15 laterals win the game for Trinity U

rock on, it's my alma mater

assumed it was Trinity (CT) until Millsaps popped up at the end. if it weren't for the espn ticker, you'd think this was from the 30s or soemthing.

this is my fiancee's school, euler are you from sa?

I loved this, but I couldn't help but think of the one Peanuts Sunday strip where Linus tells Charlie Brown about a similar last-minute play that wins the game for a team and how ecstatic everyone was and etc. and Charlie Brown asks, "How did the other team feel?"

big up saytown

xp Ned in the full version the announcer are like "oh...and [opposing team] looks crushed" and they drag their feet onto the field etc, it's very aw :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7oF4ZDigjM&eurl=http://deadspin.com/
^^^ much better view.

nice work

no I'm not from SA, just went to college at Trinity in the mid 90s.

this is why rugby is better than AmFootball btw

That IS rugby.

i was actually recruited to play football for trinity...but i think this was mainly because my coaches lied about my height/weight.

"this is why rugby is better than AmFootball btw"

incorrect.

What an awesome play. It looks like the other team just stopped when the ball hit the ground on the last lateral.

Maybe I was a bit harsh, but that play just doesn't impress me cos I'm
used to seeing that in rugby (only better organized etc). The bits that impress me about AmFootball are the 90yrd passes at a gazillion mph, (which I'm guessing regular football fans kinda take for granted?)

Is there a good reason why you don't see these sorts of plays more often? It just seems like an obvious why to befuddle a defence used to dealing with stop/start plays.

Johnny,

A decent defense (or kick return team) would never let such a thing happen. I noticed at least 5 instances on that video where the defender was just lazy and could have gotten the guy with the ball, or at least broken up the intended lateral. You would never see such a play in the NFL.'

And I am one football fan who doesn't take the "bomb" for granted. In the last 20 years a lot of teams have gone to short, pinpoint passes and gone away from the "vertical" passing game.

No-one told Brett Favre that the other night.

I know, that was a great play off of a little bootleg action.

I read a theory about how the bomb comes into its own in the 50s as the US military becomes dominated by the er, bomb, and aerial power in general. Interesting to see a more mobile rapid response taking over; makes the idea about the relationship between US Military and US Football slightly more cogent.

something that has always bothered me is why ANYONE would allow themselves to be tackled with the ball at the end of a close game...why not just throw it behind you to see what happens?

and this same strategy almost worked for michigan a few years ago, and it has worked in the nfl before (the famous "west coast weave")...so yes it can work on a higher stage, it's just a low percentage desperation kind of play like a hail mary...but that still doesn't explain why it isnt used more often...i guess no one wants to give a touchdown to the already winning team?

After this year's World Cup I now realise that rugby is way better than American football. Mainly because it doesn't stop every 5-10 seconds. But also because you can tell the players apart much easier - they aren't wearing pads or helmets so it's much easier to work out who's doing what. Plus all that sweet lateral action. Of course, many things are better than American football. Grinding sand into your eyes for instance.

im pretty sure ive seen footage of the west coast weave, & it didnt work.

cant believe no one's mentioned this yet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAxu9Rfm77M - way more fun if yr unfamiliar w/ football lore.

"Of course, many things are better than American football. "

Wrong

ruh roh