5fouls Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Indy1987 said: In the nosebleed section. Go Hoosiers!!! $10 ticket. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 I was a senior at IUS. So, I was watching with my brother in mom's living room. I remember kneeling on the floor as the last possession started and then doing some crazy jump to my feet when the shot went in. I also remember one of my professors announcing the previous week that we would have class Monday night even if IU was playing. I misheard when he said 'We'. Thought he said 'He'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 I was in 3rd grade watching at home with Dad and Mom. We had a huge snowstorm that night. Our power went out just as the shot was going in. We scrambled for a radio to hear the end. Little Keet is in 3rd grade this year. I was playing catch with him yesterday thinking how when I was his age I was experiencing a national championship and the best he has is a play in game win. It hasn’t affected his fandom though. He bleeds cream and crimson just like I did at that age. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 I remember my ex was kneeling on the floor, when the shot went in, she spun around so fast she got a rug burn on her knee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUJoe Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 Was an IPFW student (the IU side, of course) watching the game with friends. I turned 21 years old shortly after the game ended. One of the most fun nights and early mornings of my life! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 3 hours ago, AxnJxn said: Watching in our fraternity. When the shot went down, I sprinted all the way to Showalter Fountain, and spent the next hour or two trying to get to the top (and succeeded for a bit). After that, down to Kirkwood for a bit, then I came back to the house and crashed on the floor ... for about ten minutes. Phone rang, and my buddy who was at Notre Dame informed me that a carload of them were on their way. Back to Kirkwood, and the rest was kind of a whirlwind of activity. I remember being very angry that classes weren't cancelled the next day, but I didn't go to bed until the next night, anyway. Highly recommend the experience if you ever get the chance! 2 hours ago, Artesian_86 said: I was 19, a freshman at IU. I was watching it with my, then girlfriend, in the lobby at Reed. There were tons of students down there watching that game. As soon as Smart’s shot went down, the entire place went nuts and we started gang rushing the doors for Showalter Fountain and then on to Kirkwood! It was absolutely insane!!!! I was a freshman at IU as well. I do remember spending some time at Showalter. I remember some guy carrying a keg around down there. Was that you @AxnJxn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesian_86 Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Reacher said: I was a freshman at IU as well. I do remember spending some time at Showalter. I remember some guy carrying a keg around down there. Was that you @AxnJxn? Not me…..I was one of those guys trying to figure out how I could get up on one those light poles….🤣🤣🤣 Edited March 31, 2022 by Artesian_86 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHoosierFan Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 13yo watching it with my dad in the living room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 The origin of the curse of me watching IU basketball. I was in the lounge in the barracks in Rota, Spain watching with my roommate. He was from upstate NY (but a UNC Tarheel fan) and cheering on Syracuse. I couldn't bear to see IU lose so I went back to my room late in the game and listened on Armed Forces Radio so I didn't see the shot but went back to watch the celebration. I figured me not watching helped them win so to this day I don't watch unless IU is way ahead. I have occasionally started watching an early season cupcake game but the Hoosiers always seem to struggle until I quit watching, at which time they'll go on a run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy1987 Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 47 minutes ago, 5fouls said: $10 ticket. Lol. $10 wouldn't even cover the ticket fees nowadays. Lol Go Hoosiers!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, Indy1987 said: $10 wouldn't even cover the ticket fees nowadays. Lol Go Hoosiers!!! I remember CBS had James Brown go to the last row to do a clip. He said those tickets were 17.50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 1987 was the first year for One Shining Moment. Could not have asked for a better script in which to initiate the song. It debuting after an IU win created a love for that song that I still have today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 32 minutes ago, 5fouls said: 1987 was the first year for One Shining Moment. Could not have asked for a better script in which to initiate the song. It debuting after an IU win created a love for that song that I still have today. I wish they would go back to the original version just like I wish CBS would go back to the theme songs from the 90's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierTownie Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 Senior in high school, watched the game at a buddy's condo in Timber Ridge, after the shot went through, beer went everywhere, and then about 10 of us piled into a mid 60's Ford Galaxy convertible and headed downtown. The rest is a blur. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) I was 12. In the family room with my sister. We had lost our Mom the prior year and IU hoops was a happy thing for us to enjoy. My Dad spent the entire 2nd half on the phone (while watching game) with our relatives back here in Indy on speaker phone because they were all big IU fans too. Still to this date the highest I know I ever jumped was when The Shot went in. Here's another funny clip about what people were doing on that night. Only about 4 minutes but Mellencamp was in Sweden doing the same speaker phone thing. Haha. Edited March 31, 2022 by Seeking6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 I was a middle age man,36, and had 2 small children. For me, when people ask what is IUs best game winning shot, this is the one. It was for all the marbles, and more important than Watfords shot against pUKe! And of course I am fortunate to have the other 2 championships as well. Something I wish my kids and the younger generation can experience. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesian_86 Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) …..any of you guys (old fellers) who were lucky enough to be on campus in Bloomington, that monumental night in 1987 would have witnessed pure pandemonium!!!! Not only were students climbing in and all over the Showalter Fountain, but the fish were all removed too! They were climbing up on the light poles, tree and anything they could pile up on. After that, we all “took” Kirkwood!🤣 Again, every light pole had a student at the top, a sofa was ablaze in the middle of Kirkwood and a Chevy El Camino was pushed over on it’s side in the street across from Nick’s…. Here are a few picks of that historic night at the Showalter Fountain. I couldn’t find any from Kirkwood… Absolutely NUTS!!! I was right in this mess! I literally looked through all of these pics to see if I was actually in one!!!😂😂 Edited March 31, 2022 by Artesian_86 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 I was 30 living in Columbus, Indiana teaching and raising 3 kids. Remember that game, but probably remember the UNLV game better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxnJxn Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Reacher said: I was a freshman at IU as well. I do remember spending some time at Showalter. I remember some guy carrying a keg around down there. Was that you @AxnJxn? I carried a lot of kegs as a pledge, but wasn’t carrying that particular one. I do remember seeing a car flipped over and a couch on fire. People do some weird stuff when they celebrate. Showalter was one big mass of humanity playing king of the mountain to get to the top. I made it once or twice, but got dragged back down pretty quickly. Someone stole a couple of those mermaids or fish or whatever from there, too … apparently, they weighed a couple hundred pounds each, so pretty impressive. I think they were returned at a later date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Obie Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 This is something I rarely talk about but I woke up the morning after the game on a sidewalk in downtown Bloomington. I had to walk a couple miles just to find my car. It was a crazy night. Go Hoosiers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 9 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: I was 30 living in Columbus, Indiana teaching and raising 3 kids. Remember that game, but probably remember the UNLV game better Damn, you are old. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) These words will forever reverberate in my head... Musburger: "Smart takes the shot..." Packer: "Arrrrgh" Musburger: "And with 3 seconds left...the Hoosiers take the lead!" Packer: "Nobody stopped the clock! Nobody stopped the clock!" In my living room, in a crappy little 2 bedroom mobile home in Shiloh, Illinois, my wife coming out of our kids bedroom sushing me... "He hit the shot!" "You wake those girls up I'LL hit the shot." Edited March 31, 2022 by IUFLA 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 27 minutes ago, Artesian_86 said: …..any of you guys (old fellers) who were lucky enough to be on campus in Bloomington, that monumental night in 1987 would have witnessed pure pandemonium!!!! Not only were students climbing in and all over the Showalter Fountain, but the fish were all removed too! They were climbing up on the light poles, tree and anything they could pile up on. After that, we all “took” Kirkwood!🤣 Again, every light pole had a student at the top, a sofa was ablaze in the middle of Kirkwood and a Chevy El Camino was pushed over on it’s side in the street across from Nick’s…. Here are a few picks of that historic night at the Showalter Fountain. I couldn’t find any from Kirkwood… Absolutely NUTS!!! I was right in this mess! I literally looked through all of these pics to see if I was actually in one!!!😂😂 I see you B... not changed 1 bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesian_86 Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 20 minutes ago, AxnJxn said: I carried a lot of kegs as a pledge, but wasn’t carrying that particular one. I do remember seeing a car flipped over and a couch on fire. People do some weird stuff when they celebrate. Showalter was one big mass of humanity playing king of the mountain to get to the top. I made it once or twice, but got dragged back down pretty quickly. Someone stole a couple of those mermaids or fish or whatever from there, too … apparently, they weighed a couple hundred pounds each, so pretty impressive. I think they were returned at a later date. Yep, true story. The small fish surrounding the large naked lady in the center were all removed and/or stolen, but eventually returned. Looking back at those photos, makes your appreciate having a cell phone now days. There were no cellphones or digital cameras in those days….🤓 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 38 minutes ago, IUFLA said: These words will forever reverberate in my head... Musburger: "Smart takes the shot..." Packer: "Arrrrgh" Musburger: "And with 3 seconds left...the Hoosiers take to he lead!" Packer: "Nobody stopped the clock! Nobody stopped the clock!" In my living room, in a crappy little 2 bedroom mobile home in Shiloh, Illinois, my wife coming out of our kids bedroom sushing me... "He hit the shot!" "You wake those girls up I'LL hit the shot." With the exception of maybe the Canes running it up on Faust and hearing the announcers cry foul....it was one of the first times I remember asking why is the announcer sounding like he's cheering for the other team. Packer was disappointed...almost ticked Cuse let the seconds run off. Haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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