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[Cooley]

http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth61044/m1/11/?q=1976 football

[drex]

Nice trip down memory lane...I had forgotten that we had a really good schedule in 76-77. In the early Blakeley era we were actually nationally ranked for a couple of weeks until we got beat on the road by Memphis State. Memphis had a live tiger that they would put at the opponent's basket for intimidation...our players did not like that at all.

[CMJ]

We made the February 3rd and Febrary 10th poll and fell out afterwards.

Cool site.

http://statsheet.com/mcb/rankings/motion

Edited July 31, 2010 by CMJ

[foutsrouts]

If we could have figured out how to beat Pan Am we would have had quite a record that season.

[drex]

The Pan Am series was especially disappointing since I was told that if we beat them in Denton (which we didn't) we would get an NIT invitation.

[CMJ]

Not sure how anyone could have known that. My Mom was with Coach Blakeley(she was a sports reporter for the Daily and knew the coach well) when he found out we didn't get a postseason invite and he was stunned. So he thought we were gonna be in somewhere regardless.

Blakeley was pretty hacked off too from what she says.

[untcampbell]

On the next page, there is a picture of some guy with a NT jersey playing cricket or something, rounding third base.

Also brought some good memories of the NT Rugby team.