1969 Rose Bowl on STO, 12/26/11 (noon)

[Jake]

I'm not old enough to remember this one so my DVR is set. :)

The Bucks capped a perfect season beating OJ Simpson and the Trojans.

 

[darbypitcher22]

This game was released on DVD a while back, glad I've got me a copy

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Got a copy of this in my stocking a few years back; even though it was played decades before I was born it's always great to revisit the classics.

 

[Oh8ch]

Got a copy of this in my stocking a few years back; even though it was played decades before I was born it's always great to revisit the classics.

Kern et al were in my graduating class.

Stop by the nursing home anytime and say hi.

 

[Jake]

Football sure has changed in 42 years. For example:

According to Curt Gowdy, the OSU band loved to play "Hurry up, Sloopy!"

Turf management has come a long, long way

USC QB Steve Sogge set a school record for completions with 110 in a season (11 games)

Gowdy talked about Simpson and Al Cowlings being friends since childhood, about 25 years before they took a ride in a white Bronco

Brutus was very much in his infancy

Jim Stillwagon was all over the field

Woody threw the ball a few times a half

The SWC kicked the shit out of the SEC that day (Texas over Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl, 35-13, Arkansas over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, 16-2)

Penn State and Kansas met in the Orange Bowl later that day

There was no Fiesta Bowl

 

[Jake]

Wow! USC's last touchdown was a poster child for instant replay. Good thing it didn't matter. Woody went nuts, and rightfully so.

 

[ExpatAkronite]

I remember the headline from the Beacon Journal that morning--"JO vs. OJ"

 

[Jake]

I remember the headline from the Beacon Journal that morning--"JO vs. OJ"

Welcome to BP, old timer.

I was alive then, but still learning my ABCs.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Luckily, I got to catch this today. Had never seen the game. OJ Simpson was killing OSU out there in the first half. A real slasher. Glad they were able to tighten the glove on him in the 2nd half.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Football sure has changed in 42 years. For example:

This was pretty funny to track.

Of course the graphics.

The jerseys- OSU was wearing some basic mesh jersey, looked like practice jerseys, except for Jim Otis who had his name on his nice jersey.

Red flags on penalties.

Toe-booting kicks - that first one for OSU was, uh, bad. Kicking off from the 40 and the ball still only made it to the 20, maybe 15 yard line.

Passing looked like a chore.

Certainly there were some big, fast guys, but overall, you could tell there wasn't the level of "living in the weight room" that is expected today.

The continuous mentions of a guys "100" time.

Fans dressed in plain ol' clothes. Obvious answer from my dad was that things weren't commercialized with the licensing and marketing of school logos, etc. Said you were happy to own a "Property of..." type of shirt for a school.

And on that last touchdown, the OSU players telling the crowd to quiet down/remain calm after the bad call so that they could go to the next play (2-pt conversion). WTF?

 

[Jake]

I remember those "Property of..." t shirts from my childhood in the 70s.

Yeah, the red flags and the straight on kickers just didn't get it.

 

[Jake]

Luckily, I got to catch this today. Had never seen the game. OJ Simpson was killing OSU out there in the first half. A real slasher. Glad they were able to tighten the glove on him in the 2nd half.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Yeah, the red flags and the straight on kickers just didn't get it.

Yep, then I got to hear about Pete and Charlie Gogolak from my uncle and dad.

I'll say it's worked out a ton better for the sport. I guess XPs were very hit and miss (~60%).

 

[morbitzerker]

Bump for the game on ESPN Classic right now.

 

[ExpatAkronite]

Welcome to BP, old timer.

I was alive then, but still learning my ABCs.

Well, I was 10 but I remember the season pretty vividly (and thanks for the greeting).