I was 5 years old and was quite impressed with his arm even then. I was an Irish fan and still am, though :P But Major is the man. No wonder they got to the NC against the Irish
Great team..Harris,Rembert and co. Did you notice on that one pass that the ball flew over 65+yards in the air?! He could throw the ball 75+ on a scramble..amazing arm,amazing athlete. Too bad he was blackballed by the NFL.
As a Penn State fan I have to say hats off to West Virginia for doing what no other team that played Paterno has done. And that is scored 50+ points. West Virginia has had some good years recently and I'm glad to see another Northeastern team do well. It's a shame that Rodriguez is a weasel, but things look to be okay with Bill Stewart. I'd love to see WVU join the Big 10. Or maybe even play PSU in a bowl.
I was a junior at the time..got to the stadium @ 11am and was like 20th in line to enter. Sat at midfield, 3 rows up to see above crowd walking by. I rushed the field too MJV.
Good memories..my dad and I had season tickets from 83-88, those were some great games. The 88 and 84 wins over PSU and that last win over Flutie were something else..things got pretty crazy!
Yep, brings back memories. I was there at the game, and still cherish the memory of stomping PSU into the ground. And the party after the game at Sunnyside was good too,lol. The goal post got cut up into pieces, by a hacksaw provided by the cops!
i would have love to see wvu play penn st. during the 2000"s wvu would have romped their ass 9 out of 10 times, wvu would have beat them at least 8 games big time.
It is SUCH a shame neither Harris nor Rembert made it in the pros. Those are two amazingly talented players who made some SPECTACULAR plays. Harris had a CANNON of an arm and was at least as good as Vick at that time. Rembert is 6 foot 6 and had amazing speed and great hands. But both shot themselves in the foot with various problems before they could make a pro career, and only live in Mountaineer lore.
@jndanoy Untrue. Penn State also hasn't played Maryland, a team with only one win against them either. It has to do with joining the Big Ten and having scheduling conflicts. JoePa actually suggested WVU as a Big 10 team. But I'm not going to deny it, although PSU was down in 1988 (lost to Rutgers), this was a huge win for WVU. West Virginia beat Penn State like a rented mule. This was the only time that a Paterno coached football team gave up 50 or more points in a game.
I believe the score was 51-30 actually because I can remember being in the hospital and watching it from my room. I think WVU lead 41-7 at halftime in that game. Penn State had a bad football team that year! I hate WVU myself but it's nice to hear old Jack Flemming's voice since he also used to call the Steeler games!
Major Harris had a ridiculous arm. I didn't realize how far he could throw the ball. Why was he never a good NFL prospect? Seems like he'd be someone the NFL wants with that arm and athleticism.
For reasons unknown to me he was picked in the 12th round after back to back seasons of hiesman voting and signed with a CFL team and never played a down in the NFL
if pat white was west virginias only decent player then wvu wouldn't have won 4 bowl games, although he was one of the best players, wvu has plenty of other decent players including an a defense that is highly underrated
@THEBIGEASTNATION Do you have this entire radio broadcast? Please let me know! I would love to have ANY radio broadcast of an entire game with Jack Fleming!
wow, i was only 10 when this game happened, but I remember it. I was excited to meet Major Harris last year . WV still loves him!
Oh how I miss the Voice Of The Mountaineers Jack Fleming and Woody O'Hara calling all WVU Football & Basketball games!!
Major Harris was something special, wish i would have had the privilege to watch him play..
I have a few times and this was actually my first wvu game in my life and haven't missed since
Was there that day. One of the greatest days in Mountaineer football history.
I was 5 years old and was quite impressed with his arm even then. I was an Irish fan and still am, though :P But Major is the man. No wonder they got to the NC against the Irish
Great team..Harris,Rembert and co. Did you notice on that one pass that the ball flew over 65+yards in the air?! He could throw the ball 75+ on a scramble..amazing arm,amazing athlete. Too bad he was blackballed by the NFL.
As a Penn State fan I have to say hats off to West Virginia for doing what no other team that played Paterno has done. And that is scored 50+ points.
West Virginia has had some good years recently and I'm glad to see another Northeastern team do well. It's a shame that Rodriguez is a weasel, but things look to be okay with Bill Stewart.
I'd love to see WVU join the Big 10. Or maybe even play PSU in a bowl.
I was a junior at the time..got to the stadium @ 11am and was like 20th in line to enter. Sat at midfield, 3 rows up to see above crowd walking by. I rushed the field too MJV.
The good old days. Jack Fleming doing the play by play for West Virginia and the Pittsburgh Steelers. So memorable times.
Good memories..my dad and I had season tickets from 83-88, those were some great games. The 88 and 84 wins over PSU and that last win over Flutie were something else..things got pretty crazy!
WVU kicked the living snot out of the arrogant Ped State boys!!! One of WVU's best games in their history of playing football.
Yep, brings back memories. I was there at the game, and still cherish the memory of stomping PSU into the ground. And the party after the game at Sunnyside was good too,lol. The goal post got cut up into pieces, by a hacksaw provided by the cops!
i would have love to see wvu play penn st. during the 2000"s wvu would have romped their ass 9 out of 10 times, wvu would have beat them at least 8 games big time.
What a gun Major Harris had! He really was great that year.
It is SUCH a shame neither Harris nor Rembert made it in the pros. Those are two amazingly talented players who made some SPECTACULAR plays. Harris had a CANNON of an arm and was at least as good as Vick at that time. Rembert is 6 foot 6 and had amazing speed and great hands. But both shot themselves in the foot with various problems before they could make a pro career, and only live in Mountaineer lore.
craziness, the WVU offense looks exactly the same today!
OUT-FLIPPIN-STANDING!! LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO MOUNTAINEERS!!
@jndanoy Untrue. Penn State also hasn't played Maryland, a team with only one win against them either. It has to do with joining the Big Ten and having scheduling conflicts. JoePa actually suggested WVU as a Big 10 team.
But I'm not going to deny it, although PSU was down in 1988 (lost to Rutgers), this was a huge win for WVU. West Virginia beat Penn State like a rented mule. This was the only time that a Paterno coached football team gave up 50 or more points in a game.
I was on the field and took Joe's hat. Penn State never knew what hit 'em. Let's Goooo Mountaineers.
Still got the hat?
Was in the stands that day........PRICELESS!!
I believe the score was 51-30 actually because I can remember being in the hospital and watching it from my room. I think WVU lead 41-7 at halftime in that game. Penn State had a bad football team that year! I hate WVU myself but it's nice to hear old Jack Flemming's voice since he also used to call the Steeler games!
this would be a cool clash to see again. join the BIG TEN WVU!
Major Harris had a ridiculous arm. I didn't realize how far he could throw the ball. Why was he never a good NFL prospect? Seems like he'd be someone the NFL wants with that arm and athleticism.
For reasons unknown to me he was picked in the 12th round after back to back seasons of hiesman voting and signed with a CFL team and never played a down in the NFL
Man, that's awesome. Anyone know where I can get Mountaineer schedules and/or film from the '80s?
Those were great games and then Penn State went to the Crap 10 and has been running away from WVY, Pitt and other schools in the east ever since.
if pat white was west virginias only decent player then wvu wouldn't have won 4 bowl games, although he was one of the best players, wvu has plenty of other decent players including an a defense that is highly underrated
@THEBIGEASTNATION Do you have this entire radio broadcast? Please let me know! I would love to have ANY radio broadcast of an entire game with Jack Fleming!
@TPRATTism Keep Standing!
I'll bet they were burnin' couches in sunnyside!!!
and partyin' @ Mario's FishBowl
I was there
Grantland brought me here.
shit u cant rush the field anymore. if u even think about jumping, they got cops, state troopers, k-9s, and mace waiting for u...
This is why Penn State won't play WVU anymore
Penn state 28-4 all time vs shitty WVU #weare
Joe Knew
rapists. lol
Lol actually he wasnt