Remembering Orange Bowl 1995

by Husker Mike on Jul 8, 2008 9:32 PM CDT in Nebraska Husker Football

Recently, I upgraded my home computer to a system with multimedia capabilities, and decided to experiment with it a little today since I was home with a sick daughter. One of the reasons why I bought this machine was that I've got a lot of VHS tapes, including some of the games from the middle 1990's, that soon will become obsolete since VHS is finally going the way of Beta. So a little experimentation and a lot of banging my head against the wall, I finally jerryrigged it together.

Today was a warm muggy day in Nebraska... kind of like New Years 1995 in Miami. I remember saying shortly after the Oklahoma game that "I've gotta be there" after that oh-so-close call the year before. New Years Eve morning, I had to clear four inches of snow off the driveway to make it to the airport...the plane was late, but nevertheless, that evening, I was walking along the ocean in Fort Lauderdale. We asked the motel manager what the best way to get to the Orange Bowl was, and he said that we didn't want to go there... just watch it on the (19" portable) TV in the room.

Yeah. Right. I flew to South Florida to watch this game on a blurry TV set?

Drove down the next afternoon and parked at a Dairy Queen. The neighborhood didn't seem too bad in the daylight. Tailgated at the "offical pregame tailgate" (expensive and kind of lame), but it was pretty much all that was available.

Then headed inside for one of the most magical moments in Husker history.

Ahh what a night. Next day was filled with football, but I couldn't care less. It was clear and 81 degrees in Fort Lauderdale, and the Huskers had won the National Championship. It was beach time. The next day, flew home and reality hit. The low that night was -9. Ah well... But what a night!

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A Great Night!

What a great memory watching that again. I have the whole game on tape, but I haven’t watched it in years.

After it was over, I ran out my front door here in southeast Kansas, and started yelling, “Huskers Baby!” and “Tom Osborne finally got one!” at the top of my lungs. Very cool moment. I hope we get a couple more in the coming seasons.

Who would have thunk that the best was yet to come and that Tom would win two more championships in the next three years?

The Minnesota Vikings - Undefeated in the Playoffs at Lambeau Field!

by BaldViking on Jul 9, 2008 5:55 AM CDT reply actions

this is

typically the time of year that i go back and watch last year’s games. I ain’t doing that this year.

‘95….. watched it in the comfort of my own home in Minnesota with some close friends so as to avoid any issues that might arise from broken… uh… stuff. It was safest. Then I watched it again the next day just to make sure it actually happened.
Then I watched it again the day after that.

I have it somewhere on VHS, too…. but it’s too worn to watch anymore. Much like the ‘97 Mizzou game. I watched that one again over the past 10 years, mostly in July, so it’d be another one I’d like to replace.

I think the ‘95 Orange Bowl was the most perfect game Osborne ever coached.

Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!

by Jon Johnston on Jul 9, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions