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This showdown between the two undisputed kings of
trash-talking and thuggery had purists lamenting that no
matter who was crowned champion the sport would suffer a
black eye. But at the end of a sublimely-played,
hard-fought game, the only black eye was
on the face of Miami quarterback Steve Walsh. He got it
from hugging a teammate after he hooked up with Michael
Irvin for the game-clinching touchdown. "I shouldn't
go down there," Walsh said of the end-zone
celebration. "I have to remain calm." In this
instance his jocularity could be forgiven. The touchdown
put Miami up 17-7 late in the third quarter. After the
game, Irvin was asked if he felt like a villain, and his
response reflected what the game had really been about.
"I don't feel like a bad
guy," he said. "I feel like a football
player."
'63 USC-Wisconsin | '64 Texas-Navy | '69 Ohio St.-USC
'72 Nebraska-Alabama | '79 Alabama-Penn St. | '83 Penn St.-Georgia
'87 Penn St.-Miami | '88 Miami-Oklahoma | '93 Alabama-Miami
'94 FSU-Nebraska | '96 Nebraska-Florida
Flashback | One vs. Two
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