Battle turned out to be a pretty good WR... Wish he hadn't got injured, no telling how good of a QB he could have developed into. He still made it to the league, tells you just how good of an athlete he was. #Irish4Life
@@damienkirksey7026 and thats why the rams drafted him to play a position he never played, receiver? He just kept thinking he could be a qb. Not going to happen in the pros.
@@dqmachine2624 He knew he wasn't an NFL qb, that's why he took the Rams gig. And yes, he was fast, 4.3 fast. The problem happened in about the third or fourth pre-season game for the Rams. Crouch went across the middle for a pass where his quarterback "hung him out to dry". He got absolutely BLASTED by a safety. He did catch it, but I'm positive he left that game thinking NFL receiver wasn't for him. Too bad someone didn't pull him aside and tell him to only catch that ball if the game is on the line. Holt or Bruce would've pulled up and let that pass go, unless it was critical. I watched them do it all the time.
Great game. I’d forgot about this one but slowly remembered it as I watched. Took me a minute with the ND QB, Arnaz Battle. I’d forgot about him. Remember him in the nfl as a receiver. Do remember when Willingham took over. They won their first 4 games with crazy plays on d and special teams. Their offense couldn’t do anything that season. Heck, this may be that season. Not sure.
Eric Crouch was arguably one of Nebraskas greatest quarterbacks. He had highlight reel runs and plus won the Heisman trophy. That's my argument period.🤔🏈🏆👌
@@notyourpuppet5975Frazier was an incredible quarterback and probably should have won a Heisman, but for his junior year his voter base was diluted by the great Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips, and he spent a lot of time sidelined by injury. I really admired Crouch and felt he did deserve his Heisman. He was an incredible athlete.
I know that Nebraska even now will take the home field advantage with them when they play teams like northwestern and Rutgers but Notre f'ing Dame? A top 25 ND? Jesus Christ I wish I was alive for that era. Early 60s to 2001 was probably the greatest dynastical run in CFB history period. But unfortunately husker football was killed on the grass of Pasadena by a familar foe.
That was indeed unbelievably pathetic. But it was basically Notre Dame fans recognizing what an awful coach Davie was (his third or fourth year I believe?) and deciding it was better to scalp their tickets for probably five times face value to rabid Nebraska fans. Serves them right for missing a great game the Irish could have won had Davie shown some backbone and gone for the win instead of playing for OT. Also, I wish the Irish would get the has-been Huskers back on their schedule soon so they could stomp them a few times. :)
This was a huge red flag game for me. Nebraska should have eviscerated Notre Dame, and instead went to OT. They would go on to get absolutely embarrassed by Oklahoma and lose to an average KSU.
The world is a better place when ND loses at football. I keep hearing about their money and their recruiting advantages. But they still can't do $hit. What a terrible football program.
My heart soars when ND gets beat. The Charlie Weiss era was especially good. When they do get the politics working to make it to the playoffs, reality sets in with a 30 point defeat by a good team.
I was at this game. And norte dame only lost because of the refs bad calls. I was in the 7th row behind the band. Go irish. Had season tickets until I moved from Mishawaka/South Bend to colorado
@@MaxwellShap Ummm....it was still a close game regardless of how the Irish were able to make it so. Not sure how an OT loss makes them "barely in the game"? Sounds like the same crap Michigan fans whined about in '89, "if Rocket hadn't returned those two kickoffs for touchdowns we woulda won!"
@@patoconnor9600 Was a fun game. Definitely credit to ND special teams for keeping them in the game. Statistically, the Irish were dominated. If I were you I'd re-look at those then come back and explain how that game wasn't something like Nebraska 34, Notre Dame 14.
I remember this game when a supposed #1 Nebraska had to rely on a world class sprinter playing QB running to the corner in overtime to squeak out a win over #23
"World class sprinter" dude stop it lol. He had average speed and it was shown in the NFL as he was getting laid down trying to convert to a wide out with no experience 🤣🤣🤣
It is quite normal for a team to play its best game against a top-rated foe. I have been watching football for over half a century and have seen it many times.
Battle turned out to be a pretty good WR... Wish he hadn't got injured, no telling how good of a QB he could have developed into. He still made it to the league, tells you just how good of an athlete he was. #Irish4Life
I’m not a Nebraska fan but the more time goes by, the more favorably I look upon Crouch’s time at Nebraska. The last great Husker QB
Agree !
I remember watching this game. Classic
What! #1 team being taken to OT by Bob Davie.
Eric Crouch was FAST
Damn straight!
That's why they thought they could make him a receiver in the NFL, but he didn't want to make the change and played in the CFL. Big mistake IMO.
No he was overrated and he wasn't fast against the Miami Hurricanes
@@damienkirksey7026 and thats why the rams drafted him to play a position he never played, receiver?
He just kept thinking he could be a qb. Not going to happen in the pros.
@@dqmachine2624 He knew he wasn't an NFL qb, that's why he took the Rams gig. And yes, he was fast, 4.3 fast. The problem happened in about the third or fourth pre-season game for the Rams. Crouch went across the middle for a pass where his quarterback "hung him out to dry". He got absolutely BLASTED by a safety. He did catch it, but I'm positive he left that game thinking NFL receiver wasn't for him. Too bad someone didn't pull him aside and tell him to only catch that ball if the game is on the line. Holt or Bruce would've pulled up and let that pass go, unless it was critical. I watched them do it all the time.
Both of those tv announcers were so biased for ND in their coverage of the game it was beyond ridiculous,
Well, it IS Notre Dames official station.
LOL. NBC has a contract with ND to show ND games since 91. Are you 14 or 11?
What a game! Exciting to watch again...
To this day the image of that stadium being red makes me want to throw up. Still love that opening guitar riff though.
Makes me very happy!
Great game. I’d forgot about this one but slowly remembered it as I watched. Took me a minute with the ND QB, Arnaz Battle. I’d forgot about him. Remember him in the nfl as a receiver. Do remember when Willingham took over. They won their first 4 games with crazy plays on d and special teams. Their offense couldn’t do anything that season. Heck, this may be that season. Not sure.
Eric Crouch was arguably one of Nebraskas greatest quarterbacks. He had highlight reel runs and plus won the Heisman trophy. That's my argument period.🤔🏈🏆👌
I still think Frazier was their best quarterback
@@notyourpuppet5975
No.
Eric Crouch.
@@notyourpuppet5975 Frazier had a better supporting cast on both sides of the ball.
@@LBurou THANK YOU, Eric Crouch on the 95 team? OH MY DEAR GOD!!!
@@notyourpuppet5975Frazier was an incredible quarterback and probably should have won a Heisman, but for his junior year his voter base was diluted by the great Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips, and he spent a lot of time sidelined by injury. I really admired Crouch and felt he did deserve his Heisman. He was an incredible athlete.
Who was Nebraska’s special teams coach pretty horrendous?
I know that Nebraska even now will take the home field advantage with them when they play teams like northwestern and Rutgers but Notre f'ing Dame? A top 25 ND? Jesus Christ I wish I was alive for that era. Early 60s to 2001 was probably the greatest dynastical run in CFB history period. But unfortunately husker football was killed on the grass of Pasadena by a familar foe.
That was indeed unbelievably pathetic. But it was basically Notre Dame fans recognizing what an awful coach Davie was (his third or fourth year I believe?) and deciding it was better to scalp their tickets for probably five times face value to rabid Nebraska fans. Serves them right for missing a great game the Irish could have won had Davie shown some backbone and gone for the win instead of playing for OT. Also, I wish the Irish would get the has-been Huskers back on their schedule soon so they could stomp them a few times. :)
ND can’t forget how Nebraska Rock them in 1973 Orange bowl Johnny Rogers did his thing …
Can’t blame the grass at Pasadena the Miami cocaine team was special
You know who was notre dame s special teams coach? Some guy named urban meyer
I had forgotten how bad Battle was as a QB. He redeemed himself by being a very good WR.
23:43 dude got the FUCK blocked outta him
10:00 Crouch breaks a 62-yard TD run. 38:28 Crouch scores the winning TD in OT.
Every #1 team always has a scare during the season especially when it’s at ND
I miss these teams being relevant football was way more exciting when they were
There were more Nebraska fans than Notre Dame fans at the game in South Bend
a lot more. Little did they know that Neb was 6 games from EVER being ranked #1 again. 275 games or so and counting.
As big as Dan Alexander was, he ran with baby steps and was a bowling pin with contact
Ref was lazy I was like who was the penalty on
That's jowls you impose your will!!!!!
I was at that game
Watching Frank solich coached Nebraska was worse than watching paint dry.
That thinking led to them firing him after a 9-3 season, and they’ve sucked since, smart guy.
Member when Nebraska was good? I member.
GBR ! 🌽🌽☠️☠️
This was a huge red flag game for me. Nebraska should have eviscerated Notre Dame, and instead went to OT. They would go on to get absolutely embarrassed by Oklahoma and lose to an average KSU.
K-State was a very good team in 2000. They won 11 games and beat Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl
This Husker defense was not one of their more dominant ones. fortunately, neither was Notre Dame’s.
This Irish squad was a little underrated.Probably Davies best team at ND
@@jesusrivera743 Yes it was a dominant Nebraska defense. They beat Northwestern in the bowl game by a huge margin
@@jesusrivera743 Not probably the best team under Davies. Easily their best finishing at 9-3
The world is a better place when ND loses at football. I keep hearing about their money and their recruiting advantages. But they still can't do $hit. What a terrible football program.
My heart soars when ND gets beat. The Charlie Weiss era was especially good.
When they do get the politics working to make it to the playoffs, reality sets in with a 30 point defeat by a good team.
Yea I agree but I was rooting for the Irish the entire game they played reggie bush and USC
I don’t know what you are on but you need to lessen the crack
Yeah so terrible. 4th all time in wins and 11 titles. And you’re a complete idiot if you think ND has recruiting advantages.
Terrible program? Please fool.
I was at this game. And norte dame only lost because of the refs bad calls. I was in the 7th row behind the band. Go irish. Had season tickets until I moved from Mishawaka/South Bend to colorado
No. The Irish got dominated. A couple special teams plays made it look close but they were barely in the game.
@@MaxwellShap Ummm....it was still a close game regardless of how the Irish were able to make it so. Not sure how an OT loss makes them "barely in the game"? Sounds like the same crap Michigan fans whined about in '89, "if Rocket hadn't returned those two kickoffs for touchdowns we woulda won!"
@@patoconnor9600 Was a fun game. Definitely credit to ND special teams for keeping them in the game. Statistically, the Irish were dominated. If I were you I'd re-look at those then come back and explain how that game wasn't something like Nebraska 34, Notre Dame 14.
@@MaxwellShap 🤣😅😂🤡
@@MaxwellShapWho who was the Nebraska special teams coach that year because all year Nebraska special teams were horrendous
I remember this game when a supposed #1 Nebraska had to rely on a world class sprinter playing QB running to the corner in overtime to squeak out a win over #23
Thats a lot of content for the team that "was" #1 at the time. Nebraska
The hate is strong with this guy🤣😂
"World class sprinter" dude stop it lol. He had average speed and it was shown in the NFL as he was getting laid down trying to convert to a wide out with no experience 🤣🤣🤣
It is quite normal for a team to play its best game against a top-rated foe. I have been watching football for over half a century and have seen it many times.
World class sprinter? You born with no brain?
Announcers definitely wanted ND to win.
Its NBC, they own Notre Dames home games so they are supposed to act like homers. Its been that way for decades
You're young or struggle to connect dots. NBC has a contract with ND. Since 91.