Leave It All On The Field: A Goal Line Stand, In Pictures
by K.S.B. on Sep 27, 2011 5:00 AM CDT
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PrintFirst let me make clear that what Collin Klein did can not be overstated. At the end, he was a bloodied, muddied gladiator, drinking the blood of his enemies, pillaging their town, and stealing their women. And like the Honey Badger, whose fearsome visage he evokes, he just don't give a--well, in the interest of more delicate tastes, I'll leave my praise of him there.
And yet, there was something equally poetic about what happened inside the two-yard-line at the end. Eleven men, backs to the wall, said to their foes, "This far, and no further." It took them all to turn back the favored opponent: defensive lineman, sacrificing themselves to keep blockers off their comrades; defensive backs grabbing and grasping, swarming and swiping; and linebackers knifing to the ball like sharks to blood. All these men a Purple Swarm of Savagery that simply would not be denied the win on this night.
Am I florid in my description? Certainly. But if any have ever deserved such praise, it was that team--two touchdown underdogs, they--following their own William Wallace into the fight. And those Eleven that rose up and made the Stand.
(Click through the jump, to see The Stand in pictures.)
Play #1: Allen Chapman breaks it up. Underrated, as in watching it again, I think there's no doubt the Miami TE makes that catch if Chapman doesn't get there in time.
Play #2: Ray Kibble and (I believe) Tre Walker stone Mike James at the line of scrimmage. A moment later, a swarm of Wildcats moved in as well.
Play #3: This, the penultimate play of the Stand, took two pictures to do justice. The first shows Meshak Williams bowing up to make the initial stop:
And then the Purple Swarm descending on Mr. James to help Meshak push him back:
Play #4: And finally, as illustrated in the image at the top of this story, and in this one as well, Tre Walker saves the day, on the final play of the Stand:
Amazingly, that man in the striped shirt is about to throw his arms in the air. Thank the gods of football that instant replay likes us better than it does Toledo.
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a co-worker pointed out Miami's use of the fullback #43 i think....
if you have ESPN3, you can watch all 4 downs.
the fullback’s play on the last 2 tries are….interesting
screw this, I should be sleeping anyway.
What are you wanting us to watch for?
From watching it earlier this morning, it appeared they were trying to use 43 as a blocking back.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
Horrible pun below
Am I florid in my description? Certainly.
As a K-State fan I think you can probably be forgiven a certain amount of “purple prose”.
My purple prose just gives me away...
(1,000,000 interwebz to anyone who can identify the source without Googling.)
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
You're unbelievable.
OH! What the Fu….
by rydonmf on Sep 27, 2011 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
We have a winner!!!
Don’t spend all 1,000,000 in one place…
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
Wonderful Job, K.S.B.
But do you happen to know a good divorce lawyer?
Cuz every time I interrupt my wife’s work or nursing the baby to point at one of the fourth down photos you posted and scream, “Do you see this? Did he get into the endzone? Did he? DID HE? He DID NOT, motherfucker!”, she seems one step closer to ending this arrangement we have…
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by MrHappyMushroom on Sep 27, 2011 8:35 AM CDT reply actions
Wonderful Job, K.S.B.
But do you happen to know a good divorce lawyer?
Cuz every time I interrupt my wife’s work or nursing the baby to point at one of the fourth down photos you posted and scream, “Do you see this? Did he get into the endzone? Did he? DID HE? He DID NOT, motherfucker!”, she seems one step closer to ending this arrangement we have…
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by MrHappyMushroom on Sep 27, 2011 8:35 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Do. Not. Recommend.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
by K.S.B. on Sep 27, 2011 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
And, seriously, thanks for the compliment!
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
And, no...
I don’t know why half of my posts seem to be doubling up…
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by MrHappyMushroom on Sep 27, 2011 8:36 AM CDT reply actions
They're twins!
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
KSB's cousins, no doubt!
oh hail the Purple and White
No, but I wouldn't mind having these are my cousins:
As long as they’re kissing cousins, of course.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
by K.S.B. on Sep 27, 2011 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Works for me!
oh hail the Purple and White
Why is Arnold confused?
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
*as, not "are"
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
Great job, KSB.
And totally agree on Play 1. No one is giving credit to Chapman. It wasn’t a good pass, but very well may have been caught if Chapman didn’t get there and lay a damn good hit to make sure it wasn’t.
Loved the second play also in which Kibble was the first line of attack, but probably wouldn’t have been able to hold him. Then the rest of the D swarmed in and Jacory’s attempts to pull a Leinart were made futile.
That whole damn series was just epic on so many levels.
Watching it back, it’s just amazing to see the iron will of the defense just refuse to let them into the endzone.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
I'm sure this stand will be youtubed for years.
The speed of Walker to get there on the last down was amazing. It was like Harris was in slow motion.
Bitchslapping Texas since 1997
It definitely looked at first like Harris was going to score,
but Tre just said, “Not on my watch!”
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
I agree
When he rolled to the left I thought “OH NO!!! He’s gonna get in!” But as you said, Tre said “nope, not gonna happen.”
by Jeremy Sharp on Sep 27, 2011 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
and if you watch the real time replay of that play
And see how fast Tre gets there (the Sophomore as a reminder), it’s truly remarkable, and maybe underappreciated given the fact that he shares the field with Arthur. The LB corps is the face of this defense, and that tradition of a great trio is coming back around again!
"Nor yet in Dell?"
x2 on level of epic...-ness?
After watching that game, I was able to say that the “bend don’t break” is no where to be found in the KSU defense’s repitoire/vocabulary/playbook/whatever.
"Nor yet in Dell?"
I'd like to give Hartman some credit (I think he's #12) on 2nd down
He did NOT make the tackle on the RB, but he was able to get off his block and slow the RB down just enough for Walker and Meshak to slam him backwards. Yeah, I don’t like that Hartman didn’t make the tackle himself, but it was a really rough position, and I’m very happy for him he managed to assist on that play.
Tre’s acceleration when he realized what Harris was doing was incredible, but don’t forget the coverage too. Harris had to run because he had no other choice.
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by Sean T on Sep 27, 2011 12:45 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
D'oh, and now I do my research and Zimm is #12. My bad. Hartman is #2.
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
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