I was working for NBC and was fortunate to go to the game as we broadcast it. At the NBC after party Don James heard I went to UW and he gave me an autographed ball from the whole team, which I still have today. (2022)
in the days when we honored our head coach by hoisting him to our shoulders, now we dump our garbage on them, very symbolic. Don't think anyone ever dumped Gatorade on the Dogfather...
Even though I believe it's possible for the nation's best team to come from a weaker conference, Washington should have been voted the National Champion for this season. I will say however, that BYU had some bad luck with PITT in its non-conference schedule starting the year ranked in the top-10 but ended up with a .500 record.
The problem with Washington that year was that they turned down an invite to the Holiday Bowl. Had they played BYU they likely would have won and been #1
@josephciccolini1590 I don't agree - especially if Oklahoma had won the Orange Bowl over a big name school. Washington would have been passed over for the national title by Oklahoma as BYU wouldn't have been seen nationally as a viable opponent. This is something that happened a lot to Pac-10/12 teams not named USC or UCLA.
@@rss83073SFBayArea Possibly. But Washington would have had a better record than Oklahoma and had lost to a better team (Southern California, which won the Rose Bowl). Oklahoma lost badly to Kansas. But yes, the voters seemed to disparage the West Coast teams in those days.
@@josephciccolini1590I don't think it was a problem. They played the best team they were able to. They shouldn't be penalized but they had the opportunity to play Brigham Young when Brigham Young was rated higher. Nobody knows what might have happened. It's a tad presumptuous to assume a win. Certainly that is a possibility. But I am not sure that's necessarily what would have happened. If they had accepted the invitation then we would know. But they didn't. That isn't a problem. It also puts Brigham Young in the position of having to defend their title. Moving forward. I think that's a good thing. I think it helped elevate the Western Athletic Conference. It was probably only about eight of eleven.
BYU was a joke as a national championship, they barely beat a 6 and 5 Michigan team in the holiday bowl. Only the pull it out in the final minutes of the game. Washington was clearly the national championship that year but only because BYU's coach was retiring after 20 years
Michigan was about the same in 1985 actually. They had Harbaugh but it is debatable whether or not that matters. Harbaugh was 3-2 as a starting quarterback in 1984. Chris Zurbrugg was 2-3. That lends some credence to Harbaugh being a better quarterback except that Zurbrugg was injured early. So wasn't healthy until the Holiday Bowl. And was 2-0 against Illinois. A team Bo Schembechler said was closest to Brigham Young. Harbaugh was 0-0-1. In my opinion that makes Zurbrugg a better quarterback. Harbaugh won more games. But it is disputable whether Zurbrugg wasn't as capable. Zurbrugg retired with a year's eligibility.
@@josephciccolini1590Actually they probably played the only team that wanted to play them. It doesn't really matter why. Michigan was a lot like Northwestern last season. Ipso facto. Northwestern defeated a decent Utah team. Utah was comparable to Penn State University. It was a strange season but there wasn't anything wrong about it being Michigan. Michigan was 6-6. That is good for a share of it. Iowa shares a title with Brigham Young University. 50/50. They are co-champions.
So Bob Costas wrapped up the other New Year's Day bowls by showing a Houston highlight from the Cotton Bowl and OSU highlights from the Rose Bowl... even though both of those teams LOST their bowl games. That doesn't make a bit of sense. Doug Flutie (i.e. the current Heisman winner at the time) threw 3 touchdowns in the Cotton Bowl and... nothing? Way to always be pathetic in college football coverage, NBC.
Sad part the Winner should have been National Champ. But they picked BYU that had a schedule that was so sickly weak. Every team in the WAC had 4 loses except BYU. WEAK WEAK. Played a 6 and 5 Michigan in the BYU Bowl (Holiday Bowl) . That is what brought about the change in college football. Started a computer rankings of teams because of that farce.
Not exactly. Definitely it impacted the way the championship was selected but Washington was invited to participate in the Holiday Bowl. I suspect other teams possibly, also and only Michigan accepted. Michigan being 6-5 isn't that relevant. Honestly, it demonstrates the capacity to win a title. Iowa was 8-4-1 and shares a title. It's because Wisconsin was 7-4-1. Pittsburgh was 3-6-2. Collectively that is 10-10-3. That is a wash. Brigham Young shares a title with Iowa. They played in 1991. F.W.I.W.
I remember watching this great game! As usual, 'experts' picked Oklahoma over Huskies..😊!! Stupid Sooner schooner penalty, too😂 Transfered to UW that year, also.
@@joeppg Actually, Oklahoma was in four straight Orange Bowls from 1978 to 1981 (winning the last three) as well as 1985 (this one) to 1988 (going 2-2). Nebraska was in three straight from 1971 to 1973 (winning all three), again from 1982 to 1984 (winning only the 1983 game), and would later be in four straight from 1992 to 1995 (only winning the last one).
This had to be one of the best Husky Bowl games ever, to watch...lots of excitement created by both teams.
I was working for NBC and was fortunate to go to the game as we broadcast it. At the NBC after party Don James heard I went to UW and he gave me an autographed ball from the whole team, which I still have today. (2022)
That's awesome.
>Ovadia
You're Jewish, aren't you?
One of Don James best teams.
The Golden Age of Washington football, including their 1992 National Championship 6 years later.
The peak of the Pac 10 in 1984 season. Now it’s all gone.
I was a student at the UofW 83-87, and had classes with many of the players in this game. Good Times.
FYI! Former Washington HC Don James is a graduate and former QB at the University of Miami. He played his home games at the Orange Bowl!
The official SkyCam debut. Amazing!!!
1:41:00. The Sooner Schooner penalty
I love how the Skycam video signal fails as soon as the Chrysler logo appears on the screen.
Ole orange bowl games classic ole school 🚸 days 👍💪🤜👊🤛🏈
We just flat got out coached and outplayed! I know I watched this at the time but conveniently forgot it!
"I know they'll get two votes - mine and Barry's." Legend.
Every Skycam moment on the video
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10:21
17:10 (with a comment about the angle)
17:42
19:58
22:18 (This is the first full live play on the Skycam)
26:20
33:07
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46:13
47:12
49:50
54:02
57:07
1:00:12 (SKYCAM ON THE SHOT)
1:01:42
1:02:08
1:02:49
1:08:14
1:15:51
1:17:36
1:18:27
1:21:53
1:24:04
1:35:24
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1:39:41
1:41:03
1:50:12 (Operators of the Skycam at the press box)
1:52:27
1:54:52
1:55:46
1:57:11
1:59:20
1:59:55
2:02:12
2:06:54
2:07:36 (Skycam gets in the shot in the middle of the play)
2:12:38
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2:21:45
2:22:30
2:22:57 (Credits on the Skycam and aerial camera)
2:23:45
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2:22:38
Crazy to think that Garret Brown, the inventor of the Steadycam, also invented the Skycam among other sport broadcasting camera systems
So nobody noticed when the Huskies punted on 1st possession the punt returner was named Buster Rhymes!!!!
That's where the rapper Busta Rhymes got his name.
in the days when we honored our head coach by hoisting him to our shoulders, now we dump our garbage on them, very symbolic. Don't think anyone ever dumped Gatorade on the Dogfather...
Don Criqui loves saying Jacque Robinson
Even though I believe it's possible for the nation's best team to come from a weaker conference, Washington should have been voted the National Champion for this season. I will say however, that BYU had some bad luck with PITT in its non-conference schedule starting the year ranked in the top-10 but ended up with a .500 record.
The problem with Washington that year was that they turned down an invite to the Holiday Bowl. Had they played BYU they likely would have won and been #1
@josephciccolini1590 I don't agree - especially if Oklahoma had won the Orange Bowl over a big name school. Washington would have been passed over for the national title by Oklahoma as BYU wouldn't have been seen nationally as a viable opponent. This is something that happened a lot to Pac-10/12 teams not named USC or UCLA.
@@rss83073SFBayArea Possibly. But Washington would have had a better record than Oklahoma and had lost to a better team (Southern California, which won the Rose Bowl). Oklahoma lost badly to Kansas.
But yes, the voters seemed to disparage the West Coast teams in those days.
@@josephciccolini1590I don't think it was a problem. They played the best team they were able to. They shouldn't be penalized but they had the opportunity to play Brigham Young when Brigham Young was rated higher. Nobody knows what might have happened. It's a tad presumptuous to assume a win. Certainly that is a possibility. But I am not sure that's necessarily what would have happened. If they had accepted the invitation then we would know. But they didn't. That isn't a problem. It also puts Brigham Young in the position of having to defend their title. Moving forward. I think that's a good thing. I think it helped elevate the Western Athletic Conference. It was probably only about eight of eleven.
1974 ---- 1985 the pac conference defeated the big 10 ten times in 11 years😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂hilarious absolutely hilarious
All you had to do back then is get them in passing situations. The PAC 10 was so more advanced than the other conferences back then.
Steve Sewell wld be Denver's #1 pick in a few mos.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!
Bowl alliance maybe
Thanks
BYU was a joke as a national championship, they barely beat a 6 and 5 Michigan team in the holiday bowl. Only the pull it out in the final minutes of the game. Washington was clearly the national championship that year but only because BYU's coach was retiring after 20 years
LaVell Edwards didn't retire until 2000 actually.
Sounds like sour grapes. BYU was quite good that year.
@@shyhand1 Maybe so, but they were locked into the Holiday Bowl, and several top teams were offered the chance to play them and refused.
Michigan was about the same in 1985 actually. They had Harbaugh but it is debatable whether or not that matters. Harbaugh was 3-2 as a starting quarterback in 1984.
Chris Zurbrugg was 2-3. That lends some credence to Harbaugh being a better quarterback except that Zurbrugg was injured early. So wasn't healthy until the Holiday Bowl. And was 2-0 against Illinois. A team Bo Schembechler said was closest to Brigham Young. Harbaugh was 0-0-1. In my opinion that makes Zurbrugg a better quarterback. Harbaugh won more games. But it is disputable whether Zurbrugg wasn't as capable. Zurbrugg retired with a year's eligibility.
@@josephciccolini1590Actually they probably played the only team that wanted to play them. It doesn't really matter why. Michigan was a lot like Northwestern last season. Ipso facto. Northwestern defeated a decent Utah team.
Utah was comparable to Penn State University. It was a strange season but there wasn't anything wrong about it being Michigan. Michigan was 6-6. That is good for a share of it. Iowa shares a title with Brigham Young University. 50/50. They are co-champions.
So Bob Costas wrapped up the other New Year's Day bowls by showing a Houston highlight from the Cotton Bowl and OSU highlights from the Rose Bowl... even though both of those teams LOST their bowl games. That doesn't make a bit of sense. Doug Flutie (i.e. the current Heisman winner at the time) threw 3 touchdowns in the Cotton Bowl and... nothing? Way to always be pathetic in college football coverage, NBC.
Sad part the Winner should have been National Champ. But they picked BYU that had a schedule that was so sickly weak. Every team in the WAC had 4 loses except BYU. WEAK WEAK. Played a 6 and 5 Michigan in the BYU Bowl (Holiday Bowl) . That is what brought about the change in college football. Started a computer rankings of teams because of that farce.
Not exactly. Definitely it impacted the way the championship was selected but Washington was invited to participate in the Holiday Bowl. I suspect other teams possibly, also and only Michigan accepted. Michigan being 6-5 isn't that relevant. Honestly, it demonstrates the capacity to win a title. Iowa was 8-4-1 and shares a title. It's because Wisconsin was 7-4-1. Pittsburgh was 3-6-2.
Collectively that is 10-10-3.
That is a wash. Brigham Young shares a title with Iowa.
They played in 1991. F.W.I.W.
I remember watching this great game! As usual, 'experts' picked Oklahoma over Huskies..😊!! Stupid Sooner schooner penalty, too😂
Transfered to UW that year, also.
38:54 Palm trees and Bikini 😂 now a days he’ll be fired by half time for saying that.
Was OU in 3 straight Orange Bowls?
Nope! Nebraska?
@@joeppg Actually, Oklahoma was in four straight Orange Bowls from 1978 to 1981 (winning the last three) as well as 1985 (this one) to 1988 (going 2-2). Nebraska was in three straight from 1971 to 1973 (winning all three), again from 1982 to 1984 (winning only the 1983 game), and would later be in four straight from 1992 to 1995 (only winning the last one).
Ok I was referring to 82-84 Nebraska
@@TubewingsRemember in 1978 they were the opponent. Nebraska was the Big 8 Champion that year and as such got the automatic bid to the Orange Bowl.
Oklahoma QB throws his passes way, Way, WAY too hard. If he had good coaching, he would pass the ball with much less velocity.
We were a running team that only passed when we had to. Bradley wasn’t used to having to pass and really wasn’t adept to the art of passing.