By the end of 89 alert observers knew something special was coming
I (along with 7,459 other UW fans) attended the 1989 Freedom Bowl in Anaheim. I sat there and watched Lambright's laboratory experiment result in a complete beat down of Emmit Smith and the rest of 'dem gaters.
At the end of the game I sat there asking myself: "Where in the hell did this defense come from?" Pretty clear that a major corner was being turned.
By the end of 89 alert observers knew something special was coming
I (along with 7,459 other UW fans) attended the 1989 Freedom Bowl in Anaheim. I sat there and watched Lambright's laboratory experiment result in a complete beat down of Emmit Smith and the rest of 'dem gaters.
At the end of the game I sat there asking myself: "Where in the hell did this defense come from?" Pretty clear that a major corner was being turned.
Next fall - "All I saw was Purple."
The only qualifier there was that Charley Pell had what was effectively a DB playing QB and Lambright knew full what was coming on every play, albeit that it was Emmit Smith. Florida could not throw to save their lives. The outcome of that game seemed to surprise everyone in the English speaking world except for me.
By the end of 89 alert observers knew something special was coming
I (along with 7,459 other UW fans) attended the 1989 Freedom Bowl in Anaheim. I sat there and watched Lambright's laboratory experiment result in a complete beat down of Emmit Smith and the rest of 'dem gaters.
At the end of the game I sat there asking myself: "Where in the hell did this defense come from?" Pretty clear that a major corner was being turned.
Next fall - "All I saw was Purple."
The only qualifier there was that Charley Pell had what was effectively a DB playing QB and Lambright knew full what was coming on every play, albeit that it was Emmit Smith. Florida could not throw to save their lives. The outcome of that game seemed to surprise everyone in the English speaking world except for me.
Agree that florida's QB was marginal, but over the next few years that defense made even good QBs look marginal. Tough to throw with people all over you.
By the end of 89 alert observers knew something special was coming
I (along with 7,459 other UW fans) attended the 1989 Freedom Bowl in Anaheim. I sat there and watched Lambright's laboratory experiment result in a complete beat down of Emmit Smith and the rest of 'dem gaters.
At the end of the game I sat there asking myself: "Where in the hell did this defense come from?" Pretty clear that a major corner was being turned.
Next fall - "All I saw was Purple."
The only qualifier there was that Charley Pell had what was effectively a DB playing QB and Lambright knew full what was coming on every play, albeit that it was Emmit Smith. Florida could not throw to save their lives. The outcome of that game seemed to surprise everyone in the English speaking world except for me.
Agree that florida's QB was marginal, but over the next few years that defense made even good QBs look marginal. Tough to throw with people all over you.
Agreed. I look back at that game as an indicator of things to come on two points: the one which you bring up, and the other being what had to be very close to the straw breaking the camel's back for Florida coaching incompetence. They always had so much talent, even back then, and could never do anything with it.
By the end of 89 alert observers knew something special was coming
I (along with 7,459 other UW fans) attended the 1989 Freedom Bowl in Anaheim. I sat there and watched Lambright's laboratory experiment result in a complete beat down of Emmit Smith and the rest of 'dem gaters.
At the end of the game I sat there asking myself: "Where in the hell did this defense come from?" Pretty clear that a major corner was being turned.
Next fall - "All I saw was Purple."
The only qualifier there was that Charley Pell had what was effectively a DB playing QB and Lambright knew full what was coming on every play, albeit that it was Emmit Smith. Florida could not throw to save their lives. The outcome of that game seemed to surprise everyone in the English speaking world except for me.
Agree that florida's QB was marginal, but over the next few years that defense made even good QBs look marginal. Tough to throw with people all over you.
Agreed. I look back at that game as an indicator of things to come on two points: the one which you bring up, and the other being what had to be very close to the straw breaking the camel's back for Florida coaching incompetence. They always had so much talent, even back then, and could never do anything with it.
By the end of 89 alert observers knew something special was coming
I (along with 7,459 other UW fans) attended the 1989 Freedom Bowl in Anaheim. I sat there and watched Lambright's laboratory experiment result in a complete beat down of Emmit Smith and the rest of 'dem gaters.
At the end of the game I sat there asking myself: "Where in the hell did this defense come from?" Pretty clear that a major corner was being turned.
Next fall - "All I saw was Purple."
The only qualifier there was that Charley Pell had what was effectively a DB playing QB and Lambright knew full what was coming on every play, albeit that it was Emmit Smith. Florida could not throw to save their lives. The outcome of that game seemed to surprise everyone in the English speaking world except for me.
Agree that florida's QB was marginal, but over the next few years that defense made even good QBs look marginal. Tough to throw with people all over you.
Agreed. I look back at that game as an indicator of things to come on two points: the one which you bring up, and the other being what had to be very close to the straw breaking the camel's back for Florida coaching incompetence. They always had so much talent, even back then, and could never do anything with it.
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At the end of the game I sat there asking myself: "Where in the hell did this defense come from?" Pretty clear that a major corner was being turned.
Next fall - "All I saw was Purple."
In 1986 the tie was against UCLA. Jaeger hit a field goal as time expired. Unseasonably sunny day for November.
When Conklin played in 1986, Derek's first reaction was seriously "But 1990 was going to be special"?
I don't know if Browning will start in Boise, but I guarantee he will start in Corvallis.