Enjoy Derek Kornacki's chapter from "Miracle Moments in Michigan Wolverines Football History" based on interviews from the last reunion of Griese, Woodson, Sword, Steele and Co.
I was living in Seattle in 1997 and it was amazing to see Washington State having its own historic season while the Wolverines were marching towards the NC. What people, especially cornhuskers, fail to remember about that Rose Bowl game, was that the Cougars were highly ranked themselves and had, as their starting quarterback, their own Heisman candidate in Ryan Leaf. But for an illegal kicking by Nebraska in the Missouri game and Scott Frost’s shameless whining, Michigan would have been undisputed National Champs. Still, it was great to relive the 1997 season here. There’s no doubt but it was a great year!
I was living in Seattle in 1997 and it was amazing to see Washington State having its own historic season while the Wolverines were marching towards the NC. What people, especially cornhuskers, fail to remember about that Rose Bowl game, was that the Cougars were highly ranked themselves and had, as their starting quarterback, their own Heisman candidate in Ryan Leaf. But for an illegal kicking by Nebraska in the Missouri game and Scott Frost’s shameless whining, Michigan would have been undisputed National Champs. Still, it was great to relive the 1997 season here. There’s no doubt but it was a great year!