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#11,179
#11,179
Nerd-Vol said:
I'm not telling. I just finished the 1991 Canadian GP. What a funny race! Can you believe how it ended?
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No that was an awesome race...
At the start Mansell got away well and led Patrese, Senna, Prost, Berger, and Moreno. Berger's race was short lived as he went out on lap 4 with electronics problems, while Aguri Suzuki retired when his Lola rather dramatically caught fire. Moreno was out on lap 10 when he spun off, while Prost was suffering from gearbox problems. The Frenchman had managed to hold on while he engaged in a lively battle with teammate Alesi and Piquet's Benetton.

Mansell led Patrese and Senna on lap 25 when Senna suffered the same fate as team-mate Berger and retired leaving Mansell and Patrese a long way ahead of the Alesi-Prost-Piquet battle. This ended Senna's thus far perfect season. Prost retired shortly after with a gearbox failure on lap 27 and Ferrari's misery was compounded on lap 34 when Alesi's engine blew.

The William's drivers were now well ahead of the pack, but Piquet closed on Patrese, the Italian suffering from gearbox troubles of his own. In the late stages Patrese was passed by an impressive Stefano Modena in the Tyrrell. On the last lap Mansell led from Piquet, Modena, Patrese, de Cesaris, and Gachot when he suddenly slowed to a halt at the hairpin. It is erroneously reported that he suffered a late gearbox failure, in reality Mansell let his engine revs drop too low while he was waving to the crowd in celebration, thereby stalling the engine. A delighted Piquet thus took an unlikely victory for Benetton at the expense of his old rival Mansell, who would be classified sixth. Jordan's five points assured them that they would no longer have to pre-qualify when the draw was reshuffled at the halfway point of the season.
 
#11,180
#11,180
MY3*VOLS said:
No that was an awesome race...
At the start Mansell got away well and led Patrese, Senna, Prost, Berger, and Moreno. Berger's race was short lived as he went out on lap 4 with electronics problems, while Aguri Suzuki retired when his Lola rather dramatically caught fire. Moreno was out on lap 10 when he spun off, while Prost was suffering from gearbox problems. The Frenchman had managed to hold on while he engaged in a lively battle with teammate Alesi and Piquet's Benetton.

Mansell led Patrese and Senna on lap 25 when Senna suffered the same fate as team-mate Berger and retired leaving Mansell and Patrese a long way ahead of the Alesi-Prost-Piquet battle. This ended Senna's thus far perfect season. Prost retired shortly after with a gearbox failure on lap 27 and Ferrari's misery was compounded on lap 34 when Alesi's engine blew.

The William's drivers were now well ahead of the pack, but Piquet closed on Patrese, the Italian suffering from gearbox troubles of his own. In the late stages Patrese was passed by an impressive Stefano Modena in the Tyrrell. On the last lap Mansell led from Piquet, Modena, Patrese, de Cesaris, and Gachot when he suddenly slowed to a halt at the hairpin. It is erroneously reported that he suffered a late gearbox failure, in reality Mansell let his engine revs drop too low while he was waving to the crowd in celebration, thereby stalling the engine. A delighted Piquet thus took an unlikely victory for Benetton at the expense of his old rival Mansell, who would be classified sixth. Jordan's five points assured them that they would no longer have to pre-qualify when the draw was reshuffled at the halfway point of the season.
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Ah, thanks for using the wikipedia article I helped create.
 
#11,182
#11,182
The 1994 Orange Bowl a 1993–1994 college football bowl game was played on January 1, 1994, for the national championship. This 60th edition to the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Florida State Seminoles. Florida State came into the game 11-1, and ranked first in the nation. Nebraska came into the game undefeated at 11-0, and with a number 2 ranking. Despite their unbeaten record, the Huskers were underdogs by as much as 17½ points before the game.

The first quarter of play featured great defense, as no points were scored, though Nebraska had an apparent touchdown on a punt return called back due to a clip. Florida State's Scott Bentley provided the first points of the contest, after he kicked a 33 yard field goal to open up a 3-0 lead. Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier got the Huskers back on track, after he fired an errant pass that was tipped into the hands of wide receiver Reggie Baul. The touchdown gave Nebraska a 7-3 lead. With only 29 seconds left in the first half, Bentley drilled a 25 yard field goal to bring the Seminoles to 7-6, which was the halftime score.

With 12:30 left in the third quarter, Florida State's running back William Floyd gave the Seminoles a 12-7 lead when he scored on a 1 yard touchdown run. Florida State went for two on the ensuing PAT, but failed, and the score remained 12-7. Later in the third, FSU added another Bentley field goal to increase the lead to eight.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips scored on a 12 yard touchdown run. The Huskers attempted a 2-point conversion which would have tied the game, but failed, and trailed 15-13. The Huskers would hold the Seminoles and take over the ball late, driving to the FSU 10 yard line before stalling out. Byron Bennett kicked a 27 yard field goal with just 1:18 remaining on the clock to give the Huskers a slim 16-15 lead.

Aided by a kickoff out of bounds, FSU took over with excellent field position at their own 35 yard line. FSU's Heisman trophy winning quarterback Charlie Ward drove the Seminoles all the way to the Nebraska 3 yard line. The Huskers held and forced Bentley to kick his fourth field goal of the night, which was good, and FSU led 18-16 with just 21 seconds remaining.

Florida State players and coaches went wild on the sidelines, and were penalized for excessive celebration, costing them 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff. As a result, the Huskers were able to get a decent return and began their final possession at their own 43 yard line.

As time ran down, Frazier hit tight end Trumane Bell for a 29 yard gain to the FSU 28 yard line. The clock ticked down to 0:00, setting off more chaos on the FSU sideline, complete with the compulsory Gatorade bath given to FSU coach Bobby Bowden.

However, referee John Soffey ruled that Bell was down with 1 second left on the clock, and ordered the field cleared, allowing Nebraska placekicker Byron Bennett an opportunity to kick the game winning field goal. But the 45 yard kick sailed wide left, preserving the win for the Noles.
 
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#11,187
MY3*VOLS said:
The 1994 Orange Bowl a 1993–1994 college football bowl game was played on January 1, 1994, for the national championship. This 60th edition to the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Florida State Seminoles. Florida State came into the game 11-1, and ranked first in the nation. Nebraska came into the game undefeated at 11-0, and with a number 2 ranking. Despite their unbeaten record, the Huskers were underdogs by as much as 17½ points before the game.

The first quarter of play featured great defense, as no points were scored, though Nebraska had an apparent touchdown on a punt return called back due to a clip. Florida State's Scott Bentley provided the first points of the contest, after he kicked a 33 yard field goal to open up a 3-0 lead. Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier got the Huskers back on track, after he fired an errant pass that was tipped into the hands of wide receiver Reggie Baul. The touchdown gave Nebraska a 7-3 lead. With only 29 seconds left in the first half, Bentley drilled a 25 yard field goal to bring the Seminoles to 7-6, which was the halftime score.

With 12:30 left in the third quarter, Florida State's running back William Floyd gave the Seminoles a 12-7 lead when he scored on a 1 yard touchdown run. Florida State went for two on the ensuing PAT, but failed, and the score remained 12-7. Later in the third, FSU added another Bentley field goal to increase the lead to eight.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips scored on a 12 yard touchdown run. The Huskers attempted a 2-point conversion which would have tied the game, but failed, and trailed 15-13. The Huskers would hold the Seminoles and take over the ball late, driving to the FSU 10 yard line before stalling out. Byron Bennett kicked a 27 yard field goal with just 1:18 remaining on the clock to give the Huskers a slim 16-15 lead.

Aided by a kickoff out of bounds, FSU took over with excellent field position at their own 35 yard line. FSU's Heisman trophy winning quarterback Charlie Ward drove the Seminoles all the way to the Nebraska 3 yard line. The Huskers held and forced Bentley to kick his fourth field goal of the night, which was good, and FSU led 18-16 with just 21 seconds remaining.

Florida State players and coaches went wild on the sidelines, and were penalized for excessive celebration, costing them 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff. As a result, the Huskers were able to get a decent return and began their final possession at their own 43 yard line.

As time ran down, Frazier hit tight end Trumane Bell for a 29 yard gain to the FSU 28 yard line. The clock ticked down to 0:00, setting off more chaos on the FSU sideline, complete with the compulsory Gatorade bath given to FSU coach Bobby Bowden.

However, referee John Soffey ruled that Bell was down with 1 second left on the clock, and ordered the field cleared, allowing Nebraska placekicker Byron Bennett an opportunity to kick the game winning field goal. But the 45 yard kick sailed wide left, preserving the win for the Noles.
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Wow, thanks.


Dick.
 
#11,193
#11,193
Nerd-Vol said:
Why don't you get on one of your daughter's row boats and go back to England or wherever you came from!!!
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Lebanese German Mutt. She was asked by a friend if she thought she might ever make the olympic team. She broke out laughing. if eLauderdale(ladyVol) didnt make it this year, she figures she never will. She said "Im going to try out for the Lebanese Rowing Team in four years". And then we saw that dude from Niger last week and thought....hmmmm...maybe that might actually be possible. lulz<----but not really lulz, cause it could be cool.

BBC Sport - Olympic rowing: Niger rower Hamadou Issaka captures hearts
 
#11,194
#11,194
GatorBill said:
Lebanese German Mutt. She was asked by a friend if she thought she might ever make the olympic team. She broke out laughing. if eLauderdale(ladyVol) didnt make it this year, she figures she never will. She said "Im going to try out for the Lebanese Rowing Team in four years". And then we saw that dude from Niger last week and thought....hmmmm...maybe that might actually be possible. lulz<----but not really lulz, cause it could be cool.

BBC Sport - Olympic rowing: Niger rower Hamadou Issaka captures hearts
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Fqwking awesome article.
 
#11,198
#11,198
almost 26 hours since I ate anything. I have been on clear liquids all day. Just started with the Mirolax and lime Gatorade about 8. Should be an interesting night. Procedure is at 7 in the morning.
 
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