ESPN.com Oral History on Harbaugh's 1986 Guarantee vs OSU
November 23rd, 2015 at 12:59 PM ^
I hope we get this fired up Harbaugh (again, of course) on Saturday.
November 23rd, 2015 at 1:02 PM ^
fired up like that again; based on the high probability that the referees will fuck up some shit.
November 23rd, 2015 at 1:03 PM ^
So true. I wish the NCAA would take Brian's advice and just take the NFL route by having universal officials.
November 23rd, 2015 at 1:07 PM ^
I think you mean "full-time" or "professional" officials. There is only one universal official, and he probably doesn't watch a ton of football...
November 23rd, 2015 at 1:09 PM ^
Well yeah, whatever BC says is brilliant.
November 23rd, 2015 at 1:03 PM ^
That oral history was a good read! Hmmmm, wait, something is wrong with that sentence... ;-)
November 23rd, 2015 at 1:07 PM ^
I read it a bit earlier, but I'll agree with this writer - the Frantz stuff was great:
The best line from the Harbaugh OSU guarantee oral history is from OSU kicker Matt Frantz. https://t.co/HYnNwP1lr6 pic.twitter.com/DHQuVm0eTx
— Daniel Feldman (@danfeldman31) November 23, 2015
November 23rd, 2015 at 1:10 PM ^
Over on Maize n Brew (link) they draw out the Frantz angle as well.
Frantz: "He [Bo] was screaming, ‘Frantz, you little s—-, you’re going to miss this kick!’ He was going nuts, and his coaches were trying to hold him back.
I find that hilarious ... and I can easily see how Harbaugh was influenced by this kind of coaching ... enthusiasm. :-)
November 23rd, 2015 at 2:00 PM ^
Before reading about how Frantz made the game-winner the next year, especially when talking about the pizza place that changed their marquee, my thoughts were: This guy must have been the inspiration for Ray Finkle/Lois Einhorn in Ace Ventura! I found myself sadistically hoping the story took that turn
November 23rd, 2015 at 1:27 PM ^
Coach knows what's going on in JT Barrett's head...heartbroken after an unexpected loss (at least MSU had a fighting cance and was a much better team that 1986 Minnesota)
November 23rd, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
Just before the timeout was over, I looked over and saw Bo Schembechler about three-quarters of the way out on the field. He was screaming, "Frantz, you little s---, you're going to miss this kick!" He was going nuts, and his coaches were trying to hold him back. People ask me all the time if icing the kicker works. I tell them, "Well, in my case it did." It was a perfect snap and a perfect hold, but I hooked it a couple of feet left. There's no explanation and no excuse.