Idaho State vs UCLA 1977 Sweet Sixteen

[@joeennis1240]

One of the greatest NCAA games I ever watched as a kid. Grew up in Idaho & graduated from ISU. Thanks for the memories!❤

[@scottgoold]

You're welcome! Thanks for the support. ISU fans were part of this historic victory. Idaho State !!!

[@joelhorlen20-zk3xr]

Jim Simpson was an underrated announcer. He did it all.

[@dshooter6391]

You're right!

[@charlesh946]

Also the USFL in early 80s. lol

[@kennethcollins6494]

Great voice and delivery and never made it about him

[@MrLgrichard]

I loved this video for many reasons.. first of all, the interview with Coach Tark was awesome .. the interviewer asked some great questions.. I was 11 years old and was a huge UCLA fan when this game was played. I was crushed with the results. Little did I know that I would play for Killer at TCU 8 yrs later . Ran the same offense and defense . Great stuff . Shout out to Jeff Cook . I grew up in Baldwin Park Ca, next city over from West Covina. Had heard lots from the TCU asst coaches about this game ..

[@jeffreywalton9813]

Thank you for posting this and leaving in the old school commercials. I miss these simpler days of college basketball.

[@brianarbenz1329]

That Coke Adds Life theme was so warm and fuzzy. We know too much today to be swept up by that.

[@mikeareal]

I love when these vintage games pop up. Thanks for posting

[@muscles190]

Idaho State pulled one of the biggest upsets in NCAA history, and no one talks about it. However those of us that live in East Idaho still talk about it. If UCLA had properly prepared for this game, (like if they had watched film) maybe they would have figured out how to beat ISU. Also this ISU team matched up very well with UCLA. Isu's center was 7-0 senior and played a few years in the NBA, compared to a 6-9 freshman advantage ISU. ISU was the better team. I just wish this game got more publicity now.

[@brianarbenz1329]

I knew how good ISU was, because Louisville (my team) had played ISU the previous season in Pocatello (this game was very nearly a rematch). The '76 game went down to the wire, as I was listening to it on radio. I believe the Cardinals won a fast break basket at the buzzer.

[@renemaza8334]

Remember, this was only 3 years after Wooden. John Wooden never saw tape. His philosophy was the prepare and coach his team to execute their game, regardless of the opponent. Guess times were changing.

[@tedberitich2491]

Thank you! Times a million!!! This was college basketball 🏀 when it was a million times better with no 3 point line... The interview with the late Jerry Tarkanian from UNLV- Classic in my opinion!!!

[@cardphins68]

Thank you for posting this and I agree that these old school games are just priceless! I love it!

[@brianarbenz1329]

My team, Louisville, had UCLA on the ropes in the previous round, but the Bruins got one lucky bounce of the ball after another in the final minutes to hang on. That was nearly Denny Crum's last game. After Gene Bartow left UCLA following this loss to Idaho State, Denny talked with the school about returning to L.A. to coach the Bruins. But when the longtime Southern Californian landed back in Louisville and realized how quickly he could get home from the airport -- and how comfortable he had become in Louisville -- he called Westwood and said, no thanks. Denny had two rocky seasons ahead of him before Darrell Griffith, a freshman in this '77 tourney, matured greatly for his senior season. Darrell worked tirelessly to improve his game, inspiring the young 1980 Cardinals, and they won it all, and over UCLA.

[@kevbomevbo3492]

This was back when the West Regional had teams from the West in it.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Madame Catherine Deneuve with the highly sensuous purr after the Cougar growl in the "Lincoln Mercury Monarch" Commercial! Nice touch during an Idaho State Bengals game as well...😂😘😉🎤🚘💃🐅🏀🇫🇷🎥B.W.

[@ripperduck]

I was a kid when I watched this game with my uncle and cousin, who both played bball in college. The announcers mentioned Jeff Cook came from West Covina, CA, which I remember vividly because a lot of my family came from West Covina. Cook played a few years in the NBA, so he represented WesCo very well.....

[@russellsalvador1620]

I went to the same high school as Cook, I was a freshman,saw him as a senior on the varsity team, I believe he was player or the year in the San Gabriel valley, I was pulling for UCLA, yes, he representatived West Covina well, too bad the announcer miss pronounced West Covina as he was introducing Cook for the starting lineups.

[@stephen1462]

I was in middle school in 1977, played basketball on the school’s team, and was a big fan of Roy Hamilton of UCLA. I was so bummed when UCLA lost to DePaul in the elite 8 his senior season of ‘79. Very much enjoyed watching this video, brought back some good memories.

[@brettthompson2743]

That loss to DePaul was devastating. My dad and I drove from LA to Provo for the West regional. Such a letdown after the huge win in the highly anticipated showdown with USF. I got to meet Roy Hamilton, David Greenwood and the rest of the team a couple years earlier at a team party at Gene Bartow’s house. I was friends with Bartow’s son Murry. Played horse with Hamilton and Greenwood.

[@paulsonj72]

This was the only year NBC did games from the Sweet 16 live in prime time. NCAA productions handled sweet 16 games in full until 1981. In 1982 when CBS took over they did one game each night in the 11:30 ET slot. In 1985 CBS expanded that to three games a night with one game in the late time slot. Not until 1988 were all Sweet 16 games televised by network TV and no late night games

[@hawkeyedave]

Such an awesome upset! Thank you for uploading this game.

[@kenwilliams5513]

Those goals need to make a comeback.

[@bloqk16]

I had just arrived to the state of Idaho for employment when this game happened, to say that the state was *_A-BUZZED_* by the outcome of this game would be understating it. Some people contended that one advantage ISU had was in the altitude of where the game was played at BYU with an elevation of 4500 feet, which was comparable to ISU's home court elevation at around 4300 feet; whereas UCLA home court was near sea level.

[@MiRi-zi4wp]

Gene Bartow was fired after this loss. It was seen as unacceptable by everyone within UCLA losing so early in the tournament after all John Wooden had accomplished before him. However, In all fairness to Bartow, anyone following Wooden was in a no-win situation, anything less than winning it all would be seen as failure when compared to Wooden.

[@paulsonj72]

He actually wasn’t fired. He left for UAB in the summer of 1977 and UCLA needed to find a coach quickly. They ended up hiring former assistant Gary Cunningham who also lasted just two seasons (and almost left after one as he discovered he didn’t like the way recruiting had become)

[@MiRi-zi4wp]

@@paulsonj72 If anything UCLA allowed him to save face and resign, but everyone knows UCLA no longer wanted him after that Idaho State loss so I will just continue to call it as it actually was. He was going to be fired but was allowed him to resign.

[@triplennnoflaf]

Massive Upset !!!!!!!! 1977 the year of the Marquette Warriors !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@roberthanief3408]

The halftime interviews about "the return of the slam dunk" is classic. They all look so young, Knight, Boeheim, Coach K, Carril, etc.

[@steveprestegard5151]

1:00:06 Knight likes the dunk?

[@roberthanief3408]

@@steveprestegard5151 Right. I would have thought he'd be the one who hated it because it's too much "look at me" or something like that..

[@steveprestegard5151]

@@roberthanief3408 on the other hand it is the highest percentage shot.

[@mbwell]

I love the old commercials.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Of course, the Bill Cosby and OJ Simpson ads were hardly the cheerful messages they appeared to be.

[@bstnd3]

That NBC theme song was so captivating.

[@roberthanief3408]

Incredible video quality. Please post the UNLV games if you have any from that era.

[@broncobilly4029]

That was a great interview at the beginning by Tom Hawkins of Jerry Tarkanian. He asked some good questions, and Tark didn't get offended. He just answered the questions.

[@CIF-pm7tk]

Never happen today. But I was a little offended for Tark cause the ICLA TEAM WAS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR AND WE ALLL KNOW IT, but tark got shit for his ways. Such BS! If tark wa allowed to coach and and not defend himself 24/7, he woulda won 2-3-4 titles

[@broncobilly4029]

@@CIF-pm7tk Agreed. I'm sure Tark knew that too, and he still conducted himself with class. Tark was a winner.

[@CIF-pm7tk]

@@broncobilly4029 used to eat steak w him and his wife at the Manhattan when he was the HC at Fresno State. Such a nice guy and his wife was such a. Class act.

[@bauerpowerca]

No Shot Clock and No 3 Point Line. When Basketball was a game of strategy.

[@dshooter6391]

Thanks for the content Mr Spicer!

[@kurtkretzschmar4742]

Denny Crum would have been the Wooden Replacement but JD Morgan had issues with the fact he was divorced.

[@stephenmauriellomortgage]

But he had no issues with Sam Gilbert buying all of John Wooden’s players? Seems pretty hypocritical to me.

[@xxlionroarxxxxxxxx4438]

wooden recruited them Gilbert took them to dinner and paid them to see movies

[@steveprestegard5151]

@@stephenmauriellomortgagepriorities.

[@rockyfortune3537]

Great NBC intro

[@kyleworrell256]

4 of these Idaho State players were eventual NBA draft picks...but only 3 3nded up being NBA players.

[@dr.joeschannel4773]

I attended this game!! Great game by ISU.

[@chrismalloy7960]

By any chance do you have any footage of Cal State Fullerton’s run in the 1978 tournament? Their upsets of New Mexico, USF, or elite 8 game against Arkansas?

[@Metals21]

the mascot dancing at the end LOL

[@porcupinecraig]

pretty funny to ask Tark about his possibly dubious recruiting, when you have UCLA right there with all of the great players they just happened to get year after year, and we all know now and probably did back then, how they were getting them with money from boosters.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

You my friend are BEYOND FOOLISH!! John Woodson was a CLASS ACT, who NEVER paid for players, and NEVER had to!! WTF is your problem

[@j6t714]

Wooden may not have, but Sam Gilbert was a very good "friend of the program."

[@nala3038]

You’re clueless, but I think you know that already.

[@terrybryant609]

It was really loyal of Alcindor, Walton, Wicks....to turn down those hugh pro offers to remain at UCLA☺

[@andrewbrown1067]

THIS IS MARCH

[@scottgoold]

Really impressed with ISU Scott Goold, #21. 🤪 Shout out to Big Brother Hayes, Cookster, Sweet Griff & Easy Ed. Quite a team!!! Bombin' Brand, Ernie Wheels and Playa Paul off da bench rounded out a awesome band of brothers.

[@FranklinSpicer]

You were apart of this team!? That's awesome! would you by chance know any cool information about the King Spud Trophy that used to be played for with Idaho back in the day?

[@scottgoold]

@@FranklinSpicer -- thanks for your kindness. We won the trophy each year of my four-year career. Didn't lose to U of Idaho or Boise State for that matter. ISU was a football and basketball powerhouse in those years. Money then funneled to BSU in football; more toward UoI for basketball.

[@chrismalloy7960]

That would be great if you could find those CSUF games from 78. Thank you!

[@CofferRichardson-vp2zd]

Interesting That Idaho Don't Be Shown On National TV At All

[@ciesaro]

Coach Gene Bartow's last game at UCLA. he would become the head man at upstart UAB

[@TheMrSuge]

He would get UAB to a Regional Final in 1982, but lose to Denny Crum and Louisville

[@hansgordy]

Big win for Idaho State... but Wooden was gone.

[@bnegs521]

Still

[@hansgordy]

@@bnegs521 ... yes... still a huge win for Idaho State.

[@mrlafayette1964]

UCLA made some big shots at the end but Idaho made their free throws.I missed this one ,back then just a few of the tourneys games were on TV.

[@russellsalvador1620]

UCLA missed a whole bunch of shots in the first 10 minutes of the game, I believe this cost them the game.

[@republicanred4863]

Wow, Tarkanian with hair...

[@DeeNice681]

Wooden would have never lost this game. Incredible hops by Marques Johnson!

[@davanmani556]

The dunk rule was in effect.

[@CofferRichardson-vp2zd]

Nothing But The Big East And Big Ten On Fox Sports

[@matta3968]

Popcorn hair everywhere.

[@debbiehenson1096]

Giant afro syndrome was running rapid in 1977.

[@tperk]

I was in college then and had mine styled just like the UCLA players

[@debbiehenson1096]

@@tperk And I had mine down to my shoulders like everyone else back then. Those were great times.

[@tperk]

15:10 Allstate ad: Within 5 years a disappeared child would take on a whole new level of terror from which the country would never recover.

[@juliettehughes2851]

these guys can shoot

[@milart12]

01:22:17 Jeff Daniels!!!

[@davidshepherd5536]

The hawk could preach it............killer could coach it

[@williamdunphy352]

Commentators: Jim Simpson & Tom Hawkins.

[@Kolby94]

Idaho State Bengals 🐯☝️ Alumni 2006-2010 🧑‍🎓 Born and raised in Blackfoot Idaho🧡🤍🖤

[@FranklinSpicer]

I also will be posting the last game bsu played in the mini dome soon! Go Bengals 🐅

[@mychannel-su1bx]

How does a ref make a call like the one at 1:37:34

[@ripperduck]

This refs were straight ridiculous...

[@debbiehenson1096]

Yea they tried there best to screw Idaho St.

[@mjwings3]

basketball was 100% better without the three point line.

[@damienkirksey7026]

Wrong

[@petergomez7490]

I put this on Gig Simms, who never developed and sat end of his Sr year by Larry Brown; and Sr players must start Wooden mentality with shorty 5'11 Jimmy Spillane. Brad Holland was a better player.

[@debbiehenson1096]

Of course when all else fails blame the white man.

[@hoppysport2872]

Gig Sims was very athletic, a good defensive player, but had to play for 3 different coaches in 4 years. In the 1980 Final Four, he came in and blocked 2 of Purdue's Joe Barry Carroll's shots in a 30 second span. Sims went to star for 12 years in Italy.

[@debbiehenson1096]

Of course if all else fails blame the white man.

[@CaugustusWhite]

My high school team could take either of these teams

[@GG-nx1ji]

Idaho State tried like hell to piss the game away.

[@xxlionroarxxxxxxxx4438]

Hamilton and Greenwood can’t shoot

[@smarks12]

Yeah Greenwood was a really good player later on, but this game was not his finest hour

[@dedrickmcconnell621]

He was not a big game player!