[teejers1]

1990 was a great game.  Milburn and White were like prize fighters who kept staggering their opponent only to have the other respond.  Stanford also had Touchdown Tommy Vardell and Ed McCaffrey on that team.  I loved those guys.  

The thing I remember about being in the Stanford section was the way the Weenie fans rushed the field after the failed two point conversion.  The idiots didn't focus on celebrating with their team and fellow fans, they ran over to the Stanford section to flip us off and scream at us.  I've run on the field several times to celebrate big wins and taunting the other fans was never part of it, too much joy to worry about that sort of thing.  I didn't think it would really help but was glad the fools' early rush of the field gave us 15 yards and might give Hopkins a chance to hit a 55 yarder if by some miracle we recovered the onside kick.  Amazingly, it happened and we got the close call on the roughing.  Game over and the Cal fans were responsible for the loss.  Instant Karma.  

Cheers,
Pete F.

As stupid as it was for LSJUMB to be out on the field with four seconds left — at least they didn’t have an example of that stupidity from a game eight years before. To me, the rushing the field in 1990 was such a perfect example of weeniedom. What, we learn from history? Not.

As someone in the LSJUMB in '82, let me just say that the bandsters who were on the field (justifiably) thought the game was over when Garner's knee was down and the one official on the Stanford 25 signaled dead ball with his hands over his head.  When the Cal students rushed the field, there were still, clearly 15 seconds left (or whatever it was).  But to their credit, they did not rush the field while any play was potentially "live."

P.S.  In all the replays of The Play, I think I can see myself.  It's on about the 10 yard line, and I'm running toward the stands (with a  group of others).  I think I was technically on the field of play there before the herd run off.  But I must admit to missing all the commotion on the field as after Garner was tackled a group of us were in group hug/jumping up and down with back to the action.  And turned back to see the stampede a coming and then join it.  And how about Gary T?  If you could pick one innocent LSJUMBer just minding his own business in the back of the end zone, it would be Gary.  And yet, he gets plowed over . . . and all the notoriety!  Fortunately for all Stanford fans, we could not have picked a better person to "represent" than GT for that historic, and oft-revisited play.

[teejers1]

1990 was a great game.  Milburn and White were like prize fighters who kept staggering their opponent only to have the other respond.  Stanford also had Touchdown Tommy Vardell and Ed McCaffrey on that team.  I loved those guys.  

The thing I remember about being in the Stanford section was the way the Weenie fans rushed the field after the failed two point conversion.  The idiots didn't focus on celebrating with their team and fellow fans, they ran over to the Stanford section to flip us off and scream at us.  I've run on the field several times to celebrate big wins and taunting the other fans was never part of it, too much joy to worry about that sort of thing.  I didn't think it would really help but was glad the fools' early rush of the field gave us 15 yards and might give Hopkins a chance to hit a 55 yarder if by some miracle we recovered the onside kick.  Amazingly, it happened and we got the close call on the roughing.  Game over and the Cal fans were responsible for the loss.  Instant Karma.  

Cheers,
Pete F.

As stupid as it was for LSJUMB to be out on the field with four seconds left — at least they didn’t have an example of that stupidity from a game eight years before. To me, the rushing the field in 1990 was such a perfect example of weeniedom. What, we learn from history? Not.

As someone in the LSJUMB in '82, let me just say that the bandsters who were on the field (justifiably) thought the game was over when Garner's knee was down and the one official on the Stanford 25 signaled dead ball with his hands over his head.  When the Cal students rushed the field, there were still, clearly 15 seconds left (or whatever it was).  But to their credit, they did not rush the field while any play was potentially "live."

P.S.  In all the replays of The Play, I think I can see myself.  It's on about the 10 yard line, and I'm running toward the stands (with a  group of others).  I think I was technically on the field of play there before the herd run off.  But I must admit to missing all the commotion on the field as after Garner was tackled a group of us were in group hug/jumping up and down with back to the action.  And turned back to see the stampede a coming and then join it.  And how about Gary T?  If you could pick one innocent LSJUMBer just minding his own business in the back of the end zone, it would be Gary.  And yet, he gets plowed over . . . and all the notoriety!  Fortunately for all Stanford fans, we could not have picked a better person to "represent" than GT for that historic, and oft-revisited play.