1980 Holiday Bowl - Anybody recall this?

[mrydel]

Aghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

[Treadway21]

Aghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Ha.

The pitch deserves its own thread!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Aghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Ha.

The pitch deserves its own thread!

At this point it should have its own board, right?

[PlanoStang]

Watching on tv I remember a BYU TD catch in the final comeback minutes being a 1
hopper

Had review been in effect, we most likely would've won

Ponyte did you get a good look at it

[78pony]

I was at that game...I still think the officials won that game for byu.

There and agree on the refs, Solo.

[ponyte]

I was across the field during the questionable catch. The two officials there had to consult prior to making the call. According to our DB there, he said the officials asked each other if they got a clean look. Both said they didn't then one said, 'Well, we gotta call something" and gave BYU a TD. Review would have been nice but it certainly wasn't part of the game then.

To my knowledge, Ron never engaged in obvious mind games. We were all business and playing hard. Do your job, play hard, attention to detail and no need to play mind games.

Stallion posted a link a few months back with the play called the pitch in it. Pony Excess has a clip of the pitch but it is edited where one can barely see all the blocking of that play.

And to be sure, during the awards banquet, we were escorted by the women of the WAC schools. I drew the BYU woman and in that brief moment I did my best to see if she believed would consider some premarital experimentation with polygamy. I mean its the only vice that religion allows so what the heck I thought.

[lwjr]

And to be sure, during the awards banquet, we were escorted by the women of the WAC schools. I drew the BYU woman and in that brief moment I did my best to see if she believed would consider some premarital experimentation with polygamy. I mean its the only vice that religion allows so what the heck I thought.

And that ladies and gentlemen sums up the male thought process during the college years.
That made me laugh out loud, ponyte.

[AusTxPony]

At the game and it looked like a romp until... Craig James had about 250 yards rushing. If we had won, would have been in the Top Ten. Ah, the good old days. Hard to watch that Hail Mary, but the rest of the game is all SMU.

[smumustang1980]

Rick, my brother, and I were up in the upper deck with a great view from around the fifty. I said to Rick, lets go down to the sidelines because the SMU fans will want to celebrate this one... So, we walked down the ramps as fast as possible and when we came out on the lower level, damn if they hadn't closed the gap... I walked over to the sideline railing and I remember fog rolling in or already settling on the field. Then that damn ending. We were so pissed we drove all the way through the fog to the Sierras that night just to try and forget...

I should dig out my pictures...

[Digetydog]

And to be sure, during the awards banquet, we were escorted by the women of the WAC schools. I drew the BYU woman and in that brief moment I did my best to see if she believed would consider some premarital experimentation with polygamy. I mean its the only vice that religion allows so what the heck I thought.

And that ladies and gentlemen sums up the male thought process during the college years.
That made me laugh out loud, ponyte.

Great minds think alike.

[masterbeater]

I was there too, in the end zone where that last pass was thrown. I too thought it one hopped. Lots of questionable calls in that game. Twas a major bummer!

[Stallion]

I don't recall showing up late to any even. The planning and timeframes were pretty well set and we either made the bus or missed the event. I sure don't remember parading in front of BYU and I don't recall Levall having anything of interest to say. He pretty much read his speech (literally) and had no ad lib capability.

Now individual things might have been different. I know I did my level best to fornicate with BYU players heads during the awards banquet. But that was purely a solo effort (and I'm afraid I also got inside our kickers heads'). But we were on time and that was during the buffet line period.

Ponyte, could you please link me a video of the pitch? I searched YouTube with that tag line but couldn't find it

That's because it is no longer known as "The Pitch" but been renamed "The Block". See link

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