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Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 2:29 PM
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Ate lunch at Esso today and the best plays in Clemson Football History came up as a topic at our table. I know there are experts on this board, what are your opinions?
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Ron Gardner "The Catch" vs SC 2000.***
Jun 26, 2012, 2:35 PM
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That was the Catch II. The original was THE CATCH to beat
Jun 26, 2012, 2:38 PM
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USuC in WB in 1977.
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My bad...don't take my Orange Card!***
Jun 26, 2012, 2:39 PM
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No problem.***
Jun 26, 2012, 2:40 PM
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Oops, Gardner's catch is called "The Catch II"
Jun 26, 2012, 2:38 PM
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Pardon me!
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Me too***
Jun 26, 2012, 4:49 PM
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The 2006 GT game when Spiller had the double juke
Jun 26, 2012, 2:44 PM
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on the sideline to take it to the house ALWAYS gets me pumped!!!!!!!!
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Oh yeah! Four snapped ankles in less than 5 seconds.***
Jun 26, 2012, 2:45 PM
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 2:43 PM
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Both "Catches" came up in discussion. Woody Dantzler setting the record 2000/1000 mark in 2001. Gaines Adams forced fumble for TD against Wake in 2006 was also very memorable. CJ's run against GT in 2007 also.
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Emory Smith dragging coots in the roach***
Jun 26, 2012, 2:47 PM
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Re: Emory Smith dragging coots in the roach***
Jun 26, 2012, 2:53 PM
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And Emory being the leading ground gainer against Tech in Atlanta with big brother Emmitt on the sidelines.
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Was living in Cola and watched it in 5 Points. LOT of very
Jun 26, 2012, 3:55 PM
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miserable fans after that game. Still my all time fav USC beat down. 63-17 was a butt whoopin, but 45-0 was pure physical domination and utterly demoralizing.
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also worth mentioning
Jun 26, 2012, 5:02 PM
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were the '97 punt and INT returns for touchdowns in the WB dump in Columbia....the punt by Tony Horne and the INT by Antuan Edwards....i was sitting in the end zone that both of them came to and i almost blacked out i was yelling so hard......
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 2:48 PM
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How about the late Gaines Adams taking that botched field goal to the house at Wake Forrest in 2006. Not a big game or anything, but a great play non the less.
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I think one of the plays that brought me the most joy was...
Jun 26, 2012, 2:48 PM
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Mike's first carry. I sure wish that kid would get his act together and bring himself back home.
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Good video. But ABC for the music? Please!***
Jun 26, 2012, 3:04 PM
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My how the rules have changed. That 1st play, that wouldn't
Jun 26, 2012, 3:51 PM
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be called a fumble today. They'd say forward progress was stopped and the ground can't cause a fumble.
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Nice one! They flat blew that play up.***
Jun 26, 2012, 3:02 PM
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Great pursuit, and Lott did a great job to fight off that
Jun 26, 2012, 4:00 PM
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block, but the key to that play was the blitz penetration forcing him so deep into the endzone. Just great all around defense. Great penetration, great pursuit, a great play by Lott, etc.
Haven't seen defenses that tough, that fundamentally sound since the Ford days.
People talk about the speed today, but we had as much, if not more speed on defense back then.
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 2:52 PM
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To me the 65+ yard pass from Jimmy "the needle" Addison to Jackie Jackson out of the backfield to finish the comeback against Virginia in 1966. We were behind 35-14 into the 4th quarter and about half the stands empted. Phil Marion intercepted a pass from Dan Quayle in the end zone as the clock ran out to preserve the win. Aside from "THE CATCH" this was the best I ever saw.
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 2:55 PM
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was there myself and it was a fantastic moment!!
I read somewhere years ago, that some of the UVa players on that team would regularly visit the UVa program to encourage/plead with that years team to beat Clemson---until it finally happened.
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Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time- thanks Hatfield
Jun 26, 2012, 3:08 PM
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that junk started on his watch. what a bozo that guy was
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 2:56 PM
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Yea! Thats the loudest the Valley has been in a while!
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 2:59 PM
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yep, I was there. I actually had to sit down and gain a hold of my self so I wouldn't pass out from yelling, lack of breath and anxiety.....it was crazy....
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 3:04 PM
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Don Wade intercepting a pass in the endzone to seal a 15-14 win over Miami in the 1951 Orange Bowl has got to earn some kind of mention
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 2:53 PM
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The pass from Kyle Parker to Jacoby Ford in Miami for the game winning TD comes to mind for me... That was a big win on the road.. Also, the pass from KP to Jamie Harper when he made that awesome diving catch in Aub in 2010.
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2ND on the Superman diving catch for Harper!!!
Jun 26, 2012, 2:54 PM
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even though we lost, that was incredible.
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I'll nominate a few
Jun 26, 2012, 2:54 PM
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1. The swing pass to CJ against Ga Tech in '06.
2. CJ's kick return against Maryland in '09.
3. Jordan to Tuttle in the '82 Orange Bowl.
4. Dantzler to McKelvey on 4th and 14 against Ga Tech in '01.
5. Quick snap handoff to Davis in the '06 FSU game.
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Hmm. Interesting question to ponder. Here are a few that
Jun 26, 2012, 2:56 PM
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jump into my mind:
The Catch (of course)
The Catch II (Gardner)
Spiller juke and long run down sideline vs GaTech
Gaines' blocked fieldgoal at Wake
Treadwell fieldgoal to beat UGa in Athens (87 maybe?)
Terry Allen TD run at FSU (year after ruskie play)
Uncovered receiver TD at UNC (86-ish)
Stick to cause fumble on KO in the fight game w/USC
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An even better play from that '89 FSU game was the long
Jun 26, 2012, 3:46 PM
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Ashley Shepard "Pick-6". Caught it on the run and ran 75 or 80 yards for the TD.
That whole game was a beat down. They scored late to make it look respectable, but we flat owned them in that game.
We actually totally dominated in '88 as well, but they stayed in it thanks to Sanders returning a punt 50 yards for a TD and returning a KO to our 30 or 35 that they ended up punching in for their only offensive TD.
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Jerry Butler 1978 against coots for winning touchdown***
Jun 26, 2012, 2:57 PM
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The Original Catch.....none greater!!***
Jun 26, 2012, 3:07 PM
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Absolutely...saw it live......***
Jun 26, 2012, 3:23 PM
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Here are some--Enjoy
Jun 26, 2012, 3:01 PM
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1) Homer Jordan runs the clock out in Orange Bowl.
2) Goal Line Stand against UGA in 87 for safety and then Tigers get ball for the win.
3) William Perry pounces on lateral to end epic 1981 UNCheat game
4) Jacoby Ford gets TD in top 10 showdown in Coral Gables in 2009.
5) Shoe String tackle in the Orange Bowl by Sterling Smith to beat Miami in 1951 Orange Bowl.
6) Woody Dantzler waltzs into endzone and beats GT in OT in Atlanta.
7) Butler, Clark, Fuller = fireworks against Maryland in 1978 ACC Championship game
8) Billy Lott takes it to the zone in South Bend in 1979
9) 2 interceptions by Willie Underwood--1 for a TD in 1980 win over Gator Bowl bound Coots.
10)Spiller's juke and jive against GT.
11) Gaines Adams miracle fumble for score against WF in 2006.
12) John Heisman's trick that helped Clemson beat GT at the turn of the 20th century in Atlanta
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Re: Here are some--Enjoy
Jun 26, 2012, 3:08 PM
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In regards to #6...I think the TD pass to McKelvey on 4th down in the 4th qtr was a better play in that game.
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Great list.....but #3 was Jeff Bryant on the lateral***
Jun 26, 2012, 3:30 PM
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Wondered if anyone would catch that. Good call.***
Jun 26, 2012, 3:50 PM
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he was my favorite Tiger as a kid....the original #99
Jun 26, 2012, 4:54 PM
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and one of the most underrated Tigers of all time as far as i'm concerned.....played everywhere on the DL and lived in the backfield disrupting everything. That's why he played in the NFL for 13 years or so.
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The Catch
Jun 26, 2012, 3:05 PM
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I was there in 1977 & I still can't believe it!
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 3:05 PM
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Here are a few that come to mind (not in order of importance):
1. Phil Prince's blocked punt against USC to preserve perfect season in 1948
2. David Treadwell beating Georgia in 1986 and 1987
3. Woody finishing off GT in OT in 2001
4. The Catch
5. The Catch II
6. PBU in the end-zone to finish victory over Oklahoma
7. Jacoby Ford's TD in overtime to win at Miami
8. Gaines Adams' TD against Wake
9. Bauman's INT against Ohio State
10. Watkins' final TD against FSU 2011 and the sack to end the game
11. CJ's double juke TD against GT with Gameday in town
12. Jeff Bryant's fumble recovery against UNC in 1981
13. Derrick Hamilton's TD against FSU in 2003
14. Tracy Johnson's helmet popping block to spring Gary Cooper for a TD against Maryland for ACC title 1988 (it is on youtube - please watch it if you don't remember)
15. Perry Tuttle's TD in Orange Bowl
16. David Dunham v Matt Ryan, 2005
I'm sure as soon as I press send I'll think of 5 more
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Based on what criteria?
Jun 26, 2012, 3:20 PM
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1. Best Most Amazing 25 Plays?
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2. Most Important 25 Plays?
Big difference in those 2 things b/c if category 1, there are 100s of amazing plays, plays in losing games, plays that were incredible plays, but had no impacts on the outcome of the game. Whereas category 2 is not necessarily a spectacular play, but an important, or memorable play b/c it won a game.
Two other great polls would be 1. Top plays not made - b/c of a fumble or dropped pass, etc. and 2. Top Plays that broke our hearts - fumblerooskie, push-off by GT TD catch in the endzone.
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Re: Based on what criteria?
Jun 26, 2012, 3:22 PM
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Only you would come in giving a lesson on what type of play is better or worse .....come on man....just list your top plays and be done with it....
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I'm not giving a lesson jerk off, I'm asking what's the
Jun 26, 2012, 3:39 PM
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criteria and clarifying it b/c his question was very open ended and could be left to many interpretations. There are many great Clemson plays, but they are great for different reasons. I don't see the harm in asking him to clarify his open ended question b/c that then determines what is or isn't a great play.
Is it a great play because it was an amazing and spectacular play, or is it a great play because it was a routine play, but won a ball game in spectacular fashion. Like Rodney throwing to an open WR left uncovered to beat UVa on the last play of the game.
Those are two completely different things. Pardon me for asking him to clarify.
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I bet you're a real treat on long roadtrips
Jun 26, 2012, 3:27 PM
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ignoring the remote possibility that you would actually have any friends to travel with.
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Re: I bet you're a real treat on long roadtrips
Jun 26, 2012, 3:32 PM
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probably be like spending a day with Sheldon Cooper. A sports version instead of scientist....
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the play that led to Woody Hayes' firing at tOSU.
Jun 26, 2012, 3:34 PM
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If I ever meet a member of his family, I will bich slap him/her.
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Charley Bauman's (spelling?) interception....
Jun 26, 2012, 4:28 PM
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I was there!!
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Tuttle's TD vs. Nebraska or The Safety vs.Georgia in '87***
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 4:39 PM
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1948 President Phil Prince blocks a USC punt to complete an undefeated season.
1972 Jimmy Williamson knocks down a 2 point conversion pass to save a 7-6 victory over USC.
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The fake field goal to beat Miami @ Coral Gables is another***
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Re: Walk-Off FG in Athens in 1986.
Jun 26, 2012, 5:20 PM
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Treadwell at his best.
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Re: Four That Have Not Been Mentioned
Jun 26, 2012, 5:44 PM
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1. Uncovered TD pass to beat Virginia 10-6 in Charlottesville in 1988.
2. Stopping the 2-point conversion against Georgia to win 7-6 in 1977 at Athens.
3. GW FG at and against Virginia in 1992 to win 29-28.
4. Sammy's kick-off TD return against Maryland last year.
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Re: Top 25 Clemson Football Plays of All-Time
Jun 26, 2012, 5:58 PM
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In game against Maryland on the road, Maryland in punt formation, the Fridge picks up the blocker in front of the punter and throws him into the punter to block the punt. Never seen anyone else, college or pro, do that before or since.
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