Over 100 years & Vandals-Eagles share stuff

[joeyvee]

UI started its grid play in 1900 with close neighbor WSU. UNT started in 1913. Both have had struggles in the past years with total wins and both have recent in-season firings of their head coaches. UNT moved Mike Canales (he was talked about in Dec. as a candidate for the UI job) into the HC with two games left of the 2010 season. UI, last season, moved Jason Gesser in as HC with four games left. Both programs have notable HCs who have found that win column. UNT has St. Clair, Sisco, Fouts, Mitchell and Fry. UI has Erickson, John L Smith and Keith Gilbertson. UNT's strong winning percentages came early, and into the 70's; UI's started in '82 with Dennis Erickson and the last 30 years has netted 186. The UNT-Idaho series is about even, but the Eagles have a one game edge. Both programs have had notable NFL players. Let's have fun in kicking off the 2013 season with two proud fan bases with 100 plus years of good 'ol college football. Here's to an injury free game and lots of memories.

[JRock]

Yes sir! Great post. I've really enjoyed reading your board. Here's to a great game.

[drex]

Nice to see some class from opponents, rather than the usual junk our opponents post on here.

[UNTexas]

I like this guy. Class act.

[JRock]

Totally agree. Class.

[Christopher Walker]

I like this guy. Class act.

Well I love him more. So there.

[FirefightnRick]

Nice.

Rick

[joeyvee]

1949 Vandals arriving in Texas for first ever game in the lone-star state. Hey, we had them tied 7-7 at half!

Edited August 22, 2013 by joeyvee

[joeyvee]

Idaho HB, John Brogan, in action in the 1949 game vs. Texas. We were in the PCC then, with the big boys.

Edited August 22, 2013 by joeyvee

[eulessismore]

1946 Vandals arriving in Texas for first ever game in the lone-star state. Hey, we had them tied 7-7 at half!

So, that team had a player named "King Block"? I think he's the rather stout looking lad standing next to what would then have been called a stewardess. What a football name. I mean "Tom Trees" is cool, but he needed to be taller.

[KRAM1]

This, right here, is actually the sort and tone of discussions that should take place on this board. Well done...love this stuff. Looking forward to hosting Idaho on the 31st. Thank joeyvee...great stuff.

[SilverEagle]

Ok then. Since we are talking about traditions and being good sports with one another, here is a tradition that used to take place at North Texas games. As part of the pre-game show, the North Texas band would face the visitors section of Fouts (or Texas stadium) and (as the announcer would say) "as a salute to our visitors" the North Texas band (under the direction of Maurice McAdow) would play our opponents' fight song.

So here we go.

http://www.footballfightmusic.com/track/Idaho_-_Go_Vandals_Go.html

Edited August 22, 2013 by SilverEagle

[joeyvee]

I went back and corrected the year of our game with Texas --- it was 1949, not 1946. Sorry. Game tied at half-time. Final though was Coach Cherry's Longhorns 56, the Vandals 7. Ouch. We, and Montana, were in the Pacific Coast Conference until it "realigned" in the late 1950's ---- essentially, tossing out two schools. Hmmmmmmmm, can you guess who got the boot? In basketball, the Vandals-Griz would travel as "partners" and while in LA, one would play UCLA, the other USC. They would switch the next night. In 1925, the USC football team traveled to Moscow and played. There is old video available on this game at several google sites. The Trojans only venture into the panhandle of Idaho for football.

[joeyvee]

Ok then. Since we are talking about traditions and being good sports with one another, here is a tradition that used to take place at North Texas games. As part of the pre-game show, the North Texas band would face the visitors section of Fouts (or Texas stadium) and (as the announcer would say) "as a salute to our visitors" the North Texas band (under the direction of Maurice McAdow) would play our opponents' fight song.

So here we go.

http://www.footballfightmusic.com/track/Idaho_-_Go_Vandals_Go.html

Nice. Thanks SE.