The craziest of comebacks I mean the cold weather and frozen turf. The fact that Joe Montana left the game with flu like symptoms and came back in to help lead the incredible comeback is legendary. He actually turned the ball over 3 times in the second half and Notre Dame had the ball inside the 15 yard line and came away empty but still somehow found a way to win the game. I remember watching it on TV and couldn't believe it.
The game temp, which stayed in the low 20s, is cold but not THAT cold. The problem was the wind. At the time, and up until around the mid-2000s, the Cotton Bowl was mostly open on the north end (it actually is north/northwest in orientation). It had lower level seating but not upper level at the time. The wind cut through there and was a nightmare. I wasn't at the game but was in DFW on the day and went out for short periods, and you did not want to be out. If you were, you wanted to be moving around. The wind was blistering cold and miserable. I can't imagine sitting out in it for 3 hours. About 2 years prior to this game, I sat in Texas Stadium for a high school game in temps in the mid-to-high 20s with little to no wind and that was bad enough.
People forget about this when thinking about this game, but Notre Dame's offense was going nowhere in the fourth quarter (stalled drives and punts) but when *Steve Cichy* returned that blocked punt for a TD at 32:41 it gave the Irish some much needed momentum and hope. That blocked punt return for a TD was HUGE and it may have been the second most important play of the game behind Montana's game-winning 8-yard TD pass to *Kris Haines.* Cichy's return just gave Montana a chance to say I got this and as they say the rest was history.
And that, my friends, was the last game Joe played in collage. Everything was golden from here on out! For those of you unfamiliar with the FIRST Golden Duo, Joe Montana and Bill Walsh. Back them Bill B. was a special teams coach with the New York Giants. Tom B. was a 3 year old, but would soon have Joe Montana posters on his wall.
BEING FROM THE MIDWEST AS A KID YES I LOVED NOTRE DAME THIS WAS THE FIRST BOWL GAME I EVERY WATCH BUT I END UP PLAYING FOR PURDUE NOW I BLEED BLACK IN GOLD BOILER UP LOL
At 10:57 of the video, the score is shown as 12-7; at 17:14, it's 17-12, even though the only scoring play that we see between those times is a field goal by the Cougars! Has no one else made this observation?
Defensive back *Dave Waymer* (#34) and *Bobby Leopold* (#61) were juniors during this game and they would join *Joe Montana* in San Francisco in 1980. Waymer (RIP) was a teammate of Montana's with the 49ers near the end of Montana's career (1990-1991) while Leopold was a teammate of Montana's during his prime (1980-1983). Just think of the stories 😮😊 they could have (Waymer) and can (Leopold) tell you about Montana when he was in college and when he was in his prime and near the end of his NFL career.
Anybody else notice the player who went through the middle of the band when they ran out on the field?! haha That would have been me. The entire team going one way amd me the other thinking the teaam is right behind me
I wonder who those clowns were standing on the sideline and blocking our view of the tying touchdown forever!? They sure didn't look like they belonged there! 😠
@@leeshackelford7517 some of the greatest moments in sports history always come down to such moments. Games that come down to the wire are the most memorable. As technology improves, we just have to be better at officiating.
I've read that Haines admitted to being out of bounds, but I've never heard him say it. And while it looks like he is out of bounds from the camera angle, the ref in front of the play called a TD and the one behind it didn't signal him out, so maybe he actually was in bounds. The reason Houston lost that game is that Yeoman made a mistake by not taking the punt, which would have made ND go 45 yards for a score instead of about 30.
Lol Montana played horrible the whole game, turned the ball over like 3 times in 4th quarter. He's just lucky the Notre Dame defense stepped up and Houston's turnovers
you got that right...he should have been named The Player Of The Game...for Houston...I know the weather was bad, but many of his throws were terrible...but obviously he got better in the NFL, a lot better...
By far the coldest game I ever went too, my brother wanted to leave but a friend of mine and I refused, we were so glad we didn't.
The craziest of comebacks I mean the cold weather and frozen turf. The fact that Joe Montana left the game with flu like symptoms and came back in to help lead the incredible comeback is legendary. He actually turned the ball over 3 times in the second half and Notre Dame had the ball inside the 15 yard line and came away empty but still somehow found a way to win the game. I remember watching it on TV and couldn't believe it.
The Houston punt team lost this game
This was the most important bowl game that New Years, and remains in the collective memory far more fiercely than the natty.
The game temp, which stayed in the low 20s, is cold but not THAT cold. The problem was the wind. At the time, and up until around the mid-2000s, the Cotton Bowl was mostly open on the north end (it actually is north/northwest in orientation). It had lower level seating but not upper level at the time. The wind cut through there and was a nightmare. I wasn't at the game but was in DFW on the day and went out for short periods, and you did not want to be out. If you were, you wanted to be moving around. The wind was blistering cold and miserable. I can't imagine sitting out in it for 3 hours. About 2 years prior to this game, I sat in Texas Stadium for a high school game in temps in the mid-to-high 20s with little to no wind and that was bad enough.
People forget about this when thinking about this game, but Notre Dame's offense was going nowhere in the fourth quarter (stalled drives and punts) but when *Steve Cichy* returned that blocked punt for a TD at 32:41 it gave the Irish some much needed momentum and hope. That blocked punt return for a TD was HUGE and it may have been the second most important play of the game behind Montana's game-winning 8-yard TD pass to *Kris Haines.* Cichy's return just gave Montana a chance to say I got this and as they say the rest was history.
And that, my friends, was the last game Joe played in collage. Everything was golden from here on out! For those of you unfamiliar with the FIRST Golden Duo, Joe Montana and Bill Walsh. Back them Bill B. was a special teams coach with the New York Giants. Tom B. was a 3 year old, but would soon have Joe Montana posters on his wall.
THE GREATEST!
BEING FROM THE MIDWEST AS A KID YES I LOVED NOTRE DAME THIS WAS THE FIRST BOWL GAME I EVERY WATCH BUT I END UP PLAYING FOR PURDUE NOW I BLEED BLACK IN GOLD BOILER UP LOL
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At 10:57 of the video, the score is shown as 12-7; at 17:14, it's 17-12, even though the only scoring play that we see between those times is a field goal by the Cougars! Has no one else made this observation?
Defensive back *Dave Waymer* (#34) and *Bobby Leopold* (#61) were juniors during this game and they would join *Joe Montana* in San Francisco in 1980. Waymer (RIP) was a teammate of Montana's with the 49ers near the end of Montana's career (1990-1991) while Leopold was a teammate of Montana's during his prime (1980-1983). Just think of the stories 😮😊 they could have (Waymer) and can (Leopold) tell you about Montana when he was in college and when he was in his prime and near the end of his NFL career.
My dad went to this game with a friend who went to Uof H.
Anybody else notice the player who went through the middle of the band when they ran out on the field?! haha That would have been me. The entire team going one way amd me the other thinking the teaam is right behind me
LOL! I had to go back and watch it, lol! I'll never be able to watch this game again and not see that! 😆 What position did you play?
@@Mr.56Goldtop Quarterback. Probably half concussed at the end of the season too
Damn! I hope you don't have any lingering affects!
Super Joe, The Comeback Kid.
I wonder who those clowns were standing on the sideline and blocking our view of the tying touchdown forever!? They sure didn't look like they belonged there! 😠
did Haines ever leave, seems like he played half the seventies there
Gong for it on 4th was a bad decision. Bill Yoeman blew it.
Its bad enough living in Canada with -6 CELSIUS but -6 Fahrenheit is wayyyyyyyy worse
I remember seeing icicles hanging down from the goal cross bar.
Instant replay would have given the Coogs a win here. Montana was great in the second half but that was out of bounds and the receiver admitted it.
You know what else would have given them the win? Not blowing a 22 point lead in the 4th quarter.
@@jpowers55 That and also an instant replay.
@@Bobby_Roy not screwing up is key
NEVER leave it in the hands of a ref or instant replay....
@@leeshackelford7517 some of the greatest moments in sports history always come down to such moments. Games that come down to the wire are the most memorable. As technology improves, we just have to be better at officiating.
I've read that Haines admitted to being out of bounds, but I've never heard him say it. And while it looks like he is out of bounds from the camera angle, the ref in front of the play called a TD and the one behind it didn't signal him out, so maybe he actually was in bounds. The reason Houston lost that game is that Yeoman made a mistake by not taking the punt, which would have made ND go 45 yards for a score instead of about 30.
Chicken soup game
Cotton "Ice" Bowl
Lol Montana played horrible the whole game, turned the ball over like 3 times in 4th quarter. He's just lucky the Notre Dame defense stepped up and Houston's turnovers
you got that right...he should have been named The Player Of The Game...for Houston...I know the weather was bad, but many of his throws were terrible...but obviously he got better in the NFL, a lot better...
The only thing that matters is the final score.
32:31 the lamest commentary of all time
Lol
Chicken soup anyone?
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