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1985 Orange Bowl Post-Game

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  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 26,150 Standard Supporter

    Florida was on probation in '84 for paying cash to players.

    Back then, the SEC was punished for that kind of thing.
  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,354 Founders Club

    haie said:

    Question for poasters who were alive during this bowl: did it feel like UW deserved a share of the title?

    Absolutely. BYU did not play a ranked team the whole season. They struggled to beat a 6-6 Michigan team in the Holiday Bowl. It was a travesty.
    This.
  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    TTJ said:

    Florida was on probation in '84 for paying cash to players.

    UW was clearly better than OU and BYU. Would have been fun to see a UW-Fla matchup in '84. The Gators were absolutely loaded, with Wilber Marshall, John L. Williams, etc.
    of course UW was better than Oregon that year... Duh

  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 69,855 Founders Club

    TTJ said:

    Florida was on probation in '84 for paying cash to players.

    UW was clearly better than OU and BYU. Would have been fun to see a UW-Fla matchup in '84. The Gators were absolutely loaded, with Wilber Marshall, John L. Williams, etc.
    of course UW was better than Oregon that year... Duh

    joking aside, uw wasn't really better than Oregon when they played. uw had 109 yards offense and 3 first downs. won 17-10 on a blocked punt for a td and ron milus punt return for a td.
  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,773
    The 80s sound like they were a good decade.
  • Dennis_DeYoung
    Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754
    PurpleJ said:

    The 80s sound like they were a good decade.

    Only if you like cocaine and Wham!

    For Husky football, it was pretty fucking good.
  • Dick_B
    Dick_B Member Posts: 1,301
    I remember it well, and have that game on DVD. We would have kicked BYU's ass that year.
  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    haie said:

    Question for poasters who were alive during this bowl: did it feel like UW deserved a share of the title?

    Yes and no.

    BYU didn't deserve shit, but UW didn't win its own conference.