I love reading your profile.
by mkovac (2024-04-11 14:30:09)

In reply to: Plus a great sense of humor  posted by MBOIrish

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Man, what a life.

I spotted one typo you might want to correct.

You mentioned that you won a bet on the ND-USC game in 1966 that ND won by over 50. As I'm sure you know, that was the famous 1966 game in the Coliseum.

I watched it from the basement of Breen-Phillips, my Freshman dorm.



You just got me to read it.
by potatohouse  (2024-04-12 09:12:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Helluva ride.

Rock on, MBO!
Thank you for your comments but as my profile says I bet my
by MBOIrish  (2024-04-11 15:04:57)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

University of Nevada room & board refund on the ‘65 Cal game that ND won by about 50 points. Was a grad student at USC and RA in Trojan Hall in ‘66. Did bet each of my 44 undergraduate students that I was advising $2 each on that game. Little know fact that virtually all the USC students attending that game started cheering for ND to blow their team out as their disgust grew and grew as the score mounted.
After the game, “Those of you who need a shower, take one.”
by OldIrishFan  (2024-04-12 08:11:05)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And “Don’t worry men, there are hundreds of millions of Chinese who are unaware this game was played.”

And then the following Monday McKay said, "don't you
by arasera  (2024-04-12 15:43:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

know I got a telegram from China".
Ah, I see. The Cal game.
by mkovac  (2024-04-11 22:43:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Thank you for the reply and clarification.