Resistence is futile...for those who give up!
On November 23, 1984, the Boston College Eagles and Miami Hurricanes got into one of those classic shootouts that are mainly seen in video games. It was a clash of nationally-ranked teams, but a muddy Orange Bowl field wasn’t going to stop those two offenses that night in South Florida.
The stats from that game on CBS are as absurd as they are legendary. Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar threw for a school-record 447 yards with two touchdowns, while running back Melvin Bratton added four scores of his own. BC quarterback Doug Flutie passed for 472 yards and four touchdowns.
His last is what every single football fan knows about.
With six seconds remaining, and the ball at the 48-yard line, Flutie took the snap under center. He dropped back in a hurry, then scrambled right to get away from pressure. What happened next is still hard to believe.
From over 60 yards away, the 5-foot-9 Flutie let the Hail Mary pass fly, and the perfect spiral landed right into the arms of wide receiver Gerard Phelan in the end zone.
Boston College 47, Miami 45.
Never ever give up it doesn’t matter what the obstacle is or how hard it is! Never Ever Give Up - President Donald Trump
That game for Miami was the game they played after they gave up the biggest lead in College Football history to Maryland.
Miami lead 31-0 at the half and Maryland came back to win 42-20, behind Frank Reich.
You might remember Frank Reich from another big comeback, the Bills and the Oilers in the playoffs, when Buffalo came back from being down 35-3.