CBS Sports: NCAA Basketball 1983- 2nd Round- Louisville Cardinals vs Tennessee Volunteers: Full Game

Source:CBS Sports with coverage of this 1983 NCAA tournament game.

“Louisville vs Tennessee 1983 NCAA 2nd Round (FULL GAME)”

Source:Justin Bowen

The Louisville Cardinals probably had one of the top 3-5 basketball programs in America at this point.

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Carl Milton: SEC 1988- Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators: Full Game

Source:Carl Milton– with the 1988 Bulldog-Gator game.

“Former wrestling star Bill Goldberg leads the Georgia Bulldog defense in shutting down Emmitt Smith and the vaunted Florida Gator offense 26-3. I do not own the rights to this video and do not profit in any way.”

From Carl Milton

Perhaps the best college football rivalry in the Southeast.

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Carl Milton: SEC-1985- ‘Georgia Bulldogs vs Florida Gators: Larry Munson Call & Comments’

Source:Carl Milton– with the Bulldog-Gator game from 1985.

“Wayne Johnson and a stable of running backs lead the Georgia Bulldogs to a stunning upset of #1 ranked and undefeated Florida at The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party in Jacksonville, FL. The Gators were on probation and couldn’t win the SEC but had national title hopes. Georgia was 6-1-1 coming into the game. I do not own the rights to this video and do not profit from it in any way.”

Source:Carl Milton

Florida having a great year. Too bad for them they were one probation.

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ESPN: SportCentury: Bo Jackson

Source:ESPN– The Mystery Man.

“Sports century Bo Jackson”

From Majik Man

All the time, you hear about great, talented athletes and how good they could’ve been, had they not just got into illegal drugs or alcohol, could’ve stayed out of prison, didn’t party as much, took care of themselves, etc. And they get asked the question about their careers, what if. That’s not Bo Jackson and the career that he had.

At some point, I think Bo would’ve had to choose either baseball or football and became the best baseball or football player that he could’ve been. He was essentially a full-time baseball player, who played for the Los Angeles Raiders in the offseason.

But who knows how good of an outfielder and hitter that Bo would’ve been, had he been playing for the Kansas City Royals or another MLB club, full-time, in the 1990s. As great and cool as it might be to be a great two-sport athlete, it takes a tole on you physically and mentally. Who knows who great a running back had Bo been, had he played for the Los Angeles Raiders full-time and didn’t play baseball in the spring and summer. We’ll never know, of course.

I’m not saying that playing two sports is the reason why Bo Jackson broke his hip on what look like a simple running play and gain, that he had against the Cincinnati Bengals, during the 1990 AFC Divisional Playoff. But like I said earlier, Bo is not a what if because of bad or illegal habits that he was involved when he wasn’t playing baseball or football.

But, Bo might be a what if, because he was simply too talented and didn’t have enough discipline to decide for himself that he needed to be the best baseball or football player that he could’ve been and let nature take its course. But it’s his life and decision to make and his responsibility to live with.

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ABC Sports: FBS 1984-Sugar Bowl-Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Louisiana Tigers: Full Game

Source:ABC Sports– with the intro of the 1985 Sugar Bowl.

“This video is a telecast, broadcast, and production of ABC. I claim no ownership of this material, and do not profit from it in any way. This video is intended for historical and educational viewing purposes.”

From BM Boldt

An interesting matchup for a Sugar Bowl, because you have a power football oriented Big 12 football team in the Nebraska Cornhuskers, on both sides of the ball, where they probably ran the ball seventy to eighty percent of the time, including their quarterback, with a big strong offensive line as well and big and strong on defense.

The Cornhuskers essentially playing a spread offense Louisiana Tigers team, that spread the defense out with three receivers or more, looking for one on one mismatch advantages that they could take advantage of, with their speed receivers and running backs and throwing the ball quickly.

So in a matchup like that where both teams move the ball very well and score a lot of points, but does it differently, it is the defense that plays the best and adjust the best that generally wins the game.

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ABC Sports: FBS 1986- Sugar Bowl: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Louisiana Tigers: Full Game

Source:ABC Sports– with the intros to this Sugar Bowl.

“This video is a telecast, broadcast, and production of ABC. I claim no ownership of this material, and do not profit from it in any way. This video is intended for historical and educational viewing purposes.”

From BM Boldt

Bill Arnsparger last season at LSU and going out in a big bowl game.

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Carl Milton: FBS 1983: Cotton Bowl- Georgia Bulldogs vs Texas Longhorns: Full Game

Source:Carl Milton– with the 1984 Cotton Bowl.

“Georgia Bulldog fans never have to look at their watches when they are in Texas…because it will always be 10 to 9…

I do not own the rights to this video and do not profit in any way.”

From Carl Milton

A Cotton Bowl with national championship implications.

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Carl Milton: SEC Football 1982: Georgia Bulldogs vs Florida Gators: Full Game

Source:Carl Milton– with a look at the Georgia Bulldogs.

“Herschel Walker and the undefeated Georgia Bulldogs put a whooping on the Florida Gators 44-0 at The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail party. Walker basically sealed the Heisman Trophy in this game, rushing for over 200 yards by midway through the third quarter. I do not own the rights to this video and do not profit from it in any way,”

From Carl Milton

This rivalry is even better today, then it was thirty years ago.

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ESPN: FBS 1992- Hall of Fame Bowl- Boston Eagles vs Tennessee Volunteers: Full Game

Source:ESPN– with the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl.

“All video footage is copyright of ABC but legally reproduced here in conjunction with Fair Use laws.

1/1/1993 Hall of Fame Bowl. Coach Fulmer’s first official game as head coach.”

From Larry Smith

An interesting coaching matchup with Tom Coughlin of Boston who would later lead the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars to the 1996 NFL Playoffs, including the 1996 AFC Championship and the 1999 AFC Championship. But before Jacksonville, he rebuilt the Boston Eagles football program that hadn’t been very good at all since Doug Flutie left in 1985.

Tom Coughlin also coached with the New York Giants and has won two Super Bowls and probably headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame by the time he retires. And of course Phil Fulmer at Tennessee who took over for the great Johnny Majors in Knoxville and would lead the Volunteers to the first ever BCS National Championship in 1998 and win the first ever BCS National Championship. The year after Peyton Manning left for the NFL. So two very well coached teams at great schools playing in each other in a bowl game.

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ABC Sports: FBS 1997- Georgia Bulldogs @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: Full Game

Source:ABC Sports– with the 97 Georgia-Georgia Tech game.

“Georgia defeats Georgia Tech on 27-24 on a late Mike Bobo to Corey Allen touchdown pass. It was Georgia’s seventh win in a row in the series and Jim Donnan’s last.”

From Old Gym Jag

The battle of the Peach State.

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