1997 Rose Bowl - game winning drive

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This is, in a somewhat truncated version, the entire 1997 Rose Bowl winning drive that followed the Jake Plummer touchdown in the fourth quarter. I did have to edit for extraneous content to bring the file under 10 minutes.

To recap:
- Jake Plummer scores on a play where, if you were a Buckeye fan at the time, you probably were ready to hang yourself. Hence why I included that Vermeil line about Cooper probably wanting to die.
- Germaine incomplete pass, 1 minute 29 seconds left. 2nd down.
- Germaine incomplete pass to the same target, clear drop. 1 minute 23 seconds left. 3rd down.
- Germaine pass to Dimitrious Stanley. First down. In play. 1 minute 16 seconds left.

- Germaine pass incomplete to Stanley. 1 minute 9 seconds left. (Omitted due to time constraints: Ineligible man downfield penalty on this play against the Buckeyes. Sun Devils take the loss of down.)
- Germaine incomplete pass to Stanley. 1 minute 4 seconds left. 3rd down and 10.
- Germaine pass to Stanley at the 42 yard line of the Sun Devils. 54 seconds left. 1st down and 10.

- Germaine pass to Stanley at the 28 yard line of the Sun Devils. 46 seconds left, clock stopped on the out of bounds play. 1st down and 10.
- (Omitted due to time constraints: False start on the next play, via a false snap by Germaine that caused the tight end to flinch. Clock malfunction ensues. 1st down and 15.)

After the omitted false start penalty, the Sun Devils secondary absolutely falls apart. Just watch. No further edits from this point on.

Oh and watch Jake Plummer's growing descent into despair.

To this day, David Boston's little strut in the end zone is my favorite end zone dance.

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• Joe
• Germaine
• John
• Cooper
• David
• Boston
• Jake
• Plummer
• Sun
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• Orlando
• Pace

[bdmcfarland7]

Vermeil says it all at the end. "Wow! College football...no better game."

[highlandsh]

about 7:35 saw "Tillman" on a jersey, sure enough, same guy, killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. A shame.

[blakkkslime666]

I think you mean 1987 Rose Bowl game ????

[07bballking]

@anthonywilliams999, Ok, fair enough, but it doesn't really matter anymore.....that was the past.....

[drtcan]

I loved David Boston, I'll never forget that little dance he did after catching the game winning touchdown. Joe Germaine was so collected and perfect; maybe my favorite Buckeye quarterback of all time.

[MrBoognishMan]

This was an awesome game. I was in 3rd grade and went to this game with my brother, two sisters, and mom and dad. Buckeyes won this one out right. No Luck nothin. Should beat them by more. As I recall the Refs all were ASU Grads. We still got her done though. Joe Germaine to David Boston......TOUCHDOWN!!!!!! Never forget it..... My mom was saying "Its not ASU its ASS" to all the ASU chumppps!!!

[anthonywilliams999]

@07bballking That's true, if ASU had come up with some defensive stops they would of won.

But they didn't.

[silbergrau1]

I sure would love to trade Joe Bauserman for Joe Germaine right about now. :(

[tommylehman]

I remember being 17 watching this in my kitchen! For some reason, I really liked Arizona State back then. Too bad, they had a great team this year. Almost won the "national championship."

[07bballking]

@hehateme321, I beg to differ........

[hehateme321]

nothing lucky about that drive

[07bballking]

@kristaj19, Yeah, but ASU was up 17-14 late in the 4th qtr. until OSU had a lucky come-back in the last minute of the game. I just felt that ASU deserved to win that game and all they needed were a few defensive stops and they would've won for sure if that happened........that's my opinion........

I don't care what you and other OSU fans think.........