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Jason in LA

10-21-2006, 09:07 PM

I'm talking about a play that you couldn't believe was called, and then actually worked.

I was at a high school game Friday afternoon, Palisades at Hamilton. Hamilton is down by four points with about 7 1/2 minutes left in the game. Their offense had played well at some points of the game, but had struggled over the past few drives. They had a 4th and 20 on their own 11 yard line. So in comes the punt team. The punter takes the snap, and then throws the ball to the WR. I was in shock. 4th and 20 from their own 11 yard line with a lot of time still on the clock, WTF is this coach doing?? Total moron, and the AD should come out of the stands and fire this guy on the spot. Not only was it a bad call, but to make it worse the play was designed for the WR to catch the ball at the line of scrimmage. So after he catches the ball, he still has to run 20 yards for the first down. So he catches it, turns up the field and starts to run. After about 7-8 yards a DB comes up to make the tackles and make the coach look like a total moron (a play eariler I overheard one of the O linemen come of the field after a bad play and say to another O linemen, "man, that mother fu**er can't coach for sh**"). So this WR then jukes the cleets out of the DB, and takes off up the sideline, with blockers. I'm like "no this mother fu**er isn't about to take a fake punt 89 yards for the TD. Well, he did. And it ended up being the game winning TD. Hamilton wins by three points.

I started thinking, that might be the longest TD off of a fake punt in the history of organized football. Think about it. What coach in their right mind would call a fake punt from their own 11 yard line, then get so lucky that the guy rerturns it for a TD?? It's just crazy to think about it.

BizzyBone7

10-21-2006, 09:19 PM

the guy looks like a genius now. but in some context that doesnt sound like THAT bad of a call. The defense more than likely was not expecting it and if you have a guy that can make people miss then why the hell not?

to sum it up the coach should be fired for a stupid call that, hell, i wouldnt even make on Madden. I guess everyone cant be Art Shell, right?

Cito Pelon

10-21-2006, 10:06 PM

Don't get me started on a rant, Jason. Whoops, too late. The first thing that sprang to mind was bad memories of the playoff loss at Indy, where 3 Broncos watched Harrison hit the turf, then huddled up to point fingers, and Harrison waltzed in for a TD. And the D had a near miss last week when Oakland came to town. Fall on the receiver when he's on the ground, D. You don't have to spear him, but just because a player falls to the ground all by himself doesn't mean the whistle is gonna blow. Watch some tape of Rodney Harrison, D players.

ClevelandBronco

10-21-2006, 10:11 PM

Springtime for Hitler.

freak6

10-21-2006, 10:32 PM

That Antonio Freeman catch on Monday night was crazy, the ball bounced off his leg I think, and onto his chest as he was laying down. He got up and scored.

The best juke ever was Glyn Milburn(sp) vs the Jets or Bills, I forget, he caught a pass in the flat on a short curl route. And with his back to the LB that he couldn't see at all jab stepped to his right, and then spun left. The LB got toasted, and Milburn walked in. I'm sure Blove would remember.

How about the call by ND HC Charlie Weis going for a 4th and 5 from the 12. They got it, but didn't get the TD after.

Moon§hiner

10-21-2006, 10:52 PM

Shanny going for it on 4th down at his own 28 or so was a sign of balls of steel or total lunacy depending on how it turned out...close game and still in the early stage...I don't recall seeing that kind of call in a pro level game before....High school and Madden football anything can happen.

wabbit

10-21-2006, 10:54 PM

Back in the 80's I attended a game in Alamosa Colorado between Adams State & Ft. Lewis College.

As college games go, this one was just a half-step above a good high school battle, but even so, it was a physical battle between two running teams, and the pre/post game parties were awe inspiring.

In the fourth quarter each team had beaten the other senseless, both opting to run the ball about 50 times each & the score was still only 14-14 with a majority of the game being played between the 40's.

Suddenly, An Adams State RB broke loose at his own 30 ran 20-25 yards downfield before being run down by a Ft. Lewis Safety.

In the process of the tackle, the RB fumbled the ball, when both he and the Safety jumped up to look for the ball, it was no where to be found...it was spinning like a propeller on a beanie a-top the helmet of the RB, but neither player could see it.

In the very short time the ball remained perfectly balanced on the helmet, the two players both jumped around in jerking, confused dance looking back & forth, up & down until the ball fell from the helmet and bounced out of bounds.

The crowd was stunned silent and then howled with a roar that might rival a Division-1 contest.

Never seen anything like it at any level of football.

ZachKC

10-21-2006, 11:09 PM

Saw a blitzing LB (at the LOS at the start of the play) take a handoff from a QB and take it the other way for 6.

Couldn't believe it...Kansas City area high school football game from a few years back.

24champ

10-21-2006, 11:12 PM

Any QB throwing the ball toward Champ Bailey qualifies as a crazy and unusual play...

Man-Goblin

10-21-2006, 11:19 PM

Rocket 7

10-21-2006, 11:27 PM

I don't remember the details because I was quite drunk, didn't care about the score and had free tickets. But when I was living in Jacksonville 2 (maybe 3?) years ago I was at a Jags-Saints game. Jags were up by 7, basically no time on the clock, had just scored the winning TD and simply had to kick off to ice it.

Little do you know the Saints pull a Stanford-Cal play to score a touchdown on the squib kick. Then the kicker missed the extra point!

Thus proving my theory that the Jags get every break humanly possible, but still manage to lose games.

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Man-Goblin

10-21-2006, 11:36 PM

Play2win

10-21-2006, 11:54 PM

I know its not quite X-Files, but the double field goal block that cemented the Louie Wright-DS49 connection still boggles my mind to this day.

TomServo

10-22-2006, 12:15 AM

I know its not quite X-Files, but the double field goal block that cemented the Louie Wright-DS49 connection still boggles my mind to this day.
beat me to it. who called the time out? they said screw it lets do it again.

Vegas_Bronco

10-22-2006, 12:22 AM

Close call on this one:

http://www.guzer.com/videos/crazy_football.php

Play2win

10-22-2006, 12:24 AM

beat me to it. who called the time out? they said screw it lets do it again.

I still get goosebumbs just thinking about everything that surounded those last few minutes

youcandoit1687

10-22-2006, 02:04 AM

in '98?(or 97?) the schottenheimer go for a field goal(wink) when down by four with hardly any time left fake has to be up there. everyone knew it had to be a fake

Jason in LA

10-22-2006, 02:05 AM

Arkie

10-22-2006, 03:17 AM

Matt Jones wasn't known for his passing, but he had a crazy drive that would make John Elway do a double-take. It was the most electrifying conclusion to a sporting event I've witnessed in person. There were 34 seconds left on the clock and the Razorbacks were 81 yards away from the endzone with no timeouts. On the first play of the drive, Jones completed a 50 yard bomb. The crowd went crazy. The Razorbacks charged to the line of scrimmage for the next play. Jones dropped back and heaved a pass to the endzone. Meanwhile the running back was in the slot and ran to the endzone. By the time he arrived there, he was greeted by two defenders that sandwiched him. It appeared there was no way the ball would get there. And then it did. As he crashed into the turf, it landed in his gut. The game was tied 20-20 with nine seconds on the clock, and mass hysteria broke out with celebrating on the field. The referees assessed the Razorbacks a 15-yard celebration penalty. With the kicker's sure-thing extra point attempt now a 35-yard try, I went from very ecstatic to very nervous. It was like an emotional rollercoaster. The kicker didn't do much to ease my mind when he kicked the ball. It spun like a boomerang and barely snuck inside the left post.

That gave Arkansas a 21-20 victory and a berth in the SEC Championship game.

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I had a chance to witness some crazy games thanks to Matt Jones. He led the Razorbacks in the three longest games in college football history. (No, that wasn't a misprint) -- seven-overtimes against Kentucky and Ole Miss and one six-overtime marathon against Tennessee. That alone is freaking crazy. What are the chances of that?

Florida_Bronco

10-22-2006, 05:55 AM

Tommie Frazier breaking something like 10 different tackles and powering through a 5 person gangtackle on the way to a 71 yard touchdown run in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl was pretty crazy.

MechanicalBull

10-22-2006, 06:33 AM

The Annexation of Puerto Rico. The play totally fooled the Cowboys giving the Giants the win. Due to the win the water tower now said "Home of the O'Shea Brothers" and not just the great Kevin O'Shea. :rofl: ;D

Jason in LA

10-22-2006, 11:12 AM

On that Saints play, I forgot to mention that Michael "The Beerman" Lewis, who had a ton of athletic ability, also touched the ball. I'd say that there has never been a play in football history that had that many great athletes touch the ball on one play. Hell, they should have had that play in their playbook. They'd score everytime.