Which Husky game made you a fan for life?
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I remember watching the '85 Orange Bowl and kind of understanding even at 7 years old how important that was.
First game I went to was in '88 vs. Cal. Cary Conklin led a huge comeback. I think UW was behind 27-3 early in the 3rd quarter. Ended up winning 28-27 on a game winning FG as time expired.
Then the 1990 SC game. I was hooked after seeing the D play like that.
Seems like 25 years ago.
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The players. Practiced catching diving passes in the corner of the yard a la Mario bailey until dark with the more athletic dad.
Napoleon Kaufman was my first idol and I ran like him in the schoolyard which meant my jukes per second ratio was pretty fucked for a white boy.
I remember a game against cal, jarzynka took a punt to the house in the east end zone and my brother and I rushed to the chain fence to meet him face to face. Jarzynka shook the fence violently in celebration and it was fucking awesome. He actually broke my brother's finger from grabbing it before he almost tore the fence down.
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This and the '99 Stanford game.PurpleJ said:2000 Miami game
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Not a single game for me either. I remember Sixkiller, Jim Owens... I remember the bookstore selling 6 purple jerseys. The mid 70s Rose Bowl was huge for football here. Remember no fuckin NFL then, no 12s. The 2000 season was huge, esp the Miami game. I've never seen anything quite as nuts as that.
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That Michigan game gets overlooked but that was an awesome game to be at.allpurpleallgold said:I'd say I first became interested in Ricks first year. They lost to BYU. Tui overthrew a ball out of the end zone on the last play of the game. I remember Rick ran onto the field and grabbed Tui and it was obvious he was telling him something like keep your head up or some inspirational shit. And I just thought that's the kind of coach I want to root for.
Then the Rose Bowl team the next year was impossible not to fall in love with.
But I'd say what cemented it was the next years first game against Michigan. Reggie Williams first game. A blocked FG returned for a touchdown and an Omare Lowe pick 6. I remember screaming as loud as I could and I could not hear myself at all. The stadium was crazy. Unfortunately I was hooked after that.
For me the Colorado and Oregon games in 99, followed of course by the 2000 Miami game and subsequent season, and then that Michigan game plus home wins over Stanford and WSU, (both ranked top 10 at the time) was what got me on board for life.
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1984 Oregon game.
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Tell me moreMosster47 said:
Says the guy on an internet message board that revolves around a group or 20 year olds that would suck a mile of dick to be relevant by November.
You're in over your head.
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My first Husky game I attended, with my uncle. We've had trouble pinpointing exactly what game it was, but I remember it was a Husky Fever game, pretty sure it was versus Oregon State in '87; I was seven years old. We walked across campus, checked out some of the buildings my uncle had classes in, and I remember my ears rang for days after that game. And with an Everett boy, Chris Chandler, @ QB?... I was hooked.
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Mine was the Michigan game after that.allpurpleallgold said:I'd say I first became interested in Ricks first year. They lost to BYU. Tui overthrew a ball out of the end zone on the last play of the game. I remember Rick ran onto the field and grabbed Tui and it was obvious he was telling him something like keep your head up or some inspirational shit. And I just thought that's the kind of coach I want to root for.
Then the Rose Bowl team the next year was impossible not to fall in love with.
But I'd say what cemented it was the next years first game against Michigan. Reggie Williams first game. A blocked FG returned for a touchdown and an Omare Lowe pick 6. I remember screaming as loud as I could and I could not hear myself at all. The stadium was crazy. Unfortunately I was hooked after that.
