OT: Most insane catch I've ever seen
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Pretty good, but I still like McHugh's catch last year against Iowa (if only because he is a Wildcat). http://btn.com/2014/11/01/video-northwesterns-mike-mchugh-makes-slick-one-handed-grab/ We may need similar heroics against Iowa this week.
Vault's catch would have ranked up there if it had counted (and it should have).
Vault's catch would have ranked up there if it had counted (and it should have).
I love how Odell Beckam essentially made the same catch as McHugh and everyone thinks it's the greatest catch ever.
That McHugh catch in Iowa City last year was the lone highlight during an otherwise horrendous game. I was sitting in the endzone that the pass was coming towards, and the guy I was with and I both said "Wow, but there's no way he was inbounds". We were amazed to see it overturned, and then I saw the reason why when I got home. Absolutely incredible catch. Unfortunately, it came during a game that was one of the worst I have ever been to (at OSU in 2006 and pretty much any game in the 80's are also in that conversation).
For everyone sleeping and thus missing Stanford's late night blowout of UCLA....watch the highlights, and you'll see the most insane catch ever.
The amazing thing watching it live is, I had no idea he caught the ball, Zero.
Borrowed from Turk's Stanford v UCLA game thread, here is a link to what has already been proclaimed, "The Play of the Year." Amazing catch on the back of the defender by Stanford's Owusu.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/video?gameId=400757050
http://espn.go.com/college-football/video?gameId=400757050
Why not? Does the rule say it has to be against your own body? His hands clearly had control and it didn't come out until well after he was on the ground.
For those wondering, here is the video:
There used to be language about making a "football move" but that could have been the pros. He was certainly down when the ball came loose. Great play and concentration and he just defined one of the limits of the rules.
I'm no ref and I'm sure that play must have been reviewed and upheld, but I just don't see how that's a catch. Trapping against your opponent means you don't have control yet. Its not incomplete yet either until it hits the ground, but the ball clearly hits the ground when the two players fall. At that point, he only had one hand on the ball. Oh well... they won big anyway and it has to help our power ranking!
Precisely. Whether the ball has contact with the defender is irrelevant (even simultaneous possession goes to the offense)
