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1976 Orange Bowl ( The Whole Game...!! )

Discussion in 'Sooner Football' started by Blues1, Jun 6, 2009.


  1. Crucifax Autumn

    Crucifax Autumn SoonerFans.com Elite Member

  2. King Crimson

    King Crimson SoonerFans.com Elite Member

    i've seen that game a few times in the last couple years. we win, but PSU's D was for real.
     
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  3. King Crimson

    King Crimson SoonerFans.com Elite Member

    Les Miles comes into the game in the last minute.
     
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  4. Salt City Sooner

    Salt City Sooner New Member

    Fo 'sho. A healthy Holieway had all of 1 yard rushing. Not too many teams can say they held him to that. PSU just wasn't going to let OU get outside, regardless of what Carr was doing to them.
     
  5. King Crimson

    King Crimson SoonerFans.com Elite Member

    i tell ya, some bad dudes/real players who take the coin toss for OU in the 86 Orange Bowl.

    Eric Pope, Kevin Murphy, and Tony Casillias.
     
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  6. 1890MilesToNorman

    1890MilesToNorman New Member

    You guys catch when Billy Sims came into the huddle and then back to the sideline late in the game?? Didn't play the down but the announcers called his name out.

    thanks fer the link, I really enjoyed watching that again!!!
     
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  7. King Crimson

    King Crimson SoonerFans.com Elite Member

    i saw that.
     
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  8. soonerinkeywest

    soonerinkeywest New Member

    Both of these games were great examples of "Defense wins Championships" along with 2000 I own all 3 of them and rely on them to get me through the off season.Hurry the Hell up September!!!
     
  9. Crucifax Autumn

    Crucifax Autumn SoonerFans.com Elite Member

    It's never here soon enough for me.
     
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  10. Crucifax Autumn

    Crucifax Autumn SoonerFans.com Elite Member

    What possible reason could they have for not cutting out the halftime show in the 86 game like they did the 76???? Who gives a rat's *** about Disney and that whole under the sea crap???? Glad it let me skip ahead!
     
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  11. MichiganSooner

    MichiganSooner Well-Known Member

    Really enjoy this so far. Just finished watching the pregame show up to the kickoff. Few observations that young people would be surprised by. To quote the announcer, "this is the first time the Sooners have been on TV in 2 years". At the time there was one game of the week. There was extensive coverage of the pregame festivities instead of having to listen to the east coast bias of the network talking heads. On a personal note, I saw Rick Leach, Michigan QB play football and basketball for Flint Southwestern when he was in high school. And an hour before kickoff, I bought my first color TV just so I could watch the game in Living Color!!
     
  12. BoulderSooner79

    BoulderSooner79 SoonerFans.com Elite Member

    There were less televised games back then, but that's not the reason for OU's absence. They were coming off probation that banned them from TV and bowl games for 2 years. The '74 squad was actually better than the '75 team and finished 11-0, but bowl-less. They split the MNC polls because the UPI (coaches) poll was not allowed to vote for a team on probation. They were AP champs.
     
  13. MichiganSooner

    MichiganSooner Well-Known Member

    That's right. I wasn't a Sooner fan back then but I knew the Sooners from across the country,
     
  14. Sooner04

    Sooner04 New Member

    When Rick Leach awakens in the night with a cold sweat you can bet he's been dreaming of the Selmon Brothers. We beat the dog crap outta that guy.
     
  15. Crucifax Autumn

    Crucifax Autumn SoonerFans.com Elite Member

    Yep. That boy took some good ones in that game!
     
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  16. goingoneight

    goingoneight I said Biiiiiiiitch--

    Two things stand out to me:

    How much better blockers are... how much worse the passers looked. Thankfully we did it all on the ground. :D

    That announcer is a bout as bad as Bob Barry, Sr.
     
  17. tulsaoilerfan

    tulsaoilerfan Ready for Baseball Season

    Damn, u must be watching a different game than the rest of us watched. :D
     
  18. mikeelikee

    mikeelikee New Member

    Yep. Ol' Lester entered the game for Meat-Chicken on the o-line, then promptly watches as Dewey Selmon blows right past him. Hilarious!!
     
  19. BigHouseDon

    BigHouseDon Member

    The Selmon brothers were just awesome. I had just turned 15 when I watched that game live. OU's D was awesome. We really weren't in that game. Our D got pushed around alot and our O just didn't have any answers. Bo considered the pitch on the option to be a pass. That wasn't working either. You guys had some great teams in the mid 70's.


    BHD
     
  20. Crucifax Autumn

    Crucifax Autumn SoonerFans.com Elite Member

    I already admitted I was a tard! I was pretty drunk at that point...my only excuse!
     
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