That is awesome. I had no idea "married dorms" were a thing.
‘82 or ‘83 Orange Bowl. My dad took me while he was still a student or a very recent grad - and he graduated in 1982.
Day game. Possibly East Carolina. Too young to remember specifics, sadly.
Edit: proud to have been there before the rings. Great times! “No blockee”
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Dad took me when I was 8 years old...had no idea back then the incredible ride this small private school was going to take me on since then
Florida game 1985 as a freshman. They lost. Next home game started the streak of 58 straight.
I don't think Jerome Brown was on that '87 NC team so he would not have played against Oklahoma in that '88 OB.
Greg Mark and the late Derwin Jones we're starters at DT.
I don't think Winston Moss was there either. Graduated after '86. Starting LBs in the '88 OB were Randy Shannon, Rod Carter and Tiger Clark. Tiger replaced George Mira, Jr. who was suspended for failing a drug test. Remember the controversy when JJ kicked George Jr. off the sideline during pre-game?
They moved George inside to DT because ******* Dan Sileo had run out of eligibility. He was going to play anyway that season and we would have forfeited the entire season.
EDIT: I was correct, Jerome Brown and Winston Moss we're gone by the '87 NC season ('88 OB game).
Starting DL: Bill Hawkins, Danny Stubbs (DE's); Derwin Jones, Greg Mark (DTs). Severely undersized vs. Oklahoma.
Now that we've spent that last few weeks cringing about what will be in the present, take a moment to reminisce about the past -- something we as Canes fans have grown quite fond of doing over the last decade and a half.
When and where was the first UM game you attended?
I'll kick it off....1983 in the Doak. Shnelly brought his #6 ranked Canes into Tallahassee vs an unranked FSU squad. Noles nearly pulled off the upset, but in the final 2 minutes. Kosar marched the offense straight down the field in my direction. Davis kicked the game winner in the final seconds and the ball nearly landed in my lap as time expired. Final score 17-16 good guys.
Our boys would go on to beat Nebraska in the Orange Bowl that season for our first Natty. I was hooked.
Several of us here are old guys and lifelong fans. It might be hard for others to understand how it felt to see UM win their first NC after all those years of mediocrity.