Vincent Smith Talking about Clowney Hit
I know we all tired quickly of the replay of Clowney's hit on Vincent Smith. One of the guys at WolverineNation did a short article about Smith's perspective on the hit.
A good read and the best part of the article is how pissed Smith's older brother got at the endless replays for the next two weeks (can't say I blame him!). "Smith's older brother, Jaworski Bowie, actually took the impact of the hit harder. Bowie texted his younger brother, perturbed the hit was being shown ad nauseam. It reached the point where Smith told his brother to stop. Smith wasn't bothered by it, so why should his brother be? Besides, Smith said, he has been hit harder."
Smith's feeling on the hit reminds me of Jim Carey's great line in Liar, Liar, "I've had better."
January 15th, 2013 at 6:30 PM ^
January 15th, 2013 at 6:37 PM ^
As hard as a hit as it was, I think it shows Smith's toughness when as soon as his back hit the ground he was grabbing for the ball that he fumbled. Not for a second was he disoriented from the hit.
January 15th, 2013 at 7:00 PM ^
There's no doubt that it was a great hit. Clowney is every bit the beast he's advertised to be.
But it's well-known that Smith is regarded as the toughest player on the team. A lesser back would have been out cold immediately, but Smith tried to recover the ball and was on his feet shortly after the play ended.
January 15th, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
January 15th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
January 15th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
Read rules, then complain
January 15th, 2013 at 9:13 PM ^
Reminds me of a line from the book Bo wrote w/ Mitch Albom, getting up after being wiped out on the sideline from a tackle during a scrimmage game:
"Hot damn, that would have killed an ordinary man!"
Old man toughness...Vincent has it.
January 15th, 2013 at 9:52 PM ^
Ignorant SEC'ers are ruling the page.
January 15th, 2013 at 10:18 PM ^
January 15th, 2013 at 11:44 PM ^
It reminds me of Rudy's tackle.
Are they going to make a Clowney movie? Clown-ee, Clown-ee, Clown-ee, Clown-ee!
(Ah shit, I'm going to get downvoted for a Rudy reference)
January 16th, 2013 at 12:58 AM ^
As you wish! ;)
January 16th, 2013 at 12:58 AM ^
I still love you even though you were undersized and forced to run behind a mediocre O-Line most of your career.
January 16th, 2013 at 8:21 AM ^
The best thing about this is that his brothers name is Jaworski!
January 16th, 2013 at 10:13 AM ^
I was thinking the same thing...Jaworski from the Pahokee...there's GOT to be a story behind that.
January 16th, 2013 at 10:14 AM ^
6'6"/ 256 lbs. vs. 5'6"/ 175lbs. Not much more to the story than this.