Not a good start for the league:
Abilene Christian 70 ETSU 47
Abilene Christian 70 ETSU 47
Had some interactions with some of those Wildcats on the ACU Message Board before & after their Football Game with Mercer this Fall. They seem like a fine group of peeps, and, as noted, a hearty lot.cavedweller2 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:22 pmNever underestimate a Christian from Abilene. They have to be tough to survive in that Godless cow town.
UTC beat Lander 96-63. Mercer won by 31. Another future opponent SC State lost to App. St. At home by 20.
FUBeAR wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:05 pmHad some interactions with some of those Wildcats on the ACU Message Board before & after their Football Game with Mercer this Fall. They seem like a fine group of peeps, and, as noted, a hearty lot.cavedweller2 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:22 pmNever underestimate a Christian from Abilene. They have to be tough to survive in that Godless cow town.
Good right arm...and good right hand, apparently...cavedweller2 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:21 pmFUBeAR wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:05 pmHad some interactions with some of those Wildcats on the ACU Message Board before & after their Football Game with Mercer this Fall. They seem like a fine group of peeps, and, as noted, a hearty lot.cavedweller2 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:22 pmNever underestimate a Christian from Abilene. They have to be tough to survive in that Godless cow town.
Clint Longley, a product of ABILENE CHRISTIAN, is best remembered for his performance in a Thanksgiving Day game in 1974 against the Washington Redskins. Longley, then a rookie, came into the game for an injured Roger Staubach with the Cowboys trailing 16-3 in the third quarter, and facing elimination from the playoffs. After hitting Billy Joe Dupree for a 35-yard touchdown pass, he led the Cowboys on a 70-yard drive capped by a 1-yard Walt Garrison touchdown run. Finally, with the Cowboys behind 23-17 and with only 28 seconds left with no time outs, Longley hit Drew Pearson down the middle for a 50-yard hail mary pass touchdown which gave the Cowboys a dramatic 24-23 come from behind victory.
Because Longley had no expectation of playing in that game and was completely unprepared, Cowboys lineman Blaine Nye sarcastically called his winning effort "the triumph of the uncluttered mind.”
Clint Longley. A Thanksgiving Day legend.