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That’s very bad sportsmanship
Someone should try that in the NFL.
the coach is a tool. that is all, except, the coach is a tool.
I dunno… I think it’s pretty good.
#1 No actually its just being trickier than your opponent.
@1: Bad sportsmanship?! Do you even keep score in your games. It’s called being smarter than your opponents. Geez. What is this world coming to.
It isn’t being smart. It was an illegal snap according to the state’s rules. It was blown call by the referees. Keep in mind they had to spend a lot of time practicing how to be sneaky instead of real fundamentals. The coach is a douchebag for teaching this to the kids.
Sweet!
“It isn’t being smart.”
Scored a touchdown. Smart.
#1 #3 #7 Who cares…its friggin football…
#1 #3 #7 must be parents on the other team. 🙂
Sports are for the enjoyment of feeble-minded idiots.
That’s the way Obama and the Dems are going to win in 2012.
>> Troublemaker said, on November 12th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
>> Sports are for the enjoyment of feeble-minded idiots.
Not even close to being true.
I personally know a real-deal genius who loves sports. (Not NASCAR, of course)
Baseball has long been a sport that cerebral people like but many sports bridge the gap between dumb, average and smart people.
In the old timey days of football, there was play where the offensive team would fade back, circle and secretly pass the ball to one member.
Or so it was explained to me when I saw a high school team do it once. It had everybody in the audience laughing.
I can remember the old statue of liberty play. Pretty sneaky, kind of like this one 🙂
Trick plays are a traditional aspect of this game. They are all highly regarded.
I suppose the first time a guy threw a forward pass some a-hole would call it unsportsmanlike too.
#12:
“Sports are for the enjoyment of feeble-minded idiots.”
Often said by people who are into things like comic books, RPGs, and computer games.
i.e., irony!
It’s a one time play for that team. They’ll never be able to run it again if the teams they play are smart.
What a Schnook
Thank you, Uncle Dave.
Great to start the day off with a good laugh. Beautiful.
Did the team win?
That QB will be president one day!
#17
I not so sure about gadget plays being “highly regarded”. They are definitely part of the game and part of what makes it fun. If a gadget play works, it is highly regarded. The problem is that many gadget plays fail and often when they fail, they failure is costly in terms of yardage or turnovers or at least downs. However, at the end of the day, if you are successful (which means it must be legal), then any amount of trickery is ok.
Now that is the very definition of the “Quarterback sneak”
People question the unorthodox hike, while some leagues may specify how the hike must be done, in general the play begins as soon as the center picks up the ball.
The center does not even have to give the ball to the quarterback (a play known as the “center sneak” which can sometimes get you much needed inches), or he can hike it pass the QB to the running back (known as the wild cat play). Both plays rely on the acting ability of the quarterback to pretend to have the ball and fool the defense.
Infiltration.
#24
In most leagues, the rules state that the ball must be hiked through the center’s legs. This is definitely the case in the NFL and NCAA. I believe it is also true at the HS level.
I love this! I love how kids can be corrupted so easily. Man, I wish I can spend my days and quite possibly nights as well, teaching crap to kids. If only I was as great a person as that coach. And may I remind you this coach doesn’t even compare to the one that, y’know, picked up the armband with the other team’s play and used it against them 🙂 Now that’s a champ coach if I ever read one!
The trick play worked but that team ended up losing the game.
Looks like he was even yelling “wrong ball” before the play. Classic.
A pro lineman would remove your head for trying this, but it works on the kids.
This trick doesn’t always work. Watch the linebacker in the black jersey.