Small school from a minor conference vs. mighty Oklahoma.
I can’t really do it justice describing the ending, so get to ESPN and watch it for yourself. Oklahoma scored touchdowns on their last three drives but lost. Boise State scored fourth down touchdowns on their last two drives, one of which was incredible, then instead of going for the tie went for a two point conversion and scored on the most unbelievable play you’ll see in years.
Okie here, born and bred. It was an absolutely amazing game and the last quarter and OT were unbelievable.
Those Boise State guys played an incredible game and deserved to win. The Sooners, not so much. I’m not even upset that OU lost because I was so impressed with the BS team.
Actually, I’m just happy that OU didn’t pull one of their classic post-season choke-and-crater games.
That game was AWESOME! Born and bred in Montana so went into it rooting for Boise State (although they consistently kick the ass of my school, Montana, everytime they meet – should be clear why). I shouted myself hoarse, and thought I’d have a heart attack during OT. I have never wanted to see a game again, but I wish I’d taped that one.
The simple fact that THREE times in the 4th and OT, BSU converted trick plays on fourth down that, if any of the three had failed, the game would have been over, is amazing. I wish they would have faked the extra point in OT, but amazing nonetheless. Stoops, great coach that he is, was outcoached this evening. And when will players like the OU DB who returned the pick for the TD learn that in that situation, with a minute left, it is best to run out of bounds at the two, to let the offense chew up more clock?
Hook and lateral is right. When spoken fast it does sound like Hook and Ladder, but really, there is no ladder.
As for the game, they pretty much emptied Dan Hawkins playbook there. Hook and lateral, the WR pass, the Statue of Liberty, OU did sniff out the double pitch though so not every play worked. I hope he can do for CU what he did for Boise St.
Normally when I have to work the next morning, I kick myself for staying up late to watch sporting events…one of the reasons it sucks to live on the east coast. But last night reminded me of why I do it. Boise State 's timing and execution on the trick plays was absolutely perfect. The hook and lateral and the Statue of Liberty play were things of beauty. And I hope that no one thinks that Boise State tricked their way to a win. They were the better team all night long. A few bad decisions cost them a relatively easy win. Oklahoma’s comeback was the miracle (by sports standards). Boise State’s comeback was a once-a-decade type.
In what is it best? Maybe I can buy that if they’re already winning, but it was a tie game and there’s no guarantee they would score, even from the two. The Bengals are out of the playoffs this year in part because of a missed XP (two-yard field goal) two weeks ago. You have to be able to trust your defense to stop the other team from scoring a touchdown with only a minute left.
However, the Cotton Bowl, with my alma mater Nebraska, started at 6:30am! So, I wisely taped it to watch it later. I wish I had remembered the game was on Fox, not ABC :smack:
I am kicking myself for going to bed at halftime. I thought to myself, “If Boise State blows this halftime lead I don’t want to know about it until the morning.” That’ll teach me!
It was a modified Statue of Liberty play. The classic Statue of Liberty play has the tailback take the ball from the upraised arm of the quarterback. This was a little less obvious but still rare and still deserves to be called a Statue of Liberty play. To me, this particular one looked more like an extreme draw play.
If you fall down on the two-yard line and call kneel-downs to run the clock down to 0:01, the only way you fail to win is by missing a 20-yard field goal. Even in college, kickers are about 98% successful from that distance.
If you take the TD and kick off with a minute left, you fail to win by letting the other team go the length of the field in a minute. Of course your defense shouldn’t allow that to happen, but reality is that sometimes they will . . . maybe 10% of the time, especially when they’re tired and playing against an explosive offense like Boise State. Passing up the TD is smarter.
Having said that, I still wouldn’t expect a coach to coach for it, or a player to do it. It only works if you can run the clock down to the final seconds, and players don’t have calculators in their heads. Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, football players gotta score touchdowns.
But mathematically, falling down is the better play.
