25th anniversary of "The Play"

#27
#27
I see the argument against that lateral. The lateral ends up being for positive yards because of the running... maybe. It's close.

I am hearing a general consensus in this thread that the knee was down, but I just can't be sure because I can't SEE the knee.

It's a neat play and a cool bit of college football lore... But in the end I suppose it is not more meaningful than that lower division game, this year's "play," that was much more long, dramatic, and not controversial in it's outcome. So really, it should be as much a celebrated, if not more so, event.

YouTube - Miracle in Mississippi - Trinity 28, Millsaps 24 10-27-2007
 
#28
#28
#30
#30
hatvol96 said:
An overhyped play in a game between two meaningless programs. Big deal.
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I can see where you are coming from, but what made the play so great was the call I think, like it or not, there is an entire generation of Pac 10 fans that have it etched in their memory.
 
#31
#31
Yeah, remind me how relevant Stanford and Cal are. While you're at it, remind me of all of the major fallout from that game. Oh, that's right, John Elway was denied the opportunity to play in a minor bowl. Wow, that's significant. It's nothing more than a welfare version of the Bluegrass Miracle or any of 100 other plays. People who think that play is meaningful probably listen to Paris Hilton CDs and watch Dane Cook DVDs.
 
#37
#37
I try to keep it on the other side of the river anyways, halfway through the Holland Tunnel I get a similar feeling to what I get when I spend too much time in Nashville, only with less bad country music and mullets.
 
#38
#38
hatvol96 said:
Yeah, remind me how relevant Stanford and Cal are. While you're at it, remind me of all of the major fallout from that game. Oh, that's right, John Elway was denied the opportunity to play in a minor bowl. Wow, that's significant. It's nothing more than a welfare version of the Bluegrass Miracle or any of 100 other plays. People who think that play is meaningful probably listen to Paris Hilton CDs and watch Dane Cook DVDs.
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who cares if it was stanford or cal. the way the play happened was just so improbable that its hard to forget. it's what makes college football so great. it doesn't have to be 2 powerhouses playing. give me a break.
 
#43
#43
his knee was not down or at least it wasn't 100% obviously down. look carefully. he fell forward without bending the knee. the furdies have nothing to be complaining about. the supposed forward lateral only looks forward. look at the marker where he was when he lateraled it and the marker when it was caught. clearly not a forward lateral.

and just because cal and stanford suck that doesn't mean it still isn't the greatest finish in college football history. and it should be noted that the cal/stanford rivalry is one of the longest running in sports with the axe being the greatest rivalry trophy of them all. harvard and yale are not relevant to college football either, but that doesn't not make it a great rivalry.
 
#44
#44
droski said:
his knee was not down or at least it wasn't 100% obviously down. look carefully. he fell forward without bending the knee. the furdies have nothing to be complaining about. the supposed forward lateral only looks forward. look at the marker where he was when he lateraled it and the marker when it was caught. clearly not a forward lateral.

and just because cal and stanford suck that doesn't mean it still isn't the greatest finish in college football history. and it should be noted that the cal/stanford rivalry is one of the longest running in sports. harvard and yale and not relavant to college football either, but that doesn't not make it a great rivalry.
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I don't find the Harvard Yale rivalry a great rivalry. I find very little great about either team or their games. Yay..interference by the band.... that's what great endings are made of. As for the laterals....the ending of the game that was linked earlier in this thread was much better.
 
#45
#45
why because there were more laterals? all i saw was some real poor tackling, slow players, and team that didn't seem to give a f-.
 
#46
#46
His knee was clearly down Droski - not point in arguing it here. It's the general consensus from an unbiased group... not that it matters anyway since the wrong call stood and the game is what it is.
 
#49
#49
hatvol96 said:
Yeah, remind me how relevant Stanford and Cal are. While you're at it, remind me of all of the major fallout from that game. Oh, that's right, John Elway was denied the opportunity to play in a minor bowl. Wow, that's significant. It's nothing more than a welfare version of the Bluegrass Miracle or any of 100 other plays. People who think that play is meaningful probably listen to Paris Hilton CDs and watch Dane Cook DVDs.
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Brutal. True, but brutal.
 
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