Ahh Yes, the Scoring Explosion. Now you have opened another wound for those of us who are old timers....I was 15 that year. I had a blue scring exlosion poster in my room. We were supposed to win it all that year. Went to the NC undefeated and favored. We score with 48 seconds left or something like that. TO decides to go for 2 for the win against Miami at the shock of the TV announcers and the world.Turner Gills pass was tipped by Ken Calhoun of the Hurricanes . Everyone was talking about what a huge sport Nebraska was for going for 2 for the win instead of 1 to tie the game and win the NC. i don't recall playoffs back then.
Guess who went on to win Superbowls for the 49's? Doug Dubose,Roger Craig, Tom Rathman, Irving Fryar...all part of thet scoring explosion team. I remember thinking for years that those guys could win the superbowl but not a NC under TO! Now thats bad, but there was a time when we thought TO could not win the big games. oh yes, there were times. No wonder Husker fans are mental.