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What Is the Best Single Play in THE GAME During the Tressel Era?

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What Is the Greatest Single Play in THE GAME During the Tressel Era?

  • 2001: Jonathan Wells' 46-yard TD run on fourth-and-inches

    Votes: 8 4.0%

  • 2002: Maurice Hall's game winning TD run (Krenzel runs the option in the red zone)

    Votes: 7 3.5%

  • 2002: Will Smith's sack, strip, and fumble recovery against John Navarre with less than two minutes

    Votes: 3 1.5%

  • 2002: Will Allen's game-saving interception at the goal line as time expires

    Votes: 28 13.9%

  • 2004: Smith to Gonzalez for a 68-yard touchdown (beating Ernest Shazor)

    Votes: 4 2.0%

  • 2004: Teddy Ginn's 82-yard punt return for a touchdown

    Votes: 12 6.0%

  • 2004: Santonio Holmes schools Marlin Jackson on a 12-yard TD reception

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 2005: Smith to Gonzalez for 27 yards to set up the game-winning TD as time runs down (The Catch)

    Votes: 78 38.8%

  • 2005: Antonio Pittman's game-winning TD run (Burgess and Crable get trucked at the goal line)

    Votes: 5 2.5%

  • 2006: Beanie Wells' 52-yard TD run (beats Shawn Crable with a spin move in the backfield)

    Votes: 13 6.5%

  • 2006: Play-action pass from Smith to Ginn for a 38-yard TD on second-and-inches

    Votes: 23 11.4%

  • 2006: Smith to Robiskie for the game-winning 13-yard TD pass (burning Morgan "Slappy" Trent)

    Votes: 2 1.0%

  • 2007: Beanie Wells ices the game with a 62-yard TD run, part of his 222 yards on the afternoon

    Votes: 7 3.5%

  • 2008: Beanie Wells smokes the Wolverines for the third year in a row, this time for a 59-yard TD run

    Votes: 1 0.5%

  • Some other play (and there are many, many others....)

    Votes: 10 5.0%
  • Total voters
    201
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3074326;1597420; said:
Huh, I didn't realize that so many people thought our many games against Purdue were The Game.

I'm going with the Catch.. but it's hard to not choose Will Allen's pick..
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It's becoz we have had more trouble beating Purdue than scUM since Tressel took over.....FACT! :biggrin:
 
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I can't believe i'm the only one who chose "2002: Will Smith's sack, strip, and fumble recovery against John Navarre with less than two minutes to go"

I was at this game, and when this happened this was the second most exciting play i've ever seen in OSU football, #1 beating Krenzel to Jenkins @ Purdue. You just had a feeling that this was OSU's day when this happened. The whole stadium erupted louder than I've ever seen for a single play in the middle of a game. People were jumping, hugging, screaming, high five-ing. It was just the biggest rush of happiness I've ever seen. With the final play of that game, it was like a "finally" feeling, almost in disbelief, and a feeling of relief and pure bliss. But there was something special about the fumble recovery...that was a sick play by probably the best player on the 2002 team.
 
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The first play I thought of before looking at the list was The Catch.

I still remember being so terribly nervous during that drive. When Troy escaped and Gonzo made that unbelievable catch I jumped so high I forgot I was white.

It's amazing how you can vividly recall such a feeling while watching a football play on a television. In addition, I recall thinking that Gonzo was a TSUN lean at one time and that God Himself brought Gonzalez to tOSU just to make that catch. Providence.
 
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CalvinistBuck;1597505; said:
The first play I thought of before looking at the list was The Catch.

I still remember being so terribly nervous during that drive. When Troy escaped and Gonzo made that unbelievable catch I jumped so high I forgot I was white.

It's amazing how you can vividly recall such a feeling while watching a football play on a television. In addition, I recall thinking that Gonzo was a TSUN lean at one time and that God Himself brought Gonzalez to tOSU just to make that catch. Providence.
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You're better suited for Safety.
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks;1597236; said:
I voted Teddy's punt return. All those plays listed, of course, are great plays, and as LJB points out there are a number which didn't even make the list, but that Punt return still sends chills down my spine. I've mentioned it before, in some preseason thread, I figure... There's this moment when it looks like Ginn's caught, but he cuts it up to his left, and at that moment, the crowd - collectively and at the same moment - realized "he's housing this one"

I friggin LOVE that moment.
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...maybe someone else has already added this, but on that punt return, the best thing was Braylon "hands" Edwards whiffing on punt coverage, feebly reaching out trying to grab Teddy's jersey... and later, Gary Danielson telling the viewing audience all about it. "Not a good tackler..." etc.

but i voted for Beanie's 62 yd run just for the manliness of it. Beard!

Something this Saturday will be added to that list, for sure.

and since it's Throwback saturday, I'd like to see 50-14. Yeah, that would be sweet!
 
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I don't know about single best play but this is one of my personal favorite pictures.

HolyBuckeyes2.jpg
 
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I wish I could vote for more, but I voted the Ginn play action because thats the best play action I've ever seen.

Hopefully we can have even more memories from this years game!! GO BUCKS!!!
 
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