20 Years Ago: Daydrion Taylor's hit on Bob Stephenson
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That was an ass-whipping in almost every sense of the word. They kicked our heads in
I was in class with Bob the summer before sat next to each other and studied a few times...nice guy.
Don't think it was quite that early. Seem to recall it being closer to the quarter break. It was the first positive play PSU had and then boom, the devastating hit.
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I sat in the first 10 rows of SB and the two things I remember from that game are that hit and watching a WIDE OPEN Charles Woodson catch a TD pass in front of me as I looked around wondering of all the Michigan receivers how they could leave HIM open.
Penn State had won three in a row against Meeechigan. There was even a Detroit Red Wings commercial making light of our winning streak by having a plaque above their door way that read "Beat Penn State".
Loyd Carr said later, he could look into his players eyes on the plane to State College that they meant business.
It was a tough tough loss for Penn State. But, give credit where credit is due: Meeechigan physically beat Penn State that day. They were the better team.
That hit is a microcosm of that 1997 Meeechigan team.
A hit that ended two players' careers is not 'one of the greatest hits in the history of cfb'. Posting crap like this is one of the reason people hate scUM fans.
That would be like PSU fans celebrating Michael Robinson ending Brandon Owens' career... no we don't. It was a big hit, but nothing to celebrate.
I read his post to be more in the sense of biggest hit or hardest hit, something like that, not one of celebration. But who knows.
Yeah, "greatest" wasn't the best word choice on his part.
It certainly is "memorable" though. This thread being started is proof of such.
though n/a in '97 that looks like a targeting call today.
They physically beat us that year. Look for them to try to do it again this year.
They physically beat us that year. Look for them to try to do it again this year.
Complete dominance by one group of post adolescent Naked Apes over another.
Stupid if you ask me. Stephenson was practically out of bounds anyway. End two careers where the same result could have been achieved with a one-armed shove? F that.
Will never forget that hit. My buddy look back at me a split second after the hit and said,”ooooohhhh, he’s dead” scary even at the time
WC 66, my wife gasped when the hit occurred. It seemed to cast a pall over the stadium that portended the rest of the day. What a shame. I haven't seen replay myself to decide if it was a dirty play or just bad luck for both but there was a sound that seemed to be deadening and the crowd sort of self silenced for a while as we waited for what seem an eternity to have them stand and walk away. Quite a sad moment, a shocking moment.
