Big Hits of the Past: Targeting or Not? Your Be the Ref!

[deadshank 24651]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

Speaking of Tony Brackens, have a friend who swears that he saw him at some little rodeo or something several years ago, that Brackens was doing team roping.  I don't think the friend would lie, but it was just an odd-as-hell thing to hear.

Brackens is from Fairfield, grew up on a ranch and is country as a chicken coop.  Not odd. 

[Jkwellborn 6653]

No Nathan Vasher beheading Carlos Francis?

[Parliament 14138]

5 hours ago, AUinHsv said:

This was the hardest hit I ever saw and one of the worst calls ever. OU/Nebraska. The Nebraska guy get a 40 yard sprint and destroys Kelly Phelps. You can see his back bow out it shape of a helmet.  The worst call is they said it wasn't a fumble - forward progress had stopped. The forward progress part was correct.

Got to the 1:25 mark to start

 

Why didn't the returner let the ball go out of bounds?  Were the rules different back then?

[markstanco 12508]

No Nathan Vasher beheading Carlos Francis?

It’s amazing that there is no decent video of that hit. Everything I have seen is like video from the 70s. Nathan vasher: texarkana holla!

[Ignatius 4002]

4 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Speaking of Tony Brackens, have a friend who swears that he saw him at some little rodeo or something several years ago, that Brackens was doing team roping.  I don't think the friend would lie, but it was just an odd-as-hell thing to hear.

He grew up raising cattle in Fairfield…

[Bullneck 18987]

17 hours ago, tfoolry said:

 

 

They need to bring this back.

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

Bomar'd is near the end of this but the whole video is gruntling. I love everything about Bomar'd -- particularly hated player, savage but very clean hit from Robison, perfect bounce to a big DT who rumbles to the end zone with Keith Jackson on the call and Bomar rolling around dazed and confused. 

 

[Kilgorehorn 308]

My favorite part of the Bomar hit was the fact that no one on the ou team went to check on him.

[aggie08 21434]

15 hours ago, Bullneck said:

Or ESPN's "Jacked Up"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdMFe-HKe5o

 

Damn, I thought ESPN had scrubbed all of those videos from the internet. Even at the time, I thought those segments were pretty cringe worthy. We all love a big hit, but dudes were giggling like schoolgirls when someone got up dizzy.

Edited December 13, 2021 by aggie08

[Guadaloopy 10925]

20 hours ago, Underdog said:

…Troy took another viscous shot on his chin…

Belongs in another forum.  NTTAWWT

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

16 hours ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

Damn. Hardest hit I’ve ever seen was similar to this. The Colts were playing someone and a dude just absolutely killed the returner. It was so violent.

Props to anyone that knows what I’m talking about and can find it.

found it: start at 1:42 and watch the replay of the hit from the view of the returner.

 

[TexasTroll 454]

17 hours ago, Ignatius said:

Back in the good old days, when retired NFL players drank a bottle of Drano to commit suicide at 46.

Fuck you, tough guy…

So your saying back in the old days retired nfl players  all drank from the same bottle of drano all at age 46???

 

boi you dum.

[bullet 1596]

17 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Speaking of Tony Brackens, have a friend who swears that he saw him at some little rodeo or something several years ago, that Brackens was doing team roping.  I don't think the friend would lie, but it was just an odd-as-hell thing to hear.

Along with Run Ricky Run and Shocking the Run n Shoot, that Tech game is a candidate for the loudest ever at Memorial Stadium.  We picked up great seats that game and that hit happened right in front of us.  That was a great hit.  And would now be illegal.

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

1 hour ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

found it: start at 1:42 and watch the replay of the hit from the view of the returner.

 

A couple of former Horns on the receiving end. 

Edited December 13, 2021 by ImissWallyPryor

[BonzoMontreaux 1033]

16 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:

No Nathan Vasher beheading Carlos Francis?

I remember sitting in the upper deck on the West side and could see the ball, Francis and Vasher cruising in.  I am pretty sure I was wincing well before Francis caught the ball.

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

Fuck I miss defense.

[Jive Turkey 12568]

Quentin Coryatt would be in jail today.

 

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

targeting...

not targeting..

 

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

57 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

Quentin Coryatt would be in jail today.

 

Aggy worships that hit, which is fitting because it’s the least impressive feat in football. Dropping a WR coming over the middle is such a joke.
 

Any talk of biggest hits should be two dudes that know they’re about to have a violent collision with both fully committed to finding out who wins.

Edited December 13, 2021 by DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt

[Underdog 28457]

5 hours ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

found it: start at 1:42 and watch the replay of the hit from the view of the returner.

 

List is incomplete if it didn’t include Mike Curtis clobbering a fan who ran onto the field.  

[deadshank 24651]

2 hours ago, BonzoMontreaux said:

I remember sitting in the upper deck on the West side and could see the ball, Francis and Vasher cruising in.  I am pretty sure I was wincing well before Francis caught the ball.

Our current crop of "DBs" would have missed, failed to turn around or fallen down before getting the rally point.

[Dnaguy 11776]

13 hours ago, deadshank said:

Our current crop of "DBs" would have missed, failed to turn around or fallen down before getting the rally point.

[Jive Turkey 12568]