I was a senior in high school in 89. I had my dad tape this game because we had a basketball game out of town. 88-90 were the greatest years in college football for me
Youd have a lot more guys taking it in the chest so their brains could be studied too. We dont get the displeasure of seeing the long term effects those kinds of senseless hits to the head caused. Like the invention of the forward pass, eliminating those hits saved football from itself.
As a Notre Dame fan this and the loss to Boston College in 1993 were the first few dominoes to fall for the football program. Ever since those two games and Lou Holtz resigning, the program has unfortunately been a shell of its former self
The NCAA violation Holtz committed under his watch, the rampant steroid use for one, and other shady shit that warranted the writing of The Tarnished Dome probably didn’t help either. Everywhere Lou Holtz coached, the NCAA violations followed.
Brian Kelly was the next great coach, but the university program and athletic director refused to work with him on improving student athlete facilities and nutrition. Also, ND is one of those few football schools that have strict GPA requirements and unfortunately most 4 and 5 star athletes don't have what ND requires. That's pretty much a self imposed recruiting restriction. Great programs have great coaches and Great players. ND had a great coach but was limited to only getting "good" but not "great" players overall. All those restrictions and the unwillingness to improve the program held Brian Kelly back. ND let a great coach slip away. I guess ND would rather settle for less and mediocrity.
@@Tony-bp1nrBrian Kelly a “great coach “? I wholeheartedly disagree. Look at his record at ND play top ranked teams. He proved that again tonight as his 5th ranked LSU team got spanked by 8th ranked Florida State! It’s a horrible record in big games. Certainly not a record of a great coach. Notre Dame did upgrade their facilities and implemented an extensive upgrade in the nutrition program and strength and conditioning while Kelly was still there. Jack Swarbrick the AD, gave that to Kelly! Regarding his recruiting it is widely known that Kelly had some very strange traits and personality issues that hampered the program’s ability of signing student-athletes capable of going to ND. Lastly, just look at the talent upgrade of skill position players and speed Marcus Freeman has brought in during his short time there and it’s getting better. The 2024 crop of committed players will end up being a top 5 class. Kelly is a good coach but not a great one.
This game was won up front. This was the best defense the 'canes had until 2001. This unit was unique because it used both the 4-3 over and 4-3 under front. Much of this game, Miami was in the 4-3 under with Cortez Kennedy in the 1 technique to the strong side of the formation and flowing with the play rather than against the play like is usually done with the 4-3 over. Kennedy usually played a 3 technique flowing away from the play in the 4-3 over. This overwhelmed the Irish offensive line. Russell Maryland did his part also as the backside DT and shutdown the usual backside ISO/Blast play which is usually there with nearly any 4-3 variant.
@@jaelynnholloman4260 bro, I played once under a spurrier assistant and under an assistant from Earle Bruce at Ohio State. The 4-3 under was a favorite and so was the 4-3 flex. My favorite front is the 3-4. It eliminates trap plays, and it is a bit more personnel friendly than a 4-3 provided you have a good nose man and more than one good LB. It generates pressure differently through leverage and overloads at point of attack. The 3-4, strings plays out, has one more defender to account for in back and it bleeds clock a little better than the 4-3.
@@jaimealvarezmd7245 They were the perfect players to make the 4-3 under/over front work. If you tried to pass, Maryland would get to you within a few steps. If you tried to run, Kennedy would collapse the strong side of your line. If you tried option plays or backside running, traps, either Maryland or Armstead would cut off the backside counter, trap and blast plays or string the option out for no gain or even a loss. Cutback running or stretch plays had little chance to succeed because Armstead and Tiger Clark were good at both assignment and gap football. Not a fun defense to go against.
The Orange Bowl was the best home field advantage in the history of college football. When it was rocking (like it was this night) no one was beating the Hurricanes.
@@SJM6791 Said no ever but you 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 Miami is not a hard place to play, they don’t even have the best home field in the ACC. It wasn’t the hardest place in the 80s either. They had great teams, the crowds are at best average
@@jasonphillips8032 Cornhusker fan here. The facts do not lie - Miami didn’t lose at home between 1985 and September of 94 - 58 straight home wins if memory serves. That surpasses even the Huskers of the 90s at 47 in a row. Toughest home field in college football.
@@jasonphillips8032 - Washington Husky fan here. Like the Nebraska fan already said above, numbers don't lie. Still to this day Miami has the longest home game winning streak in college football history. That's why our win down there in 1994 that broke the streak was such a big deal.
@@jasonphillips8032 You know it where they play is not the OB anymore it was torn down they play at hard rock stadium it has been nearly 20 years since Miami played there
I was at this game 9 years old and a FSU fan but I still have never been to a more electric environment ever and there will never Be a game like this again the orange bowl was special
The orange bowl, was mount Vesuvius when the canes played! people could walk to the stadium and they were hardcore fans by the thousands. they even out totaled the Dolphins!
Yeah I went to many games in the old Orange Bowl and the loudest I ever heard it was when the Dolphins played the Jets in 82, when AJ Duhe intercepted the pass and when in for a touchdown the place when crazy. RIP Orange Bowl thanks for the memories 🍊🏈
19:12 This was the biggest play of the ball game. I know everyone knows this game for the 3rd and 43 in the third quarter, which led to a Miami TD. But this Bernard Clark INT of Tony Rice really turned the game around after ND tied it 10-10 and was driving for a possible FG to end the half. Instead of going into the locker room ahead 13-10, they were trailing 17-10. I try to look past Miami's antics, and when I do I just see an amazing football team that dominated the 1980's and early 1990's.
I definitely agree Tim. Also that drive by ND in the 4th when they were deep in Miami territory was some of the worse play calling I’ve seen. Run run run....can’t convert on 4th down
Yep no doubt but recovering the fumble to make it 2nd & 48 was big, ND first and goal at the 2 might have helped them hang on a little longer but no doubt going down that night.
Back then, Miami always did really well against option-style teams. Look at their record against Barry Switzer's Oklahoma wishbone. I think it was because their defense was so very fast.
It was Miami''s style of defense which de-popularized the triple option and the run and shoot. You know, fast linebackers and massive defensive tackles that allowed for quick penetration. The speed of their defense pushed offenses to institute more of a speed element to their operation in the form of no-huddle, uptempo cadence, and spread formations. To counter these offenses, defenses are now instituting a formerly unconventional defense (3-3-5). Only issue with the 3-3-5 is the pass rush isn't as ferocious, thus, QBs have more time to dissect the defense.
That was Jimmy Johnson and his philosophy on defense. He’d recruit mobile defensive tackles to clog the middle, bulk up linebackers and turn them into defensive ends then bulk up defensive backs and make them linebackers. What that meant was maximum speed from sideline to sideline to stop those option type teams. Most o those option and power teams weren’t used to that kind of defensive speed.
Oklahoma lost to Miami in 85.Yet they still ended up with a better record than Miami in Natty.Miami could find ways those in 80s.Not just 86 Sugar Bowl
My first live ND game and sadly my first time experiencing them losing. It was tough because Dad and I had a ball in Miami. The gold foam finger Dad bought me down there at the pep rally the Leprechaun asked if he could borrow it at the 1990 Tennessee game in Knoxville. That was a good memory.
@@user-nd3lx1zg9tnot completely true. And they beat Miami 29-20 in 1990. You’re just another ND hater that spins you’re own opinions and half truths about ND. Then when Miami’s program hit the skids after Larry Coker it hasn’t been the same. It’s too bad really because Mario Cristobal is a good coach. I hope he has success there because college football is better when Miami is good despite their fans.
1989 was the deepest season I remember! Half a dozen teams were #1 quality. Going into the bowls #1 Colorado was the only undefeated, but Miami, Michigan , Alabama, Nebraska, Tenn, Arkansas, we're all 10-1 , Notre Dame was 11-1! Not to mention #6 FSU 9-2 ! And somehow Miami won the championship with out splitting because every other 1 loss team except Notre dame who they beat head to head, and Tenn who was ranked to low lost they're bowl game!
Tennessee did not lose their bowl game. We beat Arkansas 31-27 in the Cotton but we did lose to Alabama 47-30 and Miami beat them. We finished ranked 5th at 11-1
Florida State ended that season as the hottest team in the country. I recall they lost their 1st 2 games of the season then stomped everyone including #1 Miami 24-10, beat a great Auburn team and 1 loss Nebraska 41-17...finished #2 in the coaches poll but had to watch their nemesis Miami win another Natty because of their early season losses.
Notre Dame got revenge BIG TIME the following year. This, ND USC and ND UM are the great rivalries for the domers. They just need to keep pounding the Clemsons and LSUs of the world and recruit another Tony Rice. Golson was the closest to that triple threat. But really that 80s/90s era at ND was stellar.
Notre Dame had a fabulous team in 1989, beating SEVEN teams that ended the season ranked in the Top 20 (#18 Virginia, #17 Pittsburgh, #16 Michigan St, #15 Penn St, #8 Southern Cal, #7 Michigan and #4 Colorado). Had this game been closer I think they still would have been voted national champions even with a loss based on their body of work after their beatdown of then #1 Colorado in the Orange Bowl.
ND had receivers, but with no passing game there was just no hope of winning this. It's a credit to ND's talent and coaching that they kept this game competitive.
@@AlexM-uo9gk Miami didn't dominate everyone that year.Florida State beat them.Notre Dame still had a good season. Only one loss, playing a tougher schedule than Miami
@@stillpaintshe played very well in the 88 game and completed several deep passes that game. He just ran into a buzz saw of a defensive unit this night!
Throwing an interception right before half that led to 7 for Miami and not recovering a fumble inside the 10 (2 plays later Miami converts 3rd and 43) swung the outcome and likely the National Champion.
This was one heck of a defensive performance. Miami’s defense essentially shut out Notre Dame. The refs missed a fumble on the drive ND got a field goal. Their td was a pick six.
I don’t think I have seen a third and 43 converted on any level since lol. The DC had a massive brain cramp on that one. You Call nothing but a mini prevent on that down/distance. Turning point in the game.
Everyone goes nuts over the 88 ND win, yet everyone forgets that the other 3 games between 86-89, Miami kicked the crap out of the Irish, played for 3 National Titles and won 2.
They didn’t play in ‘86. Miami was 4-1 against Gerry Faust and 2-2 against Lou Holtz. Before that they were 0-6 against Dan Devine and 0-5-1 against Ara.
Great memories if you're a canes fan not so much for Notre Dame. UM and Notre Dame were regular season rivals through the in the 60 and on through 1990. until the early 80s Miami was pretty much a patsy then Howard Schnellenberger arrived and turned the Canes into champs. Of all the rivalries that miami had the ND game was my favorite for the intensity and the history. For those who weren't around when Miami broke through to national prominence with Schnellenberger the cane were brash tough talking jive outfit then backed it up on the field. That just wasn't done in those days and fans across the nations were both horrified and pissed off at the canes. Notre Dame as a Catholic institution was just the opposite goody goody two shoes with players recruited mostly from catholic schools. The series gained momentum and came to a head in 85 when they slaughtered them 58-7 and probably got their holier than thou HC Gerry Faust fired. In those days Miami recruited from the hood and probably still do but the NCAA didn't check for grades and police records like they do today and the canes were filled with several great players with poor grades and bad character by todays standard. Notre Dame meanwhile represented the opposite good wholesome students who played football. Then the 89 game came and the ND students came up with Catholics vs Convicts to add gas to the fire- selling T-shirts on campus to advertise the game. The schools played again in 90 with ND winning but on orders from Holtz and ND Officials they chose not to continue because the rivalry became to intense and became a distraction. For example in the 89 game despite the game months away the students at ND were hyping the game in early September. The NCAA finally stepped in shut the door on those cane celebrations by implementing an excessive celebration penalty. Miami can say they ran Notre Dame out of South Florida and maybe Florida itself.
This STILL doesn't make up for the robbery from the year before, the so-called Catholics v Convicts game. That cost the Canes having 3 titles in a row. Miami was clearly better than Holtz minions. Bernard Clark was a monster on this night.
The decline started well before they moved out of the OB. In fact, their last game in the OB was a 52-0 loss. It's unfortunate though they built a baseball stadium on the site which nobody visits. The owners just profit off the property itself.
Manny is a good coach but if you want to win championships The U needs a better choice. Everything should be top down: recruiting, nutrition, strength and conditioning. Everything needs to be top level.
Hopefully Mario Cristobal can bring the U back. Number one priority should be winning the state of Miami when it comes to recruiting. That means keeping the top South Florida kids at home. Stop letting Bama and Georgia and other schools come in and pluck them kids outta there.
That drive To this day to me is the best drive I’ve ever seen in college football. 22 plays 10 minutes and 47 seconds and throw in a third and 43. And when they crowned Miami national champions Lou Holtz had the nerve to say that Notre Dame should’ve been national Champions how you were dominated by the team they voted number one
No way was Miami going to lose that night. Great ball club! I must say the Miami fans that night were the worst and most disgusting fans I have ever seen before or after that night. I have seen Notre Dame play at LSU, Tennessee, Alabama, Clemson, USC, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State Penn State and Purdue. These were traditional rivals and some very big ball games. The so-called Miami fans there that night were the worst I have ever witnessed and that includes going to Ohio State which is a very hostile fan base. I have also seen all these teams play at Notre Dame and on every single occasion when speaking to the fans from opposing teams, they always say they are glad they came to ND even if they lose. Because 99% of our fans are respectful of our opponents. That’s just another reason why I love ND. It’s funny, ND still sells out 98% of their home even when they’re not so good. You can never say that about Miami. Recently, we have be competing for a playoff spot and will do so much more frequently than that school from Coral Gables and I love that too! Go Irish! ☘️
To David K. You must have watched a different game than I watched. I didn't see Miami being 'dominant' AT ALL. The won the game. But to say they dominated could only be said by a GD idiot.
Miami showed how overrated ND was. Miami stopped the running game and it was over. Notre Dame's passing game mediocre at best, Rice was 50% passer, 2 TDs 9 ints.
I am a Cane, at the game, there is nothing like beating the "cheaters" AND Cry Babies from South Bend/ plus being of Irish descent and Catholic prep HS it is always fun to cheer against Notre Dame. I am from the burbs of Chicago and all you need is Notre Dame I could not walk across the ND campus without seeing kids from my all Boys Catholic Prep School Sucks GO CANES ALWAYS
I was at the game. The Orange Bowl always shook, but on the 3rd and 43, it literally felt like an earthquake.
Randall Hill beating Stan Smagala(St Laurence) last white CB for ND
Remember it well!! Still, to this day have not seen anyone convert 3 and 43
I was there too. This was my freshman year at the U.
God made Notre Dame #1, Miami made them #2. I used to have that on a t shirt
But ND made Miami #1 by beating Colorado.
I was a senior in high school in 89. I had my dad tape this game because we had a basketball game out of town. 88-90 were the greatest years in college football for me
I promise you if college allowed this hard hitting we won't be having these 700yds of offense game
Youd have a lot more guys taking it in the chest so their brains could be studied too. We dont get the displeasure of seeing the long term effects those kinds of senseless hits to the head caused. Like the invention of the forward pass, eliminating those hits saved football from itself.
You got that right !
Lol teams were still running the wing-t offense. That some prehistoric offense.
I miss college football like this. Spread offense and always lining up in the shotgun sucks
As a Notre Dame fan this and the loss to Boston College in 1993 were the first few dominoes to fall for the football program. Ever since those two games and Lou Holtz resigning, the program has unfortunately been a shell of its former self
The NCAA violation Holtz committed under his watch, the rampant steroid use for one, and other shady shit that warranted the writing of The Tarnished Dome probably didn’t help either.
Everywhere Lou Holtz coached, the NCAA violations followed.
We boys in Miami refer to Lou Holtz as loose bolts
Brian Kelly was the next great coach, but the university program and athletic director refused to work with him on improving student athlete facilities and nutrition. Also, ND is one of those few football schools that have strict GPA requirements and unfortunately most 4 and 5 star athletes don't have what ND requires. That's pretty much a self imposed recruiting restriction. Great programs have great coaches and Great players. ND had a great coach but was limited to only getting "good" but not "great" players overall. All those restrictions and the unwillingness to improve the program held Brian Kelly back. ND let a great coach slip away. I guess ND would rather settle for less and mediocrity.
@@Tony-bp1nrBrian Kelly a “great coach “? I wholeheartedly disagree. Look at his record at ND play top ranked teams. He proved that again tonight as his 5th ranked LSU team got spanked by 8th ranked Florida State! It’s a horrible record in big games. Certainly not a record of a great coach. Notre Dame did upgrade their facilities and implemented an extensive upgrade in the nutrition program and strength and conditioning while Kelly was still there. Jack Swarbrick the AD, gave that to Kelly! Regarding his recruiting it is widely known that Kelly had some very strange traits and personality issues that hampered the program’s ability of signing student-athletes capable of going to ND. Lastly, just look at the talent upgrade of skill position players and speed Marcus Freeman has brought in during his short time there and it’s getting better. The 2024 crop of committed players will end up being a top 5 class. Kelly is a good coach but not a great one.
Nah. They should've at keast shared the 93 chip ...
This game was won up front. This was the best defense the 'canes had until 2001. This unit was unique because it used both the 4-3 over and 4-3 under front. Much of this game, Miami was in the 4-3 under with Cortez Kennedy in the 1 technique to the strong side of the formation and flowing with the play rather than against the play like is usually done with the 4-3 over. Kennedy usually played a 3 technique flowing away from the play in the 4-3 over. This overwhelmed the Irish offensive line. Russell Maryland did his part also as the backside DT and shutdown the usual backside ISO/Blast play which is usually there with nearly any 4-3 variant.
Brother you must have some defensive coordinator history. I like to call it total Domination
@@jaelynnholloman4260 bro, I played once under a spurrier assistant and under an assistant from Earle Bruce at Ohio State. The 4-3 under was a favorite and so was the 4-3 flex. My favorite front is the 3-4. It eliminates trap plays, and it is a bit more personnel friendly than a 4-3 provided you have a good nose man and more than one good LB. It generates pressure differently through leverage and overloads at point of attack. The 3-4, strings plays out, has one more defender to account for in back and it bleeds clock a little better than the 4-3.
I'd say the 2000 defense was pretty good
Cortez Kennedy and Russell Maryland and Jessie Armistead on the same defense. That's just not fair
@@jaimealvarezmd7245 They were the perfect players to make the 4-3 under/over front work. If you tried to pass, Maryland would get to you within a few steps. If you tried to run, Kennedy would collapse the strong side of your line. If you tried option plays or backside running, traps, either Maryland or Armstead would cut off the backside counter, trap and blast plays or string the option out for no gain or even a loss. Cutback running or stretch plays had little chance to succeed because Armstead and Tiger Clark were good at both assignment and gap football. Not a fun defense to go against.
Teams would be scared to play Miami back in the 80-90s .. they were fast, relentless and hard hitting from all angles.. wow.
The Orange Bowl was the best home field advantage in the history of college football. When it was rocking (like it was this night) no one was beating the Hurricanes.
Lol all past tense
@@jeremymccage9213 the stadium has been demolished for like 20 years
@@liceafilms ik
@@liceafilms ESPN covered it being torn down it was a dump. Years ago past tense.
@@liceafilms I will give you this Miami had my teams number.
When O.B. would rock nobody wanted to play there in the late 80's early 90's that place was magical
The best home field advantage in the history of college football.
@@SJM6791 Said no ever but you 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
Miami is not a hard place to play, they don’t even have the best home field in the ACC. It wasn’t the hardest place in the 80s either. They had great teams, the crowds are at best average
@@jasonphillips8032 Cornhusker fan here. The facts do not lie - Miami didn’t lose at home between 1985 and September of 94 - 58 straight home wins if memory serves. That surpasses even the Huskers of the 90s at 47 in a row. Toughest home field in college football.
@@jasonphillips8032 - Washington Husky fan here. Like the Nebraska fan already said above, numbers don't lie. Still to this day Miami has the longest home game winning streak in college football history. That's why our win down there in 1994 that broke the streak was such a big deal.
@@jasonphillips8032 You know it where they play is not the OB anymore it was torn down they play at hard rock stadium it has been nearly 20 years since Miami played there
Russell Maryland AND Cortez Kennedy? That’s just wrong. Tony Rice didn’t stand a chance.
This wasn’t even fair........
Don't forget Greg Mark and Jimmie Jones were also on that line. All NFL starters.
That is nearly impossible to run against at any level. You don't need to rush at all with that kind of D-Line
I was at this game 9 years old and a FSU fan but I still have never been to a more electric environment ever and there will never Be a game like this again the orange bowl was special
The orange bowl, was mount Vesuvius when the canes played! people could walk to the stadium and they were hardcore fans by the thousands. they even out totaled the Dolphins!
Yeah I went to many games in the old Orange Bowl and the loudest I ever heard it was when the Dolphins played the Jets in 82, when AJ Duhe intercepted the pass and when in for a touchdown the place when crazy. RIP Orange Bowl thanks for the memories 🍊🏈
@@frankrizzo4460 the phins ! My grandparents went to Sd vs Mia playoff game with Winslow
... said was unreal
19:12 This was the biggest play of the ball game. I know everyone knows this game for the 3rd and 43 in the third quarter, which led to a Miami TD. But this Bernard Clark INT of Tony Rice really turned the game around after ND tied it 10-10 and was driving for a possible FG to end the half. Instead of going into the locker room ahead 13-10, they were trailing 17-10. I try to look past Miami's antics, and when I do I just see an amazing football team that dominated the 1980's and early 1990's.
I definitely agree Tim. Also that drive by ND in the 4th when they were deep in Miami territory was some of the worse play calling I’ve seen. Run run run....can’t convert on 4th down
Yep no doubt but recovering the fumble to make it 2nd & 48 was big, ND first and goal at the 2 might have helped them hang on a little longer but no doubt going down that night.
Everyone in that stadium except for Notre Dame knew the ball was going to Randall Hill.
The the late 90's n 2000's. Actually they stay dominating
@William Joyce it’s easy to win bowl games when you’re great!
Back then, Miami always did really well against option-style teams. Look at their record against Barry Switzer's Oklahoma wishbone. I think it was because their defense was so very fast.
EXACTLY... You couldn't turn the corner running option against Miami's defence
It was Miami''s style of defense which de-popularized the triple option and the run and shoot. You know, fast linebackers and massive defensive tackles that allowed for quick penetration. The speed of their defense pushed offenses to institute more of a speed element to their operation in the form of no-huddle, uptempo cadence, and spread formations. To counter these offenses, defenses are now instituting a formerly unconventional defense (3-3-5). Only issue with the 3-3-5 is the pass rush isn't as ferocious, thus, QBs have more time to dissect the defense.
That was Jimmy Johnson and his philosophy on defense. He’d recruit mobile defensive tackles to clog the middle, bulk up linebackers and turn them into defensive ends then bulk up defensive backs and make them linebackers. What that meant was maximum speed from sideline to sideline to stop those option type teams. Most o those option and power teams weren’t used to that kind of defensive speed.
Miami did really well against ALL teams during that decade or so. ND beat them in ‘88 and ‘90 though.
Oklahoma lost to Miami in 85.Yet they still ended up with a better record than Miami in Natty.Miami could find ways those in 80s.Not just 86 Sugar Bowl
I remember before this game started, it was shown that there were more Catholics on the Miami team than the Notre Dame team.
Bet ESPiN will never mention that
Don’t try to make Miami into victims. They made a mockery of college sports.
And the Pope had just visited Miami… not sure how much time he spent in Indiana 🤷♀️🙌
And Notre Dame had more felons, which is something the media kept quiet about.
Thanks for the upload! I remember watching this live. Miami was dominant that night.
Canes were the best team in the country that year. People favored the Irish. Wrong. Canes dominated.
@@SunilPatel-sx2ru For all the years FSU lost to Miami but beat them that year, Miami so good back then, I mean crazy good.
My first live ND game and sadly my first time experiencing them losing. It was tough because Dad and I had a ball in Miami. The gold foam finger Dad bought me down there at the pep rally the Leprechaun asked if he could borrow it at the 1990 Tennessee game in Knoxville. That was a good memory.
Alas, Screwy Louie and the ND hierarchy got tired of being bitched up by Miami so the next season they ended the series with a ND win in South Bend.
@@user-nd3lx1zg9tnot completely true. And they beat Miami 29-20 in 1990. You’re just another ND hater that spins you’re own opinions and half truths about ND. Then when Miami’s program hit the skids after Larry Coker it hasn’t been the same. It’s too bad really because Mario Cristobal is a good coach. I hope he has success there because college football is better when Miami is good despite their fans.
In those days Miami’s talent was overwhelming.. but the D line and O line were dominating!
Isn’t that the same statement twice
You forgot special teams
2 excellent teams filled with future NFL players.
1989 was the deepest season I remember! Half a dozen teams were #1 quality. Going into the bowls #1 Colorado was the only undefeated, but Miami, Michigan , Alabama, Nebraska, Tenn, Arkansas, we're all 10-1 , Notre Dame was 11-1! Not to mention #6 FSU 9-2 ! And somehow Miami won the championship with out splitting because every other 1 loss team except Notre dame who they beat head to head, and Tenn who was ranked to low lost they're bowl game!
Tennessee did not lose their bowl game. We beat Arkansas 31-27 in the Cotton but we did lose to Alabama 47-30 and Miami beat them. We finished ranked 5th at 11-1
@@medic7556 We or their? Were you on the team or not?
@@TL2354 as a fan I consider myself part of the Tennessee family so it's we
Florida State ended that season as the hottest team in the country. I recall they lost their 1st 2 games of the season then stomped everyone including #1 Miami 24-10, beat a great Auburn team and 1 loss Nebraska 41-17...finished #2 in the coaches poll but had to watch their nemesis Miami win another Natty because of their early season losses.
@charles723 That was true parity in College Football unlike today with the BCS and the CFP. Today’s College Football has become corporate and boring.
Nice game Uncle Craig….I’m really enjoying watching your games….
I miss the Orange Bowl....
Tony Rice was anemic as a passing threat. That really hurt ND.
Good enough to beat Miami and win a natty the year before though.
I was there. Great game for my Hurricanes
Iwt, too !
Notre Dame got revenge BIG TIME the following year. This, ND USC and ND UM are the great rivalries for the domers. They just need to keep pounding the Clemsons and LSUs of the world and recruit another Tony Rice. Golson was the closest to that triple threat. But really that 80s/90s era at ND was stellar.
The OB used to be LIVE!!
Notre Dame had a fabulous team in 1989, beating SEVEN teams that ended the season ranked in the Top 20 (#18 Virginia, #17 Pittsburgh, #16 Michigan St, #15 Penn St, #8 Southern Cal, #7 Michigan and #4 Colorado). Had this game been closer I think they still would have been voted national champions even with a loss based on their body of work after their beatdown of then #1 Colorado in the Orange Bowl.
Second straight year they beat both Rose bowl teams.
They weren't going to jump the team that beat them. No matter how close
ND had receivers, but with no passing game there was just no hope of winning this. It's a credit to ND's talent and coaching that they kept this game competitive.
Had no qb either. But the credit is to the Canes, N.D was #1 so they were on top and we chopped them down. If you can't recruit that's on you.
@@AlexM-uo9gk Miami didn't dominate everyone that year.Florida State beat them.Notre Dame still had a good season. Only one loss, playing a tougher schedule than Miami
ND fan but knew there was no way Miami wasn’t winning this game. Too much revenge in their blood from the 88 game.
And ND's qb couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.
@@stillpaintshe played very well in the 88 game and completed several deep passes that game. He just ran into a buzz saw of a defensive unit this night!
This game was too fast for Notre Dame.
Throwing an interception right before half that led to 7 for Miami and not recovering a fumble inside the 10 (2 plays later Miami converts 3rd and 43) swung the outcome and likely the National Champion.
I was there at the Orange Bowl that night. Who else was there?
I was, WEZ baby!!!
I was! Couldn't talk for 3 days. I strained my vocal cords that much!
Yep,I was there. had seats right in front of the Cane's band.
I was ! In the end zone bleachers / student section 🙌
The U was so loaded.
Courtesy of Jimmy Johnson and his staff.
This game was a feeding frenzy for Miami
God made Notre Dame #1.....Miami made Notre Dame #2...
The Orange Bowl helped them then. Now it is what will keep the canes in the dumpster. Having to bus your team miles to home games is a joke.
Thank you
🧡💚
Great game, from both teams.
Ned Bolcar played his ass off in this game.
Catholics vs. Convicts was EPIC!!!
I saw armstead on ST wow
A lot of future NFLers in this game💪
Beautiful
My last words before I die: "Beat Notre Dame!" Go Canessssss!
The Canes REALLY need a stadium on campus!
Is there room to build one in Coral Gables?
Trying to beat Miami with an option or run based offense back in those days was like fighting termites with a hammer. It was
an exercise in futility.
The blown call on the fumble…
Richard Newbill looks like Jermaine O'Neal
Could you kindly include the Notre Dame-Miami games from 1979-83, 85 and 87?
Complete domination.
Steelbuck6, long time no talk, do you think you can broaden your games by doing ncaa basketball full games?
I haven't collected college BB games.
This was one heck of a defensive performance. Miami’s defense essentially shut out Notre Dame. The refs missed a fumble on the drive ND got a field goal. Their td was a pick six.
@22:58 Nightmares still...
Other than the National Championship nights, the greatest night in Canes Football History.
I don’t think I have seen a third and 43 converted on any level since lol. The DC had a massive brain cramp on that one. You Call nothing but a mini prevent on that down/distance. Turning point in the game.
I don’t think he had a brain cramp. Who actually tries to convert a 3rd and 43? Only Miami had the speed and bravado to go for it.
@@sergiosotolongo7286 that’s exactly why he had a brain cramp. Miami HAD the speed to pull it off. So you go mini prevent
The Orange Bowl❤
Everyone goes nuts over the 88 ND win, yet everyone forgets that the other 3 games between 86-89, Miami kicked the crap out of the Irish, played for 3 National Titles and won 2.
Did you forget about the 1990 on purpose? ND 29 Miami 20
@Mason Harris Miami still won 80 percent of the time against Norte Dame.
88 was a special season for Notre Dame after disastrous Gerry Faust years
They didn’t play in ‘86. Miami was 4-1 against Gerry Faust and 2-2 against Lou Holtz. Before that they were 0-6 against Dan Devine and 0-5-1 against Ara.
The convicts were let out...
The convicts whooped some ass
@@thefrase7884 Big facts.
man I be seeing you on every channel and maybe even on Deadspin
People hated Miami because they beat the crap out of their teams! All I have to say is LMFAO at all of you!
Not against Alabama in 93 Sugar Bowl
The last time Notre Dame beat Miami at the OB or anywhere in Florida their QB was Joe Montana.
Great memories if you're a canes fan not so much for Notre Dame. UM and Notre Dame were regular season rivals through the in the 60 and on through 1990. until the early 80s Miami was pretty much a patsy then Howard Schnellenberger arrived and turned the Canes into champs. Of all the rivalries that miami had the ND game was my favorite for the intensity and the history. For those who weren't around when Miami broke through to national prominence with Schnellenberger the cane were brash tough talking jive outfit then backed it up on the field. That just wasn't done in those days and fans across the nations were both horrified and pissed off at the canes. Notre Dame as a Catholic institution was just the opposite goody goody two shoes with players recruited mostly from catholic schools. The series gained momentum and came to a head in 85 when they slaughtered them 58-7 and probably got their holier than thou HC Gerry Faust fired. In those days Miami recruited from the hood and probably still do but the NCAA didn't check for grades and police records like they do today and the canes were filled with several great players with poor grades and bad character by todays standard. Notre Dame meanwhile represented the opposite good wholesome students who played football. Then the 89 game came and the ND students came up with Catholics vs Convicts to add gas to the fire- selling T-shirts on campus to advertise the game. The schools played again in 90 with ND winning but on orders from Holtz and ND Officials they chose not to continue because the rivalry became to intense and became a distraction. For example in the 89 game despite the game months away the students at ND were hyping the game in early September. The NCAA finally stepped in shut the door on those cane celebrations by implementing an excessive celebration penalty. Miami can say they ran Notre Dame out of South Florida and maybe Florida itself.
Tony Rice couldn't throw it in the ocean. The U dominated.
That 3&43 wow
This is the beginning of the Screwy Louie era. He's the reason I began hating Notre Dame.
Back then, Miami always came up big in the biggest games. They had swagger and ran a pro-style offense. They would play anybody.
This STILL doesn't make up for the robbery from the year before, the so-called Catholics v Convicts game.
That cost the Canes having 3 titles in a row.
Miami was clearly better than Holtz minions.
Bernard Clark was a monster on this night.
Perfect play at the 23:00 minute mark
Moving the Canes out of the OB killed them.
The decline started well before they moved out of the OB. In fact, their last game in the OB was a 52-0 loss. It's unfortunate though they built a baseball stadium on the site which nobody visits. The owners just profit off the property itself.
When football was fun to watch
The U needs a real head coach who brings back the powerhouse.
Manny can recruit. It’s not easy keeping the top talent home.
Manny is a good coach but if you want to win championships The U needs a better choice. Everything should be top down: recruiting, nutrition, strength and conditioning. Everything needs to be top level.
Problem is the U lives in the past
@@Manny______ Naw the problem is too many kids are being poached away by Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State.
Hopefully Mario Cristobal can bring the U back. Number one priority should be winning the state of Miami when it comes to recruiting. That means keeping the top South Florida kids at home. Stop letting Bama and Georgia and other schools come in and pluck them kids outta there.
whatever happened to air horns?
Did Pee Wee Smith ever even touch the ball in a live game at Miami? Seriously. Starting WR and I've never seen him even touch the ball.
Not sure why he was starting that night. Maybe Wesley Carroll was hurt?
If this game was played by today’s rules over half the starting defensive players on both teams would never have made it out of the first quarter.
22:58. They were kings.
If Erickson had just pulled the QB out from under center and put them in the gun, he probably would've won another ring or two.
You knew ND was going to win in 88 and that Miami had their ass in the OB in 89.
How sweet! It was always a good time when Miami would spoil Notre Dame's Natty hopes! 😁
That drive To this day to me is the best drive I’ve ever seen in college football. 22 plays 10 minutes and 47 seconds and throw in a third and 43. And when they crowned Miami national champions Lou Holtz had the nerve to say that Notre Dame should’ve been national Champions how you were dominated by the team they voted number one
Can anyone say “total domination”?
Miami's QB's were always the worst starting player on their teams.
We were at that game 3 n 43 caught for a first down,,Game over nd is so overrated !
the marquee game but not exactly full of future NFL’ers... in retrospect, ND was starting to fall behind offensively
Kick the Leprechauns Ass!! Gooooo Canes 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈😎
Reminds me how much I can't stand today's football.
Orange Bowl committe was stupid signing Irish instead of wsiting for game to play out..Coild have been Colorado vs Miami for title....😂🎉😂
They used SEC officials in this game.
Because Miami and Notre Dame were both independents with no conference affiliation back then.
Look at 23:00, canes make a 3rd and 43 for a 1st down hahahahahaha
No way was Miami going to lose that night. Great ball club! I must say the Miami fans that night were the worst and most disgusting fans I have ever seen before or after that night. I have seen Notre Dame play at LSU, Tennessee, Alabama, Clemson, USC, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State Penn State and Purdue. These were traditional rivals and some very big ball games. The so-called Miami fans there that night were the worst I have ever witnessed and that includes going to Ohio State which is a very hostile fan base. I have also seen all these teams play at Notre Dame and on every single occasion when speaking to the fans from opposing teams, they always say they are glad they came to ND even if they lose. Because 99% of our fans are respectful of our opponents. That’s just another reason why I love ND. It’s funny, ND still sells out 98% of their home even when they’re not so good. You can never say that about Miami. Recently, we have be competing for a playoff spot and will do so much more frequently than that school from Coral Gables and I love that too! Go Irish! ☘️
Third and 48 killed ND that night. All momentum went to Miami afterwards. ND offense did nothing all game
No one. And I mean no one would beat Miami at night back in those days.
Time ⏲️ for Notre Dame to get used to not winning Natty.
To David K. You must have watched a different game than I watched. I didn't see Miami being 'dominant' AT ALL. The won the game. But to say they dominated could only be said by a GD idiot.
Notre Dame was way too slow to play against Miami!How did Tony Rice even get drafted he sucks can't even throw a 5 yard pass?
Back when steroids was part of the training
Catholics vs Convicts
Miami showed how overrated ND was. Miami stopped the running game and it was over. Notre Dame's passing game mediocre at best, Rice was 50% passer, 2 TDs 9 ints.
04:55 Miami fan with the painted blackface 🤦🏾♂️🤬🤬🤬
Green
I am a Cane, at the game, there is nothing like beating the "cheaters" AND Cry Babies from South Bend/ plus being of Irish descent and Catholic prep HS it is always fun to cheer against Notre Dame. I am from the burbs of Chicago and all you need is Notre Dame I could not walk across the ND campus without seeing kids from my all Boys Catholic Prep School Sucks GO CANES ALWAYS