Hart/Purdue vs. Smith/BYU
Pretty Simple - which Miraculous "He's not down? What?!" touchdown run do you prefer?
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Both players show incredible balance somehow maintaining their feet through a mess, both had people going "He's still up?", both broke another tackle on their way to the end zone. So which one is your favorite? In looking at these, I watched a lot of Mike Hart runs, and I have to say that while I LOVE the agression Smith runs with - I think Hart's balance was equal or better than Smith, and there's just something about the way Hart could teleport three feet to the side and make a sure tackler completely whiff that few people ever see. I'm biased from watching all these highlights, but I still give the edge to Hart.
September 29th, 2015 at 9:57 PM ^
I choose........both!
September 29th, 2015 at 11:52 PM ^
Bravaahh...bravah! I chose the Smith run, Hart was a better back but the way smith threw #15 to the ground was awesome.
September 30th, 2015 at 9:06 AM ^
Those are great to view with nostalgia. I'm looking forward. Hopefully it comes this weekend.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:01 PM ^
Going with smith here. Dude vanished upon entering a pile of manball and teleported to greatness.
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September 30th, 2015 at 9:39 AM ^
I've watched the replay 30 times and I still haven't seen an angle which shows how the hell he emerged from the pile on his feet.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:01 PM ^
In a vacuum, play vs. play, I'm taking the Smith run. I've just never quite seen anything like that. I love me some good Mike Hart highlights though.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:01 PM ^
It's Deveon and it isn't even close. No comparison at all.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:08 PM ^
its smiths run. harts looks to much like the unlv qb sack when he just rolled over the tackle.smiths run is all beast mode.
September 29th, 2015 at 11:45 PM ^
Hart's run is awesome, good awareness and body control, cool fluky thing that he rolled over a teammate to stay up.
Smith's made me yell incoherently at my TV.
Easy choice.
September 30th, 2015 at 7:46 AM ^
Move bitch, get out the way!
September 30th, 2015 at 9:54 AM ^
LOL, I did the same thing too, and the dog and cat got concerned and left the room.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:04 PM ^
What's the story with your avatar? Why is a guy in a Michigan helmet being strangled?
September 29th, 2015 at 10:08 PM ^
And I believe it was Misopogon (maybe someone else, I can't recall now) that got fed up with my punliness and added the strangling gif. I decided to make that stick.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:06 PM ^
No question. At no point did I ever question whether or not Mike Hart was, in fact, still in the same dimension.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:07 PM ^
Definitely Smith.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:10 PM ^
I must be old - my nostolgia for Hart must be coloring my opinions. Everyone says it's Smith by a mile here.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^
Michigan. He was the best running back in his decade.
That being said, Smith's single run was incredible and inspiring at the same time. I would imagine it raised the bar for his teammates. Awesome.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:38 PM ^
The nostalgia bug bit me, too, and I just watched a bunch of Hart's highlights. The guy was an unbelievable college running back. Easily the best in Michigan uniform since I became a fan.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:41 PM ^
I'm amazed at the Smith love over Hart love... I'd have thought it would be closer...
September 30th, 2015 at 7:48 AM ^
It isn't Hart vs Smith, it's the individual run vs run. We don't have to vote for our favorite back.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:10 PM ^
Smith. Watching him break into the open field was incredible and then him just beating up on a defender for a solid 20 yards was even better. The crowd went 100% nuts.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:10 PM ^
Smith. I've watched it a hundred times and still can't figure out how he stayed up
September 29th, 2015 at 10:13 PM ^
The Smith run. It's easy to see on replay how Mike Hart managed to stay up. It was impressive, but not of the "what? wait, what?" variety.
During the Smith run, my exact thoughts -- in order -- were "Oh, good, he's pushing the pile forward for a first down....wait, what??? Oh my god! Holy shit! AHHHHHH!!!!!!"
I have watched the Smith reply 15 times before I saw how he was able to get through, and I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around it.
Give me Hart's career over Smith's for now....but the Smith run was the most ridiculous teleportation act I've ever seen.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:13 PM ^
I know everyone loves the dialed down "maize" from recent years of adidas, but isn't the color of these 2006 jerseys a good compromise? I feel like these are perfect and I love the M on the pants.
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September 29th, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^
Just watching these videos side by side, I was suprised at just HOW much better I like this year's MAIZE Maize instead of yesteryear's maize. Even the tail end of the Nike era it was getting out of hand.
September 30th, 2015 at 12:39 AM ^
Agree with Blazefire. That maize looks like highlighter yellow. This year is way better.
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September 30th, 2015 at 9:26 AM ^
I am firmly in the "Winning is the best shade of Maize" camp.
September 30th, 2015 at 3:31 AM ^
I liked the highlighter maize the best, however this "yellow" is growing on me because we are getting good again.
September 30th, 2015 at 11:32 AM ^
I like the current Maize color but what bugs me is that the uniform Maize and the field paint (that huge M in the middle of the field) do not match.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:13 PM ^
Smiths was more impressive because of his toying with the safety and the fact that he doesn't have Mike Hart speed but went 60yrds
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September 30th, 2015 at 3:32 AM ^
Smith doesn't have Hart speed ? So Smith runs a 5.0 forty ?
September 29th, 2015 at 10:21 PM ^
I'd say Smith mainly because of the moment of the game. His touchdown run broke the game open and put Michigan up 21-0, and suddenly Michigan was blowing out BYU.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:27 PM ^
I was watching the Seahawks vs Saints playoff game live when Marshawn Lynch did his original beast mode run. I had the same feeling of awe when I saw Smith pop out of that pile--I knew he was going to score, even when the safety caught up to him at the 30 yard line. In my head I was like "now comes the part where Smith says 'get off me bitch' and flings some fool to the ground." The Hart run was impressive, but that Smith run was up there with the Legg goal and the Woodson INT.
September 30th, 2015 at 8:21 AM ^
Exactly
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September 29th, 2015 at 10:28 PM ^
vs the Buckeye cooler bandits, I will always appreciate their efforts.
September 30th, 2015 at 12:13 AM ^
At least they didn't go 0-5 like Chris Rix.
September 29th, 2015 at 10:44 PM ^
The Chad Henne and Mike Hart jerseys were the perfect shade of Maize. All I'm saying. Those are the best jerseys with Home and Away being on point. Oh, and De'veon Smith's run
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September 30th, 2015 at 6:19 AM ^
Everything was perfect back then...
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September 29th, 2015 at 10:54 PM ^
Smith. Based on career to date.....Hart
September 29th, 2015 at 11:10 PM ^
Hart's run was my first Michigan game, and i was lucky enough to see Deveon's run in person as well. Both were excellent
September 29th, 2015 at 11:16 PM ^
I'm still not sure I believe what I'm seeing, even after seeing the video and gif numerous times.
One of the all-time great plays I've ever seen at The Big House.
Mike Hart had the better overall body of work, though. Hart just had the most incredible sense of balance of any Michigan RB I've watched.
September 29th, 2015 at 11:33 PM ^
The hart carry because I was there in person
September 29th, 2015 at 11:39 PM ^
And seeing Purdue being ranked and us not gives me cancer.
September 30th, 2015 at 12:39 AM ^
Purdue was ranked? Holy crap
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September 30th, 2015 at 5:47 AM ^
It tells you how good of a coach Joe Tiller was. Purdue was often ranked in his tenure.
September 30th, 2015 at 6:18 AM ^
Tiller/oatmeal guy/diabetes guy
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September 30th, 2015 at 5:37 AM ^
One run vs the other.....Smith by a mile
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