It's summer, I miss PSU football, and watching us win that iowa game always gets the blood flowing and always results in a happy ending! [Anyone watching this entire game realizes just how special SB is... he simply does things that maybe 5 guys I've watched over close to 6 decades can do... consistently. Everyone has that one play here or there... this guy simply does it all the time.]
That said... the 3rd down play at the end where TM's pass intended for a crossing Hamilton is batted down... I've replayed and watched this so many times and in each case it's clear that we didn't dodge a bullet (as some former osu guy implies on TV). If the pass is complete and Hamilton takes it in stride none of the iowa defenders in the same zip code have a prayer of tackling him.
But the talk was about how lucky we were the pass was batted down or else Hamilton is tackled (immediately, btw) and time expires before we can get the last TO. Guess Herbie wanted to add drama... just in case we still won.
Next time you watch this one, see what you think. In the end, we won it anyway and in fine style... but it irks hearing about it the way it's told.
FF to 2:43 on video and decide for yourself. IMO he's slanting and in full stride... iowa has 2 potential defenders.. one to his right can't get there and the other ahead and slightly left has a shot.. but if H catches in stride, he scoots left and is in the EZ before they blink. IMO, of course lol.
That said... the 3rd down play at the end where TM's pass intended for a crossing Hamilton is batted down... I've replayed and watched this so many times and in each case it's clear that we didn't dodge a bullet (as some former osu guy implies on TV). If the pass is complete and Hamilton takes it in stride none of the iowa defenders in the same zip code have a prayer of tackling him.
But the talk was about how lucky we were the pass was batted down or else Hamilton is tackled (immediately, btw) and time expires before we can get the last TO. Guess Herbie wanted to add drama... just in case we still won.
Next time you watch this one, see what you think. In the end, we won it anyway and in fine style... but it irks hearing about it the way it's told.
FF to 2:43 on video and decide for yourself. IMO he's slanting and in full stride... iowa has 2 potential defenders.. one to his right can't get there and the other ahead and slightly left has a shot.. but if H catches in stride, he scoots left and is in the EZ before they blink. IMO, of course lol.