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Remembering the Whammy

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.
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  • Baphomet
    Baphomet Member Posts: 1,511
    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
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,317 Founders Club
    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.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    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
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    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...
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    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
    AEB Member Posts: 2,994

    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
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    AEB 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
    JaWarrenJaHooker Member Posts: 2,122

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

    Yeah but still
  • puppylove_sugarsteel
    puppylove_sugarsteel Member Posts: 9,133

    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
    longduckdong Member Posts: 1,057

    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
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,317 Founders Club

    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
    puppylove_sugarsteel Member Posts: 9,133

    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.

    Pretty sure that real Husky fans remember Richard Thomas' run was actually a screen pass.
    Uh it was a long run. I think he ran 75 yards. Watching the game via Youtube shorts is hardly watching the game Nacho. When your dumbass turns to semantics, Pup has already won
  • Dennis_DeYoung
    Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754
    We went 7-4 that year. Who gives a fuck if we beat some stupid fucking team?

    I never got why it was such a big deal. It was just one fucking dumb OOC game that meant nothing, both because we couldn't go to a bowl and we'd already lost to USC.

    It's not like a fucking national championship or something. It's just some game where we beat a good team on the road.

    Doogs love that win, though. They pointed to it for years with Lambo.
  • Dennis_DeYoung
    Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754

    We went 7-4 that year. Who gives a fuck if we beat some stupid fucking team?

    I never got why it was such a big deal. It was just one fucking dumb OOC game that meant nothing, both because we couldn't go to a bowl and we'd already lost to USC.

    It's not like a fucking national championship or something. It's just some game where we beat a good team on the road.

    Doogs love that win, though. They pointed to it for years with Lambo.

    not your best effort
    Seriously, what was the big deal? It was a good road win in a meaningless season against a good team. Then that same team crapped the bed and went 7-4.

    I honestly have never understood why it was such a BFD. It always struck me as the kind of thing that Wake Forest fans would get pumped up about.
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,495 Founders Club
    Yes Lambo shit the bed with the 7-4 record, but that's beside the point.
  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,665 Standard Supporter
    edited 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.

    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).
    I'm pretty sure Frank Costa was the quarterback.
  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,665 Standard Supporter

    We went 7-4 that year. Who gives a fuck if we beat some stupid fucking team?

    I never got why it was such a big deal. It was just one fucking dumb OOC game that meant nothing, both because we couldn't go to a bowl and we'd already lost to USC.

    It's not like a fucking national championship or something. It's just some game where we beat a good team on the road.

    Doogs love that win, though. They pointed to it for years with Lambo.

    not your best effort
    Seriously, what was the big deal? It was a good road win in a meaningless season against a good team. Then that same team crapped the bed and went 7-4.

    I honestly have never understood why it was such a BFD. It always struck me as the kind of thing that Wake Forest fans would get pumped up about.
    Season was a dud. That individual game was a big deal. They were Miami back then. They sort of played for the NC against Nebraska. That was a top five team.