March 15 1998
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March 15 1998
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March Madness
March 15th
8-seed URI Rams defeat 1-Seed Kansas. Kansas was 34-2 at the time URI beat them
From that team just this year I have seen 5 of the players on that team in the Ryan Center
Luther Clay
Preston Murphy
Tyson Wheeler
Cutting Mobley
Josh King
anybody seen any others?
Only 7 URI Rams saw minutes in that tremendous victory. Proves you don't need a lot of players.
In addition to those 5 were Antonio Reynolds-Dean and David Arigbabu
Murphy and Arigbabu came off the bench.
March Madness
March 15th
8-seed URI Rams defeat 1-Seed Kansas. Kansas was 34-2 at the time URI beat them
From that team just this year I have seen 5 of the players on that team in the Ryan Center
Luther Clay
Preston Murphy
Tyson Wheeler
Cutting Mobley
Josh King
anybody seen any others?
Only 7 URI Rams saw minutes in that tremendous victory. Proves you don't need a lot of players.
In addition to those 5 were Antonio Reynolds-Dean and David Arigbabu
Murphy and Arigbabu came off the bench.
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Re: March 15 1998
I have always liked this article from 2012 about Tyson Wheeler talking about that 1998 season
https://www.golocalprov.com/sports/wher ... sland-rams
https://www.golocalprov.com/sports/wher ... sland-rams
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Re: March 15 1998
I can remember it well. Watched it at my former college roommate's place in Waltham. His then girlfriend could not understand the magnitude of that win and our excitement.
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Re: March 15 1998
Could be our greatest ever win
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Definitely top 2.
The win in 88 against Syracuse being the other
The win in 88 against Syracuse being the other
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Re: March 15 1998
Has to be bigger than the Syracuse win. Wasn't Kansas the number one overall seed?
Also waiting on the full replay of this game!
Also waiting on the full replay of this game!
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It has to be the biggest win ever for URI. Best run and most exciting URI team of all time in my opinion. It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if Odom was eligible. Great team or too much talent with not enough balls to go around? One thing about Odom was that he was unselfish.
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Re: March 15 1998
Kansas was a 1 seed. Other 1 seeds North Carolina, Duke and Arizona.
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Re: March 15 1998
At that time they didn’t break it down by overall 1 seeds they were all the same I think ???
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The AP Ranking shows that at no time during the entire year was Kansas Ranked #1.
Kansas Ranking ranged from a high of #2 to a low of #5.
I don’t believe back in 1998 they ranked publicly the #1 seeds. That seems to me something that started more like in the last 10-15 years or so but I’m not sure. They likely ranked the #1 seeds but did not used to make that public to my recollection.
In the Week 18 Polll, which was the last Poll before the Tournament was to be played, North Carolina was #1 in both Polls and Kansas was #2 in both polls, So I’d say Kansas was #2.
2-seed Kentucky beat 3-seed Stanford
3-seed Utah beat 1-seed UNC
Championship Game: Kentucky beat Utah.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/se ... polls.html
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Re: March 15 1998
Both were huge. '88 had URI as an 11 upsetting #6 Missouri followed by #3 Syracuse with Ronny Seikaly and Derrick Colemen (and the team that lost in the previous year's national championship by 2 vs. Indiana). That same team lost to Duke by a point in the Sweet 16.RamStock wrote: ↑4 years agoIt has to be the biggest win ever for URI. Best run and most exciting URI team of all time in my opinion. It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if Odom was eligible. Great team or too much talent with not enough balls to go around? One thing about Odom was that he was unselfish.
1998 was an 8 seed, swamping Murray State in the first round, then upsetting # 1 seed Kansas, before beating fellow Cinderella Valpo in the Sweet 16.
Overall the win over Kansas is bigger, but the full body of work of 1988 might be a bit stronger, at least on paper as we played 3 P5 schools that year. 1998 we played two mid majors and 2 P5 schools.
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88 was special because back then the Big East was the best basketball conference in the country and we bitch slapped them all over the court.
both games should be considered 1 and 1A.
both games should be considered 1 and 1A.
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A great and momentous day-living outside Hartford the local channel did not carry the game. My oldest son was a junior at Brandeis, yes Rf1, Waltham, and invited me up. I really didn’t want to go figuring they would get killed. When we started the game with a dunk... After the game was over I went down to the dorm parking lot and let out the loudest primal scream I could manage. Little did I know that I would go from the highest high to the lowest low in a weeks time. Go rhody!
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I was in Florida on business and watched the game on a black-and-white Sony Watchman that had a two-inch screen.neil wrote: ↑4 years ago A great and momentous day-living outside Hartford the local channel did not carry the game. My oldest son was a junior at Brandeis, yes Rf1, Waltham, and invited me up. I really didn’t want to go figuring they would get killed. When we started the game with a dunk... After the game was over I went down to the dorm parking lot and let out the loudest primal scream I could manage. Little did I know that I would go from the highest high to the lowest low in a weeks time. Go rhody!
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That was Paul Pierce's last college game. I was at the Myriad for that game and sat next to Homer Drew and his wife after he coached the first game. Fun flight back to Green for Will Rogers in the middle of the night to be greeted by Almond. Memories.
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Re: March 15 1998
Does anyone have the Kansas game? I would pay $$ to borrow it and put it on youtube.
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Re: March 15 1998
Same I have never seen it.. My white whalesteveystuds06 wrote: ↑4 years ago Does anyone have the Kansas game? I would pay $$ to borrow it and put it on youtube.
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I thought it was on Rhodysurf's link:steveystuds06 wrote: ↑4 years ago Does anyone have the Kansas game? I would pay $$ to borrow it and put it on youtube.
Full Game Replays
but it's not there. I know ATP several years ago got VHS copies of games and converted them to DVD for many of us. Does anyone have a way to get a copy (and also the Murray State game) to Rhodysurf so he can get it to YouTube? (Sorry surf if I'm creating work for you). My copies still haven't been unpacked from my recent move and I have no idea where they are.
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i still have the vhs tapes i lent ATP and i think i have the dvd somewhere. I wouldnt even begin to know how to get them onto youtube.
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If theres one goal in this quarantine we can try and accomplish it's to get the Kansas game the damn internet somewhere. Murray State too if possible.steviep123 wrote: ↑4 years agoI thought it was on Rhodysurf's link:steveystuds06 wrote: ↑4 years ago Does anyone have the Kansas game? I would pay $$ to borrow it and put it on youtube.
Full Game Replays
but it's not there. I know ATP several years ago got VHS copies of games and converted them to DVD for many of us. Does anyone have a way to get a copy (and also the Murray State game) to Rhodysurf so he can get it to YouTube? (Sorry surf if I'm creating work for you). My copies still haven't been unpacked from my recent move and I have no idea where they are.
NCAA March Madness youtube channel has been uploading games every day. Hopefully they will show the Kansas game.
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Re: March 15 1998
I'd like to see some videos from the late 70's teams. And I'm not talking full games, I'd just like to see a few clips. I've looked before and can't find a single one.
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Re: March 15 1998
I still have a dvd of the Kansas game. But I thought it was up on Rhodysurf's site?
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Re: March 15 1998
I have clips of the URI/PC games from 1977 & 78 that are close to 30 minutes each. Happy to share or upload but would need help figuring out how to do it.Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years ago I'd like to see some videos from the late 70's teams. And I'm not talking full games, I'd just like to see a few clips. I've looked before and can't find a single one.
Billy - worst case scenario, I can burn them to a disk & mail it to you the old fashioned way.
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Re: March 15 1998
He just has the Valpo and Stanford games.theblueram wrote: ↑4 years ago I still have a dvd of the Kansas game. But I thought it was up on Rhodysurf's site?
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That would be awesome. I wouldn't have a clue how to do it either. Does anybody here have any advice?Brian wrote: ↑4 years agoI have clips of the URI/PC games from 1977 & 78 that are close to 30 minutes each. Happy to share or upload but would need help figuring out how to do it.Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years ago I'd like to see some videos from the late 70's teams. And I'm not talking full games, I'd just like to see a few clips. I've looked before and can't find a single one.
Billy - worst case scenario, I can burn them to a disk & mail it to you the old fashioned way.
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Re: March 15 1998
You can google it!Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years agoThat would be awesome. I wouldn't have a clue how to do it either. Does anybody here have any advice?Brian wrote: ↑4 years agoI have clips of the URI/PC games from 1977 & 78 that are close to 30 minutes each. Happy to share or upload but would need help figuring out how to do it.Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years ago I'd like to see some videos from the late 70's teams. And I'm not talking full games, I'd just like to see a few clips. I've looked before and can't find a single one.
Billy - worst case scenario, I can burn them to a disk & mail it to you the old fashioned way.
I havent done it, but I'm sure if you put a DVD into your computer you will have the option to download it to your computer. Then you can put it into a file and send it to someone.
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Re: March 15 1998
On a national level the win over Kansas was a great win for Rhody......
....for me personally.....the win over Syracuse in the Dean Dome was tops....because it came against the cream of the hated big east....I run into many more big east fans in one day than I run into Kansas fans in a decade....and the big east fans are difficult to deal with....because if it isn't the big east they don't respect anyone else....
....for me personally.....the win over Syracuse in the Dean Dome was tops....because it came against the cream of the hated big east....I run into many more big east fans in one day than I run into Kansas fans in a decade....and the big east fans are difficult to deal with....because if it isn't the big east they don't respect anyone else....
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Bitter sweet memory - brings back the last minute of the Stanford game and the fact we were that last minute away from the final four. But what a team and back court. 78/88/98 brings back great memories.
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That dam Arthur Lee and Madsen killed us in that last minute
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22 years later and Mobley was still fouled. Everyone other than the 3 refs knew Stanford was trying to purposely foul Mobley in that situation!
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To get to the top of that mountain you need some balls. It took huge balls bringing in Harrick. And i am glad they did. Wont get into 4/1/1999 again. My head still hurts.PeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 years agoSad and happy I didnt experience that elite 8 run.
A reminder that this program can get to the top of the mountain.
The other thing you had was a ton of talent. Al's players but Harrick knew the right buttons to push. 3 tough top guards and just enough talent inside to be complimentary. Remember Luther Clay was a transfer, from Purdue. As a HS senior he was a top 20 player and a McDonalds All american.
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Wasn't it possible to have Lamar Odom play? We were just being cautious by sitting him right? Or was in ineligible?Rhodyhooopz wrote: ↑4 years agoTo get to the top of that mountain you need some balls. It took huge balls bringing in Harrick. And i am glad they did. Wont get into 4/1/1999 again. My head still hurts.PeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 years agoSad and happy I didnt experience that elite 8 run.
A reminder that this program can get to the top of the mountain.
The other thing you had was a ton of talent. Al's players but Harrick knew the right buttons to push. 3 tough top guards and just enough talent inside to be complimentary. Remember Luther Clay was a transfer, from Purdue. As a HS senior he was a top 20 player and a McDonalds All american.
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Lamar was Prop 48. Ineligible.PeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 years agoWasn't it possible to have Lamar Odom play? We were just being cautious by sitting him right? Or was in ineligible?Rhodyhooopz wrote: ↑4 years agoTo get to the top of that mountain you need some balls. It took huge balls bringing in Harrick. And i am glad they did. Wont get into 4/1/1999 again. My head still hurts.PeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 years ago
Sad and happy I didnt experience that elite 8 run.
A reminder that this program can get to the top of the mountain.
The other thing you had was a ton of talent. Al's players but Harrick knew the right buttons to push. 3 tough top guards and just enough talent inside to be complimentary. Remember Luther Clay was a transfer, from Purdue. As a HS senior he was a top 20 player and a McDonalds All american.
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My recollection was that Carothers intervened and URI never officially sought Lamar's eligibility. There was a question whether someone took Lamar's SATs for him. Carother's personally interviewed Lamar and had him write a brief essay for him that he said deserved a passing grade. Somehow B- sticks in my mind.
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Re: March 15 1998
Where can I find a replay of the entire Kansas game?
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I have Kansas and I'm pretty sure I have Murray State, but if I do it's pretty rough. I'll see what I can doPeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 years agoYou can google it!Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years agoThat would be awesome. I wouldn't have a clue how to do it either. Does anybody here have any advice?
I havent done it, but I'm sure if you put a DVD into your computer you will have the option to download it to your computer. Then you can put it into a file and send it to someone.
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SweetRhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑4 years agoI have Kansas and I'm pretty sure I have Murray State, but if I do it's pretty rough. I'll see what I can doPeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 years agoYou can google it!Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years ago
That would be awesome. I wouldn't have a clue how to do it either. Does anybody here have any advice?
I havent done it, but I'm sure if you put a DVD into your computer you will have the option to download it to your computer. Then you can put it into a file and send it to someone.
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Re: March 15 1998
Should be 30 copies or more of the Kansas game DVD among KeaneyBlue members.
Someone should mail their copy to RhodySurf. I let someone borrow my set of Rhody dvds but the Kansas game didn’t come back.
Someone should mail their copy to RhodySurf. I let someone borrow my set of Rhody dvds but the Kansas game didn’t come back.
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What (I assume) former friend would be that mean?ATPTourFan wrote: ↑4 years ago Should be 30 copies or more of the Kansas game DVD among KeaneyBlue members.
Someone should mail their copy to RhodySurf. I let someone borrow my set of Rhody dvds but the Kansas game didn’t come back.
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I'll send RhodySurf my copy if he pm's me info. We should have it up online so everyone can enjoy it. Watching that game on tv was amazing. Being in grad school there was no way I could make it live.
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I need to watch that. Just rewatched the Oklahoma game. Images of of URI defeating Trey Young will be remembered forever, similar to Paul Pierce at Kansas (different scenario I know) but still special.
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I would love to see those URI PC battles from the late 70s !!Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years agoThat would be awesome. I wouldn't have a clue how to do it either. Does anybody here have any advice?Brian wrote: ↑4 years agoI have clips of the URI/PC games from 1977 & 78 that are close to 30 minutes each. Happy to share or upload but would need help figuring out how to do it.Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years ago I'd like to see some videos from the late 70's teams. And I'm not talking full games, I'd just like to see a few clips. I've looked before and can't find a single one.
Billy - worst case scenario, I can burn them to a disk & mail it to you the old fashioned way.
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Re: March 15 1998
one of the greatest moments ive seen as a sports fan. ill remember that feeling for the rest of my life. that right there is why im here and why i love college basketball
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Just watched it again. The alley oops in the first half and Tyson/Mobley just unconscious in the second. Cat played Pierce all game and gave him fits.