We have The Pick, What about other "plays"?
by axemen23 on Jan 6, 2012 9:36 PM PST
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Kenny Wheaton's interception return for a touchdown in 1994 against Washington is universally known among Oregon and college football fans as simply, "The Pick." This brought up an interesting question in my household tonight: What about other plays in Oregon history? The Run? The Fumble? I ask you, ATQ to fill out this form with your answers, and we may revisit this conversation in the dog days of summer.
The Pass: (My vote= Akili Smith to Pat Johnson in 1997 vs. Washington). Video link
The Run: (My vote= Lamichael James 2009 Civil War) Video link (start at 5:40 mark).
The "Trick Play:" (My Vote= 2000 Holiday Bowl Howry-To-Harrington). Video link
The Special Teams Touchdown: (My vote= 2001 Civil War Keenan Howry punt return). Video link
The Tackle/Defensive Stop: (My vote= The goal line stand @ Arizona in 1995). Video link
The Pick: Duh. Video link
The Fumble: This is a hard one. Ultimately, because we won the game, Wisconsin's late game fumble in the 2012 Rose Bowl over Casey Matthews' forcing Cam Newton to fumble the ball late in the 2011 NCG. Video link
The Kick: (My vote= Jared Siegel 2001 game winner over USC). Sorry Jared, Youtube doesn't like you.
Bonus Category–The Upset: Lots to pick from here, but I'm going with 2007 Michigan because it was the first time anyone had an inkling that Dennis Dixon was really, really good. Video link
Did I miss any categories? Get one wrong? Your voices shall be heard below! H/T to MadMike1951 and Keeerrrttt for the videos.
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Absolutely the RB fumble
That play is so unique and iconic(at least to me).
The Matthews play was phenomenal but….yeah you know what happened.
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by Heaven's Calamity on Jan 6, 2012 9:40 PM PST reply actions
the game ended in a 19-19 tie
right?
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Not sure why I didn't think of that. The 51 yarder in the Civil War still stands out to me though.
But, now there’s a poll for you to voice your displeasure!
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Has to be.
It’s the greatest offensive play in Duck history.
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No question.
I clicked the youtube link thinking “man, this run is better than the Tennessee run? I don’t remember one from the Civil War but let’s see.”
Then I watched and was severely disappointed by the lack of broken tackles and sideline-to-sideline running. That run against Tennesse was the best thing I’ve seen LMJ do
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The Trick Play
Fake Statue of Liberty > all
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 6, 2012 10:01 PM PST reply actions 8 recs
Yep yep yep
You might be able to say that some of the other fakes (like the fake field goal against the huskies or many of the special teams 2-point conversions) are up there, but this one was just absurdly awesome.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
The fake statue of liberty was great! The ducks should whip out some of those plays now, with the speed on DAT and Barner next year…
by Duckfan2001CJK on Jan 8, 2012 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
The pass was to Pat Johnson
not Cristin McLemore
--Dave
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That would explain why I couldn't find it on Youtube searching for McLemore
fixed.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
"the block"
The block to win the game against Choklahoma
The only other one up for debate is the punt block TD to ice the 03 Michigan game
--Dave
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Nope, this one is definitely the most memorable punt block ever.
EVER! I remember turning off the TV, and walking away, when OK get their last score. Then inexplicably I turned the TV back on just in time to see the onside kick, then the most amazing comeback in history occurred.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
I know it's a little premature
But I present to you The Juke
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Eh
I think that if you’re going to give things nomenclature it has to be because the play was amazing – AND that it was pivotal or representative of something bigger. The trick play (Dixon’s) was great because it represented the utter beatdown of Michigan and the amazing abilities of Dixon, the best Heisman winner of them all. That’s a killer play, but it isn’t like we needed it to beat WSU.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
3 years from now, the Juke is going to be the First, the play that launched the greatest ever Duck's
career. He’s going to be that good.
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The Truck
Masoli > Lance Mitchell
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by Takimoto on Jan 6, 2012 10:11 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
HEY!
my post, my rules
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Now go eat your twizzlers.
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you'll always be here under our rules, son
don’t ever let yourself think otherwise.
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I can see it now...
It’s 2025 and I’ve just taken over as head-honcho at ATQ. Jared and Dave have retired from their duties as Dave’s 3 kids all attend Woodburn K-12 at the abandoned outlet malls, and Jared is somewhere in the Congo trying to dodge Michigan’s militia government. They saw ATQ through the great annexation of ATQ-South (formerly known as California Golden Blogs, until the Big One hit the state in 2018 and sunk half the state into the Pacific Ocean), and for that we will forever be thankful.
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Is your name Dave? Is your name Jared?
Go sit in the corner with your hot dancer girlfriend.
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Do you not see my name down there under "Manager"?
The road to ATQ superiority goes through me, too.
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You live in San Fran
you obviously go to the 21st century Atlantis formed after The Big One hits.
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…activate the machine."
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 8, 2012 12:34 AM PST up reply actions
Chicago isn’t in Michigan.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
/checksmap...
You’re right! It’s in Other Stuff.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 12, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
/slams head on desk
//picks head up and realizes we won this year
///ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGeN5RaVQf4 Absolutely great, Go ducks!!!
by Duckfan2001CJK on Jan 8, 2012 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
When I think of “The Fumble”, I think of something bad. I would propose it be renamed to “The Strip” or “The Recovery” to promote good feelings.
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"The Strip" sounds like a game winning play from the Las Vegas Bowl
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I have to vote
for the LMJ run vs. Tennessee. It was the turning point in an away game, at an SEC school. Made a huge difference in that season.
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no, Jack Daniel is whiskey.
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"Welcome to the show, Brandon Beachy. I think you’re going to stay a while."
How about "The Comeback?"
My vote is 2006 Oklahoma. I’m never going to forget my dad calling me from his vacation with about 6 minutes left in the game to bust my chops (He’s an OSU grad). He ended the call with “I’m on the golf course so don’t call me unless the world ends.”
About 15 minutes later…Ring-Ring
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Comeback vs WSU in 2004
Weren’t we down by 28 in the 4th?
by mr_moriyarti on Jan 12, 2012 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
How about "The Stuff": Oregon @ UCLA, 1995
Far more impressive than the ’95 Arizona, which was just in the 3rd quarter — not exactly “game saving”.
Jaiya Figueras’ stuff of Karim Abdul-Jabbar at the one foot line with no time on the clock at the Rose Bowl was huge. I remember watching this game in the lobby at the Eugene Hilton with about 300 other fans and the place just fucking came apart when that tackle was made.
A week earlier Figueras had the greatest strip-and-score in my Oregon memory. Pretty good two-game stretch for Jaiya.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
It says something when my first reaction is "Abdul-Jabbar? UCLA? Basketball? The fuck?"
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
That I'm 19 and you're 223501?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
The trick play in the Rose Bowl had to be the best of all time because Brian Bennett threw the pass.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 7, 2012 12:40 AM PST reply actions
Nope nope nope nope nope
Please review this and then revise your opinion.
Thank you.
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by daisyduck on Jan 7, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Family friend submitted this for consideration into "The Upset" discussion. Thoughts?
1990 BYU
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Not totally a trick play, but the playcall where Terry Obee ran that reverse and scored should be up there.
Things like that.
Also worth discussing, The Catch
can anything really top this one?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Maybe not
but Joey to Samie in the Fiesta Bowl ain’t chopped liver either.
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Absolutely
Joey → Samie won us the Fiesta (more important game)
Masoli → Maehl → Arizona (2009) got us into the Rose Bowl
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Admittedly, though
Masoli → Dixon, Masoli → run into endzone were as important, so it doesn’t stand out by itself in that game.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
It'd be Thomas-Maehl for the 2 point no-look conversion in the NCG
if that game hadn’t ended in a 19-19 tie.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
If we would have gone on to win the BCSNCG, Maehl’s catch on the 2 point conversion to tie the game would have to be “The Catch.”
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 7, 2012 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
but we didn't
and the game ended in a 19-19 tie.
--Dave
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One of the other results of the Rose Bowl Game
is that I no longer feel the need to post my auto-response of “I miss Jeff Maehl” to any Maehl reference in these threads. At the mention of Jeff Maehl, I used to be overwhelmed by my feelings of loss. Tuinei’s performance in the Rose Bowl has finally gotten me to a point where I feel we have a solid, reliable, will-catch-it-when-it-absolutely-positively-must-be-caught recveiver. That said receiver has graduated I’m not allowing myself to think too long about. Let’s see how the super-hyped newbies do next season.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
I rewatched the game today
What do you think clicked? Were DT’s passes that much better? Was Tuinei’s catches that much better?
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 8, 2012 12:40 AM PST up reply actions
True, but when we did he was nowhere near as sure-handed as he was in the RB
I wasn’t expecting him to be a Woods or a Lee, but he was far from reliable.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 8, 2012 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
There was definitely a huge step up in Tuinei's performance in the RB
He said as much in his post-game interview. He said he had been visualizing himself catching a lot of passes, and doing great all week. No idea, but really, it was a very special performance. I’m very happy for him. Wish he had been this strong all year, but I’m glad his last game was so memorable.
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I don't understand why people are wondering where the hands came from
he’s always been sure-handed, just overshadowed by Jeff “Stick’em” Maehl
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Tuinei wasn’t sure-handed this year.
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Maybe in a "Sure, he has hands, but he didn't catch anything with them on a consistent basis."
He definitely has talent and came through for us several times when we really needed it over the past year and a half (he was out for part of the 2010 season due to a shoulder injury). I don’t think the question is fair, but I guess if he was such a great receiver, why didn’t we throw to him more? Here’s my point: If Chip Kelly’s system is personnel driven, why would a touted WR come to Oregon if our top WO had only one game over 100 yards all season?
I know we’re a run first offense, but at what point do we start to pass? Is it more of a personnel/match up issue? Does a DB need to sell out for run support?
I’m very excited to see what Kelley, Blackmon and Sumler can do on the field.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 9, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
I hope next year
there isn’t a reason for you to be saying “I miss Tuinei”.
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Me too, really. Fingers crossed.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Someone referred to this previously as
“The Juggler.” Was it in a Tako Tuesday?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 8, 2012 12:38 AM PST up reply actions
And Dixon to Jones vs Michigan in 2007 -- 61 yard pass play
One of the absolute best deep throw pass plays for a TD, just cemented Dixon’s abilities in the minds of everyone around the country watching
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he had an 80 yarder to Paysinger earlier that game
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yep, I should count that as well -- both were brilliant. Dixon at the height of his powers.
Made it look so easy…
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Yep, I've still not seen 3 better deep balls thrown in any fb game since
The receivers didn’t even break stride! Amazing accuracy over distance.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
I know next year
There will be a reason for me to be saying, " I miss LMJ".
Sad to see him go. Yes, I know we have some great up and coming running backs.
But in terms of leadership, ball control, and flat-out talent, I think this equates to
the loss of a game next season.
Yeah, he’s that good.
The Kick
although it was more ‘The Hold’ but Nate Costa’s POW honors (a requirement for getting us to OT in the Arizona Game) and the subsequent extra point stand out to me.
I remember Siegel’s kick, but I think Josh Frankel’s kick (after Joey broke our first string kicker, and the second string guy couldn’t handle the pressure) is better.
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THE FUMBLE!!!! ASU vs UO 10-28-2000. No Fiesta without it
Justin Peele gets stopped on the 1 yard line with us down 7. Next play ASU fumbles. THIS DIRECTLY LEAD TO A WIN AND WAS IMPROBABLE.
Michael Fletcher never called fair catch.
Nice, but the fumble was a year before the Fiesta season.
It kept us in the Rose Bowl race in 2000, was what it did.
That game was insane. Captai Comeback’s legend may not have started there, but it was certainly enhanced.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
crap, that's what a lack of fact checking and a faulty memory will do to you.
Michael Fletcher never called fair catch.
a few improvements and additions to your list
THE PASS: 2009, @Arizona, Jeremiah Masoli, 8:07 mark of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUuQ5ain6fQ. remember that the UA student section was already on the sideline, ready to rush the field.
THE HOLD: 2009, @Arizona, Nate Costa, same video.
THE CATCH: 2010, @USC, Jeff Maehl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FykE7gD8ggo
Honorable Mention: 2011, vs USC, David Paulson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZxYkFvHNGk
THE RUN: also 2008, Civil War, Jeremiah Johnson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT5QIi0iabA. HANDS DOWN, NO CONTEST
THE HIT: 2009 Holiday Bowl, vs OkSt, TJ Ward: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiKwfnr_D94
THE HURDLE: 2009 Holiday Bowl, vs OkSt, LeGarrette Blount: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiYpsGk93h4
Honorable Mention: 2008, vs BoiseSt, LeGarrette Blount: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my3Q7buBuP4
THE JUKE: 2010, vs UW, Darron Thomas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR7GK9E4c8g
THE SURPRISE: 2008, vs UCLA, Jeremiah Masoli, 1:10 mark of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Kc8G_LZoo
THE TRICK PLAY: 2007, @Michigan, Dennis Dixon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RFtAG7gbQQ
THE PLAYER: 2007, #10: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oBOZq9uHR0
THE GAME: 2009, @ Arizona: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUuQ5ain6fQ
THE SEASON: 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgkfNsv6azM
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