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!

Steve Hood was fun to watch man.

I was there. Still probably the best game I've ever seen

That captures a view of what a great game environment we used to have. We had a similar last second win at George Mason where we had to go length of the court and Chancellor Nichols scored on a layup. Ah, the good old days....

Love the old Dukes logo in the purple basketball. Should have shirts and merch made with it for the new stadium. The social media teams need to post clips like this in anticipation for the new stadium before the first game.

(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.

I was there. I was not wearing a tie or stupid suspenders, but I'm sure my shirt was ugly.

I was there too. Back then, I had more fun in one game then I now get in a full season.

(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!

Local fan who very recently passed. Believe ABC store employee.

(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!

Another anniversary is near. Feb. 2-3, 1990 ESPN midnight win over Richmond, 77-43 before a crowd of 7700.

I was 27, working and living in Harrisonburg. I could not spend money on tickets to games at the time as I had a special needs 3 year old child that had extensive medical bills and required extra care. Her mom had to quit work because of her needs.

Dennis Burchill worked at the local radio station at that time. He was always giving me tickets to games both football and basketball. Thanks to him, I was able to see this and many other games. I remain grateful for his generosity and kindness.

Seeing this video today brought back wonderful memories of a full Convo and reminded of how I was able to see so many great games. Seeing the Convo then and now is such a contrast. The Convo was truly one of the toughest college venues for opposing teams to play. I want to point out that we were playing American not some big name program. Students and the locals took great pride in the program and showed up in big numbers for most games. It was so exciting to be at games back then. I truly miss it.

That American team was actually one of the few strong teams they have had. Ron Draper and Brian Gilgeous were all-CAA players.

Sad to hear about Towel Guy passing away recently. He was the catalyst for many fans to get up and root in the electric zoo.

(01-26-2020 08:18 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  I was 27, working and living in Harrisonburg. I could not spend money on tickets to games at the time as I had a special needs 3 year old child that had extensive medical bills and required extra care. Her mom had to quit work because of her needs.

Dennis Burchill worked at the local radio station at that time. He was always giving me tickets to games both football and basketball. Thanks to him, I was able to see this and many other games. I remain grateful for his generosity and kindness.

Seeing this video today brought back wonderful memories of a full Convo and reminded of how I was able to see so many great games. Seeing the Convo then and now is such a contrast. The Convo was truly one of the toughest college venues for opposing teams to play. I want to point out that we were playing American not some big name program. Students and the locals took great pride in the program and showed up in big numbers for most games. It was so exciting to be at games back then. I truly miss it.

Us old guys all miss it. What a time it was

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.

(01-26-2020 07:52 PM)96Dawg Wrote:  

(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!

Local fan who very recently passed. Believe ABC store employee.

Sad to hear the towel guy died. He really did bring the energy every game.

I remember practically everything about that game and evening... from the suite pre-party in Garber to helping make the bleachers oscillate like a wave when that shot was made. Can't believe we had that run in basketball while I was a student there 90-94. Exciting, sad to watch all at once.

(01-26-2020 08:18 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  I was 27, working and living in Harrisonburg. I could not spend money on tickets to games at the time as I had a special needs 3 year old child that had extensive medical bills and required extra care. Her mom had to quit work because of her needs.

Dennis Burchill worked at the local radio station at that time. He was always giving me tickets to games both football and basketball. Thanks to him, I was able to see this and many other games. I remain grateful for his generosity and kindness.

Seeing this video today brought back wonderful memories of a full Convo and reminded of how I was able to see so many great games. Seeing the Convo then and now is such a contrast. The Convo was truly one of the toughest college venues for opposing teams to play. I want to point out that we were playing American not some big name program. Students and the locals took great pride in the program and showed up in big numbers for most games. It was so exciting to be at games back then. I truly miss it.

Much the same under Campanelli, we could be playing Bucknell, West VA Tech, or VCU, it always seemed like a full (or almost full) house. Of course Godwin only held around 5K, but we packed it for every game. Sure we hyped it up for the bigger name, but having a winning program was the key rather than the opponent. We were growing and we had just enough sexy schools on the schedule to keep us engaged.

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(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.

Present for that one too.... probably the second best game I've ever seen

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.