MU-Purdue 1969 Elite 8

[MUfan12]

Time Warner Sports showed this game tonight, and I was able to DVR it. As a younger fan, I loved watching this, despite the ending. I can see why this game was not talked about much growing up. Throughout the broadcast they interview George Thompson, which was also pretty interesting.

Great look back for anyone that's interested. They're replaying it this weekend-

Friday, September 24: 2:30-4pm
Saturday, September 25: 4:30-6pm
Sunday, September 26: 5-6:30pm

[nycwarrior]

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[groove]

link to milwaukee journal coverage of game back in '69

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-t8jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HCgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6861%2C4281321

I also went back and read the accounts of the '69 semi-final regional game against Kentucky. Man, Marquette and Kentucky hated each other. The Marquette win was revenge for a tournament loss the previous year down south when the Warriors got screwed by the officials. The rematch had a couple shoving matches and Kentucky fans taunting the MU fans and players with the Confederate flag. A lot of racial tension going on. Rupp had half his players stare down the Warriors players while the Warriors did the pregame layup drills.  What a dickhead.

[BCHoopster]

The craziest crowd I have ever witnessed.  It was a home game for MU in Madison.  it was Kentucky's all white team vs. MU's mostly black
team, Jeff Sewell only non Afro-American player.  It was numerous Confederate Flags which got the crowd growing, much less Al vs the
bigot Adolph Rupp.  Maybe the best game I have seen in MU history as kentucky had Dan Issel who was a hell of a player.  I would like to
see that game!  MU should have beaten Purdue, missed those one and ones in the second half, killer.

[Mr. Nielsen]

George Thompson said that run in 1969, put Marquette on the map.