I remember in 1977 after getting beat by a terrible team early in the year, but having a "we're

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I remember in 1977 after getting beat by a terrible team early in the year, but having a "we're

Author: THEISMANCARR (17032 Posts - Joined: Aug 10, 2007)

Posted at 5:38 pm on Nov 5, 2024

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still in it if we win every game type of attitude. We scraped by a couple of teams and really scraped by Clemson late in the season. Of course back then it was bowl selection process that was used and when the top bowl based on team ranking could pick their opponent. That process of course, benefited us by giving us the opportunity to play number 1 Texas. A few teams lost including number 2 Oklahoma to an outmanned, but Lou Holtz coached Arkansas team. We had played our best game of the year and overwhelmed a loaded Texas team led by the great Earl Campbell. We ended up number 1 and played only slightly above good in the regular season leading up to the Cotton Bowl but saved the best for Texas on national TV. We passed everyone going from 5 to 1. Amazing!

Replies to: "I remember in 1977 after getting beat by a terrible team early in the year, but having a "we're"

Lincoln Riley: "We're not getting our ass kicked" [LINK] - jrdjr84 - 4:07pm 11/3/24 (30) [View All]
- They absolutely choked the Penn State game and his play calling and clock management were - THEISMANCARR - 8:55am 11/4/24
- Their SOS is 12th. Ours is 56th. They are better than their record - murph78 - 7:01pm 11/3/24
  - They lost to Minnesota and Maryland. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:20pm 11/3/24
    - We lost to NIU - WoodstockIrish - 7:55pm 11/3/24
      - This message is about USC football and Lincoln Riley. You interject..we lost to NIU. How does - bill rekles - 8:37pm 11/3/24
        The Wet Blanket Brigade is ever vigilant - Nigel Tufnel - 6:25am 11/4/24
        
        I think I had ten…what is your point? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 9:24pm 11/3/24
        Pretty sure we both picked 11-1 due to ease of schedule. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:53pm 11/3/24
        We didn’t know that FSU and USC would perform so poorly though [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 7:17am 11/4/24
        I didn't think FSU would be "this" bad, but didn't expect them to be good either.. - Chrisb - 9:30am 11/4/24
        
        I think everyone knows we had lost to NIU. Thanks for that insightful stat. It really added - bill rekles - 9:40pm 11/3/24
        Nicely done. It’s an example of ragging on ND while rooting for them - it’s a security blanket. - BaronVonZemo - 5:54am 11/4/24
        Oddly I’m not the only one who feels this way - WoodstockIrish - 12:37pm 11/4/24
        I think it all comes down to how things are presented...for example - Chrisb - 4:51pm 11/4/24
        I'll also add this, just to put it out there so I'm not seen as flip flopping.. - Chrisb - 5:10pm 11/4/24
        I guess once again I see we aren’t that far off - WoodstockIrish - 7:02pm 11/4/24
        The funny thing is... - Chrisb - 8:07pm 11/4/24
        It’ll be pretty damn cool for this team to win out, finish 11-1 - WoodstockIrish - 9:11pm 11/4/24
        That would be simply amazing and would exceed all of my expectations for MF at - Chrisb - 8:01pm 11/5/24
        
        I remember in 1977 after getting beat by a terrible team early in the year, but having a "we're - THEISMANCARR - 5:38pm 11/5/24
        
        There are & for the most part they reside on NDN where interestingly, they use the exact same term. - BaronVonZemo - 3:03pm 11/4/24
        Same here BVZ…we are 110% same page politically - WoodstockIrish - 7:05pm 11/4/24
        
        He is what he is. Calls himself a realist but is completely negative. NIU was absolutely the worst - THEISMANCARR - 9:00am 11/4/24
        
        'Their SOS is 12th. Ours is 56th. They are better than their record' [NT] - bobdrake - 8:49pm 11/3/24
        They will play their best football of the year against us..They still lost to Minn., Mary land, and - bill rekles - 8:53pm 11/3/24
- USC probably is the toughest opponent on the remainder of ND's schedule [NT] - bobdrake - 5:45pm 11/3/24
  - Same story as last year - ndunabomber - 10:08am 11/4/24
  - Absolutely...playing at USC is always tough, even when they stink. [NT] - Chrisb - 9:19pm 11/3/24
    - How true, in1964 USC lost 3-4 games just like 1970 [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 9:41pm 11/3/24
      - I echo both of you. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 9:02am 11/4/24