My Top 5 Sports Highlights Ever
by Adam Jacobi on Jan 10, 2011 7:01 AM CST
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PrintOkay, this isn't entirely Hawkeye-related -- something's coming on that front at 10:00 -- but it's sports-related, and I think we can all agree we're sports fans here (if you're not, um, do you know where you are?). I've been sent reeling by what Marshawn Lynch did to the Saints defense all weekend long, and then I made the declaration in Google Reader comments that it was definitely in my top 5 sports highlights ever without any consideration as to what those highlights might actually be. It just seemed to me that if I could really think of 5 plays I liked more, I probably didn't like sports for the reasons I say I do.
At any rate, on further reflection, yes it absolutely is one of my five favorite highlights ever. A few of my criteria, which I do not expect every reader to agree with:
1) Single plays only. If we're allowing edited highlight reels this list is total garbage, and if we're allowing entire swaths of games then nothing on Earth touches Plano East vs. John Tyler in 1994. The entire fourth quarter and overtime of Boise State-Oklahoma would be way, way up there too. I'm more interested in singular displays of athletic brilliance when we discuss highlights.
2) Real games and situations of plausibility. Otherwise this list would be nothing for 250-yard hole-in-ones and those videos where bros shoot baskets from moving Ferris Wheels or the top levels of parking garages or whatever. Or this one kid beating the buzzer with a blind backwards shot. Also, if it's a team sport, can you replicate the play on demand with no defense present? Otherwise, again, just luck.
3) The stage, team, and competition matter, but primarily as confounders rather than determinants. Look, if I were indulging my Iowa homer tendencies, Rob Houghtlin's game-winner against Michigan in the #1-vs.-#2 back in '85 would take up every spot on this list. I can barely get through the entire highlight without getting a little teary, especially thinking about what it meant. But at the end of the day, it was just a field goal from 29 yards. Same goes for Daniel Murray hitting from 31 yards against No. 3 PSU and all that entailed. Great opponents are a big deal, but short field goals are short field goals. The point is this: can you watch the play and be amazed without knowing anything about what made the play important to begin with? The play and game clock must speak for themselves.
All right, with that all out of the way, let's watch some magic. And yes, there is a sizable honorable mention section with many Hawkeye highlights.
HONORABLE MENTION, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER: Flutie-Phelan vs. Miami 1984, Shonn Greene vs. Wisconsin 2008, Marv Cook vs. OSU 1986, Julius Erving vs. LA 1980, Julius Erving vs. LA 1983, Landon Donovan vs. Algeria 2010, Seneca Wallace vs. Texas Tech 2002, Drew Tate & Warren Holloway vs. LSU, 2005, Tim Dwight vs. Michigan State, 1996, Dallas Clark vs. Purdue, 2002, Gareth Edwards & Barbarians vs. All Blacks, 1973.
5. Larry Bird & Dennis Johnson vs. Detroit, 1987
I was never a Celtics kid growing up. Always Lakers. That probably had something to do with the James Worthy poster I had growing up, thanks to my 11-year-older brother, plus I always loved Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar more than any of the guys Boston put on the floor (even as a fellow white person, I knew Kurt Rambis was whack as fuck). I also resented Michael Jordan and the Bulls, because again, LLLLLAKERS. That all stopped when Jerry Buss sent Shaquille O'Neal packing and now I have no favorite NBA team, but we're getting off-topic. Anyway, for as much as I never liked Boston, I've never seen a more clutch play in my life than what Larry Bird and Dennis Johnson combined to do to the Detroit Pistons in 1987.
4. Vince Carter vs. Frederic Weis (and I suppose the rest of France but mainly Weis), Summer Olympics, 2000
As dunks are inherently masculine displays -- possibly the most masculine in sports, considering the sheer level of athleticism required to complete one, especially during competition -- there may be no more emasculating act than being dunked upon (to the point where one must wonder whether Chris Gatling even has a penis anymore), especially when the dunked-upon is more physically suited to play at the rim than the dunker himself. Never has that been so exquisitely demonstrated than when Vince Carter demolished the Knicks' brand-new first-round pick, 7'2" Frenchman Frederic Weis, by jumping goddamn over him during a dunk in the 2000 Olympics. Weis would never play a game in the NBA after this incident, and few could blame him; even at the time, the French media (who were delighted to see a countryman go so early in the NBA draft) declared the play le dunk de la mort: "the dunk of death." Yes, I will absolutely celebrate THE DUNK OF DEATH.
3. Marshawn Lynch destroys the New Orleans defense, 2010
I just I just I can't even.
The best part--well, okay, the BEST part is where he breaks seven tackles and throws the reigning Super Bowl defensive hero 20 feet--but the best non-critical detail is Lynch's dick-grab as he crosses the goal line. BEEF MOE RESPECT BEEF MOE.
2. Tiger Woods vs. Augusta, 2005
Tiger Woods, like Michael Jordan, was somebody that I resisted revering for a long time--probably too long. And while I never came around on MJ until he was already retired (which is an irony of sorts, since the most recent evidence I had at that point was his ill-advised stint with the Washington Wizards), I did start recognizing Tiger's greatness as it happened. And while some of that came from not being some worthless 16-year-old know-it-all anymore, there was also this immortal chip at the Masters in 2005, which considering the golfer and course, might never be equaled:
When that shot went down, you could not watch it and not be a believer. Golf has seen many heroes, but none have done for the sport what mid-aughts Tiger Woods did. Further, Verne Lundquist calling the shot is perfect. Tiger's shot was perfect. The pause at the cup was perfect. The fact that Tiger had to win the tournament via playoff is perfect. And while I do not doubt 2005 Tiger Woods would be able to make that shot on command (given about five tries, anyway), it's just lucky enough to not be number one.
1. Maradona redefines soccer, 1986
It's okay to not like soccer. It's okay to not accept it as some coming leviathan of sportpocalyptic proportions that will change American sports as we know them or whatever. It's even okay, on some perverse level where you're not going to find many friends, to not like that Landon Donovan goal linked above that sent the USA through during the last World Cup.
If you can't appreciate the Diego Maradona goal against England from 1986, however, we absolutely cannot be friends, because it is the single greatest display of athleticism and sports aptitude in any sport ever, a brilliant and jaw-dropping exhibition of greatness on the world's largest stage, and a challenge completely unmet by the sport in the coming 25 years. Nothing in soccer or the rest of sport has ever equaled what Maradona did this day, and unless Lionel Messi accepts the challenge and personally demolishes an entire defense in one run like what Maradona did this day (in a Word Cup quarterfinal!), nothing in soccer ever will.
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All I can think of at the moment.
Phelps beats obnoxious French guy to the line in ‘08. I probably would not care half as much if the French weren’t acting like stereotypical Frenchmen. Morons.
Homer? Yes. But no one thought PSU would win the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, Miami was the best team ever, “Excuse me, but didn’t the Japanese lose the war?”, Michael Irvin was laughing at how short PSU’s cornerbacks were, one of Penn State’s cornerbacks rocked him on one of the game’s first plays, Penn State won, Irvin blamed “humidity” for all of his drops, I mean, I just can’t leave it off my “highlights” list.
"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."
I thought the final 20 meters
by the anchor guy on the 4×100 (Jason somebody?) was much more incredible than Phelps’ finish
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by therealCatnuts on Jan 10, 2011 10:52 AM CST up reply actions
Nice euphemism your mother gave you.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 10, 2011 4:48 PM CST up reply actions
How could I forget?
"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."
by ReadingRambler on Jan 10, 2011 12:13 PM CST up reply actions
Not a single play, but I don't care.
"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."
by ReadingRambler on Jan 10, 2011 3:39 PM CST up reply actions
okay...here we go:
(in no particular order)
- Kansas City Royals catcher Jim Sundberg’s slide into home to win game 6 of the 1985 world series. Easily the greatest slide at home to win a world series game. Brilliant. Royals go on to complete what is one of the two or three greatest World Series comebacks.
- Uwe von Shaman of Oklahoma kicks a 41-yard FG against Ohio State with 6 seconds left. It is now referred to simply as The Kick. Both teams ranked inside the Top 5. It took on greater cultural importance as northern teams rarely played southern teams prior to a bowl game, especially when both were highly ranked no less,. Woody Hayes called a timeout to ice von Shaman. The kick was made possible after a von Shaman onsides kick was recovered by OU. One of the greatest games I have ever seen.
- About 10 Scott Skiles games/plays and I cannot name just one. Loved him as a Spartan, and I hate the Spartans.
- Vince young on 4th down in title game against USC. No one can say that wasn’t one of the greatest single plays capping off one of the greatest single games by a player in the the final game of the year, to win it all.
Greatest Play:
- Kirk Gibson’s home run in the bottom of the 9th against Dennis Eckersley and the mighty Oakland As to win the game. I get goose bumps to this day when I see it or hear Jack Buck’s call. And I hate(d) BOTH those teams.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
Von Shaman's kick was cool
But I still cannot respect anything that enables OU to play their horrible, awful, horriawful fight song.
"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."
by ReadingRambler on Jan 10, 2011 8:35 AM CST up reply actions
As much as I love college football,
Baseball is still king for me and I have to agree with the Gibson HR as #1 or at least top 3 until have some time to really think about this. There is also the “Shot heard ’round the world,” Bobby Thompson HR.
I’ll have to think about this for a little bit but those 2 are strong contenders
by 6 seconds of hell on Jan 10, 2011 9:06 AM CST up reply actions
Vin Scully?
It gives me chills every time too. Watching him limp to get warmed up…almost falling down on some foul balls. 3 balls, 2 strikes in the bottom of the ninth. I don’t know that anything will ever beat that for me.
by Off Constantly on Jan 10, 2011 8:57 PM CST up reply actions
Insanity
I was at that Seahawks game this past weekend, that Lynch run will forever be one of my top plays, seeing it in person will probably keep it up there. Awesome run, I think I might have suffered a high-fiveing injury after that play.
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I’m not one of them.
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Yeah, I'd be more impressed with soccer highlights if they weren't performed against soccer players
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by jebushchrist on Jan 10, 2011 8:27 AM CST up reply actions
Good God, man
It’s really not that difficult.
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
by Patrick Vint on Jan 10, 2011 9:43 AM CST up reply actions
Can't find the link, but there's a youtube video of Remi
Creating a hyperlink by kicking his ball at an iPhone.
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by SomeJerkPoster on Jan 11, 2011 7:29 AM CST up reply actions
Neither am I, but...
you have to respect it when someone is that much better than everyone else on the field in what is supposed to be the “highest level of play in the world.”
by 6 seconds of hell on Jan 10, 2011 9:08 AM CST up reply actions
my sainted pappy
god rest his sole
was no soccer fan
and when i mentioned going to see a soccer match in hs
told me i might as well go kiss my sister
knowing full well
my sister had died fourteen years prior
as for greatest i would preface it
by greatest i have ever seen
2006 breaston catching the 2 point conversion from henne
but OSU holding onto the ball
i stood there for forty minutes in c deck
unable to move
saying to myself
i wlll never experience anything in sports
like this again
I don't intend to upset folks with the way I write it just happens,,,
I think Lynch broke Twitter too
Has there ever been a word typed more, simultaneously, than BEASTMODE! when he finished that run?
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
One question:
How have I never seen Plano East vs John Tyler – 1994? That is beyond unbelievable.
Going, going, going, going, going, going, going, going.... Alright, I'll stop for now.
I know right?
That is so funny. They think they have made the comeback and are gonna win…and then just silence hahahaha
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 10, 2011 9:46 AM CST up reply actions
Two of the highlights above
The Carter one and the Maradona one, in tandem, are sufficient explanation of why basketball is America’s sport and soccer isn’t. No foreign guy dares dream of doing what Carter did, and we’re talking about a guy who was very arguably never in the 5 best American basketball players. Conversely, can anyone picture an American doing what Maradona did? I can’t. Americans look like Weis did when playing soccer. Competent, capable, but scared outside our minds of a group playing the game on a much higher level.
I've got the brains. You've got the looks. Let's make lots of money.
LOL
no.
How can you picture any other player , regardless of nationality, doing what Maradona did? I don’t think Messi could even do that. He beat almost every single player on England’s squad on the way to scoring. Maradona is a top 3 soccer player of all time. There is only a handful of people alive that could do that, and even then you are lucky not to get fouled, or at least bodied off the ball.
That goal was also scored at the highest level in international soccer, against a country Argentina had lost a war to 4 years previously. This game had meaning beyond sport.
It’s also debatabe whether basketball is even America’s sport, when we have football and baseball to choose from. I will concede that soccer is not America’s sport, but I don’t understand how you can say that the Goal of the Century is sufficient explanation as to why it isn’t our sport. I think you need a thesis length explanation for that, something that has no place here.
(Sorry, I played soccer competitively for many years, so naturally I take some issue with your post)
by Bearhawkroar! on Jan 10, 2011 9:12 AM CST up reply actions
One small discount on the Woods thing
Tiger readily admits he has all the old Masters broadcasts on tape (I’m guessing DVD by now; dude’s got cash money), and therefore remembered Davis Love hitting almost the same shot in nearly the same circumstance (Love was tied for second, two shots back of Jose Maria Olazabal at the time of his chip) in 1999. Incredible shot, absolutely, but not wholly unique in the annals of The Masters.
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
Heh heh you said anal.
Oh no you didn’t. nevermind.
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by jebushchrist on Jan 10, 2011 9:41 AM CST up reply actions
The 16th hole of the masters is the most entertaining hole in golf.
The way the ball funnels to that spot on the green on Sundays is just a blast for anyone to watch.
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Agreed
That is one of the most entertaining pin placements on the tour
by 6 seconds of hell on Jan 10, 2011 9:48 AM CST up reply actions
I can't be the only one
who’s already excited for the Tiger Woods ’12 video game which will include Augusta National for the first time ever.
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by IPeeBlackAndGold on Jan 10, 2011 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
I'm with ya man.
I saw that and about flipped.
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by BStylin Hawkye on Jan 10, 2011 12:31 PM CST up reply actions
My top 5
Honorable Mentions – The rip-a-way jersey for Eric Dickerson, Micheal Phelps by .01, the Jaguars hailmary 2010, Maradona (above), Boise Statue of Liberty, Flutie Hailmary, Iowa’s The Catch.
5. Marshawn Lynch – I don’t think this is a “prisoner of the moment” thing either. He beat everyone on that defense on a play where he only needed to get the 1st down.
4. Bobby Thompson – I dare anyone to listen to the radio call (Giants win the pennant) and not get goose bumps.
3. Reggie Miller – 8 in 11. Dude scored 8 points in 11 secs in a playoff game at MSG! Plus I hate John Starks.
2. Vince Young – I can’t stand Mack Brown or Texas, but Young capped of a game for the ages with that run into the corner of the endzone. He was a man amongst boys when it counted the most.
1. Kirk Gibson – He didn’t play that day because he could barely walk. However, he could swing a bat.
I’m sure I’m missing a bunch, but this is the best I can do right now.
by 6 seconds of hell on Jan 10, 2011 10:00 AM CST reply actions
I was going to mention the Reggie Miller vs Knicks game too.
I know it’s more than one play, but it still deserves a mention.
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by HeartOfHawkness on Jan 10, 2011 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
10 am?
Shit, after everything that’s gone on in the last month-ish, I’m a little on edge.
Did we get Kujo (Cyrus Kuandjiodorovitzishtenshtein?)?
Is KOK gone?
Did a late visiting recruit turn out to be a canibal, and he ate half of our depth chart?
I can not wait until 10 am! Tell me! Tell me now damnit!!
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 10, 2011 10:00 AM CST reply actions
My top 5 highlights, some make sense, some don't
That Zidane goal was sick
I remember watching that live and thinking I had unknowingly taken mind-altering pharmaceuticals. Unreal goal.
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
by Patrick Vint on Jan 10, 2011 10:21 AM CST up reply actions
First highlight that popped into my head
I also saw it live.
by Bearhawkroar! on Jan 10, 2011 10:27 AM CST up reply actions
That goal was amazing
I was struggling to think of a moment but the Zidane one has to be my favourite of all time, part of that might be that it also took place in my home city
by SeeYouJimmy on Jan 10, 2011 12:17 PM CST up reply actions
Naw, if you fast forward on that Bonjasky-White highlight,
you totally miss White’s awful male stripper-quality dancing to Jump Around during his entrance (:53).
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by SomeJerkPoster on Jan 11, 2011 7:42 AM CST up reply actions
My five
If we’re going on things we saw as they happened, then I’d have to go:
5. Luis Gonzalez getting a hit off Mariano Rivera to win the 2001 World Series – it was just a bloop single, but Rivera was unstoppable that year, and I remember being shocked that he got a hit.
4. Tennessee pass-back on the kickoff to beat Buffalo in the playoffs.
3. The Bulls block Charles Smith four times to win the game
2. Usain Bolt beating everyone so badly in the 100 he was able to slow down, look over his shoulder, and still win handily.
1. Christian Laettner to beat Kentucky
I don’t really like Duke or Laettner, but that was the best college basketball game I’ve ever seen, and just a perfectly executed pass/shot to end it.
And if I could add one I didn’t see live and just discovered recently, this shot by Marco Van Basten (at the 6:05 mark) against the USSR in Euro 88 is pretty unreal.
Usain Bolt
Good call. One of the best highlights of all time.
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by therealCatnuts on Jan 10, 2011 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
I refuse to recognize Laettner’s shot seeing as how he should have been thrown out of the game long before for acting like a vindictive little girl and “stomping” on a UK player.
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by ReadingRambler on Jan 10, 2011 11:54 AM CST up reply actions
Music City Miracle!
They’re still bitching about the lateral call.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPhONc6xC48&feature=related
by Podolak Pimpin' on Jan 10, 2011 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
Sorry to bring up the Huskers but
that Lynch run made me think of this. Both runs were in important games. Both runs put the game away. Both were examples of incredible athletic ability and desire.
The single most physics defying play I have seen
Roberto Carlos bends laws of physics
The thing I like about soccer is the penchant for absurd things to happen when you get some of the most talented people in the world on the field. Yeah, in football you occasionally get the breathtaking pass, or the jaw dropping run, but the pure variety of soccer is one the reasons I really love to watch.
Anyway check it out, you wont be disappointed. The video quality is a little grainy, if you want some more angles on the kick there are some good links in the “related videos” section.
by Black&Gold.Forever on Jan 10, 2011 10:46 AM CST reply actions
Definitely awesome
but I’m always a sucker for something like Scott Smith-Pete Sell or Smith-Cung Le, hell even Mike Russow-Todd Duffee
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Just a few for me
VY single-handendly beating USC in the MNC. That is one of the best individual performances I have ever witnessed.
Boise’s ridiculous plays to beat Oklahoma
Mark McGwire hitting #62
As far as being a homer, I will forever remember DC’s performance vs Purdue in ’02. I was about 20 rows up for his game winner on 4th down.
To quote John Lennon "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not."-Dinner for Schmucks.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 10, 2011 11:04 AM CST reply actions
Ok. One more.
This may have been mentioned but Zach Johnson winning the Masters was probably the closest I’ve come to crying watching golf.
To quote John Lennon "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not."-Dinner for Schmucks.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 10, 2011 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
My Top 5
5. Ali vs Foreman – Rumble in the Jungle 1974 – Absolutely amazing fight. I watch this anytime its on ESPN Classic and you should to (I’m not even a big fan of boxing)
4. Google Barry Sanders, pick one – Nuff said. Guy broke people’s ankles (this coming from a Bears fan). I’m honestly suprised that no one has mentioned him yet. Guy was a highlight machine during his short career for a really, really shitty team.
3. Banks to Clark, 2002 Purdue – I honestly can’t get enough of this clip. A tight end outrunning an entire team to keep an undefeated season alive. Most people forget that year that Purdue had the #1 Offense and #1 Defense in the Big Ten. They were a really great team. Oh, I also loved beating Orton the only time we played him.
2. Maradona, 1986 – Couldn’t agree more with you on this clip. Probably the single greatest example of one man owning an entire team in the history of the World Cup.
1. Tate to Holloway – I will always remember where I was… The despair followed by disbelief, followed by elation. Incredible.
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
This gives me the perfect opportunity to ask...
does anyone remember Dallas Clark’s catch over the middle against Minnesota at home in, I believe 2001? Dude made a good catch, but proceeded to break like 3 or 4 tackles and then dragged about 3 more defenders along for about a 15 yard ride. It was a ridiculous play and if anyone out there remembers this, please corroborate my recollection. Better still, if you’ve got this game on tape, post a video on YouTube and link it here. I want to see this play again. I was at that game in the student seats, and it happened right there on the North side of the field. Not sure how cool it looked on TV though.
by kingsbury_from_deep on Jan 10, 2011 11:40 AM CST reply actions
That was the problem
It wasn’t on TV. Last Hawkeye football game not to be televised.
I was there too, also in the student section, and left swearing up and down that Dallas Clark was going to go berserk in 2002. Yay good guesses. I also recall Ladell Betts beasting on the Minnesota defense that day.
I’ve seen the highlight on YouTube ONCE, as part of some compilation (was NOT a ScotHawk video), and now I can’t remember which video it is—much less if it’s still up. People, if you know which video it is, POST IT IMMEDIATELY.
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by Adam Jacobi on Jan 10, 2011 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
Here. It's a compilation though. Around 1:40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlMAby-Sh2Q
To quote John Lennon "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not."-Dinner for Schmucks.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 10, 2011 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
That's how I remember it
Though from the 30yd line student seats instead of corner seats like the video there.
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by therealCatnuts on Jan 10, 2011 12:29 PM CST up reply actions
Thank you SO MUCH!
I’ve been haunted for, well, almost 10 years now wanting to relive that play. Funny that it came right after a Khalil Hill highlight. I went to high school with Hill and almost got crushed as an innocent bystander in a lunchroom fight he was involved in. That incident, the fact that he was the standout on our State Championship football team, and the f-up he made on a return against Nebraska (I think) are what I remember from him.
Crazy to think how long ago the 2001 season was. I feel really old watching that, having it seem like yesterday, and yet the little kids in that video are probably in college themselves now. Jesus. Also takes me back to the feeling we had that year that Ferentz was indeed turning out to be a great hire.
by kingsbury_from_deep on Jan 10, 2011 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
I had begun to believe I completely imagined that play
This feels like a support group for UFO witnesses or something. People coming out of the woodwork saying they saw it too! I wouldn’t have felt crazy for all these years if I had realized the game wasn’t televised and that only game attendees saw it. I hadn’t even really considered that possibility. I should have, given all the Saturday’s I spent growing up in Iowa City raking leaves with my dad listening to untelevised games on the radio. Glad they worked it out so we’re always televised, since I moved away from the midwest in 2004 and haven’t been back.
Not complaining at all here, because it’s awesome to see that play again, but it looked even cooler from the grandstand when you could see just how far Clark dragged all those guys. We should petition the football office to release this and other highlights from their vaults…a BHGP exclusive!
by kingsbury_from_deep on Jan 10, 2011 3:35 PM CST up reply actions
That was cool
But the Duong-fest v Purdue was incredible as well.
To quote John Lennon "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not."-Dinner for Schmucks.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 10, 2011 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
Shonn went absolutely ape shit..
I was first row, goal line in the student section for Shonn’s beastmode TD run against Wisky.. unreal. The spin move and sheer power he displayed against Purdue was amazing too. Duonged!
by Podolak Pimpin' on Jan 10, 2011 2:28 PM CST up reply actions
My list:
100-billionth: In extra time with the score 0-0 at the 2010 Asian Games, Qatari forward Khalfan Fahad had the most open opportunity to seal a win against the Uzbeks. What occurred was the greatest occurance of Athlete Fail since the invention of the broad side of a barn.
99,999,999th: Celebrity Bowling ’71: McLean Stevenson & Ed Ames against Richard Deacon & Tom Kennedy. The real winner in this epic matchup? neckerchiefs.
On to my top five sporting moments. One note: I specifically chose moments from teams and players for which I have no rooting interest.
5) Ben Crenshaw’s putt on the 72nd hole of the ’95 Masters. I would argue the greatest back-to-back-to-back championship event in sports were the ’95, ’96, and ’97 Masters. All three were dramatic, but for wildly different reasons: the ’97 Masters was the coming out party for Tiger Woods that changed golf forever, the ’96 Masters was the Greg Norman collapse that has defined the term “choking” ever since, but to me one of the most dramatic moments occurred in 1995 when Ben Crenshaw, a week after being a pallbearer for his mentor Harvey Penick, put together four incredible days of golf to leave himself with a two foot putt on 18 to win The Masters (occurs at 3:33). Even though it was one of the least athletic sports moments, the emotions unleashed after the putt had me crying there with him. Crenshaw collapses his body to his knees and bursts into tears, overcome by the emotions of a week was overwhelming, dramatic, sorrowful and satisfying.
4) Bode Miller’s run at Kitzbühel 2008. In the hallowed locations for championship sports, few convey the austerity of place with the penchant for drama quite like the Streif slope at Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel, Austria. Some of the greatest athletes in the world openly state their fear for the course and equally many have suffered career ending injuries. Bode Miller’s reckless nature in skiing had preceded him for years before the ‘08 race at Kitzbühel, but this run was set a new bar for total insanity—involving a moment where Bode skis on a barrier fence. If you’ve never skied before, I assure you this is very, very, hard to do. Equally dramatic was his ridiculously aggressive line at the bottom third of the race, making up .6 seconds of time to pull into the lead. He would place 2nd, but the first place winner probably didn’t evoke the greatest “Mamma Mia!” of all time like the one from this Italian Broadcaster (at 2:20).
3) Steve Largeant’s 1988 Revenge Hit on Mike Harden. Another player and another situation and this might not be this high, but this was perfect on every level. A few weeks earlier, Rich Harden knocked Largeant out of a game with an illegal hit and sidelined him for weeks. The next time they played, Harden was returning an interception before he got absolutely pulverized by Steve Largeant. If you only check out one clip in this post, you have to check out this hit. Harden was (legally) destroyed by Largeant, getting laid out and losing the ball. One of the greatest hits I’ve seen, and coming from a player regarded as one of the cleanest in the league. It was satisfying on every level.
2) Michael Johnson 19.32 200m 1996 Olympics. I know Usain Bolt’s run in the ‘08 Olympics was dramatic, but this was the most incredible track and field moment I had ever witnessed. To think a man could be a 1/3 of a second faster than any man ever at 200 meters just blew my mind. Bolt didn’t surpass him in greatness with his events in 2008, he only copied an equally remarkable moment in sports.
1) Eli Manning to David Tyree in Super Bowl XLII. The NY Giants aren’t lacking for dramatic moments in Super Bowls. Hosteler to Mark Ingram on 3rd and 13 in Super Bowl XXV where he squirms out of five tacklers is up there, but nothing compares to the Giants Eli Manning scrambling out of the collapsing pocked and hurling a pass to David Tyree in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl. Consider the moment, the teams, the implications, and the athletic ability demonstrated by all of the players involved. To me it’s no contest: this was the greatest sports play ever.
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Forgot about winter sports
Shaun White’s gold medal run at the Olympics last year was UN-fucking-BELIEVABLE.
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by Pain in the Sash on Jan 10, 2011 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
A lot of great moments in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Shaun White, the gold medal hockey game, the womens mogul skiing, Lindsay Vaughn…
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Oh the gold medal game.
That was the first and only Hockey game I have watched from start to finish. Unreal. And oh yeah Lindsay Vaughn.
To quote John Lennon "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not."-Dinner for Schmucks.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 10, 2011 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
Agreed on the Michael Johnson moment at the '96 Games.
Ostensibly, the Bolt run(s) was (were) even more amazing, but personally they couldn’t compare to the sheer jaw-dropping spectacle of what Michael Johnson did in that 200m race in ’96. I still remember being completely and utterly blown away watching that.
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Track and Field Moments
Itgnoring Abe Lemons’ comment…“The only thing more boring than track is field”…for a moment I have a couple of track and field moments, both form the Olympics and both in 400 meter relays. The first is from 1972, when Eddie Hart had been DQed from the !00 in the prelims because the organisers gave his coach an incorrect schedule and he didn’t show up for his heat and Valeri Borzov of the USSR had won the 100. In the 400 relay final Eddie ran the anchor leg and took the baton about three yards behind Borzov and passed him on the straight as though poor Valeri was running in mud. No doubt after that who the World’s Fastest Human was. The second was the 1992 400 relay final in Barcelona, there wasn’t any real drama as there had been in Munich in ‘72, just an aging Carl Lewis running the anchor and coming from behind and utterly destroying the field.
Another track and field moment would be any of Edwin Moses’ million straight wins in the 400 hurdles, including the one where his shoe came untied on the backstretch and he ran the rest of the race with the shoelace flapping and still won by ten meters.
And for SMA, how about this Scott Skiles moment from the 1986 second round game against Georgetown…Skiles was lighting up the Hoyas and after one more of his baskets he trotted past the Georgetown bench and said to John Thompson “If you’re such a defensive genius why can’t you get somebody out here to stop me?”
As long as we're bringing up classic track & field
Sure, none of us are old enough to remember it, but you got to mention Jesse Owens giving Adolf a big Fuck You in 1936. Not only a great athletic performance, but it transcended sport. Besides humiliating Hitler, he did his part to ease race relations in America pre-Jackie Robinson (although he still received plenty of bad treatment in the US too).
Oh, and what about Track & Field FAILs? Remember the Dan vs. Dave hype leading up to about the ’92 games?
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by IPeeBlackAndGold on Jan 10, 2011 3:21 PM CST up reply actions
Nothing like a good FAIL to bring a marketing idea crashing down.
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by BStylin Hawkye on Jan 10, 2011 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
LOVE T-Mac!
I know it is ridiculous and unrealistic, but if you average 13 points in 35 seconds out over a full 48 minute NBA game, that’s a 1,069 point performance. Too bad T-Mac only ever tried hard in spurts or I think he’d have been one of the greatest of all times.
by kingsbury_from_deep on Jan 10, 2011 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
Allen Iverson's
48 against the Lakers in Game 1 of the 2001 Finals. The best moment of that is his last shot: Two in the corner, stepping over a sprawled out Tyronn Lue, a scowl at the Lakers’ bench; a moment that summed up a complex man and career.
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by Blackheartnopants on Jan 10, 2011 12:37 PM CST reply actions
I'm not making a list
But using the Jacobi criteria, Usain Bolt in the Olympics and the Jason Lesak leg of the swimming relay would be on it.
DeSean Jackson a few weeks ago against the Giants is one that I haven’t seen mentioned that should be considered.
Jack Trice Stadium - Easily one of the Top 10 Stadiums in Central Iowa
Lionel Messi
has already produced his Maradona homage, an almost duplicate of the Maradona run & goal against England.
Maradona’s is better only because it came first and was in a World Cup rather than a league match against Getafe.
Jack Trice Stadium - Easily one of the Top 10 Stadiums in Central Iowa
No particular order
Dante Hall runs backwards and destroys the Denver Broncos special teams.
Marcus Denmon makes halfcourt shot against Memphis in the tourney.
George Brett’s homerun off of Goose Gossage.
The Music City Miracle.
Desmond Howard’s kick return for the TD in the Super Bowl.
"Smell the perfume but don't drink it because it might kill you." Erin Andrews recounting advise from Gary Pinkel
I'd rather shave my man bags than watch hockey or soccer but I gotta belive the
Olympic Miracle on Ice should be in the top five.
by ChryslerKinnick on Jan 10, 2011 1:47 PM CST reply actions
C.J. Jones v. USC Anyone?
Yea, the games outcome sucked, but what a way to come out the gate.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUlagJNZSVg
by Podolak Pimpin' on Jan 10, 2011 2:38 PM CST reply actions
I don't like soccer and other people don't like NASCAR.
That’s cool. I hate NASCAR now, but I used to love it.
Why? Because it was a proud to be for rednecks, by redneck. And sometimes, they went balls to the wall.
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Back when drivers weren't pussies and they actually raced instead of letting some fruit cake win 5 championships in a row.
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by BStylin Hawkye on Jan 10, 2011 4:06 PM CST up reply actions
This.
"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."
by ReadingRambler on Jan 10, 2011 4:52 PM CST up reply actions
So true.
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by TheStupidShallBePunished on Jan 10, 2011 6:50 PM CST up reply actions
I knew what that link was going to be before I even clicked on it.
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I dont have a Top 5, but here are some randoms that I appreciate
THE BAND IS OUT ON THE FIELD!!
THE SHOT – Everyone knew Jordan was getting the ball, they face guarded him, threw two defenders in his face, yet still hits the hanging jumper to win the game.
THE CATCH If nothing else for the way Clark spikes the ball.
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5. Reggie Miller ties it up
4. 7 got 6
3. Jordan makes it look easy
2. Boise State comeback 2007 fiesta bowl
1. The Catch.
Brunettes not fighter jets
I should point out
I limited my list to events that I witnessed live. While Ali/Frazier, the Cal return vs Stanford, Babe Ruth calling his shot, etc are great moments, I didn’t see ’em.
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