Scott Dierking Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Well written story: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=fiesta87&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetCane Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 np, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 this page cannot be found hilarious dierking, just hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetCane Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Haha It's an article on the 87 fiesta bowl- 20 years ago today (or yesterday) I read it from a link on another board. And there the legend of Vinny Interceptaverde was born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 hey, like it or not Vinny Interceptaverde was the QB of the best Jets team since 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetCane Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 He had a Richard Todd-like game that day. Seriously, that was one of the worst losses any of my teams ever experienced. Right up there with the Mud Bowl, the 98 AFC CG, and the 2003 Fiesta. The 98 team went far, but it was all supposed to come together in 99. I was in the house that opening day when he went down with the Achilles. The rest of the game felt like it was played in the Twilight Zone. Everyone was just numb and felt like we had just taken one up the wazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 The link works for me? Sorry. That was one of my all-time highs as a sports fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Not a big college fan but I did enjoy the article. Great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetCane Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 BTW SD, the article does make mention of the infamous steak fry racist incident, which you said you had never heard of when we were smack talking to each other a few weeks ago. Though it soft-sells it, the article makes it clear that something bad did happen there. Both teams attended a steak fry, where they were supposed to deliver a brief skit. Penn State's players wore suits and ties. Miami's players wore their black sweat suits, only because, Highsmith insists, the Fiesta Bowl officials told them to. The Penn State punter, John Bruno, made a couple of jokes, dragged out a garbage can labeled with masking tape as Jimmy Johnson's Hair Spray, and made a crack about how much racial harmony there was at Penn State: "We're one big family," he said. "We even let the black guys eat with us at the training table once a week." It was a lot worse than that, but for the good of the "good v evil" matchup, it was buried by the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 BTW SD, the article does make mention of the infamous steak fry racist incident, which you said you had never heard of when we were smack talking to each other a few weeks ago. Though it soft-sells it, the article makes it clear that something bad did happen there. It was a lot worse than that, but for the good of the "good v evil" matchup, it was buried by the media. JC-You say that players came out in "black face" which I have not seen written anywhere. I never said Penn State players were saints, but by comparison........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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