Scapled in San Diego Still without my wallet (See: “Disneyland – Here I come!”), and having been disappointed by my first two days in California, Brad and I set out again. This day=s objective – San Diego. The way we figured it, we could make the short trip down to San Diego, hit Sea World during the afternoon, and still have time to make it to Jack Murphy Stadium in time to scalp some tickets for the sold out Oklahoma State/Wyoming Holiday Bowl game. The first part of the plan went well, …

— Disneyland, here I come — I had missed Colorado=s first trip to the Freedom Bowl in Anaheim in 1985, but I did not want to miss this one. Plans were made to make the pilgrimage to California, which, of course, included meeting up with Brad. We flew to Los Angeles a few days before the Freedome Bowl, which was to be played the evening of December 29th. Our plans included making several Atouristy@ trips during our five day stay, including stops at Disneyland and Universal Studios. A trip to San Diego was …

— National and Big Eight recap – 1985 — Returning to the national championship spotlight for the first time in ten years, the Sooners from the University of Oklahoma won their 6th national title in 1985, scoring a 25-10 win over previously unbeaten Penn State in the Orange Bowl. Oklahoma finished the year 11-1, losing only to Miami in an early season match-up. The Sooners led the nation in total defense, led by Lombardi Award winner Tony Casillas and the flamboyant linebacker Brian Bosworth. The offense was led by versatile freshman …