This news coverage is terrible. It shows first down (spike), another play (run), 4th down (spike), and 5th down (score). Showing 4 plays to demonstrate a team getting 5 downs, then calling a play "2nd down" with some vague reference to the play marker, then saying it's 4th down on the next play... confusing as hell, and just as bad as what the refs did really.
No, it shows a spike on 1st down, 2nd down is a run by Bieniemy to the 1..3rd down is a run by Bieniemy that gets stuffed at the 1 as he is trying to leap over the pile. 4th down is a spike, 5th down is QB keeper
A young Fred Hickman! I was born in 1973 in Seattle, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I remember watching Fred Hickman on CNN Sports! Van Earl Wright, too! Great memories. 1989-1991 was a VERY happy time of my life.
@@thud9797 I also looked him up on Wikipedia less than a year ago, wondering what he was up to. I came across the unwelcome news that he had passed away. Great man. I loved Fred Hickman.
One of those what might have beens. If the downs had been correct, Colorado might still have won. The Buffalos spiked the ball on what was supposed to be fourth down, thinking it was third down. Had the marker been correct Colorado would have probably run a play. That could have resulted in the go ahead score.
@@michaelcole9171 I'll agree it was a very close play but the referee signaled touchdown. Now let's talk about who really cheated before the game, by watering down their fake grass, so Colorado's much faster running backs were constantly slipping in the game. Missouri came out for the game with their foul weather cleats on. I wonder how they knew the field would be so slick?
I was at this game 20 years ago and I can tell you refs where paid off !! what all the refs on the field could not count !!! ??? And All the MU fans was yelling fifth down that was before the ball was snapped !! I do remember that on the fifth down that it did not make it then either !! The better replays show it and that is why the fans though we won!!! BS but that is how is always goes for Missouri !!!
If Georgia Tech had played CU, they would have been slaughtered. CU's non conference games that year were Tennessee, Stanford, Illinois, Texas and Washington. 2 at home, 2 on the road and 1 at a neutral site. Of course they also had to play Nebraska, Oklahoma and Notre Dame. That year they played 8 teams who were ranked at the time they played them. Of the thirteen games they played, 6 were at home but 7 were away. Maybe one of the toughest schedules anyone has ever played. GT did have a nice win against Virginia that year, oh and against Chattanooga.
You tied Duke! And they went winless that year. Slow your roll Andrew. Sorry for the reply 10 years later, I know that makes me the ultimate Delta Bravo but whaddayagonnado. Have a good day.
@@magnumxlpi 50 million Americans don't have any kind of insurance. Two-thirds of all bankruptcies in the US happen because of medical bills. But as long as you are provided for, who gives a fuck about other people? How American of you!
Stuff like this, the "clipping penalty" in the Orange Bowl vs. Notre Dame and that Illinois loss are why I think Georgia Tech should've won the title outright.
That clipping penalty was a legitimate foul and Notre Dame would not have scored without the illegal block. It was definitely the correct call. CU played 7 ranked teams, and 3 top 10 teams in 1990 (the most ranked opponents and top 10 opponents) of any team in the nation, and only lost 1 game. They were undefeated against top 10 teams. They were head and shoulders the better team over Georgia Tech. It wasn't even close. Georgia Tech did not deserve even a split championship. The only reason Georgia Tech won the Coaches Poll is because Tom Osborne refused to vote for CU at all - not even in the top 25. He was a complete ass who lacked any sportsmanship. He voted his own team #1 and Georgia Tech #2 - even though Georgia Tech beat his team in the Citrus Bowl. That's why the coaches poll is a complete joke.
@@thecatsfan Despite the fifth down I think Colorado should have won the title outright. That year, they faced FOUR conference champions that year. They tied Tennessee (SEC Champion), loss to Illinois (Big Ten co-champions) and beaten Washington (Pac-10 Champion) and Texas (Southwest Conference champion). Went undefeated in the Big 8 with wins over Nebraska and Oklahoma.
All the whiners from Mizzou and even Nebraska have blamed Colorado for this mishap. What are the officials for, especially the one running the downs marker? I think is was a head coach and definitely the defensive coach, I would have a pretty good idea what down it was during the last minutes of a game. All they had to do was count to four. I don't believe CU would have spiked the ball on 4th down. I don't even think Nebraska would have if it had been them.
How could you possibly change the outcome of the game, without replaying the game? Colorado thinking it was 3rd down when it was really 4th down, downed the ball to stop the clock and talk about it. Colorado would not have done that unless they thought it was 3rd down. On fifth down Missouri was lined up ready to play also thinking it was 4th down. I get so tired of everyone claiming CU stole that game. If there was a crime committed that day, it was made by that artificial turf in Missouri. CU players slipped running with the ball over 30. Was that a football field or an ice skating area? CU would have scored a lot more points if not for that evil turf.
@Let's Go Brandon 2024 for the last time, and I want you to read this very slowly. On fourth down when the markers said it was 3rd down, CU spiked the ball to stop the clock. They would not have done that if they had known it was really 4th down. On the next play Missouri was lined up to play. They weren't complaining that it would be the fifth down, they were also ready for what Missouri thought was fourth down. Missouri didn't go to a bowl game that year because they later lost to Nebraska which ended their bowl hopes. Oh and by the way, Brandon is a little punk!
You should have had the title outright despite this game. Georgia Tech finished the 1990 season at 11-0-1, Colorados record was 10-1-1, that's BS. GT Yellow Jackets deserved to be sole National Champs. Its a shame.
Colorado finished 11-1-1, they played 8 ranked teams that year, GT played 3. CU non conference games that year were against Tennessee, Stanford, Illinois, Texas, and Washington, only 2 of those games were in Boulder. They also played Nebraska, Oklahoma and Notre Dame. You had one great win, against Virginia. You were lucky to share, because you were not in the same league with Colorado that year by a long shot!
@@dwighta8215 Now that is funny, Miami started out as the number one in the preseason, and then they choked against BYU in the first game. A BYU team who would go on to lose 3 more games against WAC opponents. Miami played 4 raked teams, Colorado played 8, 3 at home and 5 away. Miami also lost to Notre Dame, and Colorado beat Notre Dame. Your prediction is based on nothing but your hope.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Japanese-American. Fan of Washington, Oregon and Oregon State. Every team seems to have a "Bogey Man," and UCLA has been the Bogey Man for Washington. Had we not lost at HOME in 1990, we might have been a "3 Way Co-National Champion," with Georgia Tech and Colorado. Besides UCLA, we lost at Colorado early in the season. Missed opportunity.
This news coverage is terrible. It shows first down (spike), another play (run), 4th down (spike), and 5th down (score).
Showing 4 plays to demonstrate a team getting 5 downs, then calling a play "2nd down" with some vague reference to the play marker, then saying it's 4th down on the next play... confusing as hell, and just as bad as what the refs did really.
bunyip it is CNN lol the fake news network!
Watch closely...CNN showed five plays while only describing four.
No, it shows a spike on 1st down, 2nd down is a run by Bieniemy to the 1..3rd down is a run by Bieniemy that gets stuffed at the 1 as he is trying to leap over the pile. 4th down is a spike, 5th down is QB keeper
hahaha the "Big 8 Commissioner". That is awesome.
A young Fred Hickman! I was born in 1973 in Seattle, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I remember watching Fred Hickman on CNN Sports! Van Earl Wright, too! Great memories. 1989-1991 was a VERY happy time of my life.
Van Earl Wright! A legend.
@@edmerc92 Van Earl Wright: "CNN.....Headline.........SPORTS!!"
Fred was great but didn't realize he passed away last year from liver cancer, RIP Fred.
@@thud9797 I also looked him up on Wikipedia less than a year ago, wondering what he was up to. I came across the unwelcome news that he had passed away. Great man. I loved Fred Hickman.
This was 20 years ago??? Wow I'm gettin old
No Joke! I am 65 now. I don't feel it. Where did the time go?
One of those what might have beens. If the downs had been correct, Colorado might still have won. The Buffalos spiked the ball on what was supposed to be fourth down, thinking it was third down. Had the marker been correct Colorado would have probably run a play. That could have resulted in the go ahead score.
They did run a play, on 5th down, and got stuffed.
@@jamesbarnett2483 do you need a tissue?
@@deerobinson557 The truth always hurts. Johnson didn’t score on fifth down, but facts aren’t relevant to you.
@@michaelcole9171 I'll agree it was a very close play but the referee signaled touchdown. Now let's talk about who really cheated before the game, by watering down their fake grass, so Colorado's much faster running backs were constantly slipping in the game. Missouri came out for the game with their foul weather cleats on. I wonder how they knew the field would be so slick?
@@deerobinson557 do you need a tissue?
I'm surprised the outcome of this game was not changed as long as a protest was filed.
Some CU players said they knew it was 5th down, but the refs lined the ball up for another down
he didn't score
+Gerald Williams You are correct.
Sure didn't. They got 5 downs and still didn't get in...it's been tough being a MIZZOU fan all these years I tell ya.
I was at this game 20 years ago and I can tell you refs where paid off !! what all the refs on the field could not count !!! ??? And All the MU fans was yelling fifth down that was before the ball was snapped !! I do remember that on the fifth down that it did not make it then either !! The better replays show it and that is why the fans though we won!!! BS but that is how is always goes for Missouri !!!
LMMFAO
@@deerobinson557 deez robinson
@@Birdmaster11 What's up pigeon master.
I'm a Georgia Tech fan, and we should have won the 1990 national championship. This is why we are not full 1990 national champions.
If Georgia Tech had played CU, they would have been slaughtered. CU's non conference games that year were Tennessee, Stanford, Illinois, Texas and Washington. 2 at home, 2 on the road and 1 at a neutral site. Of course they also had to play Nebraska, Oklahoma and Notre Dame. That year they played 8 teams who were ranked at the time they played them. Of the thirteen games they played, 6 were at home but 7 were away. Maybe one of the toughest schedules anyone has ever played. GT did have a nice win against Virginia that year, oh and against Chattanooga.
You tied Duke! And they went winless that year. Slow your roll Andrew.
Sorry for the reply 10 years later, I know that makes me the ultimate Delta Bravo but whaddayagonnado. Have a good day.
This news broadcast doesn't make any sense
you only get 3 downs in the Canadian Football League
Trevor Daniels they'll do anything to be less boring
Yeah, we even have free health care! How lame! Lol
Trevor Daniels I have free healthcare too. My company pays for it. Lol the one thing you thought you had on me and it completely failed. So sad GG bro
@@Trevorious2010 If war was a sport, the USA would defeat Canada 50-0
@@magnumxlpi 50 million Americans don't have any kind of insurance.
Two-thirds of all bankruptcies in the US happen because of medical bills.
But as long as you are provided for, who gives a fuck about other people? How American of you!
Why is it called fifth down?
Because the Buffs scored the winning TD on 5th down: resulting from the downmarker, while on 2nd down, never getting changed.
Stuff like this, the "clipping penalty" in the Orange Bowl vs. Notre Dame and that Illinois loss are why I think Georgia Tech should've won the title outright.
That clipping penalty was a legitimate foul and Notre Dame would not have scored without the illegal block. It was definitely the correct call. CU played 7 ranked teams, and 3 top 10 teams in 1990 (the most ranked opponents and top 10 opponents) of any team in the nation, and only lost 1 game. They were undefeated against top 10 teams. They were head and shoulders the better team over Georgia Tech. It wasn't even close. Georgia Tech did not deserve even a split championship. The only reason Georgia Tech won the Coaches Poll is because Tom Osborne refused to vote for CU at all - not even in the top 25. He was a complete ass who lacked any sportsmanship. He voted his own team #1 and Georgia Tech #2 - even though Georgia Tech beat his team in the Citrus Bowl. That's why the coaches poll is a complete joke.
@@thecatsfan Despite the fifth down I think Colorado should have won the title outright. That year, they faced FOUR conference champions that year. They tied Tennessee (SEC Champion), loss to Illinois (Big Ten co-champions) and beaten Washington (Pac-10 Champion) and Texas (Southwest Conference champion). Went undefeated in the Big 8 with wins over Nebraska and Oklahoma.
All the whiners from Mizzou and even Nebraska have blamed Colorado for this mishap. What are the officials for, especially the one running the downs marker? I think is was a head coach and definitely the defensive coach, I would have a pretty good idea what down it was during the last minutes of a game. All they had to do was count to four. I don't believe CU would have spiked the ball on 4th down. I don't even think Nebraska would have if it had been them.
How could you possibly change the outcome of the game, without replaying the game? Colorado thinking it was 3rd down when it was really 4th down, downed the ball to stop the clock and talk about it. Colorado would not have done that unless they thought it was 3rd down. On fifth down Missouri was lined up ready to play also thinking it was 4th down. I get so tired of everyone claiming CU stole that game. If there was a crime committed that day, it was made by that artificial turf in Missouri. CU players slipped running with the ball over 30. Was that a football field or an ice skating area? CU would have scored a lot more points if not for that evil turf.
Jeopardy question, 2/26/2020
@bullydawg4255 -
You and me both, brother!
Eh, they'd have probably gotten it on 6th down anyway.
This game had to be fixed. Someone had $ on that game
The would have been another Bowl win for us but no...
That's what thet get for using that shitty turf...
Weak sauce comment.
@Let's Go Brandon 2024 for the last time, and I want you to read this very slowly. On fourth down when the markers said it was 3rd down, CU spiked the ball to stop the clock. They would not have done that if they had known it was really 4th down. On the next play Missouri was lined up to play. They weren't complaining that it would be the fifth down, they were also ready for what Missouri thought was fourth down. Missouri didn't go to a bowl game that year because they later lost to Nebraska which ended their bowl hopes. Oh and by the way, Brandon is a little punk!
This would have been another bowl win for us but no....
Nebraska made sure that didn't happen.
They didn't even score on 5th down.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
@ryanmartin131 Haters gonna hate... but I guess only some can spell
Perfect !!!
crzy
@hersheybarblues That's what I've said.
go buffs!!!
Dez caught his pass too! Blah blah CU deserved their share of the championship that year!
Liar.
James Gentry liar? You don’t know me...F off! 😂
Liar
@@jamesgentry4556 Damn James, you have such amazing comebacks. lmfao
It was a catch. However, Aaron Rodgers would have had 2 minutes and just needed a field goal if Dez had scored a touchdown. So, same outcome.
You should have had the title outright despite this game. Georgia Tech finished the 1990 season at 11-0-1, Colorados record was 10-1-1, that's BS. GT Yellow Jackets deserved to be sole National Champs. Its a shame.
Colorado finished 11-1-1, they played 8 ranked teams that year, GT played 3. CU non conference games that year were against Tennessee, Stanford, Illinois, Texas, and Washington, only 2 of those games were in Boulder. They also played Nebraska, Oklahoma and Notre Dame. You had one great win, against Virginia. You were lucky to share, because you were not in the same league with Colorado that year by a long shot!
Dee Robinson: Miami was the best team, had cu played them in the orange bowl instead of ND, cu would have been demolished.
@@deerobinson557 tell em Dee. Nothing but facts.
@@dwighta8215 Now that is funny, Miami started out as the number one in the preseason, and then they choked against BYU in the first game. A BYU team who would go on to lose 3 more games against WAC opponents. Miami played 4 raked teams, Colorado played 8, 3 at home and 5 away. Miami also lost to Notre Dame, and Colorado beat Notre Dame. Your prediction is based on nothing but your hope.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Japanese-American. Fan of Washington, Oregon and Oregon State. Every team seems to have a "Bogey Man," and UCLA has been the Bogey Man for Washington. Had we not lost at HOME in 1990, we might have been a "3 Way Co-National Champion," with Georgia Tech and Colorado. Besides UCLA, we lost at Colorado early in the season. Missed opportunity.