Do You Remember Your First College Football Game
We maybe all worn out by realignment and the dirty business of sports.....but this article will take you back to what matters and why we all love college football.
So, do you remember your first college football game?
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yeah I do vividly. OU/KSU in 1978 (live) I can remember watching Orange Bowls in the 70s with my parents, waiting for the Rose Bowl & Southern COW to hurry up & finish.
The question is do I remember the first game I saw once I was in college…..
Army/Air Force
I’ve been in Colo Spgs for 23 yrs (32 years old) and have been to quite a few Air Force games. ARMY/AFA always have good fly-overs!
I didn’t start caring and really following college football until ‘98-’99 when I went off to school in Oklahoma (Shawnee – OBU).
OSU vs somebody on FCA day
It could have been around the same year as yours, as Derrel Gofourth and Terry Miller were playing as I recall.
My first OU game was vs Iowa State in 1979.
by It'sTheVoice on Sep 26, 2011 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
holy crap
yep those are 2 names I remember! Terry Miller was accused of taking money in a “Slush Fund” payment to players for their performance, and he famously said, that if that’s true he had a lot back pay coming to him.
My first OU game in Norman wasn’t until 1982 when I was looking at schools. OU vs West Virginia…and Jeff Hostetler. They upset #9 OU 41-27. Remember I loved the campus and the game day atmosphere. It was so much more “collegiate” then OSU. It for me was love at first sight.
The first game I ever attended was A&M & SMU. It must have pre 1986 because the game was played in Texas Stadium. I was about 8 years old at the time and the only reason I got to go was because my parents were chaperons for the youth trip by our church. I was really excited about being able to go, but at the time I really didn’t have a “team”. It wasn’t until a couple of years later that I came to Jesus and fell in love with all things burnt orange.
Great thread idea, btw. Great memories.
1977 OU at OSU (live)...Stillwter actually packed the house
OSU had Dexter Manley, Terry Miller, and a quaterback named something something"Hand the ball off to Miller".
OU had Thomas Lott, Elvis Peacock. Billy Sims, Greg Roberts, Zac Henderson, Daryl Hunt, Reggie Kinlaw, and some PK named Uwe.
My aunt lived in Stillwater and took me to the game. OSU wasn’t much thet year but they had beaten OU in Norman in’76 and thought they had a chance with Miller.
It was a great game for OU. I remember they ran all over the Cowboys and even threw the ball some. OSU had trouble keeping hold of the ball and Miller had a soso game.
The greatest thing that happen though, was that a little OSU fan sat by me the during the game. By the end he was a Sooner fan because he could jump up and shout and scream with me the whole game. I mean, who wants to sit there in the cold for three hours and mope?
OU won 61-28.
"Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple." Barry Switzer (meant, I believe, to describe UT and UT fans)
I was curious about who quarterbacked for osu that year
Their media guide says it was a junior named Randy Stephenson who attempted as many passes that season as Weeden does in a game. 22 of 61 for 386 yards.
by It'sTheVoice on Sep 27, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah yes. Randy “Hand the ball off to Miller” Stephenson. Came from a long line of “Hand the ball off’’s”. Even seeing Stephenson’s name in print I can’t remember him at al.
"Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple." Barry Switzer (meant, I believe, to describe UT and UT fans)
by Terra Clepta on Sep 28, 2011 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
1983 Tulane @ LSU,
LSU already had an Orange Bowl invite; It rained most of the night in Tiger Stadium and the Greenies beat us 31-28. Great experience in Tiger Stadium except for losing to the little green men. A bit off topic, but my favorite game that I attended was the 2001 Sugar Bowl where LSU beat Illinois, 47-34.
I had a lot of fun the night before and all day long despite it being cold and rainy and then LSU whooped up on the Illini (great fans, very friendly). It snowed that night in South La. for the first time since ’88 which was the last time LSU had won an SEC championship—very cool.
Reporter: What would you say a Greg Studrawa offense is like? Stud:
"Attack and be very physical…fly around…attacking, come after you and come after you and come after you…." Me: I love this answer.
GET TO THE RIM HEAT (and SKY)! ATTACK THE PAINT!
Miss St. vs Houston at the Astrodome 1966.
My oldest brother was a reserve QB for the Coogs.
The Coogs pounded MSU 28-0 and kept their cow bell ringing to a minimum.
I have fell deeply in love with the Astrodome that night, what an impressive venue for a kid from a small town.
If you train people properly, they won't be able to tell a drill from the real thing. If anything, the real thing will be easier. --Richard Marcinko
I love the Astrodome.
I think going there as a kid is one of the reasons I fell in love with old baseball parks. I have Wrigley on my list, but I’ve been to Fenway, old Yankee stadium & Busch Stadium. Great parks.
Wrigley is next up for us, probably summer of 13.... FWIW
Did New Yankee last month, but have done old, Busch & Fenway….
My best baseball memory was sitting in center field for the final game at old Busch between the Cards and Astros. I am an Astros/Rangers fan, but I was pulling like heck for the Cards in Game 5 when Pujols hit the 3 run shot to send it back to St. Louis. Game 6 was awesome and it something that I will never forget. I haven’t made it back to new Busch yet, but I would love to sometime.
I was struck by how much faster the game was there.
There was no crown on the field, it was a flat surface.
Also UH was bringing in some fantastic athletes then, and Warren McVea was the first scat back I ever saw that ran a 9.5 100 yard dash.
If you train people properly, they won't be able to tell a drill from the real thing. If anything, the real thing will be easier. --Richard Marcinko
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