Remembering the Whammy

JaWarrenJaHooker · December 2016

Pretty sure we(?) were 17 point dogs in that game. I was 9. If my memory serves correctly, Miami was ranked number one in the country. They were still Miami back then.

I remember asking my Dad if it was possible our Huskies could win that Crisp Saturday morn so many years ago. He didn't hesitate: well, yeah, its possible....anything can happen in college football.

The Dawgs were down 14-6 at half. im not sure how many of us deep down thought we'd be on the winning end after all of this was said and done. Certainly even the most optimistic homer could not predict what happened in the 2nd half. Total fucking beat down. in the end it ranks up there with one of the most memorable wins in program history. Ending their home win streak, Laughing at that Tombstone with Washington's name on it.

This game vs Bama takes me back to 1994.... ~17 point dogs. Number one team in the country. No one giving us(?) a chance. Do we have a shot, you ask? ....

Anything can happen in college football.

PurpleReign · December 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyunngXlfeM

DerekJohnson · December 2016

Miami wasn't ranked #1, I think they were about #5.

A great, great day nonetheless.

AEB · December 2016

That was move in day at McMahon 1994. The TVs in the common area were watched by 100s. Totally awesome day to move in.

Baphomet · December 2016

I still remember all of the Miami players taken off the field after being hit by all of those Don James recruits.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover · December 2016

Baphomet said:
I still remember all of the Miami players taken off the field after being hit by all of those Don James recruits.

Mike Ewaliko, the pride of Burien, laid out a small Miami receiver with a vicious looking hit.

Passion · December 2016

I was in the orange bowl for that game. Had a brief chat with Coach James in the alumni area before the game. Pure elation afterward.

Cane fans were assholes before kickoff, and in complete shock afterward.

Ewaliko's hit still causes me to shake my head and say, "Damn."

CFetters_Nacho_Lover · December 2016

Passion said:
I was in the orange bowl for that game. Had a brief chat with Coach James in the alumni area before the game. Pure elation afterward.

Cane fans were assholes before kickoff, and in complete shock afterward.

Ewaliko's hit still causes me to shake my head and say, "Damn."

I got called into work that day about 10 minutes into the game so I put a tape in the VCR to record it. The tape didn't record correctly and I missed the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Worse than that, I ended up erasing my favorite porn tape in the process. Tragic.

RaceBannon · December 2016

2001400ex · December 2016

Was that the game where we got the ball in the second half (had the opening kickoff too) cause the dude for Miami chose the direction they wanted to play with their option?

backthepack · December 2016

AEB said:
That was move in day at McMahon 1994. The TVs in the common area were watched by 100s. Totally awesome day to move in.

McMahon hall is/was a shitty fucking dorm hall...

DerekJohnson · December 2016

My Grandma had become widowed a couple years prior and sold the house and moved into an apartment in Longview. Dad and I went down there to visit.

As I remember, the Huskies were down 7-6 with about 40 seconds left in the first half, when Russell Hairston got beat for a Hail Mary TD. So we're down 14-6. I'm feeling discouraged, and I look over at my dad and he's slumped over and just devastated.

Huskies then score 3 TDs in the first few minutes of the third quarter, and every time something great happens, Dad and I leaped up from the couch hollering, and my Grandma keeps pleading with us to be quiet and not disrupt the neighbors.

I remember interviewing Jim Lambright about that day and he said at one point there was a timeout.... He gathered his players and pointed out to the field. Three different Hurricane players were on the ground being tended to by medical staff.

2001400ex · December 2016

DerekJohnson said:
My Grandma had become widowed a couple years prior and sold the house and moved into an apartment in Longview. Dad and I went down there to visit.

As I remember, the Huskies were down 7-6 with about 40 seconds left in the first half, when Russell Hairston got beat for a Hail Mary TD. So we're down 14-6. I'm feeling discouraged, and I look over at my dad and he's slumped over and just devastated.

Huskies then score 3 TDs in the first few minutes of the third quarter, and every time something great happens, Dad and I leaped up from the couch hollering, and my Grandma keeps pleading with us to be quiet and not disrupt the neighbors.

I remember interviewing Jim Lambright about that day and he said at one point there was a timeout.... He gathered his players and pointed out to the field. Three different Hurricane players were on the ground being tended to by medical staff.

Why did you not invite your other dad?

AEB · December 2016

backthepack said:

AEB said:
That was move in day at McMahon 1994. The TVs in the common area were watched by 100s. Totally awesome day to move in.
McMahon hall is/was a shitty fucking dorm hall...

WGAF? The dorm doesn't make the man.

backthepack · December 2016

AEB said:

backthepack said:

AEB said:
That was move in day at McMahon 1994. The TVs in the common area were watched by 100s. Totally awesome day to move in.
McMahon hall is/was a shitty fucking dorm hall...
WGAF? The dorm doesn't make the man.

I commend you for being able to stay in that shit hole for an entire year.

JaWarrenJaHooker · December 2016

DerekJohnson said:
Miami wasn't ranked #1, I think they were about #5.

Yeah but still

jecornel · December 2016

I was there. Fans were taunting us to fight.

They were an angry bunch. The home win streak was a huge deal.

Greatest game i ever witnessed.

Ewaliko's hit? I have probably watched it 200 times.

The Richard Thomas screen. I would like to see Coleman duplicate that in the Peach Bowl.

puppylove_sugarsteel · December 2016

JaWarrenJaHooker said:
Pretty sure we(?) were 17 point dogs in that game. I was 9. If my memory serves correctly, Miami was ranked number one in the country. They were still Miami back then.

I remember asking my Dad if it was possible our Huskies could win that Crisp Saturday morn so many years ago. He didn't hesitate: well, yeah, its possible....anything can happen in college football.

The Dawgs were down 14-6 at half. im not sure how many of us deep down thought we'd be on the winning end after all of this was said and done. Certainly even the most optimistic homer could not predict what happened in the 2nd half. Total fucking beat down. in the end it ranks up there with one of the most memorable wins in program history. Ending their home win streak, Laughing at that Tombstone with Washington's name on it.

This game vs Bama takes me back to 1994.... ~17 point dogs. Number one team in the country. No one giving us(?) a chance. Do we have a shot, you ask? ....

Anything can happen in college football.

listen Sonny, Dennis Erickson was the head coach. Understand? And no they were not #1. Did you, at 9 years old, remember who Miami's QB was? That was the year the heisman trophy became irrelevant for your records. The combo of Tortellini and Erickson lost that game. Miami was out of shape...we werent.

Saban is coaching Alabama and they are not out of shape . So no, "anything can happen in college football" doesnt really apply. If Saban was coaching Miami then, we would have lost by 3 touchdowns. They were so fast. They just cramped up every other down and we took advantage. Kaufman only gained I think 88 yds on the ground, but was one of his best games. He was awesome, so was Bruener (his best game).

longduckdong · December 2016

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

Baphomet said:
I still remember all of the Miami players taken off the field after being hit by all of those Don James recruits.
Mike Ewaliko, the pride of Burien, laid out a small Miami receiver with a vicious looking hit.

To his credit the small reciever wasn't even looking.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover · December 2016

longduckdong said:

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

Baphomet said:
I still remember all of the Miami players taken off the field after being hit by all of those Don James recruits.
Mike Ewaliko, the pride of Burien, laid out a small Miami receiver with a vicious looking hit.
To his credit the small reciever wasn't even looking.

Agreed. That's why I called it a vicious looking hit.

puppylove_sugarsteel · December 2016

That was Jammi German. He was a freak WR for Miami. If you remember that hit, Dick Vermiel called him "Ewaliki". That hit turned game. More impressive was the block
Kaufman laid on that dude on Richard Thomas long run. The real husky fan knows what pup is talking about. Most of you ding dongs were playing with your beanie babies when Kaufman outran everyone to make that block.

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