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What was the first Miami game you remember?

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I was born in 86 so when I first started watching was the Butch era, but the first game I can remember was the orange bowl in 95 (94 season). My dad and Uncle are old school Canes they had me watching it early.
 
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Hurricane23 said:
I was born in 86 so when I first started watching was the Butch era, but the first game I can remember was the orange bowl in 95 (94 season). My dad and Uncle are old school Canes they had me watching it early.
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1984 Orange Bowl vs. Nebraska. Grew up in Orlando, but we never got to see UM games on TV (pre-Supreme-Court-case), only Gaytors and SemenHoles. But the OB was a nationally telecast game.
 
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Miami hurricanes vs famu 2002 I was in 6th grade. It was my first Hurricanes game and the first time really actually understanding football and what was happening.
 
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Unfortunately for me the first game I remember watching was the 87 Fiesta Bowl. I was supposed to watch w/ my UM alum grandfather (I was 7) but got sick as a dog and was throwing up the whole game. Maybe also due to Vinny's performance.
 
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Unfortunately for me the first game I remember watching was the 87 Fiesta Bowl. I was supposed to watch w/ my UM alum grandfather (I was 7) but got sick as a dog and was throwing up the whole game. Maybe also due to Vinny's performance.
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we should’ve won that game I went back and watched all the old games.
 
Hurricane23 said:
I was born in 86 so when I first started watching was the Butch era, but the first game I can remember was the orange bowl in 95 (94 season). My dad and Uncle are old school Canes they had me watching it early.
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Started going to games in 1980 when I was six years old—though I don't recall any specific moment back then.

We moved to San Diego for a year (spring 1983 through spring 1984) and I recall watching the 1984 Orange Bowl on TV with the family and walking around with an old tape recorder and microphone doing post-game interviews with the fam (a precursor to covering the program from the mid-90s to present day).

Moved back to Miami and season tickets for the 1984 season, the first game I remember-remember—as it was an unforgettable experience—was Miami blowing a 31-0 halftime lead and losing to Maryland and that mother**ker Frank Reich, 42-40.

Went to all other home games that year, but that collapse is the first game I remember as my dad and uncle were fit to be tied and that walk to the car was brutal—as was a quiet, dejected post-game dinner at La Hacienda.

Family owned All Sports (allCanes) from 1974 through 2016 and another uncle owned the long-gone Redd's Cleaners. Still recall being put to work that summer at the shop (at 10 years old), walking next door to see my uncle and him helping a customer, looking at me (knowing I was a huge Canes fan) and saying, "Come here, let me introduce you to Miami's new coach, Jimmy Johnson".

Them's were the days....
 
Hurricane23 said:
we should’ve won that game I went back and watched all the old games.
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You think? Five interceptions and still only down four points before that fifth and final end zone errant throw by Vinny which could've won the game???

17-14 at minimum, but the Canes legit should've rolled those slow slugs 35-7. Never got over that one.
 
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ItsAUThing.com said:
Started going to games in 1980 when I was six years old—though I don't recall any specific moment back then.

We moved to San Diego for a year (spring 1983 through spring 1984) and I recall watching the 1984 Orange Bowl on TV with the family and walking around with an old tape recorder and microphone doing post-game interviews with the fam (a precursor to covering the program from the mid-90s to present day).

Moved back to Miami and season tickets for the 1984 season, the first game I remember-remember—as it was an unforgettable experience—was Miami blowing a 31-0 halftime lead and losing to Maryland and that mother**ker Frank Reich, 42-40.

Went to all other home games that year, but that collapse is the first game I remember as my dad and uncle were fit to be tied and that walk to the car was brutal—as was a quiet, dejected post-game dinner at La Hacienda.

Family owned All Sports (allCanes) from 1974 through 2016 and another uncle owned the long-gone Redd's Cleaners. Still recall being put to work that summer at the shop (at 10 years old), walking next door to see my uncle and him helping a customer, looking at me (knowing I was a huge Canes fan) and saying, "Come here, let me introduce you to Miami's new coach, Jimmy Johnson".

Them's were the days....
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That’s cool, love hearing the stories from you old school Canes
 
ItsAUThing.com said:
You think? Five interceptions and still only down four points before that fifth and final end zone errant throw by Vinny which could've won the game???

17-14 at minimum, but the Canes legit should've rolled those slow slugs 35-7. Never got over that one.
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Yeah I watch the whole game, Penn state couldn’t move the ball, The 5 picks killed us, if he didn’t throw that last one we win
 
Mine is also the 87 Fiesta Bowl. Loved the attitude. Despite the result, that's when I decided UM would be my school and it's the only place I applied.
 
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My folks used to drive over from Punta Gorda to see the Canes every now and then in the 1960s, they were George Myra fans. Remember watching a game on TV with the old man when he was Q.
 
I became a fan in 87 from the Fiesta bowl. So I wasnt completely into football at that point but I know I didnt like PSU esp living just outside of the Pocono's. Over the next few years I rooted for them, watched when I could. But 90-92 Rusty Medaris was what hooked me for life. Every game he just was a complete animal to me at that age. I got accepted to Miami but my parents were divorced and it would have been just a bit to much. I also wanted to play baseball and had D2/D3 interest. I would have been more than happy throwing BP from 99-2002 though.
 
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