Thorny

Reminds me of the joke in Superman the Movie, where the phone booths in 1978 aren't complete anymore, so he can't change clothes in one.



These days, even those kiosks don't exist as everyone has a cell phone. The joke doesn't hit the same.

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iirc that was some barely current, and not real proficient Colonel showboating
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He was very proficient and was a Lt Colonel. But, yes he was showboating.

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Even worse, he was already known to fly below airframe and AF regs minimum altitude (things like crossing a ridgeline with less than 50 feet of clearance) and his leadership kept looking the other way. If fact, they rewarded him by making him the chief of Stan/Eval, which meant that he was in charge of the pilot checkrides for the whole wing.

Changed the way the Air Force rotated and evaluated Wing Commanders.

I know a guy who was standing at base ops watching the whole thing.

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This was a Final Four game. A different team. I still feel sorry for Fess Irwin.

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This was not a Final Four game. It was the Elite Eight MidEast Regional Final in Cincinnati. I know because I was there in the Bengal Brass.

Knight should have absolutely gotten kicked out of the game for breaking the phone after he already had a T for arguing a 3-second call going into that TV timeout. But, I guess it wasn't going to happen with the crowd 90% Indiana fans.

Yes, Fess missed the 1-and-1. There was also a very dubious jump ball where the defender had to reach the ball from behind without touching him--yeah, that didn't happen. And, the refs were ready to call Nikita's shot good, but they got the hell out of there when it bounced off.

Bernard Woodside put up one of the greatest defensive performances ever when he held Steve Alford scoreless from the floor, but the refs eventually fouled him out.

Only game I have ever walked out of convinced the Tigers got screwed by the refs.

GEAUX TIGERS!

1950 Kentucky was a great team, for sure. However, none of the polls at the time give that national championship to the Wildcats. Oklahoma was undefeated in the regular season, and national championships were given before the bowls. So, the fact that the Sagarin rating gave Kentucky a championship 40 years after the fact is irrelevant.

Unless you want to start acknowledging some of the completely ridiculous championships Auburn claimed last summer.

(All of which were still better claims than Bama's 1941, so there's that.)

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Arkansas destroyed Oklahoma 31-6.

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None of the New Year's Bowls that mattered were close
#1 Texas L 10-38 to #5 Notre Dame
#2 Oklahoma L 6-38 to #6 Arkansas
#3 Alabama W 35-6 over #9 Ohio State
#4 Michigan L 20-27 to #13 Washington

Texas was the only undefeated team to enter the day. Had they won, 1977 Texas would be remembered as one of the greatest teams ever. They already had wins over the pre-bowl #2, #6 & #17 (@TAMU), having given Oklahoma (13-6) and Arkansas (13-9) their only losses.

Of Bama, ND, and Arkansas, Bama was the only one who was playing a team with two losses (tOSU had lost to Michigan 6-14 and to Oklahoma 28-29). While it's arguable, IMHO the best win of the day is Notre Dame's, as Bama's essentially equivalently dominant win (29pts vs 28pts) was over a weaker team (at least in resume, as tOSU had not beaten a team that ended up ranked in the Top 20).

Was that really enough to have ND jump over Bama? I think there is a reasonable case for that, similar to the case for Miami in 83: They beat a team that would otherwise be on the list of top 10 teams ever.

Arkansas needed the win they got in addition to an Ohio State win and a close win by ND over Texas. They got neither.

Man, there were some juicy matchups in those years.

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Back to the OP question: I think Saban has a slight edge over Bryant, but I've seen video of Bryant explaining teamwork and his concepts on that front were way ahead of other coaches of his day. I have a lot of respect for how good each was. It's just that Saban didn't have a lull like Bryant's 1967-1970.

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I want to hate it... but honestly it isn't a bad idea for its intended demographic.

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This.

We have a friend in assisted living who is having memory problems. She had to give up her cats, and this might help her in an environment where pets are not allowed.

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It's hilarious to see this, and still see people lose their shite every time someone mentions expanding the football playoffs.

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You say this as if everyone approves of the NCAAT expansion. I don't.

I pay no attention to the "First Four". For me, the tournament starts on Thursday.

Putting the annual "next four out" into the tournament won't make one lick of difference in who wins or who deserves to win.

My grandfather had a 64 or 65 Falcon Ranchero in baby blue. Kind of like this one:



After both he and my grandmother passed away, Dad took it over. The gas tank was so rusted out that he replaced it with a boat tank and my older brothers drove it to school until somebody turned left in front of one of them.

I have fond memories of that car (though my brother who lost 5 teeth doesn't for very good reasons).

Thanks.

That was my wife's first game in Tiger Band on the flag line (though I don't think she is in this picture and she doesn't show up on the telecast either.)

GEAUX TIGERS!

Many years ago I came across this photo online of Hilliard scoring in that game.


I've always liked it because, just like your photo, it looks like Hilliard has juked every 'Nole defender off of his feet.

Here is the whole game on YouTube

If I have judged properly, both of these photos come from the first drive of the game, where LSU took a 7-0 lead. The play in your image starts at 53:19, and the one in my image starts at 55:10.

Great find and a great photo!

GEAUX TIGERS!!!