(01-26-2020 11:18 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  I was there for that one as well. I don’t believe anyone left early either. The place rocked with every made shot. The fans wanted a beat down and they saw one. Probably the widest margin of loss during Dick Tarrants time at UR.

Was there for that one too. IIRC, Alex Clevinger made our last basket. Did a quick look online-did not see a video of that game.

(01-26-2020 08:02 PM)96Dawg Wrote:  Another anniversary is near. Feb. 2-3, 1990 ESPN midnight win over Richmond, 77-43 before a crowd of 7700.

I don't think we've had 7,700 total this entire season.

Thanks for sharing. Great memories. I have a bunch of VHS tapes somewhere in the attic with some of our games from the early 90s. I need to somehow get them online someday.

Really was a fun experience at the Convo back then. So loud in there when the crowd had something to cheer about.

We called the guy behind the bench Little Lefty.

(01-27-2020 09:11 AM)jmudukes001 Wrote:  Thanks for sharing. Great memories. I have a bunch of VHS tapes somewhere in the attic with some of our games from the early 90s. I need to somehow get them online someday.

Really was a fun experience at the Convo back then. So loud in there when the crowd had something to cheer about.

We called the guy behind the bench Little Lefty.

Dont wait too long. VHS tape can disintegrate after so many years, depending on how they're stored. You pretty much just need an adapter from composite video/audio to usb & some sort of video capturing software.

(01-27-2020 11:10 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  

(01-27-2020 09:11 AM)jmudukes001 Wrote:  Thanks for sharing. Great memories. I have a bunch of VHS tapes somewhere in the attic with some of our games from the early 90s. I need to somehow get them online someday.

Really was a fun experience at the Convo back then. So loud in there when the crowd had something to cheer about.

We called the guy behind the bench Little Lefty.

Dont wait too long. VHS tape can disintegrate after so many years, depending on how they're stored. You pretty much just need an adapter from composite video/audio to usb & some sort of video capturing software.

Agree, and would add that the VHS format is dead. Hardware is no longer being produced, and at some point a few years from now it may become difficult to even find good quality used equipment if your machine breaks.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/arstechnica...s/%3famp=1

I’ve seen adapters/capture software for as little as $20-30. Believe there are also online services that you can mail your tapes to and they will convert for a fee, though this is not the least expensive route.

I did some recently with some boxed adapter gadget from best buy or target or something.

(01-26-2020 11:43 PM)olddawg Wrote:  

(01-26-2020 11:18 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  I was there for that one as well. I don’t believe anyone left early either. The place rocked with every made shot. The fans wanted a beat down and they saw one. Probably the widest margin of loss during Dick Tarrants time at UR.

Was there for that one too. IIRC, Alex Clevinger made our last basket. Did a quick look online-did not see a video of that game.

I'd love to see the first 30 seconds of the UR game. IIRC we won the tip and immediately scored (like within two seconds) on a monster dunk. UR never recovered.

There were like, three lead changes in the last 10 seconds of that American game, it was crazy.

I believe Barry Brown also set the all-time JMU record for blocked shots in a game with 11 that night.

(01-26-2020 02:38 PM)olddawg Wrote:  Saw this on Facebook. What a great ending. And does anybody know who the middle aged, bald guy is (walking across the court from 1:26-1:30)? I remember seeing that guy at every home game from early 80s through mid 90s. He sat behind the JMU bench a few rows back and waved a JMU towel. That guy rooted hard!

Did anyone else scream at Hood for passing the ball to the big man when he knew they had to foul? And I don't mean 30 years ago; I mean watching this last night.

(01-26-2020 06:38 PM)olddawg Wrote:  

(01-26-2020 06:10 PM)s2dsayer Wrote:  I was there. Still probably the best game I've ever seen

I was there too. My memory had Hood making the shot and bolting up the ramp. The replay (1st time I've seen it since that night) showed pretty much the same. Maybe my memory isn't so bad after all!

We really did used to have an electric atmosphere in the Convo. Hard to imagine that now.

That camera angle could have been two feet from our late arriving heads.

That and stomping ticks in MM were games to never forget. One fueled by Southern comfort, the other by Capt.M.

I can still see Hood with the finger raised as he Bo Jacksoned it to the tunnel and the American fans singing the Hey, Hey, hey goodbye song 20 seconds before their collective hearts got ripped out.

Ahhh, good times. Some of the best of times.

We’ve now lost 6-7 entire generations of fans with this clusterf#%^ of MBB.

When does the madness end?

(01-26-2020 08:40 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  Towel guy really added to the atmosphere. We all loved it when he stood up in his seat behind the bench and got the locals vocal. Sorry to hear of his passing. He was a big part of home court advantage back then.

He always seemed to have the best timing as well. Seems like the crowd would sometimes die down, maybe we were losing or something, then the guy would stand up and lay into a ref or one of the opposing players and the crowd would suddenly erupt. He was a match in a powder keg.