tweeterhawk
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Never fails to give me wood. Which ain’t easy at my age.
Favorite Iowa State Moment
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Fryowa
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The worst part is it was all in vain for the ISU dude. He was never gonna catch Grigsby anyway.
Robowe
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Not sure if the same play, but in 1973, an Oklahoma State played came off the sideline to tackle an ISU player.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/fu8k8f/in_one_of_the_strangest_plays_in_isu_history_osus/
PlatypusMessiah
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HawkGold
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Not sure if the same play, but in 1973, an Oklahoma State played came off the sideline to tackle an ISU player.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/fu8k8f/in_one_of_the_strangest_plays_in_isu_history_osus/
Well maybe. I wasn't that old.
kicker22
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They should be illegal lol he could have killed him. I wonder if the guy on the receiving end of that block remembers anything about the hit. I'm guessing as hard as he was hit he sees it for the first time, every time it's played back because he has no memory of what happened that day or every day since.
Not sure if illegal and hard to make it illegal if the block is above the waist, in the front part of the player's body being blocked, and not targeting. If you are chasing a ball carryer as they say you better have the head on a swivel as I dont think in the open field you are a defenseless player.
I actually know him pretty well. I talked to him once about it, he just said, “yeah... that hurt” and left it at that. Super nice guy.
hawkdrummer1
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1. 1977, Iowa upsets the clones @ Kinnick in the first game of the renewed series. ISU adds to the fail by wearing "BEAT IOWA" jerseys. The beginning of a new era of ISU embarrassing themselves regularly and a foreshadowing of things to come; Iowa's resurgence and the end of ISU's flirt with relevance under Majors and Bruce.
I was lucky enough to be in Row 1 of the North end zone. (my buddy was a team manager for the Hawks...sweaty jock duty... and got me the tickets). The students rushed the field and the goal posts fell right in front of me. The day I "committed" to IOWA for my college years.
2. The punt return cluster f*** of 2019 which sealed the IOWA victory. I may be giving it too much weight as it's recent, but there is no more beautiful symbolism of ISU's futility than that play. Epic.
3. Marshall Yanda laying out the ISU defender...pretty sure that kid still has a concussion. Once again, beautiful symbolism. That play says it all re: IOWA vs isu
4. The 2009 beat down. If it was little league, they would have called the game.
5. ISU choking away the "big"12 north division title. Actually...any of the games they had in hand and found a way to lose. Take your pick from the catalog.
Honorable mention: Too much smoke. Can't make this stuff up.
I was lucky enough to be in Row 1 of the North end zone. (my buddy was a team manager for the Hawks...sweaty jock duty... and got me the tickets). The students rushed the field and the goal posts fell right in front of me. The day I "committed" to IOWA for my college years.
2. The punt return cluster f*** of 2019 which sealed the IOWA victory. I may be giving it too much weight as it's recent, but there is no more beautiful symbolism of ISU's futility than that play. Epic.
3. Marshall Yanda laying out the ISU defender...pretty sure that kid still has a concussion. Once again, beautiful symbolism. That play says it all re: IOWA vs isu
4. The 2009 beat down. If it was little league, they would have called the game.
5. ISU choking away the "big"12 north division title. Actually...any of the games they had in hand and found a way to lose. Take your pick from the catalog.
Honorable mention: Too much smoke. Can't make this stuff up.
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kameltoez102
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Back then those types of crackback blocks were not illegal. Today they are because it is considered blocking a defenseless player as they did not have the opportunity to see Yanda coming for more than a few steps. I do not know the exact verbiage of the rule but we had to cover it more than once in football last year. In essence you need to give the player an opportunity to be able to defend themselves.
I think football has added way too many rules over the last several years but in my opinion this one is a good one. It can be an extremely dangerous situation.
kicker22
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Feel bad for him actually. He'll forever be known as the guy that Yanda demolished. But hey at least he's famous for something. He can at least thump his chest as a survivor.
Maybe for Iowa fans. However he was a 4 year starter for ISU, played as a true freshman, and had a pretty dang good career, and is now involved in mentoring players on the ISU team as he still lives in the area. He's passionate about seeing those young guys succeed on and off the field, he has a great family, and is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet.
Trust me, there are a lot worse things in life.
judzeehawk
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Good for him but I never trust a clown!
HawkGold
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Winner!
