I used to love those chilly Saturday afternoons grab a pizza and settle in to watch a big game in South Bend. You knew the crowd would be going bananas. Always exciting!
NBC College Basketball Announce in 1980-81 National Games:Dick Enberg/Al McGuire/Billy Packer ECAC/Big East:Marv Albert/Bucky Waters SEC:John Ferguson/Joe Dean Big Ten:Bob Costas/Steve Grote Big 8: Jay Randolph/Gary Thompson SWC:Frank Fallon/Rudy Davalos PAC 10:Barry Tompkins/Lynn Shackelford One other thing this game aired on most NBC stations. Some parts of the country aired Texas A&M/LSU which had Bob Costas and Lynn Shackelford on the call
ND didn't move the game to Chicago. This was the first game of a 2 year home-and-home series between ND and UVA. Both games were played at neutral sites, this one in Chicago, and the following year at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD which UVA won by more than 20.
I remember watching this as a kid. Notre Dame put one big guy in front of Sampson and one behind and left Craig Robinson open. Very effective strategy.
Brilliant Clip!! Priceless!! A Fat 6!! I liked the name The Rosemont Horizon much better than I do Allstate Arena. Commercialization has really gone out of whack in America ... especially in basketball venues like those in Rosemont, Illinois ... (The Late) DePaul Men's Basketball Coach Ray Meyer would be offended at the name change ... a slap in the face to the DePaul fans. Brilliant Video From 1981!!
At the game, the Rosemont Horizon, now the Allstate Arena. It was a ND home game because ND thought it would be good to drum up interest in the program in the Chicago area. When I took my seats, a young Virginia alum couple said, "They say that Notre Dame fans are the most obnoxious in the country, and here's a whole stadium of them." I assuredly obliged.
The three point line was used for some NBA exhibition games back in the 1980-1981 Basketball Season. The line was used -- to a limited extent -- for semi-professional and even professional games at the time of Rosemont Horizon's opening back in 1980. This answer may not be of much help; however, the floor was first used mainly for DePaul Men's Basketball Games.
Great upload from one of college basketball's most exciting season. Rematch didn't happen in East Reg. Finals because Danny Ainge went end to end final seconds of Sweet 16
@Green18600 The NBA instituted the 3-pt line in the regular season beginning with the 1979-80 season. Chris Ford (who would later become a head coach with the Boston Celtics) hit the first 3-pointer in NBA regular season play on October 12, 1979.
There is no way this was an upset. Notre Dame had alot of players who played in the NBA and were great players. Kelly Tripucka, Orlando Woolridge, Tracy Jackson, John Paxon.
I think this was the last really team that Digger had that was truly elite. Recruiting dropped off at Notre Dame after that. UVA was really good that year and the following year but something was off with UVA in 82-83 season when Ralph was a senior.
@@damienkirksey7026 , Overrated ? What you talking about, Virginia was ranked No. 1 in the Country at that time. They had won the NIT the previous season and had Sampson, Lamp & Raker who were solid ball players. This Virginia team would knock off a very good North Carolina team twice that year as well as make it to the Final Four. They would lose to Carolina in the Final Four and quite frankly it's hard to beat Carolina 3 times in one season. They defeated LSU in the 3rd place game a couple of nights later. That just shows good Coaching on Terry Holland's part as he didn't have all the NBA Talent that Digger had at Notre Dame. What did Notre Dame do in the NCAA Tournament that year ? Nothing Terry Holland also took Virginia to another Final Four appearance in the 83/84 season with a team that had even less talent.
The three point line was instituted -- for College Basketball -- effective in April 1986for the 1986-1987 Basketball Season. Does that answer your question? Good Luck To You!!
Ralph sampson could has been the next kareem abdul jabbar. I remember him in the 80`s when he was playing with the rockets, and he was awesome. A 7-4 foward doing it all...Lot of respect!
@chrisuncleahmad The Horizon opened in March 1980 and was still very new (and a stark contrast to the aging old Chicago Stadium). ND moved the game there as a nod to their many fans & alums in Chicago, and a chance to have it on national television.
Notre Dame's arena was booked by the Ice Capades that weekend, so the basketball team practiced at Moreau Seminary and the game got shifted to Chicago.
Ralph reminded me of Tom Burleson from N.C. State. I thought he was better than Kareem as far as talent. As for Tom, Bill Russell said this about him, "he has more talent than me and Wilt Chamberlain combined!"
The Irish would end their season in this arena against another Top 2 team, DePaul, but they would lose that game, and that loss would unfortunately carry over into the Tournament........
Maybe, but maybe not. The next year, with essentially the same team, they were blown out by Michigan State (with Magic Johnson) in the regional finals. At least on paper, they were a far superior team to BYU. Why did they only lead by a point with six seconds to play? If they could play any defense at all, why didn't someone stop Ainge from going the length of the court all the way to the basket, scoring on a one-foot finger roll with less than a second left?
Growing up in a small town has some advantages; you have better imagination than city players. However, city players have better competition but are too specialized and get worn out too quickly.
Digger must of Really sucked as a coach. 3 future NBA starters on his team (Tripuka and Woolridge both 20+ scorers) and they still were very average and won nothing (besides this one upset, big whoop).
Digger was a great coach but her overcoached. He was a lot like Lefty Driesell beat teams he shouldn't beat and lose to teams, he should beat. But nobody outcoached Digger Phelps except Bobby Knight.
How many National Championships did Notre Dame win during the twenty (20) years "nobody-outcoached-Digger" coached Notre Dame's often "loaded teams?" For that matter, how many Final Fours? I've save you the trouble of looking. National Championships: 0 (Zero) Final Fours: 1 (One) How does his record compare to those of some other colleges and coaches during similar, modern, 20-year periods? For example, those of UCLA, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, Michigan State, Kansas, UConn, Florida, and many others?
Talent at that time was amazing. The true Golden Era of college basketball.
Guys stayed in school a lot longer,too.
I used to love those chilly Saturday afternoons grab a pizza and settle in to watch a big game in South Bend. You knew the crowd would be going bananas. Always exciting!
NBC College Basketball Announce in 1980-81
National Games:Dick Enberg/Al McGuire/Billy Packer
ECAC/Big East:Marv Albert/Bucky Waters
SEC:John Ferguson/Joe Dean
Big Ten:Bob Costas/Steve Grote
Big 8: Jay Randolph/Gary Thompson
SWC:Frank Fallon/Rudy Davalos
PAC 10:Barry Tompkins/Lynn Shackelford
One other thing this game aired on most NBC stations. Some parts of the country aired Texas A&M/LSU which had Bob Costas and Lynn Shackelford on the call
Great announcers back then .That was a great era for college bb
Thanks for posting this. I'm the kid waving at 4:38
I was at this game with my dad. It was an electric atmosphere when Notre Dame upset Virginia on the shot by Orlando Woodridge.
ND didn't move the game to Chicago. This was the first game of a 2 year home-and-home series between ND and UVA. Both games were played at neutral sites, this one in Chicago, and the following year at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD which UVA won by more than 20.
That ND team was loaded. Tripuka, Woolridge, Paxon, Klein, Tracy Jackson, joe klein, all played in the NBA.....
Joe Kleine then transfered to Arkansas
Giant killers. Hats off to that great Nd team, and I was a DePaul fan.
I remember watching this as a kid. Notre Dame put one big guy in front of Sampson and one behind and left Craig Robinson open. Very effective strategy.
Brilliant Clip!! Priceless!! A Fat 6!! I liked the name The Rosemont Horizon much better than I do Allstate Arena. Commercialization has really gone out of whack in America ... especially in basketball venues like those in Rosemont, Illinois ... (The Late) DePaul Men's Basketball Coach Ray Meyer would be offended at the name change ... a slap in the face to the DePaul fans. Brilliant Video From 1981!!
Couldn't agree more, arena/stadium names are pathetic now
I remember that great ND team. They also beat Indiana earlier that season. They were loaded.
At the game, the Rosemont Horizon, now the Allstate Arena. It was a ND home game because ND thought it would be good to drum up interest in the program in the Chicago area. When I took my seats, a young Virginia alum couple said, "They say that Notre Dame fans are the most obnoxious in the country, and here's a whole stadium of them." I assuredly obliged.
RIP Orlando Woolridge.
The three point line was used for some NBA exhibition games back in the 1980-1981 Basketball Season. The line was used -- to a limited extent -- for semi-professional and even professional games at the time of Rosemont Horizon's opening back in 1980. This answer may not be of much help; however, the floor was first used mainly for DePaul Men's Basketball Games.
Great upload from one of college basketball's most exciting season.
Rematch didn't happen in East Reg. Finals because Danny Ainge went end to end final seconds of Sweet 16
@Green18600 The NBA instituted the 3-pt line in the regular season beginning with the 1979-80 season. Chris Ford (who would later become a head coach with the Boston Celtics) hit the first 3-pointer in NBA regular season play on October 12, 1979.
that's when you enjoyed watching college basketball!
No that's how behind college basketball was
There is no way this was an upset.
Notre Dame had alot of players who played in the NBA and were great players.
Kelly Tripucka, Orlando Woolridge, Tracy Jackson, John Paxon.
I agree and Virginia was overrated
I think this was the last really team that Digger had that was truly elite. Recruiting dropped off at Notre Dame after that. UVA was really good that year and the following year but something was off with UVA in 82-83 season when Ralph was a senior.
@@damienkirksey7026 , Overrated ? What you talking about, Virginia was ranked No. 1 in the Country at that time. They had won the NIT the previous season and had Sampson, Lamp & Raker who were solid ball players. This Virginia team would knock off a very good North Carolina team twice that year as well as make it to the Final Four. They would lose to Carolina in the Final Four and quite frankly it's hard to beat Carolina 3 times in one season. They defeated LSU in the 3rd place game a couple of nights later. That just shows good Coaching on Terry Holland's part as he didn't have all the NBA Talent that Digger had at Notre Dame. What did Notre Dame do in the NCAA Tournament that year ? Nothing Terry Holland also took Virginia to another Final Four appearance in the 83/84 season with a team that had even less talent.
@@curtismcneil8695 Dave Odom learned alot from this experience to help Tim Duncan and it payed off for Tim
@@curtismcneil8695 Sampson was 30 years ahead of his time
R.I.P. Orlando Woolridge.
42 Years Ago 😲😳😳 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
amazingly they beat Bowie and Kentucky that year too.
The three point line was instituted -- for College Basketball -- effective in April 1986for the 1986-1987 Basketball Season. Does that answer your question? Good Luck To You!!
Exciting game. Why weren't the final 3 seconds played?
Ralph sampson could has been the next kareem abdul jabbar. I remember him in the 80`s when he was playing with the rockets, and he was awesome. A 7-4 foward doing it all...Lot of respect!
what happened to him?
Ralph could have been the best big man in the 80's if not for his career ending injury.
@@goodman5836 Injuries
@chrisuncleahmad The Horizon opened in March 1980 and was still very new (and a stark contrast to the aging old Chicago Stadium). ND moved the game there as a nod to their many fans & alums in Chicago, and a chance to have it on national television.
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If the Rosemont Strawberry Horizon opened in 1980, where did DePaul play their Home Games before then?
@@Jiltedin2007 DePaul played its games on campus at Alumni Hall from 1956 until the move to the Horizon in 1980.
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Notre Dame!
Firebirdfrenzy79-3 pointer came in as a national rule in 1986-87 season.
Why did Notre Dame play this game at the Strawberry Horizon(DePaul’s Home Court)? Was their South Bend Home Gym Under Construction?
Notre Dame's arena was booked by the Ice Capades that weekend, so the basketball team practiced at Moreau Seminary and the game got shifted to Chicago.
Why did this game take place at the Rosemont Horizon as opposed to South Bend?
$$$TV$$$
Virginia changed their road unis to orange the following year
Ralph reminded me of Tom Burleson from N.C. State. I thought he was better than Kareem as far as talent. As for Tom, Bill Russell said this about him, "he has more talent than me and Wilt Chamberlain combined!"
The Irish would end their season in this arena against another Top 2 team, DePaul, but they would lose that game, and that loss would unfortunately carry over into the Tournament........
Whatever happened to Tracy Jackson? He played NBA for 2 or 3 years. Then what?
college ball at its best
Virginia(With Ralph Sampson).
VA had this game won with a little better ball handling
Ralph Sampson was the best
His Teammates didn't get him the ball
Where he wanted it.
that team might have won the national championship had BYU's Danny Ainge not scored a coast-to-coast layup at the buzzer in the sweet 16.
Maybe, but maybe not. The next year, with essentially the same team, they were blown out by Michigan State (with Magic Johnson) in the regional finals.
At least on paper, they were a far superior team to BYU. Why did they only lead by a point with six seconds to play? If they could play any defense at all, why didn't someone stop Ainge from going the length of the court all the way to the basket, scoring on a one-foot finger roll with less than a second left?
That game was played in 1981. Magic Johnson came out of college in 1979.He was in his second year in the NBA in 1981.
@@anthonyminor3160 What's your point?
My point is Magic Johnson was in the NBA how could he be playing with Michigan State the next year, And also those players were mostly seniors.
@@anthonyminor3160 Now that I saw the @John Hocking comment, I see what you were trying to say.
...and AL McGuire
Growing up in a small town has some advantages; you have better imagination than city players. However, city players have better competition but are too specialized and get worn out too quickly.
WOW
The Big O.
1 42 to 1 46 IS NOT 5 SECONDS. WHAT A MAKE UP CALL THAT WAS. TIME IT BY YOUR TIMER
@515sbest You type like
Stevie from
Malcolm in the
Middle.
Digger must of Really sucked as a coach. 3 future NBA starters on his team (Tripuka and Woolridge both 20+ scorers) and they still were very average and won nothing (besides this one upset, big whoop).
Digger was a great coach but her overcoached. He was a lot like Lefty Driesell beat teams he shouldn't beat and lose to teams, he should beat. But nobody outcoached Digger Phelps except Bobby Knight.
How many National Championships did Notre Dame win during the twenty (20) years "nobody-outcoached-Digger" coached Notre Dame's often "loaded teams?"
For that matter, how many Final Fours?
I've save you the trouble of looking.
National Championships: 0 (Zero)
Final Fours: 1 (One)
How does his record compare to those of some other colleges and coaches during similar, modern, 20-year periods? For example, those of UCLA, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, Michigan State, Kansas, UConn, Florida, and many others?
@@CPSJSMSUUMUGA I'm a huge ND fan but I agree, Digger was pretty pathetic overall
Digger couldn't get out of his own way