"Hail Mary" comparisons
Having watched the ASU "Hail Mary" over USC Saturday night, and then of course seeing it replayed multiple times since, I think there is merit to "rate" it as a much larger defensive debacle than that of the Michigan defensive failures in the Colorado "Hail Mary".
While there were multiple blunders by Michigan's defensive backs, at least there was an "effort".
Compare that effort with the USC defensive backs who stood still as if they were playing a game of "500" (does that game exist anymore?) while the uninvited neighborhood knucklehead ran across their game to steal the ball. The USC players were left staring as if he did something that wasn't fair...
October 6th, 2014 at 6:42 PM ^
I was really good at 500! (in my memory anyway)
October 6th, 2014 at 6:43 PM ^
Just found out Rae Carruth was on the field for that play.
October 6th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
I didn't see anyone murdered.
October 6th, 2014 at 7:13 PM ^
if anyone on the field was pregnant at the time, so they're probably safe.
October 6th, 2014 at 6:45 PM ^
The USC players were not doing what they should have been taught. It was a debacle on their part (though yes, a good play by that manimal of a receiver for ASU).
October 6th, 2014 at 7:33 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 2:55 AM ^
Is this a serious response? If not, sorry for the misinterpretation. If so...then coaches are fucking dumb. A defensive player doesn't just wait for a ball to fall into his hands on a Hail Mary play like that and honestly, a player shouldn't need coaching to figure that out. It was a really bad defensive play.
October 7th, 2014 at 10:24 AM ^
October 6th, 2014 at 6:45 PM ^
October 6th, 2014 at 9:02 PM ^
He tried to catch the ball when he should have gone to bat it down. Not that the play wasn't lucky (and even had he given it his all, he might not have succeeded--as great as he obviously was), but I think there's a reason why we haven't given up a similar play since.
I was there, and every time I see a similar play I think "bat the ball down!"
October 6th, 2014 at 6:45 PM ^
What the shit was USC's defense doing? I just had to look up the video (heard about the play, hadn't seen it).
October 6th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
...is that Kordell Stewart is a radio personailty on the afternoon drive show for an FM station in Atlanta.
Ty Law is the best cornerback the New England Patriots ever had (he's in their team Hall Of Fame and PROBABLY ends up in the NFL HOF as well).
I'll see you and raise, Slash.
October 6th, 2014 at 8:43 PM ^
when Kordell Stewart and Gary Moeller were both with the Bears, Stewart would sometimes drop by Moeller's office and say, "Hey Mo, I saw it again on TV last night." According to Moeller he was a "good kid."
October 6th, 2014 at 8:53 PM ^
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October 6th, 2014 at 6:57 PM ^
I am sure many of us have the 1994 Colorado game seared into our memories, but here is the ASU Hail Mary being referenced. As Soulfire21 said, "What the shit was USC's defense doing?" I think that's a good question.
October 6th, 2014 at 6:57 PM ^
Since 2014 was going so swimmingly, you just had to bring up a 20-year-old gut punch, huh?
October 6th, 2014 at 7:11 PM ^
October 6th, 2014 at 7:36 PM ^
October 6th, 2014 at 8:14 PM ^
they were just sitting back in the end zone with their arms up ready to catch the ball. That ball hung up forever and it should have been easy to knock down.
October 6th, 2014 at 8:26 PM ^
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October 6th, 2014 at 8:29 PM ^
Is USC going to be satisfied with their USC man as coach?
October 6th, 2014 at 9:24 PM ^
October 6th, 2014 at 10:35 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 5:00 AM ^
have "Hail Mary" wins this year, with RichRod's Wildcats beating Cal with one just two weeks ago. (Arizona was at home, FWIW.)
I also just found this updated Wikipedia page listing "Hail Marys" in American Football:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hail_Mary_passes_in_American_footb…
Interestingly, though it could be a function of increased media coverage, successful "Hail Marys" look to be coming more prevalent in the game.
October 6th, 2014 at 10:48 PM ^
put the slow-footed ILB Steve Morrison out on the field for that last play against Colorado. It wasn't to rush the passer; we only sent three linemen against Stewart. Did he think that Colorado was going to run the ball? Maybe if we'd had another DB out there he might have the one to knock down the ball. Still burns my ass.
October 7th, 2014 at 12:46 AM ^
Is 500 similar to Jackpot? Since I played jackpot as a kid.
October 7th, 2014 at 1:06 AM ^
...at least per these websites:
http://www.fungameskidsplay.com/jackpotgame.htm
...and:
http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/ball_games/500.htm
October 7th, 2014 at 8:56 AM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 1:17 PM ^
isn't even close to the 94 one for the simple fact that ASU's QB threw from his own 45 yard line and Kordell threw from either his own 25 or 35 yard line...