Illinois had a squad that year too. Kendall Gill. Marcus Liberty.
Man we had some awful beats in the late 80's - early 90's.
Nick Anderson too, I think. They were a great team. No shame in the defeat. Just not our day.
Illinois had a squad that year too. Kendall Gill. Marcus Liberty.
Man we had some awful beats in the late 80's - early 90's.
Is this the game where Coleman got T'd up late for throwing the ball at a player???
Nick Anderson too, I think. They were a great team. No shame in the defeat. Just not our day.
Nick Anderson too, I think. They were a great team. No shame in the defeat. Just not our day.
That was the next year against Minnesota.
It was on Easter Sunday. I was a freshman at SU and was at home. Watched last years Easter Sunday game against UVA from the same spot 27 years later.Random fact -I believe that game was on Easter Sunday. I remember watching with the family. I was almost 11 years old. Was so bummed after.
LOL that was me almost word for word, except for the older brother part. Late season, the nerf hoop was moved outside to the driveway. I recall after the huge Cuse comeback during the GTown game, I was so fired up that during timeouts I was sprinting out of the house and throwing down double pump dunks(in my mind, I was being Stevie Thompson) and then running back in.
Those are my prime memories of that era...Cuse runs, the Dome going nuts, fast break Stevie Thompson dunks, Sherm, and my inability to say Owens correctly. I called him Billy Owns, except the O was always really drawn out when I said it. "Billy Oooooooowns!" It always cracked my dad up and he still says "Billy Ooooooowns!" to me on the occasions that Billy is brought up.
I don't think I have been more crushed watching a game than this one.
I was 5 years old.
Watching it now the last 20 minutes are probably the half I would most like to replay if I could replay one game(87 I was too young)
87 much worse than 96 for me. Kentucky had an all-star team that would have taken John and a small miracle to win. 87 we should have had the win.This one was definitely painful but, for me, '96 was worse - probably because I was there whereas this one was on TV.
Tough time going to sleep after Kentucky...Really tough.
87 much worse than 96 for me. Kentucky had an all-star team that would have taken John and a small miracle to win. 87 we should have had the win.
ugh..i was 18, one of the most painful losses in su history. Damn no box out on a rebound. Marcus LibertyI don't think I have been more crushed watching a game than this one.
I was 5 years old.
Watching it now the last 20 minutes are probably the half I would most like to replay if I could replay one game(87 I was too young)
87 much worse than 96 for me. Kentucky had an all-star team that would have taken John and a small miracle to win. 87 we should have had the win.
funny, one of the reasons I didn't go abroad...well 103 and Gulf War too...was because I was afraid id miss out on all the big athletic events and id never forgive myself if I was driving around in a vw rabbit going...look kids, bigben, parliament. while we were winning something.I was spending a semester abroad in '87...missed the whole thing...so had no impact on me...
and yet we almost did.yea i dont understand how 96 was painful. We massively over achieved, were a damn 14 point underdog and were never ever winning that game. I was just thrilled we made it to the title game.
oh i agree. We were right there yet I can name 10 losses that were more painful than that game.and yet we almost did.
to actually be in that game v Kentucky's NBA affiliate, was a big time W as far as game watching goes.
was so worried it would be over quick.