1997 Sept 20 - Nebraska vs Washington

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[@CoreyT127]

Nebraska's senior class of 97 went 48-2 and the 5th year seniors were 60-3 with 3 championships!

[@gynandroidhead]

49-2 but the point and accomplishment is awesome

[@taitrief]

GOAT!!

[@lindadevine9513]

Defense travels and nobody had a better one during those three titles.

[@jonlohrenz5446]

I remember watching this game at the bar at the Embassy Suites hotel in Des Moines, IA. Still a few hours from Lincoln, there were a lot of Husker fans there. Good times.

[@skerfan949597]

Dear Mr. Bmboldt, thank you for posting all these videos. You are doing Gods work.

[@damienwhited87]

Keith Jackson was The Voice of College Football. Musberger & Lundquist were 2nd & 3rd behind him.

[@sootlicker]

When Musberger announced, I muted the TV and turned on the radio.

[@kansasjayhawk8386]

Without a doubt!!!

[@b7grams]

I like Sean McDonough as well. He's called quite a few games of Nebraska's on ESPN and ABC, and obviously has done well enough getting himself the MNF gig. Musberger was at his best in the 90s, but after that his voice didn't seem to give the game the same feeling as before, as weird as that sounds. Lundquist is a great commentator. His call of Tiger Woods' chip in at the Masters was fantastic even though he said very few words. The best commentators know when to shut up and let the moment shine for itself. Case in point Keith Jackson's call of the Colorado Hail Mary at Michigan where the few words he said were meaningful and summed up what had happened in a succinct fashion. Who would you say is the voice of college football today? Brad Nessler? Chris Fowler? Gus Johnson? Mike Tirico? Sean McDonough? Beth Mowins? It's an interesting question to be fair.

[@CapeFear1]

Jackson definitely number 1. I may be in the small minority but one guy I liked alot was Gary Bender CBS football in early 80s well before CBS became an SEC network exclusively.

[@brettbeecham3041]

R.I.P. Keith Jackson

[@nebraskatpp]

The best of the best… I love listening to him on replays…. The best of the best. You said it.

[@orlandotragic7577]

Perfect Intro....nobody could do it better than Keith

[@ArmHeavySoCal]

This is absolutely the best game in 1997 college football season.(6) Nebraska vs.(3) Washington. RIP Keith Jackson.

[@tonybunting1828]

Keith Jackson...best college football announcer ever.

[@rjkubr]

I'll go with Lyle Bremser.

[@gradepoint]

@ 30:44 "They can't tackle anyone!" - Scott Frost

[@cardphins68]

Nebraska had some really good teams in this era. The defensive lineman were big, strong, and fast.

[@chadshepard3449]

RIP Keith Jackson

[@gynandroidhead]

What a great win for the Huskers on the road. I believe this is the last time that Nebraska beat a top-ten team on the road!

[@gregoryfreeman2269]

Yeah, when the Huskers go on the road to play a top ten team these days, your eyes roll back in your head and you let out an audible groan.

[@gynandroidhead]

You are so right. Twenty years ago this season. What us Huskers fans would give to to play in three games as the #1 ranked team in the country in one calendar year (1984) again - and we lost all of them.

[@nebraskatpp]

What the Huskers have lacked is a coach who understands what made Nebraska a dynasty...and Riley does not understand, but probably the biggest fault to our team is the bleeding heart liberal administration that selects the coaches as they come from academics that hate Nebraska and football. We should have set the record for highest salary for a head coach and gotten Ohio States coach before he ever went to Florida from Utah, and even Alabama coach too. AND they would have come for those bucks and to restore our legend back to its former status.

[@Shahmar]

nebraskatapp I can't believe how few people respect NU tradition. They never should have fired Solich, Turner Gill was next and even after they got their head above water with Bo their stupid asses let him go. Smh.

[@Shahmar]

nebraskatapp People argue by saying where is Solich and where is Bo ad my reply is where is Jim Tressel?

[@byfieldracing10b14]

All of Nebraska’s Touchdowns in order 15:56 Frost Advisory first Touchdown of the game 30:09 Frosty Touchdown 52:06 Green Touchdown 2:08:34 Frost pass Touchdown (it was call back because of a hold)

[@CapeFear1]

I was a college football fan who had newly arrived to live in Washington in 1997. But a few weeks earlier than this game I watched on TV Washington State with Ryan Leaf an advanced passing game take down a very strong UCLA team in an absolute shootout. As a new resident Immediately after watching that shootout I pledged my loyalty to Wazzou. Eff the Huskies to this day.

[@StonedMeadowOfDoom]

Scott Frost is gunna MAKE NEBRASKA GREAT AGAIN! Book it!!

[@krierp8]

Great??? Yeah in the B1G good luck with that. 8-4 9-3 seasons at best but nowhere near the glory days of the 90s, not even close!!

[@goooogrrr]

So you're saying its impossible for Nebraska to ever run the table in the B1G? That's fucking retarded.

[@Rcknroler913]

If they get their defense in shape they will dominate the West and consistently play in the BIG 10 title game.

[@jdvanny4897]

I’m a Husker fan but Much tougher now 9-3,8-4 is about right but 0-2 loss seasons can happen once in a blue moon . To say he will do better than Tom record wise in a tougher era is a stretch ..

[@TDL-xg5nn]

@@goooogrrr Really. What has Nebraska done since they joined the big 10? Nothing. What evidence is there that will change. Nothing.

[@dandegenhardt967]

Washington Backup QB was superb! Big win for NU.

[@Twotontessie]

Tui was one of the best players in college football history. He was like our Tebow. Just an incredible leader, so tough. Could do it all.

[@dandegenhardt967]

It was not a dirty tackle that took out WU starting QB. A very classic football game.

[@nebraskatpp]

Cannot get over how much the Washington left offensive line HELD Grant Winstrom.... then later in the game after Moses Tuiososopo? Became a star in this game and the Huskie trainers hustled Huard off to the locker room when they realized that Moses had the team and game in good hands...

[@jesusrivera743]

As in Nebraska fan for many years, I always felt Don James was a hell of a coach for the Washington Huskies, a legend Right there with the elites at the time ….

[@roljamas]

That hit at 36:30 is nuts. That WR got left out to dry by Huard, my goodness.

[@SidelerMN]

2:30 wonder if that was a concussion for Harrison. He looked wobbly.

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

I was in boot camp at Parris Island so I didn’t get to see the game.

[@politicalbeast1959]

Wasn't this a Nebraska beat-down of the Huskies? I know that UW won the match-ups in 91 and 92, but I believe the Huskers came back and issued a pounding payback.

[@kdawg2980]

Nebraska raced out to a 21-0 lead but UW stormed back to make it 21-14. Then Nebraska hung on 27-14.

[@dwighta8655]

Nebraska didn't "hang" on to win 27-14, they owned the entire 4th qtr, especially on defense where they stifled Washington.

[@kdawg2980]

The game changed when Lambright went for the onside kick despite UW having momentum having fought back from 21-0 down to 21-14.

[@bennyrobinson1935]

just watch it why ask a dumb question

[@goooogrrr]

Ok so yeah. Basically you're saying UW lost by 2 TDs. A solid and convincing win for Nebraska. Thank you for your synopsis.

[@markyz99]

Do you have the video It's Crystal Clear?

[@Twotontessie]

Osborne marched in there like Darth Vader with about 100 stormtroopers and then they kicked our ass. It sucked. Except for Tui. Fxcking Lambright and his mindless onside kick attempt . . .

[@buckfuttler2877]

Lambright was a TERRIBLE coach. he ruined so many talented classes. and screwed with the helmets! i know an ex player of his who said none of the players could stand the guy.....

[@lindseysummers5351]

Twotontessie Washington had a very strong team in 1997. Such a shame that injuries took quite the toll on your team...but for that the Huskies would have finished much higher in the polls than they did. Strong finish in their bowl game!!

[@Twotontessie]

@@lindseysummers5351 They were good. Most of Lambright's teams had tons of talent but just some excruciating losses in dramatic fashion. Could never win the big one.

[@andrewcramer9200]

Ironic (sort of) that a few years after this comment, Scott Frost would call a mindless onside kick of his own to help seal his fate as a failed head coach at the Power 5 level. Dumb coaches gonna dumb.

[@jesusrivera743]

@@lindseysummers5351 If Ahman Green, doesn’t enter the NFL early arguably could’ve won a fourth national championship in 98.

[@CoreyT127]

Huard was always hyped up but was average! I'd take mcnown over him any day.

[@b7grams]

Great intro.

[@rooh5825]

I remember this like it was just yesterday. Many Husker fans were still reeling from the 1996 season, where Nebraska lost 2 games, and people questioned whether QB Frost was capable of going into such a hostile environment like this and win. Boy were they glad to be proven wrong.

[@rooh5825]

And now... if only Nebraska could go 11-2 again... :( GBR, my team no matter what

[@robjohnson8861]

@@rooh5825 You clown! 3 other teams beat Wash, 2 at Husky Stadium, and all 3 scored more points than Neb. WA finished #18. What was proven by this win? Oh, and OR was unranked when they beat WA at home.

[@rooh5825]

@@robjohnson8861 living in your mom's basement LOL

[@rooh5825]

@@robjohnson8861 me 235 you 0

[@sorney98]

@@rooh5825 I find it humorous that he gets taken down, thinks he’s winning yet the man never played a sport, let alone a snap of football and somehow he’s an expert. Then when he get humiliated, he pays money to research people, try to bring them down yet don’t work. The works of a typical troll.

[@pp3k3jamail]

Why was Washington even ranked number 3 to begin with? Washington was over ranked

[@walterlv01]

They were hyped up huge that offseason - I remember listening to sports radio and a lot of people predicted they would go 12-0 or 11-1 and finish in the Top 2 or 3. They didn't even come close to meeting those expectations and only went 8-4 and played in some minor bowl game.

[@rawn4203]

Osborn finished 1-2 vs UW as he wasnt coach of NU in 98 when they beat UW 55-7 on the return trip to Lincoln.

[@robjohnson8861]

He was 12-13 in bowls, 5-12 against Switzer, 2-6 against Bowden, 0-3 against Johnson at Miami. I see a pattern against good teams.

[@rawn4203]

@@robjohnson8861 Just a slight correction he was 0-1 in bowls against Johnson at Miami, in 91 he lost that orange bowl to dennis ericson. He was about 5-0 vs JJ while JJ coached @ Okla state (some people dont know that in 83, JJ's last year @ OSU, that incredible 83 Nebraska team had to bat down passes at the end in still water to escape there with a W). I see your point though. He did finally start winning bowls (and winning them big) in his final 3 years at NU.

[@Larryzelreh]

@@robjohnson8861 In fairness to him, those losses came to a lot of GREAT teams that almost no one was beating. Switzer began his career at OU by going 32-1-1 with two NC's and then went 33-3 between 1985 and 1987 with another NC. Two of Osborne's three losses to Miami came in virtual road games at the Orange Bowl when Miami won the NC, and the other one was a loss at the Orange Bowl to a Miami team that finished #2 to Notre Dame, who beat Miami by one point in South Bend. Osborne also played some of the very best teams Bowden ever had, notably 1980, 1987, 1992 and 1993 seasons, with the games in '80, '87 and '93 all being about as close as football games get. His bowl record is criticized, but it should be noted that he never lost a bowl game to a team that finished ranked worse than #5 in the final polls. EXTREMELY few coaches who coach for 10-plus years can say that. Certainly Switzer, Bowden, and Johnson can't. Over his final four seasons, Osborne went 9-1 against teams that finished in the top 10 in the final polls; of those 9 wins, only two were closer than 17 points.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@Larryzelreh ​ Impressive stats on the surface. 1) You said "In fairness to him, those losses came to a lot of GREAT teams that almost no one was beating." But to be great, aren't you are supposed to set yourself apart? Did he do that ENUF when playing other great teams OR win the games he should have? No. 2) You said "Switzer began his career at OU by going 32-1-1" Switzer and Osborne both began in 73 with loaded great teams. Switzer routed Osborne 27-0. A loaded team, but shut out in the first meeting. But Osborne lost mid season to Missouri who finished unranked. Osborne's career can be defined by woulda, coulda, shouldas games. The Missouri game was the first of many. The loss to unranked TX in 96 really pops out as oh what an Osborne blunder. PSU routed TX the next game 38-15. 3)You said, "Two of Osborne's three losses to Miami came in virtual road games at the Orange Bowl when Miami won the NC" A home game, the pundits figure, amounts to a 3 pt advantage. After the first few mins, the players could care less, but the early jitters theoretically could avg out to a field goal diff. I'll buy that. Miami won by 1, by 20, 22. 2 of the 3 were routs not 3 pts wins. Where is the great 66% of the time in those matchups. 4) You said, "Osborne also played some of the very best teams Bowden ever had, notably 1980, 1987, 1992 and 1993 seasons, with the games in '80, '87 and '93 all being about as close as football games get." Osborne was 2-6 vs Bowden. Bowden had a losing record to every Cane coach with a NC. Count em, 4. He was 2-3 in NC games. All those 10 win seasons and he still managed to have both those stats. He will never be remembered as great. Very close, but not great. Osborne won 25% of the games against a very close but not great coach. 5)You said, "His bowl record is criticized, but it should be noted that he never lost a bowl game to a team that finished ranked worse than #5 in the final polls." Go back and look at the both of the team's records entering the bowl game. I will bet you he entered the game with the better record most of the time, but bec he was in the Big 8 conf, his ranking came with penalty among AP voters. The Big 8 reeked most of its 71+ yrs of existence. In other words, he met teams of equal or lower abilities and came up short most of the time is my contention. 6)You said, "Over his final four seasons, Osborne went 9-1 against teams that finished in the top 10 in the final polls; of those 9 wins, only two were closer than 17 points." The 60-3 was a joke. 18 ranked teams. 5 against KSU's Snyder who was 5-36 against top 10 ranked teams when he retired. 2 against SEC coaches who finished with 11-10 and 8-7 bowl records respectively. They sucked when it came time to play their last OOC game. Of the 11 other ranked teams, I cannot remember what I found, but the 18 ranked teams were not impressive wins (cept 3 in a row against good CO teams), oh Miami. Miami had lost its two previous bowls, 0-29 the year before to Arizona, they were facing NCAA violations and Erickson was leaving. There's plenty more about the 60-3 farce.

[@Larryzelreh]

Rob Johnson ok so who do you think is great?

[@CoreyT127]

49-2 actually

[@kansasjayhawk8386]

Cant blame the crowd for booing at the end. Why the hell would Washington punt the ball at the end like that? Doesn't make sense.

[@walterlv01]

That seemed like a "we don't want to get blown out worse at home than we already are" punt right there. Pretty lame and pathetic.

[@bobmccaslin6675]

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[@bobmccaslin6675]

on sony vhs kodak 8-9-10 hours tapes?

[@bobmccaslin6675]

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[@bobmccaslin6675]

1970-2021 52years bob mccaslin 2012 n 100st-blondo omaha nebraska 68134

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Washington wearing those ridiculous uniforms.

[@Shifty1940]

So satisfying

[@jayzachary9709]

I HATED the purple helmets !!

[@CoreyT127]

Nebraska should have never stopped running the option! They were master's at it, and switching to a west coast offense of all things was a grave mistake their still not recovered from 15 years layer!

[@waingro5834]

They dont really have much of a choice. Nebraska would love nothing more then to go back to this. But if you want to run the option today, you will not be able to recruit the best athletes in the country to come on board with your offense. Its like saying to a 4 or 5 star recruit that you will be giving up an nfl career to win here. Also, high school players are taught the spread and almost every program now a days runs it. I hate the spread, its boring to watch and it ruined college football. But its effective and easy to teach.

[@dadestarmysteries255]

Jill Conner: No one wants to play in an option offense anymore, but I do think their mistake has been going away from a run-based power offense like Wisconsin runs. I think running a modern version of the option offense would be the best thing we can do.

[@pp3k3jamail]

@@waingro5834 I like how you say the spread offense is boring to watch but this option offense that Nebraska used to run is not boring GTFO.

[@jesusrivera743]

The hiring of Callahan as coach set the program back 4 to 5 years, switching the offensive roster from a run first to a pass first West Coast put Bo Pelini behind the eight ball….

[@jesusrivera743]

@@pp3k3jamail the triple option when you have the right quarterback and offensive lineman not to mention running back. It’s beautiful to watch when run to perfection.

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Revenge for the 1991 home loss to a Co-National Champions Washington Huskies

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

And the Huskies beat them again the next year too.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@Mr.56Goldtop and so did 5 other teams.

[@blackshirt5530]

Man I miss Keith Jackson…..

[@cleancutimage5105]

Brock Huard was the most overrated Husky ever. Could never win a big game and melted under pressure. I was a kid when he was playing for the Huskies but in hindsight, he made me cry a lot back then.

[@robjohnson8861]

yeah but, he managed WA to 3 TDS in his first ever start against ASU. Frost 2 games later managed Neb to ZERO points against ASU.

[@taitrief]

❤🎉GBR

[@dadestarmysteries255]

Why in the hell would you punt down only two scores with over a minute left? Pathetic.

[@Nanu67-e9j]

Funny right🤣🤣

[@robjohnson8861]

So you I guess you are questioning how good a win this was over such a dumbass coach. 3 other teams beat Wash, 2 at Husky Stadium, and all 3 scored more points than Neb. WA finished #18.

[@jacquesoncilien7971]

Wrong!!!!! Musberger didn't take a back seat to anyone!!!!!

[@florida1289]

For anyone that doesn't think steroids work

[@sorney98]

Show me the proof 90's Nebraska players took steroids, I've looked yet nothing. Only 80's

[@bryanbuhrman732]

Keith Jackson should have a statue in front of every college football stadium!

[@bryanbuhrman732]

Shehee! Got way to many of those in 2023!!