OU Big Hits Survey
by 40AS on Oct 15, 2008 8:52 PM CDT
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Don't you wish
You could clone multiples of Brian Robison and plug them in anywhere a defensive need arose? Well, maybe not cornerback, but the guy could have probably played every other defensive position on the field and given a good account of himself.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
- Thomas Jones
I picked Robison too
The play mattered more, and it felt really good to do that to Bomar. I was 6 when Johnny Walker made that hit, so I didn’t know the OU players well enough to hate them, nor did I hate Lindy Homes more than the average sooner leading up to this past weekend.
The coolest thing about the Robison hit, and Brian in general is that he was that big, and freakishly athletic. That hit came on Bomar’s front side, not his blind side, and he didn’t even have time to brace himself for the hit.
Mattered more?
This is the other half of 40AS here, and I must respectfully disagree with the premise there. That game was over—so over, in fact, that I didn’t get to see the hit because ABC nationally switched over to the Michigan game with 8 minutes to go in Dallas. Yes, it produced points; but meaningless points.
Cosby’s hit, on the other hand, allowed Shipley to get IN the endzone (actual call by the refs be damned). More importantly, it was a big emotional slobberknocker in a very tight game.
Voting for second place
All great hits, but I have to believe these are for second place. This remains the greatest hit on OU ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf7JaWiJG7s
Brian Robison
That hit was the outpouring of 5 years of frustration.
agreed
And when you add in the complete hate for bomar, it’s just that much better.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 15, 2008 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
seriously
all these people voting for quan’s block i can respect.
but that robison block was sick.
by pleaseplaykindle on Oct 16, 2008 2:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I have to go with
Johnny Walker. Not necessarily b/c the hit was the best, but b/c the next year (1989) he caught the winning touchdown diving into the endzone to break what I recall was a 4 year losing streak.
I was a freshman at UT and had terrible seats in that endzone. He dove right at us and caught the game winner. We ended up on the field recreating the catch during the celebration.
Yeah, I was also there for the Stonie Clark hit and it was definitely the greatest ou hit. We had seats on about the 4 yard line with a great view of that play. I was told later I was shown on the tv coverage going nuts amongst the student section after the hit, but I never saw it. The youtube clip linked above didn’t have the close up shots of the crowd going crazy, but this one is longer and shows all four downs of that possession and some of the crowd shots:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y4xqSfWTfw
I can’t see it on my laptop, but when I get home from traveling next week I’ll hook it to my bigscreen and see if I can pick myself out of the crowd.
When we're talking BOOM MOTH*RFUCK*R, we're talking Stony Clark's hit.
That’s great that you saw those in person. The crowd had this vicious roaring tone to it, a purely visceral reaction to brute force and then victory. Decleating okies is a state mandate.
I remember the Walker catch because I spent consideration time celebrating the wonder of it all.
great stuff
and why Texas OU is always a classic.
I still love the 2005 Ohio State game in which Cedric Griffin separated the Ohio State player from a TD just before the half.
i'm sorry...
johnny walker absolutely destroyed that poor young man. that’s the most vicious of the three without a doubt.
Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis.
Roger dat
Indeed, dude didn’t know where he was after that – probably still doesn’t !!!
by HalfmileHorn on Oct 16, 2008 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Adrian Peterson cannot stiff arm a longhorn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErSg2Ne-U_I&feature=related
“Peterson trying to stiff arm….whoa that didn’t work, did it?”
Betcher ass it didn’t work.
by pleaseplaykindle on Oct 16, 2008 2:15 AM CDT reply actions
Oh contrare...!
What about the all-time a$$ crunch that Westbrook and Brackens put on VA Tech…? That was two great sticks on one play…no way we can talk big hits and not give those guys their due…!
Style points to Quan
The Walker hit looked like he started getting a full head of steam at the goal line, creating the equation MV = Pain. There’s something inhumane about it, and therefore wonderful.
The Robinson hit is a quality sack, but there’s not a lot of elasticity to it. It coined a phrase, and I will always love it for that.
However, Quan’s hit literally knocked Holmes 3 or 4 feet in the air, perpendicular to his original line of movement. That’s not only vicious, but artistic. Consequently, of the three, Quan gets my vote.
All that said, Stonie Clark’s hit has the best memories attached for me.
So much for Bolivia...
Gotta agree with ya big guy
The Robinson hit is a quality sack, but there’s not a lot of elasticity to it. It coined a phrase, and I will always love it for that.
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Quan’s hit literally knocked Holmes 3 or 4 feet in the air
sick,sick,sick….Boom MF’er….
In my day, Earl used to put some sick hits on the ou D. I’m not talented enough to find any youtube video, I hope there is some though.
having to pick one of the three……….Quan ……………Boom Motherf’kr…Boom
"Nobody leaves this field until we beat the hell out of them".................... L.J."Louis"Jordan in 1913 before kickoff of the Texas/ou game.
I picked Robison!!
That was a crushing hit on Bomar!!! Plus he was five-star Texas kid that turned his back on his state!! So he deserved everything he got!!!
One thing I love about the Robison hit
Is that after he smashes Bomar, he merely gets up without pause or even so much a glance at him before taking off after Wright. It was almost like he treated Bomar like roadkill that didn’t even warrant his attention.
by TheElusiveShadow on Oct 16, 2008 1:26 PM CDT reply actions
I picked Quan's hit...
Because of the meaningfulness behind it. I was torn between the destructive artistry the Johnnie Walker and the Quan explosions. Robison’s hit was beautiful, but lacked the sheer violence of the other two.
All were fun to rewatch.
1 Peter 2:17
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