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[Pat Coleman]

apologies to Roy Hampton and Jason Hunt, the most memorable play in Trinity football history.

Is that the last-second TD pass to beat Wash U?

[Ralph Turner]

I tried to find the play on Youtube that was called the "Texas special".

It was 1965.  Texas A&M was playing Texas on Thanksgiving, as usual.

The Aggies had the ball on their own 9 yd line.

The Aggie QB goes under center on the right hash mark.  He takes the snap and throws the lateral, in a forward pass motion, to the left wide receiver.  The ball bounces before it gets to the left wide receiver.  This receiver picks up the one- bounce lateral and then fires a Hail Mary down the field to the Right Wide Receiver who is streaking down the field for a 91-yd TD pass.

A&M beats UT.  Arkansas goes to the Cotton Bowl.

[frank uible]

That is an oldie but goodie trick play - sometimes called the "oh, ****" play -  because that is what the thrower of the lateral often yells immediately after the throw in order to sell it to the defense. Also sometimes called the "bounce" play. I've seen it executed successfully at least twice - once by Wisconsin on TV in the 60s, and once live in a HS JV game in greater St. Louis during the 80s.

[PA_wesleyfan]

http://www.lcfootball.com/

Here is the play that Lansdale Catholic  in PA. won an ESPY with. Not quite 15 laterals but similar  play.

[Knightstalker]

Mark May just called it his play of the day.
ESPN has it up as one of the game changing performances and you can vote here:
Trinity Milsaps

[tu_lb53]

Yep Pat, that's the one. I don't think they'll mind much though.

[BoBo]

That is an oldie but goodie trick play - sometimes called the "oh, ****" play -  because that is what the thrower of the lateral often yells immediately after the throw in order to sell it to the defense. Also sometimes called the "bounce" play. I've seen it executed successfully at least twice - once by Wisconsin on TV in the 60s, and once live in a HS JV game in greater St. Louis during the 80s.

I think the play by Wisconsin was in '83 or '84.  Don't remember exactly the QB, but for some reason I think it was Randy Wright.  The receiver catching the bounce and making the second throw was Al Toon. I do remember seeing it on TV, too.

[KitchenSink]

It was Randy Wright bouncing it to Al Toon, who paused, then threw long to tight end Jeff Nault to put the Badgers ahead of Illinois by a point.  Unfortunately they left something like 40 seconds on the clock, and Illinois was able to get in FG range after to win it at the gun.

[frank uible]

Googling discloses that the play occurred at Camp Randall Stadium on 10/23/82 - Wright to Toon to Jeff Nault. Iwould have sworn that it happened well before I saw it used in the JV game which I more precisely estimate to have taken place in 1981. So much for my memory!

[K-Mack]

Ralph sent me the links to a couple all-time favorites last night. Although he has still not found the Texas A&M play to which he refers ... YouTube's been a big help on the others:

Plano East Senior High (PESH) - Tyler John Tyler HS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHkABO0VwCg

Historymajor's oldest son (and TU's Jeremy Boyce, I believe) played for Coach Mike Zofutto who was at Lake Highlands at the time.

The Music City Miracle was a re-incarnation of the SMU-Texas Tech game in 1982 to preserve SMU's #2 ranking.  That highlight is at the end of this 3 minute clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx1PccepNHQ

... (later)

It dawned on me that YouTube can become a video archive of my favorite sports reel highlights.

I am still trying to find the "Texas Special", the bounce lateral- forward pass- Hail Mary by the Texas Aggies against Texas in the mid-1960's (?1965?).  I am surprised that some Aggie hasn't posted it yet.  I didn't find it on Youtube and have bogged down in Google land looking for it.

EDITED to make clear the quoted matter is Ralph talking, the below is me.

The latter two are a history lesson for me (born in '76, so I don't remember much from '82) ... as was the Wisconsin stuff.

Keep it comin' folks!

(There was a good lateral play by the Panthers vs. the Eagles a few years ago, but it was illegal)

[PA_wesleyfan]

Ralph sent me the links to a couple all-time favorites last night. Although he has still not found the Texas A&M play to which he refers ... YouTube's been a big help on the others:

Plano East Senior High (PESH) - Tyler John Tyler HS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHkABO0VwCg

Historymajor's oldest son (and TU's Jeremy Boyce, I believe) played for Coach Mike Zofutto who was at Lake Highlands at the time.

The Music City Miracle was a re-incarnation of the SMU-Texas Tech game in 1982 to preserve SMU's #2 ranking.  That highlight is at the end of this 3 minute clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx1PccepNHQ

... (later)

It dawned on me that YouTube can become a video archive of my favorite sports reel highlights.

I am still trying to find the "Texas Special", the bounce lateral- forward pass- Hail Mary by the Texas Aggies against Texas in the mid-1960's (?1965?).  I am surprised that some Aggie hasn't posted it yet.  I didn't find it on Youtube and have bogged down in Google land looking for it.

The latter two are a history lesson for me (born in '76, so I don't remember much from '82) ... as was the Wisconsin stuff.

Keep it comin' folks!

(There was a good lateral play by the Panthers vs. the Eagles a few years ago, but it was illegal)
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Keith

Here is another one

http://www.lcfootball.com/      once at the site click on ESPY

[Ralph Turner]

It is Coach Z's "color commentary", 

"I think I am gonna throw up"  that made this one a classic. 

[Pat Coleman]

Yep Pat, that's the one. I don't think they'll mind much though.

Memorable one it was. Enjoyed calling that game.

[smedindy]

The Music City Miracle was a re-incarnation of the SMU-Texas Tech game in 1982 to preserve SMU's #2 ranking.  That highlight is at the end of this 3 minute clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx1PccepNHQ

Of course, though, you must realize that SMU's payroll rivaled this year's Houston Texans!!

[Ralph Turner]

The Music City Miracle was a re-incarnation of the SMU-Texas Tech game in 1982 to preserve SMU's #2 ranking.  That highlight is at the end of this 3 minute clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx1PccepNHQ

Of course, though, you must realize that SMU's payroll rivaled this year's Houston Texans!!

No!  Any SMU payroll went out the window in 1987!

A not-very-bold prediction...

If Alabama did not warrant the death penalty with their infractions from earlier this decade, then the NCAA will never give the death penalty again!

Since the death penalty at SMU, the Southwest Conference has dissolved, SMU has disbanded its most successful team sport (Men's indoor and outdoor track), and we have seen the WAC, the Mountain West and Conference USA go thru all sorts of configurations.   

The Athletic Department is floundering as the 6th most important D-1 athletic program in the DFW market.  (UT, A&M, OU, Texas Tech, TCU, SMU)