Holy mackerel! Georgia Tech beats USC in 1992 NCAA tourney

[DarklordZagarna]

Still my vote for the greatest end-of-game announcer flip-out in the history of sports.

[troutprof]

This was a crazy regional, and the only time I've attended the tournament. Harold "Baby Jordan" Minor ran the floor right before this, sending every USC fan into high-five mode, the game over. One of the 1st round matchups was Akansas and Oliver Miller (plus Mayberry,et. al) vs. Popeye Jones and Murray St.-- had to be close to 600 lbs. in the post--smthg else. I think Arkansas lost to Penny Hardaway and Memphis, when Memphis actually was a mid-major. The whole weekend was a freakshow.

[HermFontenot]

@troutprof Kansas lost to UTEP in this regional too. It was nuts. Cincinnati ended up walking thru as a #4 seed.

[pgraybengal]

Gotta love Al McGuire!!!!!

[golfdude2007]

why is it that when ever i see this video......my eyes really start to get wet??

thanks Coach Al.....thanks so very much!

[MonticelloMark]

James Forest from Matt Geiger. Forest's first 3 of the season.

[mshaw31]

I was at the game with my Dad in 92'. I was in high school at the time and skipped school to go to the 1st round games on a Thursday. This was the second round games and I remember my Dad and I jumping up and down with the place going bonkers. In fact, almost all the games in Milwaukee that year were down to the wire. Eighteen years later I'm heading back to Milwaukee to see the games again with my Mom and Dad. Can't wait! Truly miss Al Maguire too! A legend.

[ColdDish1]

That shot and call by Maguire made me a hoops fan for life

[honorman1181]

one of my favorite buzzer beaters ever, behind only Bryce Drew

[golfdude2007]

to this day....I still Miss Al Maguire....and always will.....

[Killer0fTheSun]

@golfdude2007

Makes the two of us,when college basketball was worth watching.Also Verne Lunquist was another reason.

[mrhernke]

Most fun I've had at an NCAA game where my school wasn't playing. I was in a luxury box on the same corner where the ball was inbounded. The only time I've heard the BC as loud was the NBA ECF finals game 6 Bucks-Sixers.

[jmw20watch]

Are you sure this game was in the NCAA tournament? I thought it was just a regular season game.

[CaptainAmerica2006]

Yes, 100%. Note at the beginning of the video it says "Second Round." This has been voted one of the greatest shots in NCAA tourney history.

[jmw20watch]

Yeah, you're right.

[TheOusooner56]

@CaptainAmerica2006 yep...a second round game...usc was the 2 seed and gt was the #7 seed

[HildebrandJohnson]

@jmw20watch Absolutely. I was there. I had to finesse a ticket from the basketball office at Tech and drove through a snow storm to get there. It was at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. I was sitting not far below this camera.

[golfdude2007]

Hi dmckenzie76.....

He was a scource of determination for me.....not polished by any means, just a blue -collar kinda guy that knew what he was talking about.....but his 'call' that day was I'm sure as genuine as he was and I hope more people realize it....I know I did.

[dmckenzie76]

I will never forget this game. We had a good team that year, probably the best USC team in recent history. I thought we had that game in the bag. When he threw that prayer up I didn't think it had a chance in hell of going in. When it did the whole room fell dead silent....a sad day for USC.

[theteamname]

is there any way i can see that whole video....call me a sally but I almost cried watching so many great endings in a row

[BBoyd27]

i remember that year for the tourney, it was a awesome march madness because of all the buzzer beaters and one of the greatest games ever between duke and kentucky, man i miss 1992 what a great year for college hoops

[golfdude2007]

God how I STILL miss Coach Al Maguire!!!! Holy mackeral in deed!

[paulmer0054]

Me too. Coach McGuire loved the game and never came across as phony or obsessed with self-promotion. This moment reflects pure shock, along with the joy he derived from college hoops. Sure, I hated him when he beat my Tar Heels in '77, but I learned a lot about the game by listening to the coach when he became a broadcaster.

[golfdude2007]

I rooted for your 'Heels too......but sometimes the 'blue-collar' coach wins one,once in a while.....then when he became an announcer,teamed with another fav.of mine,Dick Enberg,as Dicik called all our 'local' UCLA Bruin games,boy, I never missed any of the games hey called for NBC. Holy Mackeral ! no one ever says that phrase,Maybe no one ever will.

[paulmer0054]

Dick Enberg is one of those guys who can still bring it for CBS. And what a career! Broadcasting UCLA games at the pinnacle of its dominance, then getting all the prime gigs with national NBC telecasts. I've heard Holy Mackeral a few times on the golf course, but can't recall another broadcaster delving into McGuire's lexicon. BTW, McGuire cut his coaching teeth at Belmont Abbey College, a school only about 35 miles from me in Western N.C.

[PrisonMik3]

There's the good ol' ramblin wreck from Georgia Tech! HELLUVA ENGINEER

[XZoom129]

Just a great call. Holy Mackrel!!!! Holy mackrel!!!

[cuntragdouchebag]

nice...do you know what countdown this clip was from? im sure that would be good to watch

[wta1981]

It was part of a great montage of all the best March Madness moments. I t aired on CBS before the selection show like 3 years ago. It used to be on youtube but got taken down. It's a really good montage, anyone know where to locate it?

[pyro3011]

poor harold miner

[thrasherssyn3443]

Sweetness