95 Orange Bowl

Tone2129 · 05-24-2007, 02:07 PM

on right now on espn classic! 95 orange bowl....WHAT A CLASSIC!!!!

**RedefiningFate** · 05-24-2007, 02:09 PM

Nice! That was game...Now I am waiting for a comment from Alex...

burrodebo · 05-24-2007, 02:29 PM

I think even Alex would agree that the 94/95 teams were truly dominant. They won 25 straight games and back to back National Championships. They beat #3 ranked Miami in the Orange Bowl for the first ring and #2 ranked Florida in the Fiesta Bowl for the second ring. That score was 62-24 and could have easily been 70-10.

Since then a number of things have happened and Nebraska is not dominant anymore. Better than average, (when they play up to their potential) but not dominant.

I think that's what Alex is always razzing about -- folks that still think Nebraska is untouchable. Folks that think it is still that same dominant football team. That simply isn't the case anymore. Hopefully it will be again in the future. I like seeing them play well.

**Catfishsteve** · 05-24-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Tone2129

on right now on espn classic! 95 orange bowl....WHAT A CLASSIC!!!!

...we will now observe a moment of silence...

yeah, probably never be another team that dominant for so long anywhere ever again.

BellevueBassAngler · 05-24-2007, 02:44 PM

Is that the year Flutie threw the touchdown at the end of the game to win?

(Did I mention that I'm originally from New Hampshire and follow Boston sports?)

burrodebo · 05-24-2007, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BellevueBassAngler

Is that the year Flutie threw the touchdown at the end of the game to win?

One of the best moments ever to occur in all of sports.

I really liked watching him play at the pro level too. Maybe because I'm 5'8" tall.

Alex T. · 05-24-2007, 04:48 PM

No doubt NU was THE team back then and was one of the top 3 teams for a LONG time. They are still a great team when they want to be.IMO,if they would have played all 4qtrs. of each game last year,they would be a top 5 team again.What cracks me up is the diehard fans that think every year is gonna be a championship year to begin with. Then,they lose a game and those same fans come up with every reason there is for the loss and the season then turns into a "rebuilding" one or the coach needs to go or some reason to justify the loss or losses in their mind.Plain and simple......NU(when they only play 1-2qtrs. per game) isn't nearly as good as alot of teams out there now but the fans can't get that thru their "Big Red" brains.

Now,do I like NU.....sure.But am I gonna lose sleep over it if they lose...no.I love to watch college football in general and have no favorite team that I live and die for. I'm sure it's the same for any major college and its fans,but you guys are a little psycho.

Plus,you Big RED fans are easily stirred up.

Alex

Willie Boy · 05-24-2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex T.

...Plus,you Big RED fans are easily stirred up.

Alex

It does make for some entertaining comments...

But, Holy Cow! it's been 12 years now since...since...

LundLover · 05-24-2007, 06:15 PM

I can only thank our athletic director for our current success level. I am very glad that he has "not allowed our program to slip into mediocrity. "

jimbosan · 08-12-2007, 08:31 PM

94 Huskers was the best college team to ever put on pads. Nebraska owned the 90's, and we are on the way back....GO HUSKERS!

BoB_25 · 08-30-2007, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Willie Boy

It does make for some entertaining comments...

But, Holy Cow! it's been 12 years now since...since...

10, we shared it in 97!!!!!!!

Justin83 · 08-30-2007, 02:13 PM

The 94 team was good, but the 95 team was even better, a much more powerful ground game and better balance on the offensive side. The 95 defense was better than the 94, way faster and sleaker, Jamel Williams and Terrell Farley were holy terrors at the outside LB spots. Doug Colman and Phil Ellis were interchangeable at the MIKE spot, and T.Williams, Minter, Veland and Michael Booker made up our best ever secondary. I'm not sure if I'll ever see a better team, from top to bottom, than the 1995 team that played in the Fiesta Bowl in 1996. 62-24 and 7 of the 24 points by Florida was on a punt return with our 3 string special teams in.

Steelhead · 08-30-2007, 04:17 PM

Justin83, I was at that game (Fiesta Bowl) in person. I agree with you 100%. I don't think you'll ever see a Nebraska team better than that one. They were just completely dominant on both side of the ball.

Slack Jaw · 08-30-2007, 10:43 PM

The 95 Huskers were undoubtedly THE BEST HUSKER SQUAD I have ever witnessed.It was almost comical the way they just dominated every single team they played.I am very glad I was alive to witness the onslaught.Run left, run right, up the middle.....when you got those big boys up front, nobody's going to stop you.It was almost unfair!The low point of the season for me was the 20/20 or 60 minute segment(I don't remember which) that focused on the criminals of the Husker Team.Even the Omaha World Herald had a cartoon in the paper that had a picture of the Husker team bus (a fricken paddy wagon).Oh well, even if the Skers never win another national championship, I will never forget that season for the rest of my life!

fish_finder · 08-31-2007, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Willie Boy

It does make for some entertaining comments...

But, Holy Cow! it's been 12 years now since...since...

Nice trophy case KSU football has........

spark · 09-02-2007, 08:14 PM

[quote=Slack Jaw;6338.Oh well, even if the Skers never win another national championship, I will never forget that season for the rest of my life!

[/quote] There will be more national championchips to come wait and see!!

magnusthebigbrownlab · 09-04-2007, 09:07 PM

Wasn't that the game where Hall of Fame coach Osborne let the ever-so-mentally stable woman beater, AKA Lawrence Phillips NOT ONLY suit for the game, but play as well? Yes, truly a PROUD moment for Husker fans. I can see the recruiting letters now..."Like to throw your girlfriend down stairs? We want you at Nebraska!"

Deadeye Dave · 09-05-2007, 09:12 AM

Nebraska State Penitentiary, home of the Huskers

burrodebo · 09-05-2007, 04:28 PM

Lots of programs have those kind of guys playing for them.

The problem is bigger than one player here or one player there.

Willie Boy · 09-14-2007, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fish_finder

Nice trophy case KSU football has........

Actually, it's not that bare...we did beat 'the best team of all time' in the 2003 Big XII championship (Oklahoma, I still remember the pain on Toby Keith's face...ahh memories...)...

And too, in 1998 we were absolutely hosed by the BCS and Big XII boys after losing to aTm in the championship...even though we were a damn site better than Crouch's team (who lost in the Big XII championship) we didn't get into the BCS championship...

No body ever said the process was fair...

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05-24-2007, 02:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
burrodebo Emeritus Directors Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On the Water Posts: 3,093 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think even Alex would agree that the 94/95 teams were truly dominant. They won 25 straight games and back to back National Championships. They beat #3 ranked Miami in the Orange Bowl for the first ring and #2 ranked Florida in the Fiesta Bowl for the second ring. That score was 62-24 and could have easily been 70-10. Since then a number of things have happened and Nebraska is not dominant anymore. Better than average, (when they play up to their potential) but not dominant. I think that's what Alex is always razzing about -- folks that still think Nebraska is untouchable. Folks that think it is still that same dominant football team. That simply isn't the case anymore. Hopefully it will be again in the future. I like seeing them play well. __________________ "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." "Sometimes you'll see a strange spot in the sky, a human being that was given to fly."

05-24-2007, 02:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
BellevueBassAngler Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bellevue, NE Posts: 163 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is that the year Flutie threw the touchdown at the end of the game to win? (Did I mention that I'm originally from New Hampshire and follow Boston sports?) __________________ Fishing is such great fun, I have often felt, that it really ought to be done in bed. John Voelker

05-24-2007, 04:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
Alex T. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: under the lids of a laydown blind Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 3,419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 62 Times in 35 Posts	No doubt NU was THE team back then and was one of the top 3 teams for a LONG time. They are still a great team when they want to be.IMO,if they would have played all 4qtrs. of each game last year,they would be a top 5 team again.What cracks me up is the diehard fans that think every year is gonna be a championship year to begin with. Then,they lose a game and those same fans come up with every reason there is for the loss and the season then turns into a "rebuilding" one or the coach needs to go or some reason to justify the loss or losses in their mind.Plain and simple......NU(when they only play 1-2qtrs. per game) isn't nearly as good as alot of teams out there now but the fans can't get that thru their "Big Red" brains. Now,do I like NU.....sure.But am I gonna lose sleep over it if they lose...no.I love to watch college football in general and have no favorite team that I live and die for. I'm sure it's the same for any major college and its fans,but you guys are a little psycho. Plus,you Big RED fans are easily stirred up. Alex __________________ Listening to an e-caller daily to help pass the time until they come back

05-24-2007, 06:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
LundLover Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 3,872 Thanks: 32 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts	I can only thank our athletic director for our current success level. I am very glad that he has "not allowed our program to slip into mediocrity. " __________________ I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions. - Augusten Burroughs

05-24-2007, 02:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
RedefiningFate Director Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Millard Posts: 4,334 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Nice! That was game...Now I am waiting for a comment from Alex...

08-12-2007, 08:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
jimbosan Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Blair, Nebraska Posts: 1,513 Thanks: 8 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	94 Huskers was the best college team to ever put on pads. Nebraska owned the 90's, and we are on the way back....GO HUSKERS! __________________ GET EM CLOSE/happiness is a bloody arrow!

08-30-2007, 02:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
Justin83 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Omaha Posts: 405 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	The 94 team was good, but the 95 team was even better, a much more powerful ground game and better balance on the offensive side. The 95 defense was better than the 94, way faster and sleaker, Jamel Williams and Terrell Farley were holy terrors at the outside LB spots. Doug Colman and Phil Ellis were interchangeable at the MIKE spot, and T.Williams, Minter, Veland and Michael Booker made up our best ever secondary. I'm not sure if I'll ever see a better team, from top to bottom, than the 1995 team that played in the Fiesta Bowl in 1996. 62-24 and 7 of the 24 points by Florida was on a punt return with our 3 string special teams in. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-30-2007, 04:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
Steelhead Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lincoln Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Justin83, I was at that game (Fiesta Bowl) in person. I agree with you 100%. I don't think you'll ever see a Nebraska team better than that one. They were just completely dominant on both side of the ball.

08-30-2007, 10:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
Slack Jaw Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nebraska:Where men are men and sheep are afraid. Posts: 308 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	The 95 Huskers were undoubtedly THE BEST HUSKER SQUAD I have ever witnessed.It was almost comical the way they just dominated every single team they played.I am very glad I was alive to witness the onslaught.Run left, run right, up the middle.....when you got those big boys up front, nobody's going to stop you.It was almost unfair!The low point of the season for me was the 20/20 or 60 minute segment(I don't remember which) that focused on the criminals of the Husker Team.Even the Omaha World Herald had a cartoon in the paper that had a picture of the Husker team bus (a fricken paddy wagon).Oh well, even if the Skers never win another national championship, I will never forget that season for the rest of my life! __________________ Tell me is something eluding you sunshine?Is this not what you expected to see?If you wanna' find out what's behind these cold eyes,you'll just have to claw your way through this disguise!

09-02-2007, 08:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
spark Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	[quote=Slack Jaw;6338.Oh well, even if the Skers never win another national championship, I will never forget that season for the rest of my life![/quote] There will be more national championchips to come wait and see!!

09-04-2007, 09:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
magnusthebigbrownlab Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 1,622 Thanks: 43 Thanked 85 Times in 64 Posts	Wasn't that the game where Hall of Fame coach Osborne let the ever-so-mentally stable woman beater, AKA Lawrence Phillips NOT ONLY suit for the game, but play as well? Yes, truly a PROUD moment for Husker fans. I can see the recruiting letters now..."Like to throw your girlfriend down stairs? We want you at Nebraska!" __________________ Just like the pied piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes, Swaying to the symphony... Of destruction!!

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09-05-2007, 04:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
burrodebo Emeritus Directors Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On the Water Posts: 3,093 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lots of programs have those kind of guys playing for them. The problem is bigger than one player here or one player there. __________________ "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." "Sometimes you'll see a strange spot in the sky, a human being that was given to fly."

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