Comments on: Vote for your favorite: 10 Memorable Moments on NBC

By: thefiesty1

thefiesty1 — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:22:13 +0000

The 93 ND-FSU game had special interest for me because opposing players (Ken Alexander-LB for FSU and Greg Lane-CB for ND) came from the same high school that my kids attended and my wife taught at (LBJ-Austin) after being highly recruited.

I remember well the frustration of Alexander and throwing his helmet on the sidelines. And, of course, the Catholics vs the convicts.

Alexander went on to law school, became an attorney and skipped the NFL while Lane signed a free agent contract with San Diego but didn’t make the team.

It was a really good college football game, too.

By: tuddy84

tuddy84 — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:09:49 +0000

1993 nd-fsu for those of you that were there you will remember this. It was a dreary day all morning then the nd band came on the field before the game and formed the interlocking nd and the sun came out and shined on the field the place went nuts. The irish were seven point dogs that day and i turned to my cousin and said i should have bet more money on them. The sun never came out the rest of the day. The feeling at the end of that game being there in that stadium was something i will never forget.Certainly worth the 235 dollars i paid for a ticket

By: pwt3

pwt3 — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:25:14 +0000

I voted for Utah, because it’s the only one that could ever have anything to do with the formation of a championship team and program. If Kelly goes on to greatness, the punt block by RJ Blanton will go down as one of the legendary plays in modern ND history. It looks modest now, but it may be the line of demarcation, marking the end of the era that began when Boston College made that field goal.

By: oldestguard

oldestguard — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:10:25 +0000

Thank you for including…..always wished I was there, but it felt pretty damn good in my living room too !

It was always special when Lou was pacing on the sidelines….

By: ndfootballfan4life

ndfootballfan4life — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:54:25 +0000

I’d have to say the 2006 Mich State game when ND came back and scored 19 in the 4th quarter to win. I think that would be on the list if it hadn’t been played on ESPN.

By: tedlinko

tedlinko — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:45:31 +0000

Among the 10 above, the Game of the Century has to rank #1 for me. It was a game that actually lived up to the ridiculous hype. And were it not for the Boston College debacle the following week, it would have paved the way for another National Championship.

The Bush Push was another game that actually lived up to the hype — but given the final outcome, I don’t see how it could be ranked as a “favorite” in the mind of any true Irish fan.

The other game that stands out for me with these two was, perhaps the greatest ND game of my lifetime (October 15, 1988). I had the privilege of being able to watch that game from the student section. Of course, since that predated the NBC contract, it doesn’t count for purposes of the above survey. Still, I had to mention it because I never get tired of THAT memory.

By: footballace

footballace — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:53:44 +0000

I remember the Florida State game when I was a kid. That is my first memory of a Irish Football game to where I could remember certain parts and plays of a game. Before that game it was all a big blur.

The second game has to be the Bush push. I was stationed in Baghdad at the time and we all stayed up till the early morning to watch it. That game was epic. A roller coaster of emotions. Games like these help long deployments in terms of morale. I can still remember being in the Dfac jumping up and down in celebration when Lienart fumbled the ball thinking the Irish had won only to be devastated by the ruling on the field. A night that I will never forget.