https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5u8JuNltiw
Maybe today is another of the truly great days in history. Remember it like yesterday.
What a frigging play. Remember it like it was yesterday. Sitting in my bar looking at my 77 National Championship banners with a tin 8x11 photo of the squad in tuxes by the Rolls Royce.
What a great memory!
Seashells and Balloons.
Even to this day, it's not a debate whether Jay beat the clock, but whether it was offensive or defensive goaltending? God smiled.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on March 26, 2021, 04:13:13 PM
Even to this day, it's not a debate whether Jay beat the clock, but whether it was offensive or defensive goaltending? God smiled.
Somewhere on this site is a photo that someone's relative took of that tip in. It is from the baseline, facing out toward the mid-court scoreboard. Couldn't have been more than 10 feet away from the basket.
It is clear as day that the ball was tipped in with time left on the clock.
I wish I had saved it when I saw it.
Was there in the Omni for that game. The second best moment in my MU memory bank with the natty 2 days latter being first.
Did Al really go out tp mid-court to make sure Butch Lee couldn't hit the scoreboard, or is that urban legend territory?
Quote from: f/k/a humanlung on March 26, 2021, 04:30:12 PM
Somewhere on this site is a photo that someone's relative took of that tip in. It is from the baseline, facing out toward the mid-court scoreboard. Couldn't have been more than 10 feet away from the basket.
It is clear as day that the ball was tipped in with time left on the clock.
I wish I had saved it when I saw it.
Yeah. Yes, the shot beat the clock. But, the question is on the fingers in the cylinder?
Quote from: f/k/a humanlung on March 26, 2021, 04:30:12 PM
Somewhere on this site is a photo that someone's relative took of that tip in. It is from the baseline, facing out toward the mid-court scoreboard. Couldn't have been more than 10 feet away from the basket.
It is clear as day that the ball was tipped in with time left on the clock.
I wish I had saved it when I saw it.
I posted the photo and I will dig up the post
Our coach wasn't even born yet!
Hards
That's a good thing.
Quote from: Nukem2 on March 26, 2021, 04:33:37 PM
Was there in the Omni for that game. The second best moment in my MU memory bank with the natty 2 days latter being first.
Me too
And Al did go to look at the height of the scoreboard
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 26, 2021, 04:35:13 PM
Did Al really go out tp mid-court to make sure Butch Lee couldn't hit the scoreboard, or is that urban legend territory?
Yes, it happened. Not really mid court as I remember but he walked down toward the opposing bench sort of along the sidelines.
As promised here is that photo and part of my prior post on it:
My best is of the biggest shot in MU history---a one of a kind photo of Whitehead's 1977 buzzer beater, game winning tip-in on Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell, of UNC Charlotte in the NCAA Semi's -- taken from a low enough angle to also show the scoreboard still with one second on the clock (tie score of 49/49)..and the ball away from Jerome's hand--proof of the tip in being good (most photos only have the shot--not the rafters/scoreboard, also).
My brother is an NBC TV news editor and the otherwise unpublished pic came over an old AP wire thermal fax to his station. Al McGuire signed the fax-photo for him-- and Al paused when signing it, smiling to my bro, and saying...."I guess this proves it".
I was there also. If you look at film as the buzzer went off on Championship Monday, you can see me storm the court. Actually have a string from the championship net.
And, Pa is right. Al walked the sideline during a timeout to about mid-court and gaged the scoreboard height, hey?
Quote from: houwarrior on March 26, 2021, 06:21:29 PM
As promised here is that photo and part of my prior post on it:
My best is of the biggest shot in MU history---a one of a kind photo of Whitehead's 1977 buzzer beater, game winning tip-in on Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell, of UNC Charlotte in the NCAA Semi's -- taken from a low enough angle to also show the scoreboard still with one second on the clock (tie score of 49/49)..and the ball away from Jerome's hand--proof of the tip in being good (most photos only have the shot--not the rafters/scoreboard, also).
My brother is an NBC TV news editor and the otherwise unpublished pic came over an old AP wire thermal fax to his station. Al McGuire signed the fax-photo for him-- and Al paused when signing it, smiling to my bro, and saying...."I guess this proves it".
Pure Gold!
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on March 26, 2021, 04:37:29 PM
Yeah. Yes, the shot beat the clock. But, the question is on the fingers in the cylinder?
Answer to question is : NO
Both Jerome and Cornbread hands/fingers were outside the cylinder..see also photo
houwarrior
Trying to make me cry?
One of my former coworkers is a huge Marquette fan because of that game.
At the time of the game, his current wife was the girlfriend of one Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell.
Obviously it worked out, but watching this, I feel like I would have almost barfed when he took that dribble. Just go up with it!
Quote from: Goose on March 26, 2021, 06:53:43 PM
houwarrior
Trying to make me cry?
Tears of joy for MU fans, clearly.
In my same gameroom I hang champ banners of MU 77 Packers (13), Rockets (2) and Astros 2017....but one is not of a champion.
...everyday I look at it and nearly cry ...Phi Slama Jama ....damn you Jim Valvano/NC State