pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
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deon and Jimmy payback against satan's team..
Will never forget that shot. One of those you'll always remember where you were when that happened moments.
My wife was in labor and I was beside her, telling her to breathe and screaming at the TV. The nurse was like WTF but I didn't care. Oh, happy 25th birthday to my wonderful daughter!
Happy birthday to your daughter. What a great double-memory. My son was born a few hours before "The Frank Williams Show" against Iowa.
The Kaufmann shot was my one court-storm in four years in Illinois, which I've always felt was the right ratio. The shot went in, I grabbed my coat and ran without even checking if anyone else would. Luckily, everyone else did. Those Assembly Hall ushers could be ornery. (Does anyone else remember the incident with the two old guys and the "600" sign?)
It meant so much after two years of suffering due to Iowa and was justice because Iowa went ahead basically on a carom of Acie Earl's shoulder.
I do not remember that. Can you explain?
Ozzy comes out for the first song, sings about 10 words and falls flat on his face.
I was there. I'm sure time and age are playing havoc with my memory, but as I recall it, as Deon Thomas and Earl were jumping to get a rebound under Iowa's basket with the game tied the ball caromed off of Thomas's shoulder and back up and into the basket.
Yes, Iowa took an outside shot for the win that was so bad it hit the bottom of the rim. Deon and Earl had their hands above the rim fighting for the rebound and it hit Deon's shoulder and bounced into the hoop, though I think Earl got credit for the basket.
Even the official press score sheet, where it would usually say "layup" or "jumper" to note a basket read something like: "some sort of weird carom thing."