GoDucks349
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In Jan. 1974, UCLA basketball was on an 88 game winning streak and they were playing ND on Saturday Jan 19th. The night before the game my roomie had asked me to wake him up for the game (we're Pacific Std Time), I think it started at 10 am. In those days they did tape delay of eastern games, so the game was over before it aired on the west coast. I was up watching a hockey game on another channel when they gave the "Final score" of the UCLA vs ND game, ND winning 71-70 breaking the 88 game win streak. Note: the game wasn't going to be broadcast on the West Coast for another 30 minutes or so.
I woke my roomie and told him, "I had a dream last night that ND would beat UCLA today", I told him I was so confident that I was just sure ND would win. Obviously, the negotiations of the bet began, I said $5, he said if you're so sure put some real money on it, he said $10. I said that's not real money how about $20. He said "you're on". Well the game went on and with about 1 minute to go, I said, tell you what my dream was so clear that I even know the final will be 70-71, if that's the final you don't owe me anything. He looked at me. I didn't say a word.
Note: a lot of jawing went on between the two of us during that game.
When the final score came down at 70-71 I smiled and started running. He knew he'd been had. LOL He's never forgotten.
I woke my roomie and told him, "I had a dream last night that ND would beat UCLA today", I told him I was so confident that I was just sure ND would win. Obviously, the negotiations of the bet began, I said $5, he said if you're so sure put some real money on it, he said $10. I said that's not real money how about $20. He said "you're on". Well the game went on and with about 1 minute to go, I said, tell you what my dream was so clear that I even know the final will be 70-71, if that's the final you don't owe me anything. He looked at me. I didn't say a word.
Note: a lot of jawing went on between the two of us during that game.
When the final score came down at 70-71 I smiled and started running. He knew he'd been had. LOL He's never forgotten.