One of the best college football games ever

I was at this game 37 years ago sitting at the 40 yard line, lower level.

This is the best version of a Greatest Game.

R.I.P Coach Schnellenberger!

Thanks for the upload! This is the game that caused me (a Chicago native) to become a diehard Nebraska Cornhusker fan. I greatly respected Tom Osborne's courage to go for the two-point conversion for a clear win instead of a tie and national championship. That was guts and conviction.

I miss the orange bowl

Miami’s offensive line played one helluva game that night. What a game.

Love having the option to watch full games with commercials or games edited down like this.

Love having the option to watch full games with commercials or games edited down like this. Great edit. Some of the 30 minute ones seem too quick. If you look away, you miss something. This is much better, gives the game room to breath. Nice work.

Nebraska clearly was unprepared for Miami’s speed. Once they adjusted Miami slowed down but it was 17-0 and too late.

In my 45 years this is the best college football game ever.

Boy this game aged so well. A non stop thriller from beginning to end. I always come back to this game every few bowl seasons or so. I remember the first time I saw this games entirety on ESPN classic. I already knew who won, but I was glued as if I were experiencing it live. What a treasure it must have been at that moment to have got to see and experience it live, not knowing of the powerhouse that was being born in Miami . I sometimes am inclined to call this Nebraska team the greatest in their programs history, but I always call this game the greatest football game ever played

The original..!! "you play to win the game" Dr. Tom Osborne did not hesitate to go for the win a definite no brainer..though I personally hated being on the losing end as a Husker fan.. it's certainly one of the greatest games and of course one of the greatest plays the fumblerooski in college football history-lore

The night Miami became “The U!!”

4th and 8 option pitch for the score - that was epic.

Still can't believe I was there in the OB that night....never will be topped until the Finz can win a Super Bowl.

yea, this guys does everyone a SOLID by condensing these games down 😀 great job SteelBuck 6!

Don Crique incredible play by play guy! He made this game exciting

Passing it on this 2pt conversion is right up there with Wilson passing it from the 1 against New England.

It was fitting that a Bear Bryant former player and assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, would win the National Championship the year after Bryant died. Schnellenberger would be a legend today had he stayed at Miami.

Unpopular opinion - Kick the extra point. Tie the game. Force Miami to make a play in the last seconds of the game. If the game ends in a tie, Nebraska wins the National Championship. A tie does Miami no good.

yes, I played baseball and graduated from FAU, where Schnellenberger (Coaching UM in the game we're watching) started the football program, which is now respectable with 10 wins in 2 of the last 3 seasons 😀

I love and appreciate your work, Steelbuck; I love the Buckeyes and you and my cousins out there put me up to speed; some of it while watching them Dismantle Rutgers together in NJ in 2015. If ONLY they had the modern angles so we could really appreciate classic ball better. I can't believe I grew up watching football like this; with angle and quality not having any idea what was really happening. Today I NEED to know I watch most of my games recorded just to be able to rewind 2 seconds back on VLC. Gamepass is useless to me with its 10 second rewind...even on All 22.

Today is the 40th anniversary of this great game.

If Tom Osborne ties the Game they would have been National Champions. I have watched some Nebraska Documentaries of this Game and some Nebraska players were upset 😡 because they knew they would have been Champions with a Tie.They felt they were Number 1 team all year and if a tie gave them the Championship so be it.

There were rumors for years that Fryer was throwing this game. An early drop pass - or two, the fumble on the punt and that last dropped gimme TD pass - and maybe his 'overreaction'. Dunno ... what d'ya think ? 🤔

The second time in history that David beat Goliath, GO CANES

Greatest game

12:15 Z runs a crosser into what looked like good coverage by the D. 3 defenders in the area and og Bernie just puts it where it needed to be. Goodness..

Nice Job Great Edit!

Then 10 months later, they get Flutie Hail Maryed!

The wrong team won. Im not a fan of either team, but still a classic!

This game came down to errors and missed opportunities by Nebraska. Nebraska's defense was somewhat overwhelmed also especially in the secondary. Although the option can be explosive, it is slow and high risk. Osborne showed guts going for two. This game did change football and it showed the importance of speed and a balanced offense. unfortunately for Nebraska and Tom Osborne, it took several years to recruit the speed required to combat competent passing attacks. He also had to change defensive schemes.

When you defend the option as a linebacker, you have keys that you read and react to. Go to 45:16 and tell me what the Miami linebacker to Turner Gill's left (lined up opposite Nebraska's left guard) was "reacting" to. How does a player "react" when he's literally the first player on the field to move? He "reacts" before the ball is even snapped. Here's why: a Nebraska player who was on the field for this play came out of the huddle and tipped that Miami linebacker off as to which way the play was going. Armen Keteyian knew exactly what he was talking about in his book "Big Red Confidential" when he addressed that players were involved in taking $$$ to throw this game.

Was Duane Johnson in this Miami Team

Miami came through when they had to - the mark of a championship team. And after this season they would only get stronger, especially on defense.

I was young when this game happened. So. Damn. Sad. Just a slugfest from start to finish. I had seen some stuff saying Miami probably would've won had we got the two because they had time left. I don't think so. Could they have, sure, but I don't think so. And the FG kicking game in this one was a total crap shoot.

#40 for the canes is Antonio Browns dad

like how the Canes shut down the edge, not allowing Rozier to run wide where he picks up his big yards. they solved that quick. the beginning of the U.

The politics in today’s college football wouldn’t have allowed this Miami team the chance to play for the National Championship. And the Miami Hurricane dynasty of eighties probably doesn’t happen.

I understand why Tom went for two...I dont think Paterno/Switzer/Majors/Schembechler go for two...Miami won that title but if Tom kicks that extra point Howard might have stayed at Miami...

How did Osborne not get fired for this? Probably got death threats.