Does Spurrier hold a grudge from the ’96 Fiesta Bowl beatdown?

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62-24. Seriously, the ‘96 Fiesta Bowl may have been the biggest #1 over #2 beatdown in the history of college football. I wonder if Spurrier still holds a grudge from having his team humiliated by the Huskers on national TV in the biggest game of the year?

 



Man that was a GREAT game! Maybe the best Husker game I've ever seen. TOUCHDOWN, TOMMIE FRAZIUHHHH!!!
 
Maybe. Doubtful. It's been 15 years. We've gone through three different coaches, he's at his second or third job since then. We haven't been on his radar since that game ended. Any chance he wants "redemption" from that game is pretty minimal.

 
knapplc said:
Maybe. Doubtful. It's been 15 years. We've gone through three different coaches, he's at his second or third job since then. We haven't been on his radar since that game ended. Any chance he wants "redemption" from that game is pretty minimal.
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I dunno. Coaches inherently have big egos. Spurrier maybe bigger than most. I can't believe he would simply brush that night aside and forget about it. After all, it had to be fairly humiliating for him to go through.

 
Rollin said:
He can take comfort in knowing that Tommie Frazier isnt standing on the sideline across from him....
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Yeah. And Grant Wistrom, Jason Peter, Terrell Farley, Mike Minter, Ralph Brown, and on an on...

 
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^^^ Ahhh. That could explain the crying at night. And wetting the bed.

/jk He doesn't always cry at night.

 
I don't know if I'd call it a grudge, I know Spurrier hates losing. I would assume he's focusing more on USC getting their 11th win rather than a game he coached around 15 years ago. He's really good at taking games 1 at a time.

 
I don't think he has forgot. His team will be ready.

Nebraska vs Florida, 1996

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Final Score: Nebraska 62 Florida 24

Fiesta Bowl, 1996.

This was supposed to be a close game between the No. 1 team in the nation (Nebraska) and the No. 2 team (Florida).

Instead of a hard fought battle to the end, what we got was utter destruction of the Gators by Tommie Frazier and the Huskers.

Nebraska's defense contributed to the halftime score with an interception return for touchdown, as well as a safety, in the Huskers' 29-point second quarter.

It was so bad, Nebraska's back-up signal caller, Brook Berringer, led the team on two scoring drives in the fourth quarter.

 
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That's a tough one but I don't see him stepping off the gas if the game gets out of hand.

I sure hope Ohio State gets a little revenge against Florida.

 
Blackshirt96 said:
I don't think he has forgot. His team will be ready.

Nebraska vs Florida, 1996

steve-Spurrier_display_image_display_image.jpg


Final Score: Nebraska 62 Florida 24

Fiesta Bowl, 1996.

This was supposed to be a close game between the No. 1 team in the nation (Nebraska) and the No. 2 team (Florida).
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I thought Nebraska went into the game as #2, which is kind of why they had a chip on their shoulder.

 
The Dude said:
Blackshirt96 said:
I don't think he has forgot. His team will be ready.

Nebraska vs Florida, 1996

steve-Spurrier_display_image_display_image.jpg


Final Score: Nebraska 62 Florida 24

Fiesta Bowl, 1996.

This was supposed to be a close game between the No. 1 team in the nation (Nebraska) and the No. 2 team (Florida).
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I thought Nebraska went into the game as #2, which is kind of why they had a chip on their shoulder.
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Nebraska was ranked #1 but Florida was favored in the game.

 
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