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The game was at home.

Mirer had also played plenty of minutes in 1989, so he was a true sophomore, both in academic standing and eligibility standing. Back then, if you played even in one game, that would burn an entire year of eligibility.

I remember that game, where it kept looking like it was getting ready to storm, but the rain was being held back until after the game was over.

Jon Vaughn tore through us for 200+ yards rushing, and Elvis Grbac had all day long to throw. That offensive line was almost on the same level as ours.

George Poorman, the starting free safety, was out of position on almost every play. His performance throughout the few games he started wasn't very good, which is why Lou switched him to quarterback for the next year, even though Poorman was completely blind in one eye.

As soon as it was over, that's when the rain came down, as if it were divine intervention. There was a cartoon in the Observer that showed God giving us a hand that game, and given how it turned out, it's hard to rule out such divinity...

Father Miceli was pissed at this, and in Theology class the next week, he blasted us (the class) for saying that God was on our side for that game.