This is back when New Year's used to be so special all the big bowl games were played on New Year's Day. I loved it as a kid sit back and watch all the great teams play on one day now New Year's Day is no big deal you have the cheeseburger Bowl and egg salad bowl it's ridiculous 🤣

@markbell335

2 жыл бұрын

I agree... I tuned out years ago.... I've better things to do. Mark

@brianarbenz7206

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Jan. 1 was a day for resolving all the drama of who would win the title, and for admiring the sunny weather in most of the bowl venues as we gazed at the snow outside (depending on where you lived). And the Christmas tree was still up, adding a nice trim to the scene.

@guillermobarrio55

Жыл бұрын

Well, the way is going, in a few years we will have the NC game after the Superbowl.

@CKWolf-kq5wz

Жыл бұрын

@@markbell335 YEAH BECAUSE A FOOTBALL GAME WAS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT ON A DAY OF CELEBRATION BACK IN THE DAY THEN IT IS NOW...C`MON GET TF OVER YOUR STUPIDITY ALREADY!! THEY'RE STILL JUST GAMES...BTW!!

@randquadrozzi5850

Жыл бұрын

Yes and I believe the holiday bowl started the bowl season with BYU usually playing and it was great you got to see Steve young,mark Wilson and Jim McMahon.

I remember how Brent Musburger, Phyllis George, and Jimmy The Greek said that Texas was going to win this game and win it big the only one who gave Notre Dame a chance was Irv Cross. After the game, you never heard a word from either of those three. Looks like Irv got the last laugh.

@nathaniellathy6559

2 жыл бұрын

I remember Jimmy the Greek giving Texas only a razors edge over Notre Dame.It was a surprise to many that 3 of the 4 New Year's Day Bowl games for the 1977 season were blowouts. The team that was expected to get blown out was Arkansas in the Orange Bowl.As it turned out a shorthanded Razorback team blew out Oklahoma.

@timburr4453

5 ай бұрын

Irv was always great in analyzing things. very cerebral

@stevenzimmerman4057

24 күн бұрын

Loved Lindsey Nelson and Paul Hornung as announcers

Early in the 1977 season, this game would have been a Texas rout. Notre Dame went from a struggling program with "Fire Dan Divine" bumper stickers around South Bend -- to one of the greatest college teams ever. The Irish blew away the undefeated No. 1 team, with a Heisman Trophy winner as great as Earl Campbell. And did so in Texas' own back yard.

@brucemolett9843

11 ай бұрын

"Greatest college teams ever" ?? Not really. Outstanding team, sure, but never in the conversation of the best teams (ie 72' USC, 01 Miami, 71' and 95" Nebraska)

@shawnyoung8752

10 ай бұрын

73 sugar Bowl had #1 Alabama vs Irish. Todd was QB. Wilber Jackson rb, John Hannah was on off line I beleive. Woodrow Lowe was a lb. A couple other studs. Irish had Casper and? Clements at qb was Canadian qb who was a coach for years in NFL. Bob Thomas who kick for bears. They had Neihaus at D tackle but that was it. That was a game with 2 great coaches with a month to prepare. With irish up a point Bama had ball 4th and 1 at irish 40. Bryant had 2 punters and pinned irish inside 5 with his pooch punter. If he didn't make 1rst at 40 irish could flip field. Only 3 minutes irish have 3rd and 12 at 3. Ara calls a dropkick pass and Clements throes to the 3rd string TE who hadn't caught a pass all year. Throw was behind him but kid pulls it in for 30 yard gain. Robin Webber. Like Roland Sayles for razorback in 78 orange Bowl. Texas lost, Michigan lost sooner win game and Are #1. Yet Lou Holtz who had suspended his to top backs and top receiver night before pulled out his motivational playbook and razorback defense who is used to wishbone shut sooner down in first half. Meanwhile they used the soph who had 20 carries all year run for a record 205 on 22 carries. Watched it a couple years ago and after a quarter it was clear the field was in horrible shape. Sooner bone was negated running outside pitches while Razorbacks veer runs were just straight dives. Look at Georgia winning vs Irish in 81. Walker had 36 carries for 155 or so. Buck blue? Had 2 for9 for 30 yards. Yet they won 17-10. Only cause irish fumbled 1 ko inside 20. Then misplaced another that Georgia recovered at ten. Nebraska in 84 was loaded but ran into the Schnellenbeger Miami team. He built that program. He told them he needed to fly to Jersey then Pittsburgh. Then next Dat to Chicago then back to Miami. 36 hours. He was told that there isn't money for you to fly around country to get players. He said I am getting a TE from NJ. CHUDSINSKI. Then I am gonna get a QB from Pittsburgh suburb. Jim Kelly. Then go to Chicago and get a dlineman. When asked where are you going to get players from? There is 1 million kids within 40 miles from here. I will find them. They beat Huskers only cause Osborne went for win. That team had 11 12 pro players. In 90 irish had Ricky Watters, Culver, rocket, Bettis, Brooks brothers, and Levens. 7 backs in pro. Only 5 stayed. Also Carter who played dB back in pros. Q7 guys plus Dubose and Bryant young . That's 19 guys. Lost to Miami in ladt game 89? Miami had a loss but got title cause head to head win. FSU lost to irish but they list next week to BC. So FSU gets title. Then Colorado wins first Orange but 2 ND Rockets punt td with 2 minutes left is called back for a bad call. Miami is let off the hook 3 4 times by FSU. In last 10 years the sec is good but they all play warmup games to start then have a bye week then another cupcake to end season. Why don't they let. James Madison or Ndst, the AA programs that have been on top for last 10 years. He'll even Kansas has gotten smart and hired a good young coach to build. 70% of High Schools run speed offenses. You can compete in college now without 300 lb lines and 4 5 star kids. Central Florida has a ton of money and just can recruit 2 3 star kids from Tampa to Daytona. They are 6'2 280 lb lineman who played at great programs and have played since so year against Florida's best. Miami,FSU and especially Gators have ducked them since they became d1. .

@brianarbenz7206

10 ай бұрын

@@brucemolett9843 Joe Montana, Ross Browner, Ben McAfee. Not too shabby.

@rdslover53

5 ай бұрын

If Pitt doesn't lose QB Matt Cavanaugh early in the game they go on to pound Notre Dame and quite possibly repeat as national champs.

@brianarbenz7206

5 ай бұрын

@@rdslover53 Possibly true. But just as in college basketball at that time, teams were peaking at the right time, rather than being great from wire to wire. As the season went on, ND blew out the Charles White USC team, the Earl Campbell Texas team. They hit their stride.

Dan Devine never really got the respect he deserved until after he left Notre Dame and Gerry Faust took over and we all know how bad Faust was.

@timothymiller1783

Жыл бұрын

Faust was a great high school coach, but the NCAA was at a higher level that he couldn't master. I think that he ended up at Youngstown State (?) after he was canned.

@shawnyoung8752

10 ай бұрын

Holtz took over for Faust.

@timburr4453

5 ай бұрын

Faust was out of his depth in Notre Dame - well intentioned. Good guy. But didn't have what it took

@d.owczarzak6888

3 ай бұрын

Agreed !

Strangely enough, the LongHorn Network does not show this game that often...

@jc4388

4 ай бұрын

After the 3rd turnover they must have been feeling this wouldn't be their day.

Alabama and the new CFB Format is sucking the life out of college football.

Notre Dame's defense was phenomenal all year that year. Montana was not the starter in the beginning of the year and they lost their first game to Ole Miss in 98° heat with 90% humidity and Montana started his magic that year. He came in when the Irish were trailing brought them back, still didn't get the starting job but after his next comeback there was no way Devine could keep him from starting. Texas had a great team but they were one-dimensional with Earl Campbell and they hadn't faced a defense like the Irish had all year. When you turn the ball over early, fall behind and you have a ground and pound style offense and you're facing a fantastic defense it's going to be a long day. That's exactly what it was for Texas. ☘️GO IRISH!!!☘️

@dannygiles2442

3 жыл бұрын

@sboudreaux27 I'm a 49ers fan because the NINERS drafted Joe, I have been a Notre Dame fan since birth and a 49ers fan since 1978!!! I was 5 years old and some of my earliest memories are of Notre Dame, Joe Montana and the chicken soup bowl, and of course every single game Joe played in the NINERS uniform. ☘️GO IRISH!!!☘️ NINERS for LIFE!!!

@garrywilliams5777

Жыл бұрын

Dan Devine an idiot. Joe should have started even the year before .

@Necile2

Жыл бұрын

Ross Browner was an absolute BEAST!

@dannygiles2442

Жыл бұрын

​. Absolutely he's also a 2X National Champion with the Irish!!! An ND legend for sure and one of, if not the, best Defensive Ends in Irish history!!! ☘ GO IRISH!!! ☘

Paul Hornung: "Montana should be a fine pro Quarterback". Paul was just guessing, but he found out!

So many NFL talent on both teams

“Hello, I’m Lindsey Nelson”

I remember this game Lindsey Nelson on the call for CBS, cold day in Dallas and just a few days after Woody Hayes punched the player in the neck on the sidelines.

@GBU61

2 жыл бұрын

That is not correct. This game was played at the end of the 1977 season (January 1st, 1978). Woody Hayes coached Ohio State in the 1978 season and the Gator Bowl game, where he punched the Clemson player, was played at the end of the 1978 season (December 1978). I have always felt Texas was the best team that year, despite the ND loss.

@ynp1978

2 жыл бұрын

@@GBU61 You are right about the Hayes deal. But I don't know how you can possible say Texas was the best team that year.......I dislike ND but that was a complete ass whipping Texas took. Both teams finished 11-1 and ND crushed them head to head!

@brianarbenz7206

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was one year later when Woody Hayes won the NCAA Boxing Championship against Clemson.

@josephbennett728

Жыл бұрын

@@GBU61 in that year Ohio state got their ass kicked bye Alabama

My dad hated Dan Devine he called him the idiot even when people pointed out that he won the national title in 77 he would say it was with Ara Parsegian's talent

Green concrete 😂😂😂

😊joe. Montana. Awesome. Performance. Should. Have. Been a. Packer. In79. 3. Shots. To. Get. Him

Don't kid yourself this was the Catholics vs the Protestants, do the math.

21:20 Yeah I think that prediction was correct. Joe Montana would become a pretty solid pro Quarterback.

Thanks

So whatever became of that #3 guy from ND? Texas ran a LOT of dive. Not too much option.

Good to hear Mongo McMichael's name called. He was part of that dominant Bears defense of the 80s. So sad that he now has Lou Gehrig's disease! Hang tough, Mongo, my prayers are with you! 👍

NOTRE DAME ☘️

ITs clear the anouncer is a Texas fan.

What is “D-punt formation”?

Texas played a great game!

@casedismissed8581

2 жыл бұрын

WHAAAAT??? 6 turnovers is not a "GREAT" game!! notre dame went "deep in the heart of texas" and beat the "hook em' horns" like a rented mule!!!!

@brianarbenz7206

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, 6 turnovers to 1 touchdown. It doesn’t get any greater.

I can’t believe Texas went for it at the end of the first half - and made it! 🤠

@casedismissed8581

2 жыл бұрын

a mere gift from the officials that made NOOOO DIFFERENCE!!!

@4736dmr

6 ай бұрын

I couldn't believe the job their d did, containing Earl Campbell

Current teams could learn from this. Give your backup’s meaningful reps. Rusty Lisch threw so many passes he wouldn’t be rusty next time!

@shawnyoung8752

10 ай бұрын

Wow!!! I thought I was the only one who remembered the Great Rusty lisch. He played with Cards for 3 years 81 2 3. Then of course the powers that run the Chicago Bears thought Rusty was a guy to run bears offense behind Fuller cause he was playing cause McMahon was out. So the Bears and every team in NFL passed on Montana. Walsh didn't realize he was still there in 3rd round. Well that turned out OK. Bears had Vince Evans, Avellini, Phipps. The Bears made the playoffs in 77. Avelinni 13 29 177yds 4 into. Boys 37 7. 79 Phipps worse passing yards only 2 ints. Philly 27-17. Dallas game Staubach only 117 passing and only 200 on ground. Same with eagles but 200 front Jaworski and Wilbert and others 150 on ground. Bears only lost by 10. It's not like you don't have talent. It is more like you have no offensive mind. You have Walter Payton. They are daring you to throw, so throw safe passes. Ditka screwed the bears players with his ego. He didn't build defense or Offense. He should of let McMahon just do his thing. Like vs Vikings on National TV. Like AK Davis did. He always had a deep threat and every 10 12 plays would just throw a bomb. Just to keep them honest. Gault took 3 years just took locate then catch then do it all to just run under the ball. I don't think anyone could run with him, even Green.

@shawnyoung8752

10 ай бұрын

Also looking at Montanas footwork he was so smooth. Even with knee problems Namath had great crossover drops. I refer to the first of college shotgun ok one of first. Spurrier fun an gun Rex Grossman. In Superbowl vs Colts Bears were down got ball at Indy 30 or so he drops back and trips over his own feet. Next play does the same.

did he say that lam jones ran the 100 meters in 9.85?

Quite possibly Joe Montana's worse passing performance ever. He made up for it in the next year's Cotton Bowl.

@chrisuncleahmad

4 жыл бұрын

And they STILL won big. Imagine how lopsided this would have been if he had an average passing performance

@mm-gl7sz

7 ай бұрын

And more than made up for it in 4 Super Bowls

Didn't need to hear Alabama Ohio State Sugar Bowl score. Many thought Alabama should have won 🏆Natty this year.Would have been good year for Playoff

@brianarbenz7206

2 жыл бұрын

Bama’s only loss was at Nebraska by 7 points. They would have won the title voting, except for the fact that Notre Dame is Notre Dame.

@nathaniellathy6559

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianarbenz7206 It didn't help Alabama beat a 3 loss Ohio State team and Notre Dame beat a 1 loss Texas team. It would have been tough to give title to Arkansas since they lost head to head against Texas.

@brianarbenz7206

2 жыл бұрын

True enough!

@Necile2

Жыл бұрын

Notre Dame would have cleaned Alabama's clock that year. Just ask Southern Cal.

@shawnyoung8752

10 ай бұрын

​@@Necile2that year irish had dline with Golic at Lb. Bradley was great dback. Good off line with only Te McAfee as a good choice. They had a bunch of slow white guys. They finally moved Heavens to tailback to establish run game. They ran I formation ,split backs and had the ability to run same plays with just different looks. Montana was just the guy who they believed in.

45:45 "At the 45 is on 45 1st and 10 Notre Dame". You can't make this stuff up.

@brianarbenz7206

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, he said, “at the 45, his own 45…”

@punchline43

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianarbenz7206 Oh thanks I guess his accent made it a bit hard to tell. You did notice that timestamp though right?

@brianarbenz1329

2 жыл бұрын

@@punchline43 Ah, now I see. Guess I'm the dense one. Good catch on your part. Apparently the Time-Space Continuum is at work.

bang the qb if he runs that veer option

Averaging 3 losses the next 3 seasons took enthusiasm from Dan Devine

☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

'Bama should have been #1. ND had slightly better talent, but ND had a bad loss vs Ole Miss, who wasn't good that year.

That's the year Ole miss kicked notre dames ass

@casedismissed8581

2 жыл бұрын

and what bowl game did "ole' miss" play in that year???

@josephbennett728

2 жыл бұрын

@@casedismissed8581 what difference does it make they kicked Notre Dames ass

@ellenguadagnino6522

2 жыл бұрын

Winning by a TD is really not an “ass kicking” …

@josephbennett728

2 жыл бұрын

@@ellenguadagnino6522 Bama kicked the hell out of Ole miss Ole miss kicked the hell out of Notre Dame

@allengreene9954

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephbennett728 And Norte Dame still won the National Championship while Ole Miss finished 5-6🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿

Four years later Notre Dame had losing season with Gerry Faust as coach

Texas was horrible this game.

@edgarrity5556

4 жыл бұрын

Notre dame made them look horrible.

Lindsey Nelson - an annoying voice for the ages! I both liked and disliked his voice (don't ask me to explain). 😅

Notre Dame tried running up score because they expected Oklahoma to beat Arkansas rout in Orange 🍊Bowl.Opposite happened

Lindsey Nelson was a Notre Dame Homer. 😆🤣😂😹

And to think Rusty Lisch was starter at beginning of season for Notre Dame

@brianarbenz7206

2 жыл бұрын

And Joe Montana came to Notre Dame primarily to play basketball for Digger Phelps.

@nathaniellathy6559

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianarbenz7206 He wouldn't have won a Natty if he played basketball

@brianarbenz7206

2 жыл бұрын

@@nathaniellathy6559 That's for certain. The basketball Fighting Irish were the Folding Irish in the post-season.

@nathaniellathy6559

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianarbenz7206 Still can't believe they lost to Duke in 78 NCAA Semifinal.That Irish team was loaded

“Tonight”??? 😂 over Hype . This game was early in the morning.

Texas could have used a passing game

WHERE'S RUDY?!!!

Only 1 Notre Dame Natty since 1977.None since 88.Will Echoes wake ⏰up?

@GBU61

2 жыл бұрын

I hope not. ND is one of those programs that lives off its past (primarily media created) and will be forever a fringe team, good, but not elite. Until the playoff expands ND should not be allowed to take a spot from a legit team.

@nathaniellathy6559

2 жыл бұрын

@@GBU61 Notre Dame has made the playoffs twice.

@razzypatiencedoyledoyle7141

4 ай бұрын

National championship 🏆

Dan Devine wasn't charismatic.Still a great coach.

Hang in there Texas.Another Natty awaits in 28 years

One of the most overrated Teams to ever win a national championship. Montana was the only good player.

@casedismissed8581

2 жыл бұрын

REALLY!!!! that wouldn't be sour grapes over notre dame ruining the kitty cat's chance at a national championship in 82' would it???

@Brucev7

2 жыл бұрын

Going Undefeated, with a Heisman Winner, and a first year Coach, is hardly overrated

@allengreene9954

2 жыл бұрын

@@Brucev7 And that Heisman Trophy Winner was a future Hall of Famer.

@Brucev7

2 жыл бұрын

@@allengreene9954 'Houston Earlers'

@brianarbenz7206

2 жыл бұрын

ND blew out Southern Cal, blew out Texas, held Michigan State to 6 points and shut out 2 teams. Not most people’s idea of mediocre.