow confused over time and pinpointing single performances in specific games is hard. Throw in the usual problem of picking top 5 anything Cane and if get impossible. Still worth the time to read and since our D is what made us feared, it is a fine topic. Glad is was limited to post 85 because we have some seriously fierce games by dlinemen going back to the 60's.
Good call! The goal posts at the OB in 92 and Doak in 91 move into my top 5
@Gatorhater ....even the Defense giving up the 30yd TD to Jeff Smith turned out to be smart....it left 1min on the clock...If they make the 2pt conversion, it still would have given Kosar only 40-50yds (with decent return...less with Great return) to traverse down the field into FG range, with arguably the Best long range FG kicker in CFB.....
Maybe the most fun I've ever had at a game. No pressure to win and our O was clicking. Great game to watch and a great ending.
1989 was suffocating! Another Tiger Clark masterpiece. D Held the #1 team in the country to a field goal. Now that would make my top 5 team defensive efforts. Speaking of Tiger, he’s the head coach at Robert Morris in Pittsburgh
For sure. Bernie proved that opening night the next year against gator. Walked calmly down the field after gator scored the "winner" and started carrying Charlie Pell ( I think) off the field. That NC game was greatest ever for my money. Both teams played until the gun. We should have collapsed after NE tired it up but it didn't happen. NE coming back twice was mark of champ too. Great game win no real loser.
When I was in Omaha for a week in 99 for our 3 NC....I was treated remarkably by Nebraska fans...and Thouroughly enjoyed the entire week...