107th Big Game

Is that the scent of roses wafting over Strawberry Canyon?

UPDATE: No. 4 Bears Crush Stanford, 41-6

Go Bears

Here's a great page of Big Game trivia for those of you interested in such things...the history of the The Axe, pranks and the kidnapping of both mascots enliven a genial cross-bay rivalry where many families have Red and Blue members. (heh)

The only time in recent memory that real partisanship reared its head was after the historic 1982 Big Game when in the last 31 seconds of the game Cal pulled off the mother-of-all Hail Mary's, giving Cal a 25-20 win. Led by John Elway, Stanford takes a 20-19 lead on a 34-yard field goal by Mark Harmon with 4 seconds left. On the ensuing kickoff, Cal scores on a five-lateral, 57-yard run that ends when the Bears' Kevin Moen runs through the Stanford band and knocks over trombonist Gary Tyrrell in the end zone.

Forever known locally as "The Play" (video file Realplayer Req'd) local radio sportscaster Joe Starkey (wav file) goes nuts calling play-by-play coverage over the roar of the stadium in of one of college football's most memorable plays. I doubt there will ever be another Big Game like it.

Posted by feste at November 20, 2004 10:12 AM | TrackBack