That was the best football game I have seen

[UR Fan 2]

since 2008!

 

[SpiderFan26]

The silence leaving the stadium was a thing of beauty

 

[Stonewall D]

The silence leaving the stadium was a thing of beauty

Now that is funny.

 

[TBSpyder]

Every game the Spiders win, is a great game. But this is one of the great ones. JMU did bring in a formidable team. ESPN's Gameday show, hyped it a lot. JMU did seem to have an edge in everything but our offense. But our Defense and Special Teams did just enough, that our Offense was able to win it. What is our national ranking, Monday?

 

[spiderstudent17]

I think we'll be ranked 6th or 7th!

 

[supeyhoo]

Now that is funny.

I remember another game long ago that left the home team silenced. 1967 and the second season for Frank Jones. UR goes into Lexington. VMI had been having very good teams and Spiders were just a couple of years since having the longest loosing streak in the country. It was homecoming (like today) and VMI expected to have a easy time. I think the game was scoreless. VMI would march down the field, and Spiders would find a way to stop them. We had hard time moving the ball but Mike Bragg would flip the field on them. With time running out, Buster O'Brien started hitting Walker Gillette on sideline patterns. Bragg come on to kick a field goal. The silence was deafening exiting the stadium.

 

[mojo-spider]

I remember another game long ago that left the home team silenced. 1967 and the second season for Frank Jones. UR goes into Lexington. VMI had been having very good teams and Spiders were just a couple of years since having the longest loosing streak in the country. It was homecoming (like today) and VMI expected to have a easy time. I think the game was scoreless. VMI would march down the field, and Spiders would find a way to stop them. We had hard time moving the ball but Mike Bragg would flip the field on them. With time running out, Buster O'Brien started hitting Walker Gillette on sideline patterns. Bragg come on to kick a field goal. The silence was deafening exiting the stadium.

This shoot out win was somewhat reminiscent of the historic 48-42 Tangerine Bowl win in 1968..,some of O'Brien and Gillette's records from that one may have been broken....

Go Spiders!

 

[urmite]

Every game the Spiders win, is a great game. But this is one of the great ones. JMU did bring in a formidable team. ESPN's Gameday show, hyped it a lot. JMU did seem to have an edge in everything but our offense. But our Defense and Special Teams did just enough, that our Offense was able to win it. What is our national ranking, Monday?

In their first seven games, JMU averaged 613 yards (585 yards today), 48.7 (points 49 today).

That seems like an average defense to me...

 

[supeyhoo]

This shoot out win was somewhat reminiscent of the historic 48-42 Tangerine Bowl win in 1968..,some of O'Brien and Gillette's records from that one may have been broken....

Go Spiders!

I was the spotter for the tv announcer at that game. I agree mo-jo, many similarities.

 

[MolivaManiac]

The silence leaving the stadium was a thing of beauty

Yep. The silence capped off a special day.

 

[Stonewall D]

Yep. The silence capped off a special day.

Mo, your passion has been missed, not your anger.

 

[WebSpinner]

heck, i miss his anger and his passion

 

[I-M-UR]

Great game players and coaches, the level of intensity was the best I've seen all year. Keep it up

 

[SpiderRick]

1. 2008 national championship
2. 1968 Tangerine Bowl
3. Yesterday beating the pukes
4+. Every game we beat Virginia Tech