1995 Citrus Bowl

[dduncan4163]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIT-uvtSIPQ[/youtube]

Still one of my favorite games. That Ohio State offense was simply LOADED with NFL talent but we held them to just 14 points including a goal line stand where Bill Duff stop George short of the endzone.

Awwww memories.

 

[dduncan4163]

I also forgot just how fast Jay was too. Kid was faster than a chipotle shart.

 

[Specks]

We won because of the illegal cleats!

 

[rallen]

I was sitting in this end zone! Great memory. GBO

 

[orangebloodgmc]

My boss never did pay me the $5 we bet on this game.

 

[terrypedigo]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIT-uvtSIPQ[/youtube]

Still one of my favorite games. That Ohio State offense was simply LOADED with NFL talent but we held them to just 14 points including a goal line stand where Bill Duff stop George short of the endzone.

Awwww memories.

20 damn years, man it fly"s.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

We won because of the illegal cleats!

It would have been a 5 yard penalty if the refs would have caught it. Pretty good strategy IMO.

 

[nashvols1]

That was back when Fulmer & Co was still hungry!

 

[ETV]

We won because of the illegal cleats!

Classic John Cooper statement.

 

[gobraves101035]

I was born in 1995epper::yikes:

 

[vols_fan_68]

I was born in 1995epper::yikes:

Damn I'm old

 

[HoptownVol]

I was there for a week with the whole family, we had a blast. Total beatdown.

 

[ajvol01]

I was there for a week with the whole family, we had a blast. Total beatdown.

Maybe you went to Northwestern game the next year?

It was a very tough game.

 

[feathersax]

"He did NOT make it!" (Another memorable John Ward classic call) epper:

 

[gobraves101035]

Damn I'm old

Haha it happens man. I barely remember the days of our domination. My grandpa is a vols fan and he Taught me the right ways. I am a vol fan for life. My dad was a Bama fan he passed away in February from a very tough battle with a rare disease, Transverse Myelitis and Devics disease ( basically the same thing). Vols will always be my team no matter what. GO VOLS

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

I was born in 1995epper::yikes:

So was my son. Ouch I'm an old man.

 

[BuckeyeNate]

This is where I guess I can use the SEC excuse "we weren't motivated " card. You know the one used down south when you don't perform well in bowl game because you felt you should have played in a better bowl. That was another year we lost to Michigan as a favorite that cost us the Rose Bowl and a shot at a national title.

Also just for accuracy sake it was the '96 Citrus Bowl.

 

[Boca Vol]

I was sitting in this end zone! Great memory. GBO

I was sitting in that end zone as well. Soaking wet!

 

[ajvol01]

This is where I guess I can use the SEC excuse "we weren't motivated " card. You know the one used down south when you don't perform in a well in bowl game because you felt you should have played in a better bowl. That was another year we lost to Michigan as a favorite that cost us the Rose Bowl and a shot at a national title.

Also just for accuracy sake it was the '96 Citrus Bowl.

Only took y'all 10+ years to get motivated vs SEC in bowl games, huh?

 

[BuckeyeNate]

Only took y'all 10+ years to get motivated vs SEC in bowl games, huh?

Seems that way doesn't it? When we finally did it was glorious though!

 

[FLVOL69]

Traded up my tickets to my boss at the time, 50 yard line seats in the Orlando Sentinel section, I still remember those chants of Eddie who?? in the stands for their Heisman trophy winner.. Lmao, poor Eddie George.

 

[BowlBrother85]

This is where I guess I can use the SEC excuse "we weren't motivated " card. You know the one used down south when you don't perform well in bowl game because you felt you should have played in a better bowl. That was another year we lost to Michigan as a favorite that cost us the Rose Bowl and a shot at a national title.

Also just for accuracy sake it was the '96 Citrus Bowl.

Couldn't Tennessee have said the same thing? Both teams were 10-1 and both teams had been passed over by the Orange Bowl for Notre Dame. The excuse John Cooper leaned on had something to do with our cleats being too long. Even more lame.

 

[Pacer92]

Time to make some classics. Been too long..

 

[BuckeyeNate]

Couldn't Tennessee have said the same thing? Both teams were 10-1 and both teams had been passed over by the Orange Bowl for Notre Dame. The excuse John Cooper leaned on had something to do with our cleats being too long. Even more lame.

Oh I agree....different circumstances though no? Ohio State lost last game of regular season ranked #2. I am assuming Tennessee lost to Florida like the 3rd game.

Pretty sure Ohio State didn't get passed over for Orange Bowl. That was before BCS era and if you didn't make Rose the Citrus was the next slotted bowl.

I only said that because the SEC is the king of finding reasons why they lost bowl games. Just trying to fit in here.

 

[SuperDave]

Oh I agree....different circumstances though no? Ohio State lost last game of regular season ranked #2. I am assuming Tennessee lost to Florida like the 3rd game.

Pretty sure Ohio State didn't get passed over for Orange Bowl. That was before BCS era and if you didn't make Rose the Citrus was the next slotted bowl.

I only said that because Alabama is the king of finding reasons why they lost bowl games. Just trying to fit in here.

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