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Post by unalions on May 26, 2023 13:35:52 GMT -6
I was sharing this elsewhere and thought it might be cool to start a thread here for vintage media and such.
Re-cap of UNA vs. UCF at the Citrus Bowl in 1988.
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Post by unalions on May 26, 2023 13:56:55 GMT -6
A big win at Valdosta during the 1993 season. The full video starts late in the 2nd Qtr. I've got this clip cued for the big play by the Purple Swarm near the end of the game against Chris Hatcher as QB for the Blazers.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Jun 3, 2023 14:01:15 GMT -6
Way to go defense. What a battle and fun to watch those two coaching minds duel.
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Post by unalions on Jun 13, 2023 21:52:26 GMT -6
The best 5 minutes of UNA football history. The Lions score 27 points in the 4th Qtr to win the first natty. I was in the band and this crowd was amazing.
A cool IUP video of the game including their "Mud Bowl" semifinal with North Dakota!
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Post by unafan on Jun 13, 2023 22:06:45 GMT -6
Great memories
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Post by unafied on Jun 14, 2023 5:50:53 GMT -6
That '93 game was something else. My dad and I (I was 10) had went to the championship game the year before, which I think JSU played in, but for some reason he didn't get us tickets in '93. So we watched the game on ESPN and hated we missed out.
In '94 we had tickets, and almost wished we didn't with all the rain haha. We ran onto the field after the game was over, slipping in the mud and high-fiving the players. That's an experience you never forget.
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Post by brandon on Jun 14, 2023 7:22:44 GMT -6
That '93 game was something else. My dad and I (I was 10) had went to the championship game the year before, which I think JSU played in, but for some reason he didn't get us tickets in '93. So we watched the game on ESPN and hated we missed out. In '94 we had tickets, and almost wished we didn't with all the rain haha. We ran onto the field after the game was over, slipping in the mud and high-fiving the players. That's an experience you never forget. I was on the sideline in all three UNA games... my dad was a firefighter for Florence and they had to help with security. So my dad would wake me up at like 4am, take me to the station, get a fire engine ready, wait on the other that was going and I would get to ride the firetruck to the stadium, park by the locker rooms, stand on the sidelines and eat free food... I was 10 then as well. (Can't believe it's been 30 years.... |
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Post by roaringsince96 on Jun 14, 2023 16:00:42 GMT -6
We are due to have some awesome football teams again. Coaching hasn’t been special in awhile. We had some good coaches just not quite to that level. I am looking forward to seeing us get back to that level in conference where everyone wanted to beat North Alabama. We are currently at the level where everyone expects to beat North Alabama, that has to change.
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Post by unalions on Nov 7, 2023 15:39:53 GMT -6
Today, I ran across video of the first-ever televised game in Braly Stadium. It's the 1980 D2 semifinals broadcast on ABC with #3 UNA hosting top-ranked Eastern Illinois for a chance to advance to the D2 title game in Albuquerque. I haven't watched it all but thought I'd share it here. UNA scored on the second play of the game but EIU took control in the second half. I do know they show a lot of the band at the beginning of both videos. Vintage D2!
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Post by mtc13 on Nov 7, 2023 20:53:26 GMT -6
Today, I ran across video of the first-ever televised game in Braly Stadium. It's the 1980 D2 semifinals broadcast on ABC with #3 UNA hosting top-ranked Eastern Illinois for a chance to advance to the D2 title game in Albuquerque. I haven't watched it all but thought I'd share it here. UNA scored on the second play of the game but EIU took control in the second half. I do know they show a lot of the band at the beginning of both videos. Vintage D2! I wish our end zones today had the purple and gold checkered end zones that they had in these videos. |
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Post by unafied on Nov 8, 2023 12:28:37 GMT -6
Y'all know me and my crusade to bring back the gold... but man, I really do love that uniform combo there. This year's set was pretty good, but would be even better if we'd throw in some gold pants/helmets at least every now and then. I agree about the endzones, as well! Can't wait for the new stadium when we can FINALLY have some names and logos on the field.
As a Florence native, it's fun to see some videos of the stadium from before I was even born. Great find!
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Post by unalions on Dec 12, 2023 12:31:55 GMT -6
I was there in the band for all of them! Hard to believe it’s been 30 years.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Dec 12, 2023 19:22:11 GMT -6
I was on the sideline with Herbstreit for the last one. Should have made him my bestie…..had no clue he would become the ESPN icon that he is today?
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Post by brandon on Jan 30, 2024 11:25:04 GMT -6
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