[net.sport.football] a Blue Illini Tie

malnar@ssc-vax.UUCP (Nine Mile Skid) (11/09/85)

> Scenerio: :04 left in the game.  Illinois & Michigan tied 3-3.
>         Illinois has the ball on the Michigan ~25.  Chris
>         White called in for a routine FG.
> 
>         The kick......its....up.....up  OH! NO! ITS OFF!!!
> 
>         Illinois and Michigan tie.
> 
>     Just shows you even the best can have an off day.
                              ^^^^
                           ???????????

One of the best was Michigan senior defensive back Dieter Heren,
who tipped the kick.  By "the top knuckle of his left middle finger,"
according to Jack Berry of the Detroit News.  Sounds as though he
flipped 'em the bird :-).
-- 
joe malnar, {ihnp4,cornell,tektronix,etal}!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!malnar