This
post will generate limited interest, even more less than normal, but
it
made my morning, I found this 30 minute film, made after Bobby
Ross's
first year as Maryland's football coach in 1986. Ross, in my
opinion,
was the best coach Maryland ever had (save maybe for Jim Tatum and
Curly Byrd). Sadly, he left after just four years, a casualty of
the
Len Bias death fiasco that saw the despicable Chancellor John
Slaughter declare a jihad against the entire sports program.
After
Lefty Driesell and AD Dick Dull were fired, Ross read the tea leaves
and left for Georgia Tech (where he promptly won a share of the
national championship by finishing first in the final Coaches'
Poll).
His resignation was the final straw for me. I dropped my Gold
Terrapin
Club membership.
Anyway, I seem to be wallowing (a bit too much) in nostalgia lately,
but this really made me feel good. Oh yeah, Ronald Reagan was
president, America was on the ascent after years of abuse from Liberal
government, and life was good. If you're a Tar Heel fan, there's
some
memorable shots of Kenan Memorial Stadium. You can watch the video here.
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Just another little reminder of times that were better. I on the other hand just watched the Black thug with a mood disorder casually ride up on his bicycle and shoot an old man for the fun of it.
ReplyDeleteI think we need that kind of reminder as well. I think I'm going outside now and try and sweat the bile out of my system.
Ah, those were the days...
ReplyDeleteIt was 1982. Ross' last year was 1986.
By 1986, Boomer was playing for the Bengals.
Kung Pow
See- I was right the first time!
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