March 28, 1977 - where were you?

[mufansince72]

Saved seats in the Union all day to be in front row for big screen that evening. Did not drink a drop because in 1974 I went to the Union to watch National Championship game and was so smashed I barely remembered a play (my senior year in high school). After the horn sounded I ran like hell out to Wisconsin Avenue and was one of the first ones on the Ave. WE then ran to the lakefront and walked back to campus as was tradition. Wisconsin Ave was shut down and many people ther, some in cars but they didn't care. Rained like hell but it did not matter as people just got quarter and half barrels from Friend's Liquor store and let it rip right on Wells Street. Went to the airport to welcome the team back. Wild scene there as we packed it and there was no room for anyone to move. Rosenberger comes near us and said someone stole his gym bag which had his uniform so me and my buddies helped look for it. Never found it.

After the airport I went back to my apartment above Doc's Liquor Store, next to Jimmy Hegarty's. Crashed, around 4am, had to be in class the next morning at 8:00am which I had to attend because only four misses were allowed and I already had three. WHen I woke up that morning there were 4 or 5 guys crashed in my apartment along with two parking meters and a street sign. Went to class, opened the Sentinel and saw myself with my friends in a famous picture---it is on my basement wall if anyone wants to take a look. Then I bagged the rest of the day. That was frickin' awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

What exactly was "a big screen" in those days?

[ziggysfryboy]

An ache in my dad's ballbag, unfortunately.

[Gato78]

Big screen was mighty weak compared to today's standards. Remember that beer was served in the Union so it was a pretty raucous scene.

[Goose85]

I was in 8th grade. I too remember Al changing sport coats at half time to let the fans know we had the NCAA bid - times sure have changed.
Watched at home with the family less my older brother who was a junior at MU at the time. Awesome game and celebration. I remember everyone I knew had a MU 1977 National Champ t-shirt too. Would not be uncommon to go to something and see multiple people with the same t-shirt on.

I really wish media rights were different. We all see the shot from Christian Laettner every year (CBS) but never do we see the full court pass and final hoop by Whitehead in the final four game sending MU to a win over UNC Charlotte and on to the title game (NBC broadcast).

[mufansince72]

Big screen was mighty weak compared to today's standards. Remember that beer was served in the Union so it was a pretty raucous scene.

My recollection of a big screen in those days was maybe a 24" TV that weighted about 200 lbs.

[Gato78]

It was a projection, fairly large but like high school AV quality.

[TedBaxter]

Sophomore year of high school and playing in a high school aged basketball tournament at the Eau Claire YMCA. Our game was played during the first half the national championship game so I had the younger brother of one of my teammates serve as a score runner as the game was on TV in the lounge adjacent to the gym and he'd give me updates from the overhead track. We had an 85 mile trip back home after the game, but I made the coach wait until the MU game was over before he could leave. I never saw the first half until I bought a video back in about 1988.

[mufansince72]

The best part about those days, everyone was an MU fan. Bucky was sucking it up at the bottom of the Big 10 with Northwestern in both Football and Basketball.

[Nukem2]

I was there at the Omni taking in the best game of MU history (so far ). What a great weekend. Great games on Saturday topped by Whitehead's putback at the buzzer followed by Al's masterful handling of the 4 corners on Monday. Lots of memories the least of which is the resounding hangover I had the next morning after drinking too much in the bars in Underground Atlanta. Was fun seeing the vendors trying to unload all the merchandise with the UNC 1977 NCAA Champs. Barely made the plane the next morning. All etche in my meory banks....

[IWB]

When MU won it all I was at home with the family. As soon as the game ended, my dad ordered us into the car and we headed down towards campus. We were on Wisconsin as the student crowd was growing larger, and suddenly our car was surrounded by the mobs headed to the lakefront. After being stuck in the midst of all of the humanity for a good amount a time, a police officer that was a family friend noticed us and worked us out of the crowd. I was 11 years old, and remember it like it was yesterday.