I remember watching this game. As an NFL fan I liked college ball too. I was a USC and Nebraska (also Bear's Alabama) fan too. Great stuff- good post sir!
I wondered that myself because the player who recovered the ball did not have a knee touch the ground. Maybe there was a rule back then that did not permit fumbles to be advanced. Does anyone have any insight into this?
@@markgardner9460 certainly looked like an OU touchdown to me. Would have ultimately been the difference in an Oklahoma win and national championship that year.
@@markgardner9460 they must have ruled Burns fumbled the ball behind the line of scrimmage. I googled it and found that in 1992 college changed it that the defense can advance a fumble no matter where it was recovered. Up until 92 I guess you could only advance it if it was recovered past the line of scrimmage. I dont know maybe it didn't actually matter if Burns actually crossed the line of scrimmage himself but the ball bounced backward and probably was "recovered" behind the line of scrimmage. I guess where the recovery is the key.
Shame many fans have forgotten Billy Sims Detroit days because of Barry Sanders. As a Dolphin fan I can tell you the death of David Overstreet haunts us. Also I just had a flashback on how many important kicks Uwe Von Schamann missed as a Dolphin like the misses in the AFC playoffs against the Chargers
Texas vs. Oklahoma (Red River Shoot Out) was a blood fued....how good was Big Eight Football? In Colorado Nebraska was the hated arch rival. Tom Osborn Dr. Evil.
Both schools seemed to always produce great pro players. The Sooners’ Billy Sims (20) went to Detroit, David Overstreet (22) to Miami, and Kenny King (30) to Oakland where he won a couple of Super Bowls. Tragically, Overstreet perished in a traffic accident in ‘84. Sims was the star of the bunch - winning the Heisman that year and having a magical 5 year career with the Lions.
Overstreet was a real speed burner. He would have been terrific in today's NFL. When I think of Kenny King, I think of his 80 yard td reception in the Super Bowl that was played in '81 which was the record for the longest one in a Super Bowl.
@@markgardner9460 If I remember correctly, Kenny King had some big games with the Silver and Black in crunch time. He was tough to bring down and made some key plays coming out of the backfield for passes.
This was the best backfield that OU ever had as a whole. I think Holieway was slightly better than Lott but Lott paired with the 3 studs in 78 was dynamic. Each had good speed and power. I noticed a trend later in the 80s that OU would have a RB who came in as a freshman and made a huge splash only to be injured or not perform nearly as well as their freshman year and be somewhat of a disappointment as compared to their freshman year. But Sims, Overstreet and King were all studs at the same time.
@@markgardner9460 yeah OU still had a good rushing attack after this core group left but I noticed even starting in the early 80s you had guys like Stanley Wilson, Buster Rhymes, of course Marcus Dupree, Steve Sewell, Spencer Tillman. Earl Johnson, Patrick Collins, Anthony Stafford all came in and seemingly shined early as freshman making you think OU was back. But they either got injured and were never quite the same or changed positions ( Sewell, Rymes) or just simply never improved. All of them were great at some point but they all lacked the combination of size, speed, power and durability that Simms, King, and Overstreet possessed and the 3 of them all played together. Along with a very capable Thomas Lott my favorite backfield ever at OU and I feel the best.
Buster Rhymes broke the NFL single season kickoff return yardage record as a rookie with the Vikings, but only played in 5 games the following season and was quickly out of the league. Marcus Dupree could have become the greatest RB of all-time, in my opinion (I think we know his story, as well as what happened with Stanley Wilson when he was with the Bengals). Steve Sewell carved out a nice career in the NFL with Denver - more of a receiver than a runner, even though he played RB. Great comments! Thank you! I love it!
I remember that game, as well as the HUGE billing that you mentioned. I remember Johnny Rodgers 72 yard punt return TD being the first score of the game. Thanks for bringing this game up,.
My co-favorite RB of all-time (Walter is the other) had a great day running the ball. Unfortunately those 2 lost fumbles at crucial moments didn't make it an overall good day for him. I will say that both teams were really hitting hard. If you carry the ball a lot, you will fumble a bit...unless your name is Larry Csonka.
@@berean77 After one of those fine Sims fumbles deep in Nebraska territory, it makes it even more difficult, but there was a lot of hard hitting happening.
@@mikeprima7555 OK, I will work on that. I've got a couple of Saints videos in my playlist, but I have more games of theirs to publish. New video rolling out in alittle more than 2 hours from now. It's kickin'. Hope you'll check it out, Mike. Thanks for watching and commenting!
