Biggest plays in MSU history
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Re: Biggest plays in MSU history
That Orenzo Davis run was great. Pure Bo Jackson Tecmo.
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The famous Jesse Jones catch and run against Boise in 1984. This game put MSU in first place in the Big Sky that year.
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Thank you, I had never seen this play, only heard it on the radio.
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So who made the tackle?Cat Grad wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 4:57 pmSometime in the third quarter of the 68 game, the staples they used to keep Paul's dislocated shoulder somewhat in place began coming out...and that was the 58th carry by Paul in that one game. Even though the next tackle saved the lead as the clock ran out, I stiil maintain that one yard run as the best ever.AFCAT wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:17 pmI’m not old enough to remember Schafers play and I’m not sure if I’m a punk, but I can’t see how any play against the griz can beat Joe Roberts interception for greatest plays in Bobcat history. Roberts interception occurred when the Cats were, in all likelihood, going down to defeat. Joe’s improbable interception and return won the playoff game and put the Cats in the national championship.
Without having seen Schafers play, I will give you number two on the list though.
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I know I’m ready to be amazed.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:54 pmIt always amazes people when they find out who ran him down and caught him at the 12. That had to have been one of the very best football games I've ever watched, from the Bobcat perspective anyway...iaafan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:41 amI don’t know. Who did tackle Ron Baines?
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I looked up the newspaper articles from the game and there is no mention who made the tackle. Since we are supposed to be “amazed” then I’m going with Dennis Erickson or Cat Grad came out of the stands and made the play.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:58 pmI know I’m ready to be amazed.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:54 pmIt always amazes people when they find out who ran him down and caught him at the 12. That had to have been one of the very best football games I've ever watched, from the Bobcat perspective anyway...iaafan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:41 amI don’t know. Who did tackle Ron Baines?
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Rocky Tope, Eric Wheeler, Ray Becky?AFCAT wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:38 amI looked up the newspaper articles from the game and there is no mention who made the tackle. Since we are supposed to be “amazed” then I’m going with Dennis Erickson or Cat Grad came out of the stands and made the play.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:58 pmI know I’m ready to be amazed.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:54 pmIt always amazes people when they find out who ran him down and caught him at the 12. That had to have been one of the very best football games I've ever watched, from the Bobcat perspective anyway...iaafan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:41 amI don’t know. Who did tackle Ron Baines?
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The reporters back then were so incompetent, weren't they? Couldn't have been Rick Ogle because he went to Colorado, right?AFCAT wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:38 amI looked up the newspaper articles from the game and there is no mention who made the tackle. Since we are supposed to be “amazed” then I’m going with Dennis Erickson or Cat Grad came out of the stands and made the play.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:58 pmI know I’m ready to be amazed.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:54 pmIt always amazes people when they find out who ran him down and caught him at the 12. That had to have been one of the very best football games I've ever watched, from the Bobcat perspective anyway...iaafan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:41 amI don’t know. Who did tackle Ron Baines?
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Yet another cryptic Post from cryptic grad. Never tell your whole story.
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Are you trying to say it was Rick Ogle? Stomp your foot once for Yes, twice for No.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:57 amThe reporters back then were so incompetent, weren't they? Couldn't have been Rick Ogle because he went to Colorado, right?AFCAT wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:38 amI looked up the newspaper articles from the game and there is no mention who made the tackle. Since we are supposed to be “amazed” then I’m going with Dennis Erickson or Cat Grad came out of the stands and made the play.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:58 pmI know I’m ready to be amazed.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:54 pmIt always amazes people when they find out who ran him down and caught him at the 12. That had to have been one of the very best football games I've ever watched, from the Bobcat perspective anyway...iaafan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:41 amI don’t know. Who did tackle Ron Baines?
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Well, if he is then that would be interesting, because Rick Ogle shows up on the 1968 Colorado football roster.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:45 amAre you trying to say it was Rick Ogle? Stomp your foot once for Yes, twice for No.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:57 amThe reporters back then were so incompetent, weren't they? Couldn't have been Rick Ogle because he went to Colorado, right?AFCAT wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:38 amI looked up the newspaper articles from the game and there is no mention who made the tackle. Since we are supposed to be “amazed” then I’m going with Dennis Erickson or Cat Grad came out of the stands and made the play.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:58 pmI know I’m ready to be amazed.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:54 pmIt always amazes people when they find out who ran him down and caught him at the 12. That had to have been one of the very best football games I've ever watched, from the Bobcat perspective anyway...iaafan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:41 amI don’t know. Who did tackle Ron Baines?
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Here's a novel idea. Maybe for once Cat Grad could just come out and actually say in plain English, what he's trying so hard to tell us, without actually saying it? Is that too much to ask of him?AFCAT wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:04 pmWell, if he is then that would be interesting, because Rick Ogle shows up on the 1968 Colorado football roster.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:45 amAre you trying to say it was Rick Ogle? Stomp your foot once for Yes, twice for No.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:57 amThe reporters back then were so incompetent, weren't they? Couldn't have been Rick Ogle because he went to Colorado, right?AFCAT wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:38 amI looked up the newspaper articles from the game and there is no mention who made the tackle. Since we are supposed to be “amazed” then I’m going with Dennis Erickson or Cat Grad came out of the stands and made the play.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:58 pmI know I’m ready to be amazed.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:54 pmIt always amazes people when they find out who ran him down and caught him at the 12. That had to have been one of the very best football games I've ever watched, from the Bobcat perspective anyway...iaafan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:41 amI don’t know. Who did tackle Ron Baines?
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From cryptic grad? That would be novel.John K wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:42 pmHere's a novel idea. Maybe for once Cat Grad could just come out and actually say in plain English, what he's trying so hard to tell us, without actually saying it? Is that too much to ask of him?AFCAT wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:04 pmWell, if he is then that would be interesting, because Rick Ogle shows up on the 1968 Colorado football roster.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:45 amAre you trying to say it was Rick Ogle? Stomp your foot once for Yes, twice for No.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:57 amThe reporters back then were so incompetent, weren't they? Couldn't have been Rick Ogle because he went to Colorado, right?AFCAT wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:38 amI looked up the newspaper articles from the game and there is no mention who made the tackle. Since we are supposed to be “amazed” then I’m going with Dennis Erickson or Cat Grad came out of the stands and made the play.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:58 pmI know I’m ready to be amazed.Cat Grad wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:54 pmIt always amazes people when they find out who ran him down and caught him at the 12. That had to have been one of the very best football games I've ever watched, from the Bobcat perspective anyway...
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As a Griz fan, I was about to make the same point, especially considering the historical significance.Long Time Cat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:50 pmAs much as I enjoyed The Stuff and it was a great play. I think that I would move #6 up to 2nd just because of the significance of ending the streak.iaafan wrote: ↑Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:59 amSince it’s the off-season I thought a thread on this might help pass the time.
1) Joe Roberts INT return vs Rhode Island in 1984 semis.
2) The Stuff vs UM in 2018
3) Blocked XP vs New Hampshire to win first round playoff game in 1976.
4) Jesse Jones screen pass and run from Kelly Bradley vs Boise State in 1984.
5) Steven Bethley’s blocked XP vs New Hampshire in second round playoff game in 2011.
6) Travis Lulay to Junior Adams TD pass vs UM in 2002.
7) Onside kick recovered by Corey Smith vs NAU in 2003.
8- Paul Schafer game-winning TD run vs UM with 12 seconds to go in 1968.
9) Corey Smith game-opening KO return for TD vs UM in 2003.
10) Mike Rider tackles WSU’s Bo Bolen on 4th-goal from 1 w/20 seconds to go in 2009.
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Had it happened in the fourth quarter, I’d put it higher.grizband wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:33 pmAs a Griz fan, I was about to make the same point, especially considering the historical significance.Long Time Cat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:50 pmAs much as I enjoyed The Stuff and it was a great play. I think that I would move #6 up to 2nd just because of the significance of ending the streak.iaafan wrote: ↑Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:59 amSince it’s the off-season I thought a thread on this might help pass the time.
1) Joe Roberts INT return vs Rhode Island in 1984 semis.
2) The Stuff vs UM in 2018
3) Blocked XP vs New Hampshire to win first round playoff game in 1976.
4) Jesse Jones screen pass and run from Kelly Bradley vs Boise State in 1984.
5) Steven Bethley’s blocked XP vs New Hampshire in second round playoff game in 2011.
6) Travis Lulay to Junior Adams TD pass vs UM in 2002.
7) Onside kick recovered by Corey Smith vs NAU in 2003.
8- Paul Schafer game-winning TD run vs UM with 12 seconds to go in 1968.
9) Corey Smith game-opening KO return for TD vs UM in 2003.
10) Mike Rider tackles WSU’s Bo Bolen on 4th-goal from 1 w/20 seconds to go in 2009.
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I don't care what quarter it happened in, that play deserves to be #2 in my opinion. That TD still counts for 6 points, whether it happened in the first minute of the game, or the final minute, and it turned out to be the game clinching score. That TD ended 16 years of misery for Bobcat fans, and it's impossible to overstate it's significance.iaafan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:31 amHad it happened in the fourth quarter, I’d put it higher.grizband wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:33 pmAs a Griz fan, I was about to make the same point, especially considering the historical significance.Long Time Cat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:50 pmAs much as I enjoyed The Stuff and it was a great play. I think that I would move #6 up to 2nd just because of the significance of ending the streak.iaafan wrote: ↑Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:59 amSince it’s the off-season I thought a thread on this might help pass the time.
1) Joe Roberts INT return vs Rhode Island in 1984 semis.
2) The Stuff vs UM in 2018
3) Blocked XP vs New Hampshire to win first round playoff game in 1976.
4) Jesse Jones screen pass and run from Kelly Bradley vs Boise State in 1984.
5) Steven Bethley’s blocked XP vs New Hampshire in second round playoff game in 2011.
6) Travis Lulay to Junior Adams TD pass vs UM in 2002.
7) Onside kick recovered by Corey Smith vs NAU in 2003.
8- Paul Schafer game-winning TD run vs UM with 12 seconds to go in 1968.
9) Corey Smith game-opening KO return for TD vs UM in 2003.
10) Mike Rider tackles WSU’s Bo Bolen on 4th-goal from 1 w/20 seconds to go in 2009.
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John K wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:21 pmI don't care what quarter it happened in, that play deserves to be #2 in my opinion. That TD still counts for 6 points, whether it happened in the first minute of the game, or the final minute, and it turned out to be the game clinching score. That TD ended 16 years of misery for Bobcat fans, and it's impossible to overstate it's significance.iaafan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:31 amHad it happened in the fourth quarter, I’d put it higher.grizband wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:33 pmAs a Griz fan, I was about to make the same point, especially considering the historical significance.Long Time Cat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:50 pmAs much as I enjoyed The Stuff and it was a great play. I think that I would move #6 up to 2nd just because of the significance of ending the streak.iaafan wrote: ↑Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:59 amSince it’s the off-season I thought a thread on this might help pass the time.
1) Joe Roberts INT return vs Rhode Island in 1984 semis.
2) The Stuff vs UM in 2018
3) Blocked XP vs New Hampshire to win first round playoff game in 1976.
4) Jesse Jones screen pass and run from Kelly Bradley vs Boise State in 1984.
5) Steven Bethley’s blocked XP vs New Hampshire in second round playoff game in 2011.
6) Travis Lulay to Junior Adams TD pass vs UM in 2002.
7) Onside kick recovered by Corey Smith vs NAU in 2003.
8- Paul Schafer game-winning TD run vs UM with 12 seconds to go in 1968.
9) Corey Smith game-opening KO return for TD vs UM in 2003.
10) Mike Rider tackles WSU’s Bo Bolen on 4th-goal from 1 w/20 seconds to go in 2009.
Of all the plays on the list only two didn’t happen in the closing moments of the game to flip it from a loss or tie to a win. That play ranks highest of the two. Had it not occurred in such a historical win it would be very plain. It just doesn’t stack up with any of the top five in terms of shock value and suddenness.
The 2002 Cat-Griz game is arguably the biggest game in MSU history. The game in its entirety had several big plays and big performances. Joey Thomas and Ryan Johnson had big games. The defense was great as a unit.
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I agree completely with everything you just said, and certainly Ryan Johnson and the entire defense deserve most of the credit for that win. That was one of the best defensive performances in MSU history, and it came against a team that was the defending national champions, and had won 24 straight games before losing to EWU the previous week. But still, at some point the offense needed to make a play to win the game, or else that great defensive effort would have gone to waste. That was one of the most significant wins in MSU history, if not the most significant, and that was the biggest single play in that game.iaafan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:46 pmJohn K wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:21 pmI don't care what quarter it happened in, that play deserves to be #2 in my opinion. That TD still counts for 6 points, whether it happened in the first minute of the game, or the final minute, and it turned out to be the game clinching score. That TD ended 16 years of misery for Bobcat fans, and it's impossible to overstate it's significance.iaafan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:31 amHad it happened in the fourth quarter, I’d put it higher.grizband wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:33 pmAs a Griz fan, I was about to make the same point, especially considering the historical significance.Long Time Cat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:50 pmAs much as I enjoyed The Stuff and it was a great play. I think that I would move #6 up to 2nd just because of the significance of ending the streak.iaafan wrote: ↑Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:59 amSince it’s the off-season I thought a thread on this might help pass the time.
1) Joe Roberts INT return vs Rhode Island in 1984 semis.
2) The Stuff vs UM in 2018
3) Blocked XP vs New Hampshire to win first round playoff game in 1976.
4) Jesse Jones screen pass and run from Kelly Bradley vs Boise State in 1984.
5) Steven Bethley’s blocked XP vs New Hampshire in second round playoff game in 2011.
6) Travis Lulay to Junior Adams TD pass vs UM in 2002.
7) Onside kick recovered by Corey Smith vs NAU in 2003.
8- Paul Schafer game-winning TD run vs UM with 12 seconds to go in 1968.
9) Corey Smith game-opening KO return for TD vs UM in 2003.
10) Mike Rider tackles WSU’s Bo Bolen on 4th-goal from 1 w/20 seconds to go in 2009.
Of all the plays on the list only two didn’t happen in the closing moments of the game to flip it from a loss or tie to a win. That play ranks highest of the two. Had it not occurred in such a historical win it would be very plain. It just doesn’t stack up with any of the top five in terms of shock value and suddenness.
The 2002 Cat-Griz game is arguably the biggest game in MSU history. The game in its entirety had several big plays and big performances. Joey Thomas and Ryan Johnson had big games. The defense was great as a unit.
Also, while Corey Smith returning the opening kickoff for a TD in the 2003 Cat-Griz game was obviously a huge play, I think you could make a case for Kenneth Quall's interception return for a TD right before halftime being an even bigger play in that game. After Corey's TD, UM absolutely dominated us for the entire first half and had taken a 10-6 lead, and honestly, it probably shouldn't even have been that close. Quall's TD sent us into the half with a 13-10 lead, and completely flipped the momentum back to our side going into the 2nd half. We dominated most of the rest of the game, scoring 21 straight points to go up 27-10 early in the 4th quarter.
I also seem to recall that UM marched down the field early in the 1st half, with the score still 6-0, and was knocking on the door of scoring a TD that would have given them a 7-6 lead (assuming they made the XP). Then Beau Clark of Belgrade had 2 consecutive sacks that not only kept them out of the end zone, but also pushed their subsequent FG attempt out of chip shot range. They missed the FG, and we still led 6-0. Those 2 sacks were huge plays in that game as well, but unfortunately largely forgotten.
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Corey's KO Return is top 5 in my book.
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Oh this might be top 10 worthy. One of the best runs of all time.
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