What plays in Buckeye History rank with the Scoop ‘n Sawyer, aka The Texas JackSaw Massacre?

[Thump]

For context, that play is described at the top of page 5.

He's old, let'em live.

 

[Best Buckeye]

He's old, let'em live.

Described A!int the same as a video. Besides I can still drink you under the table.

 

[Thump]

Described A!int the same as a video. Besides I can still drink you under the table.

You would break your hip under a table.

 

[gmen6981]

Was also at PSU game, Cincy, WSU, and Texas Tech.

 

[Buckeyefrankmp]

Another play that was crucial to winning the first Natty in 30+ years was 4th and 14.

At the 8:13 mark:

I hate Dan Fauts.

 

[RB07OSU]

I have to agree, for all the reasons you've already mentioned.

Also, even though we're only comparing individual plays/moments, I think the games they happened in has to be a factor. It's nitpicking but we're nitpicking greatness here after all...

Those Semifinal games are all-time Buckeye games, too.

Objectively, that Purdue game was pretty awful. And that is without even considering that Purdue team was not good. The game itself overall is a brutal watch. Yes, Holy Buckeye was legendary, but the 3 hour game surrounding it was...not good. If you don't believe me, try putting yourself through a full rewatch.

Also, rounding out the Mount Rushmore has to be Clarett's strip of Sean Taylor.

The Purdue game as a whole was terrible, hell my dad was pulling me away to leave minutes before it happened. Any of that game before that play was worth it for the pure ecstasy of seeing Jenkins haul in that TD right in front of us. And then Gamble picking it to seal it after we remembered there was still plenty of game left.

 

[Jaxbuck]

The Purdue game as a whole was terrible, hell my dad was pulling me away to leave minutes before it happened. Any of that game before that play was worth it for the pure ecstasy of seeing Jenkins haul in that TD right in front of us. And then Gamble picking it to seal it after we remembered there was still plenty of game left.

Almost every game in the second half of that season was terrible from an aesthetic perspective and in everyone of those games there were many of the plays I see listed, and some not listed, that you can honestly say "If this doesn't happen we don't win the NC". I mean probably close to two dozen of them. 2-3 every game for 7-8 games and that was before Miami.

I rate Holy Buckeye #1 simply because of 1) how it made me feel and 2) for being first in the long list of great things that have happened in the 21st century for us.

 

[Jagdaddy]

I rate Holy Buckeye #1 simply because of … 2) for being first in the long list of great things that have happened in the 21st century for us.

I’d put Jonathan Wells’ 46 yard House Call against the cheaters in 2001 as first on that list, but your point is a good one despite that.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

I think it’s in the eye of the beholder.

Maybe we’ve gotten spoiled over time but in the moment, the way things had gone for my lifetime up to that moment…..there has been no single play that made me feel like Holy Buckeye did.

Pure, unadulterated joy for the first time in my Buckeye experience (thanks Coop you fucking cocksucker). Something finally went our way.

When I think back, and try to remember the feeling it’s only Holy Buckeye. Sawyer and Zeke won us a NC (basically) on a single play and I was jumping up and down for sure but Holy Buckeye (and beating Iowa in ‘85) gave me hope.

The miserable sonofabitch in between had damn near extinguished that in me so Holy Buckeye took it back.

Lots of great things happened post Holy Buckeye but it was the OG. You don’t ever remember one like your first one (unless you are @Thump mom and so many have come ((pun intended)) and gone you can’t remember your first one).

At some levels I think that play, and sorry for the pun-ish statement here, may have been the play where everyone on the team realized that they were ‘on a mission from God’ that season. No denying its place in history, that’s for sure.

 

[Jaxbuck]

I’d put Jonathan Wells’ 46 yard House Call against the cheaters in 2001 as first on that list, but your point is a good one despite that.

I liken it to Elvis.

There were other acts that were really good and actually came before Elvis. There have been innumerable acts post Elvis that you can say were "better" for whatever reason and a lot of those reasons are valid.

Elvis has a special place though. He was the first superstar. He was iconic when that phrase hadn't been as watered down as it is today....and you will never be able to convince an Elvis fan that he wasn't The King.

Holy Buckeye is our Elvis of 21st century moments.