It’s so hard to believe it’s been 31 years. These guys had a swagger back then and backed it up. I know they never won it but they made for some great tv. I’m so glad I got to watch every one of these games live and man I was glued to the tv. I’m so grateful now that I’m getting older.
Bad rap? How? They were hyped and lived up to it, sort of. Duke wiped the floor with them in 1992 and Webber went brain dead in 1993. Got to two finals but couldn’t get it done. Personally, I can’t stand Jalen Rose and Webbers fake street tough attitude at Michigan was hilarious.
Fab 5 was my favorite college squad of all time. I also loved UNC and Arkansas around this time. I was around 15 during this season. I remember the late Jalen Rose runner that Jimmy King put back but I did not realize how much they were down in the first half and could’ve easily never made it out of first weekend. People don’t realize the passion and fight this era of college ball had.
Remember watching this game when I was 14 years old crying because I thought UCLA would pull this off,Jimmy Kings putback got us the win,And we went all the way to the infamous Webber timeout smh.Most exciting college bball team besides UNLV.
Thank God the NCAA adopted the Pod system. I realize that Michigan did alright, but for a number one seed from Michigan to play a 2nd rd game in Tucson, AZ? Insane.
I disagree. People forget that Michigan didn't even win their conference that year. Out of UNC, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan someone had to go out west. The other three won their conference.
Chris Webber is one of the five best players to come out of the State of Michigan. Ever. Spencer Haywood, Magic Johnson, Emoni Bates, Chris Webber, Dan Majerle. Many others but Thunder Dan was a beast. That's a tough 5 right there.
Emoni Bates is the biggest waste of undeveloped talent since Roy Tarpley. Yup, drank the Kool Aid. Guilty as charged. No one outworked Dan Majerle. Toughest white boy to ever play at St. Cecilia's. Ask anyone who's played there.
Back in the days without the pod system. A team like Michigan could be a #1 seed and play its first two games in Tucson against a Pac 10 team. Very unfair.
Indiana won the Big Ten that year so they got the #1 in the Midwest. Kentucky and UNC were the other 1's that year. It wasn't unfair or a punishment, it was the only place they could go unless you wanted to give them a 2. The "dream team" of college basketball didn't even win their own conference. So people need to relax with the whole unfair thing.
@@mikejames3471 The complaint isn't that they were #1 in the West, but that they had to play a de facto road game in the tournament even as a #1 seed. The pod system ended that kind of thing.
I know he has that 1995 title, but Jim Harrick had a lot of bad tourney losses with the Bruins: Penn State '91 106-79 vs. Indiana in the '92 Elite 8 This Michigan game Giving up 100 pts to Tulsa in '94 Princeton
Well that Tulsa team that was coached by tubby Smith did made it to the sweet 16 eliminated by "my" eventual champion Arkansas razorbacks they also beat a great Oklahoma State team the next round. And i don't wanna talk about 1995 the first full time that i watch a college championship basketball game that i thought the hogs would repeat.
@@overratedgm5713 Princeton was not better than 96 UCLA. They just played a better game and were outcoached by the soon to be fired for NCAA rules violating Harrick
@@Riles3152 I don't know, I'd say Steve Goodrich and Sydney Johnson were better than Toby Bailey, Jelani McCoy, Charles O'Bannon, Kris Johnson, and Cameron Dollar.
UCLA won In 63 64. Then 66. In 67 freshman were ineligible to play but Bruins had their annual Frosh vs Varsity game before season. Freshman beat the Varsity by 28. Went on to go 87-2 with 3 titles.
"Sophomores" in 1993. They was much better in 1993 than in 1992 and should of won it vs the George Lynch and Eric Montross (RIP) led UNC team coached by Dean Edward Smith of course!
Harrick wins it all in 1995 and the next year he's gone; Holland takes UCLA to the final four three years in a row and he's let lose because there's not enough offense to get big crowds in to Pauley Pavillion. Makes one wonder what the definition of success was at that time.
Everyone remembers the classic 1993 Final Four but its easy to forget that the Fab Five very nearly didn't survive the first weekend of that year's tournament. Horrible job by the officials at the end - there was nothing controversial at all about the play. Shot was easily off in time, ball clearly hit the rim, it was put back. It should not have taken 5 minutes to figure that out.
Amazed me that the announcers couldn’t tell or didn’t realize that the ball had clearly hit the rim and was a put back. Took them a long time to realize that
Don't know why CBS felt the need to change their NCAA theme over twice, especially since they've kept a variation of the current one since (22 years). One audio clip didn't have the corresponding video to match: Al McGuire with the missing James Forrest winner for Ga Tech over USC in 92 second round
❤it because it was against Bill S------in mouth Walton old team who always talk about we played team ball what do you think other teams played a------h----just played it differently 😅😅😅
tyus edney could have won this game at the buzzer i think he should have tried to go for the layup instead of passing the ball.the worst is he would have been fouled.
As much as people hated Michigan the one thing you can never take from them is the fact that they pulled some huge upsets that year and provided some wonderful entertainment. They won the Rainbow Classic and they knocked off a great Indiana team at home. The Big Ten this season was stacked and gave you 5 teams to the tournament. Fun to watch. Had they been more disciplined they would have beaten NC.
@@josephhowell8158 too fast to tell during real time. Tip of the foot appeared still down in replay on the court. Above definitely looked questionable.
@@williamelliott3035 Have you watched the fab five 30 for 30. He clearly traveled and the refs missed it. Jalen Rose even admitted to chris travelling. So you cant argue with me. Go watch the 30 for 30. He took two steps. I kind of dragged his foot and therefore it was a travel but i guess they still lost the game. Im not a unc fan so there is no bias in my argument.
@@josephhowell8158Are you talkling about the UCLA game or the Carolina game. Stevie Wonder saw the travel in UNC game come on man. DUH!!!!! My conversation is the UCLA game which this video is showing. I am telling you what I see. I can see why it was missed. Laettner did the same plenty.
George Reeves: Easy, the selection committee left the other 1's, (Indiana, Kentucky and UNC) in their right regions. The best place they could have sent Michigan was either in the Midwest or Southeast. Problem was Indiana and Kentucky were the overall 1 and 2 seeds, which gave them the right to be place in their right region. Also, the teams out west, PAC 10, etc, were not better then Michigan, hence, they put Michigan in the West Region. Also, it wasn't uncommon for the NCAA selection committee to place a team out in the West Region. They did that to Chris Mullin and St. John's in 1985 and sent them to the West, even though they were perhaps the 2nd best team in the country behind Patrick Ewing's Georgetown.
Not critical but the 89 Michigan squad wouldn't never fall apart in a championship game this Michigan team did they just couldn't finish in the clutch like the 89 Michigan team did they just gave up so if you come to Michigan like bo shambecler said no what it means to be a wolverine we don't give up we fight for the win
@@edmerc92 Tru, but that Seton team was playing like a #1 seed the way they destroyed Indiana and UNLV in the west regional semis and finals. And did it to dook in the FF too.
And how many years did Michigan get put on probation for all the improper benefits the Fab Five received? I'd say the Fab Five got pretty much what they deserved in the end... back-to-back losses in the title game. The Blue Devils and Tar Heels popped that ass!!
It’s so hard to believe it’s been 31 years. These guys had a swagger back then and backed it up. I know they never won it but they made for some great tv. I’m so glad I got to watch every one of these games live and man I was glued to the tv. I’m so grateful now that I’m getting older.
Still one of my favorite all time college games.
Maaaaan Jimmy King that was so clutch!!
I was a huge Mitchell Butler fan as a kid.
The Fab Five got a bad rap, but they played some got dam good ball...
instablaster
Hard to make it to 2 natty games in a row and not. Especially as all freshmen starting. Then to go back as sophomores. Steve was underrated then too.
Bad rap? How? They were hyped and lived up to it, sort of. Duke wiped the floor with them in 1992 and Webber went brain dead in 1993. Got to two finals but couldn’t get it done. Personally, I can’t stand Jalen Rose and Webbers fake street tough attitude at Michigan was hilarious.
@jrn2121 Duke took control of that game the last 6 mins of that game that's hardly wiping the floor A---------H---------😂😂
This was one of the best games ever.
moomoo hakim for Michigan to come back the way they did is by far one of my favorite games
It was
I'm amazed that the officials were so confused about the clock at the end. Terrible.
Fab 5 was my favorite college squad of all time. I also loved UNC and Arkansas around this time. I was around 15 during this season. I remember the late Jalen Rose runner that Jimmy King put back but I did not realize how much they were down in the first half and could’ve easily never made it out of first weekend. People don’t realize the passion and fight this era of college ball had.
Remember watching this game when I was 14 years old crying because I thought UCLA would pull this off,Jimmy Kings putback got us the win,And we went all the way to the infamous Webber timeout smh.Most exciting college bball team besides UNLV.
I thought it was Ray Jackson that had the put back.
We?
@@TL2354 Yea Michigan I'm from Michigan anything else??
@@GangsterofloveSpacecowboy Watch the game its a easy click!
Nantz and Raftery in the studio at the half and Greg Gumbel calling the game. Crazy stuff...
I don’t know why UCLA was all pissed ...they blew it and it was the right call at the end. I’d be mad too if I blew it like that though!
Thank God the NCAA adopted the Pod system. I realize that Michigan did alright, but for a number one seed from Michigan to play a 2nd rd game in Tucson, AZ? Insane.
I disagree. People forget that Michigan didn't even win their conference that year. Out of UNC, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan someone had to go out west. The other three won their conference.
@@mikejames3471 A 1 seed shouldn't play a road game against a 9 seed. A different 9 seed should have been in Tucson.
Pod system is awful too. 2 seeds play away games in the first round lol
Chris Webber is one of the five best players to come out of the State of Michigan. Ever.
Spencer Haywood, Magic Johnson, Emoni Bates, Chris Webber, Dan Majerle. Many others but Thunder Dan was a beast.
That's a tough 5 right there.
Steve Smith over Bates.
Jay Rich, Dray Dray, Doug Smith, Burton, Knight, Glen Rice, Monty...
@@randy_jmazure5671 no doubt Steve Smith and Glen Rice
Lmao Emoni Bates how about D.Coleman or Steve Smith even Draymond Green
Dan was better than George Gervin, Curtis Jones, Ralph Simpson, Derrick Coleman, Johnny Davis and Roy Tarpley? C'mon now, get real
Emoni Bates is the biggest waste of undeveloped talent since Roy Tarpley. Yup, drank the Kool Aid. Guilty as charged.
No one outworked Dan Majerle. Toughest white boy to ever play at St. Cecilia's. Ask anyone who's played there.
Back in the days without the pod system. A team like Michigan could be a #1 seed and play its first two games in Tucson against a Pac 10 team. Very unfair.
And mainstream hated Michigan as well. I'm sure this was a punishment of some sorts as well.
Indiana won the Big Ten that year so they got the #1 in the Midwest. Kentucky and UNC were the other 1's that year. It wasn't unfair or a punishment, it was the only place they could go unless you wanted to give them a 2. The "dream team" of college basketball didn't even win their own conference. So people need to relax with the whole unfair thing.
@@mikejames3471 Just call them the n-words, you mayo eating p.o.s. It's so obvious you want to.
Just pointing out the truth you a-hole
@@mikejames3471 The complaint isn't that they were #1 in the West, but that they had to play a de facto road game in the tournament even as a #1 seed. The pod system ended that kind of thing.
Jimmy King saved the game and then won the game off of two hustle plays... Webber, Howard, Rose.... King was clutch in this one
Aww Jack Tripper and Christine Sullivan. I completely forgot about that short lived sitcom. Billy Bob was in that too.
Ed O’Bannon “CHOKED” the 2nd half
Such a classic game!
I know he has that 1995 title, but Jim Harrick had a lot of bad tourney losses with the Bruins:
Penn State '91
106-79 vs. Indiana in the '92 Elite 8
This Michigan game
Giving up 100 pts to Tulsa in '94
Princeton
Well that Tulsa team that was coached by tubby Smith did made it to the sweet 16 eliminated by "my" eventual champion Arkansas razorbacks they also beat a great Oklahoma State team the next round. And i don't wanna talk about 1995 the first full time that i watch a college championship basketball game that i thought the hogs would repeat.
How is a 9-seed losing to a 1 a bad loss
To be fair, regarding the loss to Princeton, they simply lost to a better team.
@@overratedgm5713 Princeton was not better than 96 UCLA. They just played a better game and were outcoached by the soon to be fired for NCAA rules violating Harrick
@@Riles3152 I don't know, I'd say Steve Goodrich and Sydney Johnson were better than Toby Bailey, Jelani McCoy, Charles O'Bannon, Kris Johnson, and Cameron Dollar.
Calbert Chaenny was College player of the year that year.
ken wesaw he played for Bonny Knight at Indiana, he got drafted to the Bullets in the ‘93 draft if I remember correctly.
This UCLA team played with the same heart their 2021 team did, but just fell a bit shorter this round than 2021.
Those commercials!
Devin McCauley I know right such a trip
Also cannot believe 31 years have past.
Still trips me out how only a few players in this game had good NBA careers..
5.... y'all my boys but no domination like them runnin rebels with LJ and Augmon
Would’ve been a hell of a game.
FAB FIVE FOREVER
TREND SETTERS
Changed college basketball
😎🏀👌
Greatest freshmen group, ever.
UCLA won In 63 64. Then 66. In 67 freshman were ineligible to play but Bruins had their annual Frosh vs Varsity game before season. Freshman beat the Varsity by 28. Went on to go 87-2 with 3 titles.
"Sophomores" in 1993. They was much better in 1993 than in 1992 and should of won it vs the George Lynch and Eric Montross (RIP) led UNC team coached by Dean Edward Smith of course!
Michigan in the west regional against UCLA as a 1seed ? 🤯conspiracy 🤔🤔
Yes, how dare the comittee place a team who didnt win their own conference and got beat twice by Indiana in the west.
@@rawn4203 they were odd man out .. Carolina in East , Kentucky Southeast ... Indiana Midwest ..
2 years later a Banner in Westwood
Watching Juwan Howard vs UCLA part 2 right now.
They play Tuesday
Harrick wins it all in 1995 and the next year he's gone; Holland takes UCLA to the final four three years in a row and he's let lose because there's not enough offense to get big crowds in to Pauley Pavillion. Makes one wonder what the definition of success was at that time.
Who’s here after UCLA got revenge in 2021
Everyone remembers the classic 1993 Final Four but its easy to forget that the Fab Five very nearly didn't survive the first weekend of that year's tournament.
Horrible job by the officials at the end - there was nothing controversial at all about the play. Shot was easily off in time, ball clearly hit the rim, it was put back. It should not have taken 5 minutes to figure that out.
Amazed me that the announcers couldn’t tell or didn’t realize that the ball had clearly hit the rim and was a put back. Took them a long time to realize that
Don't know why CBS felt the need to change their NCAA theme over twice, especially since they've kept a variation of the current one since (22 years). One audio clip didn't have the corresponding video to match: Al McGuire with the missing James Forrest winner for Ga Tech over USC in 92 second round
1993-2004 theme was as hype and equivalent to the roundball rock theme of the NBA on NBC both great themes of the 90s to early 2000s.
If they hadn't pulled out the comeback, maybe Webber stays another year? Lots of maybes.
@Hustlehardhitler mrantiracism I don't think the timeout had to do with it. He was the #1 NBA prospect.
I taped this game UCLA should have won this game they had a big lead Webber was a man among boys he had at least 8 dunks in this game.
1:33:30 Get ready for the loudest f-word in basketball history that didn't get called a technical in 7 seconds.
I noticed the many effects you used.
He left the camera stabilizer on when he uploaded this game.
I thought Michigan was cooked 🍳
2021.
Early nineties McDonald's ads the food looked better
Tasted better too.
@@InazumaStudios1 Did bro the food was better
Love they beat Bill Walton old school B--------- A----------bill
❤it because it was against Bill S------in mouth Walton old team who always talk about we played team ball what do you think other teams played a------h----just played it differently 😅😅😅
$2.99 😮
tyus edney could have won this game at the buzzer i think he should have tried to go for the layup instead of passing the ball.the worst is he would have been fouled.
As much as people hated Michigan the one thing you can never take from them is the fact that they pulled some huge upsets that year and provided some wonderful entertainment. They won the Rainbow Classic and they knocked off a great Indiana team at home. The Big Ten this season was stacked and gave you 5 teams to the tournament. Fun to watch. Had they been more disciplined they would have beaten NC.
Well they missed that traveling call on Chris Webber before the timeout
@@josephhowell8158 too fast to tell during real time. Tip of the foot appeared still down in replay on the court. Above definitely looked questionable.
@@williamelliott3035 Have you watched the fab five 30 for 30. He clearly traveled and the refs missed it. Jalen Rose even admitted to chris travelling. So you cant argue with me. Go watch the 30 for 30. He took two steps. I kind of dragged his foot and therefore it was a travel but i guess they still lost the game. Im not a unc fan so there is no bias in my argument.
@@josephhowell8158Are you talkling about the UCLA game or the Carolina game. Stevie Wonder saw the travel in UNC game come on man. DUH!!!!! My conversation is the UCLA game which this video is showing. I am telling you what I see. I can see why it was missed. Laettner did the same plenty.
@@williamelliott3035 the unc national championship game
How is Michigan in the west🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
George Reeves cuz we’re the champions of it 😜
George Reeves: Easy, the selection committee left the other 1's, (Indiana, Kentucky and UNC) in their right regions. The best place they could have sent Michigan was either in the Midwest or Southeast. Problem was Indiana and Kentucky were the overall 1 and 2 seeds, which gave them the right to be place in their right region. Also, the teams out west, PAC 10, etc, were not better then Michigan, hence, they put Michigan in the West Region.
Also, it wasn't uncommon for the NCAA selection committee to place a team out in the West Region. They did that to Chris Mullin and St. John's in 1985 and sent them to the West, even though they were perhaps the 2nd best team in the country behind Patrick Ewing's Georgetown.
@@BDQ1975 But in retrospect, Nova was able to finally beat Gtown in the tourney when it mattered most.
Not critical but the 89 Michigan squad wouldn't never fall apart in a championship game this Michigan team did they just couldn't finish in the clutch like the 89 Michigan team did they just gave up so if you come to Michigan like bo shambecler said no what it means to be a wolverine we don't give up we fight for the win
Apples and oranges. The 89 team got to play a 3 seed (Seton Hall) in the final. The Fab Five had to play two 1 seeds in their two finals.
@@edmerc92 Tru, but that Seton team was playing like a #1 seed the way they destroyed Indiana and UNLV in the west regional semis and finals. And did it to dook in the FF too.
shot hit board not rim should not have reset.
Check at 1:50:36.
oH your blind as fuck , it hit rim
So obvious that it hit the rim.
Hit the front of the rim on the way down. Should not have even been in question.
Were you born this stupid or did it come on later in life?
And how many years did Michigan get put on probation for all the improper benefits the Fab Five received? I'd say the Fab Five got pretty much what they deserved in the end... back-to-back losses in the title game. The Blue Devils and Tar Heels popped that ass!!
Don't matter people like you always hating but when Michigan winning you on there jock strap
Ahhh yes the man who ruined NCAA games.. Ed O’Bannon... 🤦♂️
What a game!!