University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Collector's Edition (College Football's Greatest Games)

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Product Description ------------------- DISC 1 "1977 GREEN JERSEY GAME" vs. USC (49-19): When the Irish charged the field to meet the USC Trojans clad for the first time in green jerseys, tradition was turned aside. Add in a student-built Trojan Horse and four Joe Montana touchdowns, and a Notre Dame classic was born. DISC 2: 1978 COTTON vs. TEXAS (38-10): Notre Dame’s commanding performance behind Joe Montana, Jerome Heavens, and Va Ferguson propelled the team from number five in the polls to national champions after this impressive victory. DISC 3: 1979 COTTON vs. HOUSTON (35-34): Joe Montana’s legend was born as he rallied the Irish in below zero wind chill weather to one of college football’s most memorable combacks. DISC 4: 1988 REGULAR SEASON GAME vs. MIAMI (31-30): Miami started the game with a 36-game regular season winning streak and a menacing defense. The Notre Dame defense ended the game by forcing seven turnovers, preventing a game-winning two-point play, and securinga stunning victory. DISC 5: 1989 FIESTA vs. WEST VIRGINIA (34-21): Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz used the press to solidify the belief that the Irish had their hands full with the mghty West Virginia defense. But it was Notre Dame that supplied the winning defense whiel Irish quarterback Tony Rice went on to pass for more than 200 yards and two touchdowns. DISC 6: 1992 "THE SNOW 11/14/92 vs. PENN STATE (17-16): In their last home game, three seniors led a brilliant Irish comeback in the swirling snow of Notre Dame Stadium. With 20 seconds on the clock, Rich Meir’s touchdown pass to Jerome Bettis set up the winning two-point conversion from Meir to Reggie Brooks. DISC 7: 1993 REGULAR SEASON GAME vs. FLORIDA STATE (31-24): After #1 ranked Florida State scored early, the Irish then poinded the Seminoles vaunted defense for 239 rushing yards and four touchdowns. The stout Notre Dame defense held tight to preserve victory and end Florida State’s 16-game winning streak. DISC 8: BONUS: 1966 REGULAR SEASON GAME vs. MICHIGAN STATE (10-10) COMPLETE SECOND HALF: The #1 ranked Irish traveled to play the #2 ranked Michigan State Spartans in a game for the ages. Punctuated by a decision by Notre Dame’s Ara Parseghian, the game and his strategy remain much-discussed and deliberated as the teams played to a 10-10 stalemate. DVD Features: Vintage Highlight Film; Original Radio Calls for Key Plays featuring Video Play-Along Function; Interactive Sleeve Design Featuring Notre Dame Rosters, Trivia, Key Facts and Statistics; Special Navigation by Quarter and Scoring Drive; Interactive Menus .com ---- If you bleed Fighting Irish green, this eight-disc set is as mandatory a purchase as a Joe Montana Beanie Bear or a John Robinson dartboard. It contains seven complete momentous Notre Dame victories, and for extra points, a bonus eighth disc containing the complete second half of the "Game of the Century," the 1966 contest against Michigan State, a fiercely fought 10-10 tie that drew a then-record audience of 33 million viewers. The set kicks off with the 1977 "Green Jersey Game," an emotionally charged 49-19 rout of rival USC. The 1978 Cotton match-up against the undefeated University of Texas features a dominating performance by Montana and the defense that catapulted Notre Dame from a #5 ranking to the national championship. The 1979 Cotton against Houston is a thrilling come-from-behind victory in which a flu-stricken Montana entered the game in the third quarter and rallied his team from a 22-point deficit to win 35-34 in the final seconds. The 1988 regular season game against Miami is another legendary contest decided in the final seconds. This set includes two more games, the 1989 Fiesta versus West Virginia, and the 1992 "Snow " against Penn State, featuring quarterback Rick Mirer's game-winning two-point pass to Reggie Brooks with 20 seconds on the clock. The final game in the set is the 1993 regular season contest against #1-ranked Florida State, which features yet another thrilling climax. These are not highlight films. As with its World Series boxed sets, A&E is presenting each game in its entirety as it was broadcast (minus the commercials), complete with pre- and post-game segments (the simple graphics on the older games are positively quaint). Each info-packed volume sleeve contains game rosters, game synopsis, box scores, the sing coaches, coach and player quotes, and "press box" trivia (33 players in the '66 game with Michigan State went on to play professional football). For the less obsessed fan who wants to skip to the good stuff, each DVD menu allows viewers to navigate directly to scoring drives. Any one of these games goes a long way toward defining Notre Dame's mystique, but beyond its appeal to the "sons of Notre Dame" (to quote their fight song), this epic collection affords students of the game the rtunity to watch future NFL stars and legendary coaches (on both sidelines) in their college heyday. --Donald Liebenson