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I know you guys love punt returns. Since you do, you should watch the most famous punt return in college football history. Desmond Howard, 1991 vs Ohio State. It's famous for 1) because it was a fantastic okay that took place in the biggest rivalry in college football, Michigan vs Ohio State. 2) because of the plays call by the TV announcer, Keith Jackson, widely regarded as the best college football play by play announcer of all time. 3) most of all because of the end zone celebration. The celebration only makes sense if you know about the Heisman Trophy and what it looks like. Just for a little context, the Heisman is given every year to the best college football player. Once you know that, you'll understand why the play by play call of the play is absolutely amazing. Anytime the Heisman is brought up on TV and they run a montage, the return by Desmond Howard vs Ohio State is always shown.
On the last play, he took a knee. This is what you do to keep the clock running when you are ahead at the end of the game. A spike is something you would do if you are losing at the end of the game. Also the catch by Randy Moss’ son that you said could only be topped by Randy Moss… that was an amazing unintentional connection hahaha
On the final play, the LSU QB took a knee after the snap which keeps the game clock running opposite to spiking the ball (stops the clock). Alabama was out of time outs at the point and since the play clock for the next play after that particular type of down (as opposed to out of bounds or incomplete pass) is 40 seconds and the time remaining was less than that, LSU doesn't have to run another play after that kneel effectively ending the game right there.
@@OgreKev I can see how it would be incredibly confusing. It seems intuitive to me because I've been watching it literally my entire life that I can remember but there are a lot of things that don't make sense at first if you're new.
The amount of current NFL players and even current NFL superstars that played in this game is unreal, I don't think there's ever been more in the history of college football.
@@PHXNKVHXLIC Yea some of those older games from the early 2000's definitely might, if you know any numbers for certain please lmk but this game had sooooo many.
The amount of NFL talent in this game is overwhelming. Not only do you have Burrow and Tua, but Jefferson, Chase, Smith, and Waddle are starting WRs, Edwards-Helaire and Harris are starting RB's, Stingly Jr. and Patrick Queen are starters on defense, and even Thaddeus Moss (Randy Moss' son) is on an NFL roster. And probably more Bama players are in the league but I only know about our players
Essentially all of the starting Recievers on both teams, Both QBs, and Both RBs had the talent to be good NFL quality players. Ruggs had the legal issues, and Edwards-Helaire was kind of benched last year. But, Jeudy, Waddle, Smith, Chase, Jefferson, Marshall, Harris, Tua, and ofc Burrow are all on NFL rosters and for the most part playing extremely well.
Not to mention Xavier Mckinney, Grant Delpit, Trevon Diggs. And that's not even getting into the O-Line. Absolutely crazy how these two teams shaped the current NFL's young talent.
You also had Christian Fulton, Patrick Queen, K'Lavon Chaisson, Derek Stingley, Jacob Phillips, and Damone Clark who are all on NFL rosters. Most of these guys are starters.
The 2019 LSU team was ridiculous - if the 2019/20 LSU documentary video isn't on the request list, you NEED to add it, even if it's a bit on the longer side.
@@Alyumic Thats crazy. Jaylen Waddle would be a 1500 yd reciever were he not on Tyreek Hills team. They stull almost had sane numbers. Henry Ruggs never had a chance to prove hisself but he was a burner. World class speed. But he had to drive 165mph and kill that girl. Devonta Smith is on a team where the QB runs the ball more than he throw. Jerry Jeudy looks like he'll break out every year but he's never had the sane OC twice. Jamar Chase is all that. Justin Jefferson lucks up into alot of unguarded situatuins downfield. Out of all of them Jamar Chase and Jalken Waddle are the best. Plus LSU diesbt even come close to the history Alabama football had. We had almost won 10 in a row.
@@anthonyfuqua6988 Justin has a QB that doesn't know how to throw a football yet he averages 1608 yards a season so I don't know why you're trying to make a big deal out of quarterbacks
This game featured future NFL receivers Devonta Smith, Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs, and Jalen Waddle on Alabama, and Terrace Marshall, Justin Jefferson and Jamarr Chase on LSU. That’s SEVEN future pros (and all pretty highly drafted) in one game. And that’s just at one position. Oh yeah, not to mention two highly touted QBs in Joe Burrow and Tua at QB. Absolutely insane level of talent in this game.
Not to mention Trevon Diggs, Patrick Surtan, Patrick queen, Klavion Chiasson, a load of big guys up front now in the league…. This was basically like a rookie NFL game before they became rookies 😂
I'm a Raiders fan and the two players they drafted out of all this talent were Henry Ruggs and Alex Leatherwood.😮💨 If they had picked random names from this game out of a hat instead they probably would of had better results lol.
This was basically an NFL game. 55 players between both rosters ended up being drafted, 19 of them being first round picks. Out of the 44 starting players on the field (11 for both offenses and both defenses), 37 of them were drafted. A lot of those guys have made the NFL all star team as well.
Darren Sproles played RB for Kansas State, was famously diminutive for the position but was insanely shifty and fast. Had a very solid NFL career as well
15:29 not sure exactly which catch you’re referring to here but if it’s the one at 8:07 it’s really funny you compared it to Randy Moss because the player who made that catch is Thaddeus Moss, Randy’s son! You two have an uncanny ability to make these connections. Haha another banger vid!
I haven’t seen anything or thought about this game since I watched it in 2019… I can’t believe how many current NFL stars we’re in this game! Almost the full starting lineup of both teams are being productive on NFL teams right now.
Love watching you guys react to college football!! I'm now an "ole lady". 85 yrs young, and love football, being introduced to it in Junior High School when I would go to the games and watch my uncle play. It got me hooked. Had season tickets to Michigan State University games for years. To me, college football is more exciting than the pros, although I do watch them now and then. Especially when it comes to the playoffs for the Super Bowl. Keep reacting! .
16:47 it’s called the victory formation. When you can just kneel the ball and run out the clock. It’s your favorite formation to see if it’s your team. They just took a knee to run the last minute off
The catch you are referring to at 15:29 is the one at 8:07 I believe. It’s hilarious because that’s Randy Moss’s son that you just compared to Randy Moss
at the end its often called a "victory formation" the QB kneels which is a lose of down but the clock continues to run. if the QB spikes the ball its considered an incomplete pass therefore the clock stops running. different tactic for different situations depending on if you want to run the clock out or want to stop the clock to preserve more time to try score when trailing.
It has been explained in the comments here a lot, but between each play, while plays are getting called you have what is called the Play Clock, which simply is the amount of time the offense has from the end of one play until they have to start their next play. If they don't snap the ball in that time frame they get hit with a delay of game penalty. At the very end there, Alabama was out of timeouts, and by taking the knee the Game Clock kept running, and there was less time on the Gane Clock than there was on the Play Clock, so the official time in the game would have run out, so need for that 4th down play since Alabama couldn't stop the Game Clock from running.
The reason you haven’t seen a lot of kneeling is because it rarely comes up on highlight reels. It’s only done at the end of the 1st half or game when a team can run the clock out.
I compared LSU 2019 to Neb95 and Neb71. LSU crushes Neb in about 25 metrics. Neb did have a higher margin of victory in their NC win and some other offensive numbers, but LSU otherwise owned most of the comparison. Neb71 was considered the best team. Interesting stat. Both LSU 2019 and Neb 71 had to go through very good Al teams to get their best ever which adds more legitimacy to their accolades.
@Jon A. Scholt Your out of your mind from team season performance. Look at who Miami played and beat esp down the stretch and by HOW much. * Virgina Tech got beaten by UNRANKED Pitt by 31 pts 3 weeks before Miami won by 2. Hell the week before Pitt, UNRANKED Syra beat VT them by 8. Adding the Miami loss and the FSU bowl loss, VT lost 4 of their last 6. * BC lost 4 games. 2 teams, 1 UNRANKED won by more than Miami and #25 beat BC by the same amount. * Miami crushed Syra 59-0. LOL. Get the F out of here. UNRANKED Temple beat Syra 45-3. * Miami crushed Wash. WA lost 3 out of last 4. * Miami destroyed Neb. LOL. CO beat Neb 62-36 the game before. 2001 Miami from a team performance (not individuals) is one of the most OVERRATED teams ever.
The reason this game is considered so good is bc it's probably the most NFL talent on a college field ever. Burrow, Jefferson, Chase, Tua, Juedy, Waddle, diggs, queen, edwards-helaire, stingly, and many more in this game went on to play in the NFL. Also the big tight end who made the toe tap that y'all saw the pylon cam for is randy moss's son
@@david-1775ncorrect, 2012 BCS National Championship Game with LSU vs Bama holds the record at 45 players. Would be interesting to see the break down of this game and how close it is to that 2011 BCS game. Update, actually all time it’s the 1987 Miami vs Florida State that produced 63, LSU vs Bama currently has 55 players now drafted between the two teams.
@@david-1775 that stat is misleading, I was talking players drafted. No doubt that the 2005 NC had talent, one the best games I ever watched. 2003 Miami vs Ohio State and 2012 NC had more players drafted and players that produced at higher levels in the NFL, multiple pro bowlers and future HOF players. There was a great article about this I read before but I can’t find it to share the link.
Lol!! That was Randy Moss’s son that made that catch. The game was HUGE over here because of who the teams were and the high level of talent on both teams. Not to mention that they are rivals and have a “game of the century” about every 5 years.
I didn't know this but apparently Joe Burrow was a 2nd/3rd string QB at Ohio State and he was pissed about it, so he transferred to LSU and blew up there. In 2019, he had 5671 passing yards, 60 pass TDs, 5 rushing TDs, went 15-0 with LSU, won the National Championship, and won multiple awards, like the Heisman Trophy. He was then selected 1st overall by the Cincinnati Bengals and he's now one of the top QBs in the NFL. Great decision by him to transfer to LSU lol.
He broke his hand in the summer, and his backup broke Drew Brees's TD record. We, my Alma mater being Ohio State, couldn't exactly say "you're benched" after that, so he transferred.
@@marcos3497 Joe made a ton of us here in Louisiana fans of Cinci and root for you all (the fans) whenever we can - especially in light of what great sports (no pun intended) you all were about LSU and Joe coming here. We will have a connection between our states for a long time - one worth celebrating. Cheers, Marco.
17:00 At the end, LSU ran or kneeled the ball twice and Alabama used their last two time outs. On third down, burrows kneeled the ball down and time expired. When the offense spikes the ball they are sacrificing a down to stop the clock (the clock stops on an incomplete passes). On a kneel down they are sacrificing the down to RUN the clock. Each down can run up to 40 seconds off the clock.
Not only is this game filled with star players especially the WRs but Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase from LSU both still play together in the NFL on the Bengals and Tua Tagovialoa and Jaylen Waddle From Alabama play together on the Dolphins. Also LSU no. 81 who made that risky tip toe catch is Thaddeus Moss son of legendary Randy Moss.
At the end, LSU's Burrow "took a knee"--which is a running play and clock continues (and Alabama was out of time outs so could not stop the clock). There is at that point about 30 seconds left in the game and LSU has 40 seconds to run the next play (i.e., 40 seconds on the "play clock")--thus, no need to run a next play--game over.
I compared LSU 2019 to Neb95 and Neb71. LSU crushes Neb in about 25 metrics. Neb did have a higher margin of victory in their NC win and some other offensive numbers, but LSU otherwise owned most of the comparison. Neb71 was considered the best team. Interesting stat. Both LSU 2019 and Neb 71 had to go through very good Al teams to get their best ever which adds more legitimacy to their accolades.
So happy you reacted to this, Joe Burrow is one of the best players in College football history. There's a video from Joseph Vincent on his story that's amazing, I'd recommend that.
The sheer amount of talent and future 1st round picks in this game is nuts. Burrow, Jefferson, Chase, Tua, Najee, Jeudy, Waddle, Surtain….the list goes on and on
Darren Sproles was a smaller running back that had a surprisingly long career with multiple teams. One of the teams he played for was the Chargers, who had another running back at the time named LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson is widely considered one of the best running backs in league history and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017. Would love for you guys to check them out, specifically Tomlinson if he isn't on your list already
2018 LSU vs Texas a&m, highest scoring game in modern football history, and basically where the Joe Burrow story starts, try to check it out if yall can. One of the best games I've ever seen.
There's are so many players that played in this game that are currently NFL players or NFL stars. Looking back at this game knowing what I know now is insane at the amount of current NFL stars that played in this game 😅
LSU and Alabama are pretty big rivals. They often have a lot of games in November that will decide the SEC west. Bama is always a powerhouse, so any team that can upset them late is always feeling good.
Absolutely. I just love it that every time someone finally beats Alabama after seven or eight years of consecutive losses, their fan base immediately declares it the "Game of the Century." Bless their hearts.
The reason it ended was because each play has a 40 second play clock, which means the office needs to start a play before the 40 seconds. Because bama couldn't stop the clock, and there was less than 40 seconds left, LSU can just let the game clock run out...Basically game over.
FYI the hashmarks in the middle of the field are the boundaries for how far from the center of the field the ball can be placed to start a play. If a person carrying the ball goes down or is tackled between teh hashmarks in the middle of the field the ball is spotted where they go down to start the next play. BUT if they go down toward the sidelines, or out of bounds, the ball is moved to the nearest hashmark in the middle of the field. Teams that know they are going for a field goal on 4th down will often try to get the ball placed at whichever hashmark the kicker feels most comfortable kicking. In the NFL the hashmarks line up exactly with the goal posts. But in college they are a little bit wider than the goal posts. Normally, this isn't a big deal, but a close field goal attempt in college is at a more severe angle than in the NFL and you will frequently see kicker slice the ball too much and miss. .
A great game of many. Try not to get stuck on watching so much of a few famous college football schools. There are so many memories from so many other schools.
A few things about this game coming from an LSU fan. This game had maybe the best collection of talent to ever play in a college football game. Both teams were absolutely loaded with NFL talent across the board on both offense and defense. The other thing is that Cath you guys reference as the "greatest college catch" you've seen at around 15:40 is ironic because that was LSU's tight end Thaddeus Moss, son of NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss who you then said had one of the nastiest highlight tapes of catches (which is very true).
Ahhhh, the victory formation. When the other team runs out of time outs you can run the clock down and none can do anything about it. Only option is to try and get a fumble from the snap, but in the victory formation moving parts are eliminated and the game is essentially over. It's like calling checkmate 2 or 3 moves away when there are no longer options for a stalemate or moves to prolong the inevitable.
I can see the 'LIKE' counter getting larger and larger. You guys are doing a great job learning and commenting on the games/players you watch. Well done.
Yeah, on that last play, LSU had a new set of downs (Due to the first down previously achieved) and at that point could just run-out the clock. When that usually happens (almost every game these days) the teams realize that continued play is pointless, so they voluntarily end game play, as the clock continues to count down to zero.
Love watching y'all's growing appreciation of American sports. Would love to have y'all do an explanation/reaction video of a classic European sports event!
This whole lsu season was one of the best seasons ever with Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson and Jamarr Chase 3 really good players they were amazing you should watch a review of the whole 2019 lsu season
Burrow from LSU is one of the best QBs in the nfl now and Tua from Bama is a decent qb too. The running back for Bama, Najee Harris, is in the nfl now and he’s pretty good also. Just goes to show you how much talent was in this game.
There are 2 main special "clock management" plays that are typically only run at the end of each half. QBs can simulate an incomplete pass by spiking the ball into the ground, stopping the clock (like it does on any incomplete pass) Or they can simulate a running play by immediately holding onto the ball and taking a knee. Like any other play that the ball carrier is tackled in-bounds this keeps the clock moving. Teams will spike it when they want to spend a down to stop the clock from running quickly. On the flip side, they will take a knee when it's possible to run the game clock to 0:00 based on the amount of time left and any timeouts the trailing team might have. They get a 40 second play clock so if there's less than 40 seconds per down available left they'll take a knee to reduce the chances of a fumble
Joe Burrow is with the Bengals Jamarr Chase is with the Bengals Justin Jefferson is with the Vikings Clyde Edwards-Helaire is with the Chiefs Terrance Marshall Jr is with the Panthers Tua Tagovailoa is with the Dolphins Henry Ruggs III is currently with the Raiders but hasn't played since 2021 Devonta Smith is with the Eagles Jerry Jeudy is with the Broncos Najee Harris is with the Steelers The amount of offensive talent both these teams had that year was just incredible, almost every single guy on the list above is starting in their positions today in the NFL and its madness, I love your videos, you guys are awesome can't wait to see more in the future!!!
Darren Sproles is actually a pretty good watch. He was an BOTH a running back AND kick and punt returner (so y'all should LOVE hime) but he was only 5 foot 6 inches. Speedy as all heck and, with such a low center of gravity, was dang near impossible to take down. He played for Kansas State in the early 2000s and then in the NFL for the Chargers, Saints, and Eagles where he won a Super Bowl ring even though he was injured early in the year. He was primarily a return man in his time in the NFL but he was also used plenty as a backup running back and slot receiver. I just found on Wikipedia that he was the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns. At the end, he didn't spike the ball he kneeled down which just ends the play but since he's in bounds, the clock keeps moving. The play clock is 40 seconds and the game clock was under that so even though it became 4th Down when he kneeled, they didn't have to run another play before the game ended. That's why the commentator said the game was over after the first down right before that because Alabama only had 2 timeouts and there was only 1:12 left. Alabama probably took 1 timeout there. Then LSU probably kneeled the ball on 1st Down taking a few seconds off the clock and Alabama took their last timeout. Then LSU probably kneeled again on 2nd Down now with the clock winding down and then did so one last time with the game clock under 40 to end it. In college, a team with the ball and a running game clock before they snap the ball on 1st Down can bleed about 2 minutes and 40 seconds off the game clock just by snapping the ball and kneeling down (this assumes that they snap the ball at about 2 seconds left on the play clock but take about 2 seconds to run the kneel play which is normal but can be stretched a little if they wait a little longer to snap the ball or run around a little before taking a knee). To figure out if a team can run out the clock just by kneeling down, you take 2:40 and subtract 40 seconds from that total if the offensive team gets the ball with a stopped game clock (like they did here after the kickoff) and then another 40 seconds for every timeout that the trailing defensive team has available. Then, if there is less time on the game clock than the amount you're left with, you can kneel out the game. In the NFL there is an automatic timeout at the 2 minute mark called the 2-Minute Warning so it's a little different but kind of easier. Because of this a team can't kneel out the game starting prior to the 2-Minute Warning regardless of opposing timeouts remaining or if the clock is running (unless they really stretch out their kneel-down plays). There, the same calculus as before is used just starting with a 2 minute total after the 2-Minute Warning.
To summarize by bit about kneeling down and to truly answer your last question about why the game ended there...there is a 40 second play clock. Much like the shot clock in basketball or the new pitch clock in baseball, the offense has to snap the ball before the play clock hits zero. Since there was less than 40 seconds on the game clock at that point, they didn't have to run a play on 3rd Down and could just let it wind down to zero. When that happens, the officials are fine with everyone running on the field to celebrate, shake hands, whatever, but they don't leave the field until the clock does click down to zero.
When you said the QB was being attacked, and realized that's not the term, what it's called here is usually "pressure." Pressured, under pressure, etc. You'll also hear blitz associated with a pass rush. There's also "collapsing the pocket."
In terms of the ending of the game, LSU basically just ran out the clock where the QB snaps it and takes a knee. It’s the safest way to rundown the clock and avoid fumbles or any mistakes. Teams have 40 seconds to hike the ball so if u do the math LSU could take a knee on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd down to waste 40 seconds each time and end the game. Also: I’ve already seen it mentioned but the catch by LSU you were talking about was caught by Thaddeus Moss, the son of Randy Moss, so that was pretty ironic that you brought him up lol. He didn’t make an impact in the NFL and no longer plays in the NFL but just fun to note
Lifelong LSU fan here. To provide some context of that game and that season for LSU. LSU is usually a top 5-10 ranked team but they can never get over the hump of beating Alabama (who has dominated college football for 15+ years now). Prior to this game, Alabama had won the previous 7 matchups including a public humiliation in the national championship. This is a heated historical rivalry that Alabama has had the upper hand in for decades. Beating them in 2019 propelled that LSU team to a historic national championship run Another good watch is this past seasons LSU/Alabama (2022) game if you want a last second finish
LSU just needed to get a first down to run the clock out and kneel at the end there. Great reaction to a great game ! Gonna throw out a Tracy mcgrady video request ,Might as well One of my favourite players .
love this! i’m not sure if you’ve heard of the series, but the “a game to remember” series by harris highlights showcases amazing games backed by very fitting music that intensifies the moments in the game. highly recommend videos from that series for the next reaction 😎
The context is that LSU and Alabama are two of the biggest powerhouse football programs in the country... but Alabama is a dynasty and has had by the far the most success of any college football program in recent memory. And LSU and Alabama not only play in the same conference, but the same division. They play each other every year and LSU has not been able to get over the hump that is Alabama in like 8 years. Heartbreaking losses. But 2019 was LSU's year.
LSU - Alabama is a huge rivalry in college football's Southeastern Conference (SEC), where almost every match-up is a huge rivalry. This one has intensified in recent years because of Nick Saban, who led LSU to a national championship in 2003 before heading off to the NFL, where he was a flop as head coach of the Dolphins for a couple of seasons. But when he returned to coach college football again, he chose Alabama and went on to win 6 national titles for them. Obviously, this history is a bit sour for passionate LSU fans, who haven't won nearly as many titles as Alabama has, so this game (and Joe Burrow's amazing season in 2019) is a small measure of revenge.
Once LSU got the 1st down at the end the game was effectively over as the announcer said. There was little enough time on the game clock and no Bama timeouts left. Burrow "took a knee" which ends the play but keeps the clock running, different from a spike which ends the play and stops the clock because its an incomplete pass.
Please watch the Alabama-Ohio State natty game from a few years ago. Y'all have watched two big Bama losses recently and it's breaking my Bama heart. 😂 RTR.
At the end of football games, the quarterback can take a knee which immediately ends the play, you lose a down, but the clock continues to run, it's really just a safe way to put away a game. In this case, Alabama didn't have any timeouts left and therefore couldn't stop the clock, so it's game over as soon as the clock reaches 0. Another note, it's funny Damo mentioned he loved the catch early on, sayiong it's one of the best he's ever seen, aside from the Randy Moss catches, because the player that caught that pass is actually Randy Moss' son!
The QB for Bama was Tua Tangavailoa who is now the QB for the Miami Dolphins. He replaced Jalen Hurts at QB causing Jalen to transfer to Oklahoma. All three QBs are now in the NFL at a high level. This was the year the Burrow won the Hiesman Trophy. And this is why college football is so interesting. All that talent in your local hometown or home state.
I think you guys did a reaction to a Vikings game where receiver Justin Jefferson made a crazy catch. Now you get to see Jefferson in college catching passes from Joe Burrow. Though this game had a ton of other great receivers - Jamarr Chase, DeVonta Smith, Jalen Waddle, Jerry Jeudy - and that's not counting Henry Ruggs, who could've been a star before he threw it away, and John Metchie II who hasn't had a chance to play in the NFL yet for health reasons. No wonder it was so high scoring.
17:00 it wasn’t a spike, it was a kneel which is like the opposite of a spike. LSU had the lead and they want the clock to run out of time. They’re forced to run plays because of the play clock timer, but after Alabama exhausted their timeouts, they could just snap the ball and take a knee. They lose a down but the play clock restarts and they get to waste more time. When the team in the lead has possession and the game clock has less time on it than the play clock the game is essentially over as there isn’t anything compelling the leading team to run another play. That’s why everyone came on the field, that’s a normal ending to a game.
On the last play the QB only had to grab the ball and kneel. It was not a spike the ball to the ground as the clock would of stopped. Since the QB handled the ball and knelt the clock keeps running and Alabama was out of timeouts so the game was over. Ooos. I see someone else already mentioned this below, but always nice for a 2nd explanation, I guess. :)
It's time for you guys to learn about "clock management" as a football concept. You get a certain number of seconds on the "play clock" after each down (varies between leagues). Certain plays - the clock keeps running (most plays tackled inbounds, with some variation between leagues). Other plays - the clock stops at the end of the play (incomplete passes, out of bounds, etc. again, more variation between leagues). Calling a timeout stops the clock. Penalties stop the clock (at least momentarily). Spiking the ball stops the clock, kneeling directly after the snap keeps the clock running. So... if you're in a situation where you're winning, and the time on the "game clock" is less than the time on the "play clock", all you have to do is kneel with the ball and the clock will run out before a new play has to happen. Depending on how many downs, how many time outs, and how much time is left on the game clock, you could get down to like 70-90 seconds left in the game, and just win by kneeling. At the end, you get into what's called "victory formation", snap the ball, and the QB instantly kneels, declaring himself down. It counts as a "negative rushing yards attempt play", the yards come off his rushing stats, the down is over, but the clock keeps running.
Explaining the end. You have 2 options you can spike the ball in order to STOP the clock but you can also take a knee in order to run the clock out. you see it to end games a lot, basically when the QB takes a knee its as if he made a running play so the clock will not stop unless the other team has a timeout to prevent that. Alabama used their 2 timeouts on first and second down. It was 3rd down so LSU took a knee and ran out the remaining 30 seconds of the game.
You guys should react to Clemson vs Ohio State 2020 Sugar Bowl. That game is very crazy and some context the year before in 2019 Ohio State completely outplayed Clemson but lost 29-23 because of some of the worst officiating I have ever seen in a CFP Game until Georgia vs OSU this last year and Michigan vs TCU. Anyway Ohio State had only played 8 games that season because of Covid and so Clemson's head coach Dabo Swinney ranked Ohio State as the 11th best team in his coach poll and the playoffs committee had us ranked #3 and we matched against Clemson in the playoffs who were ranked number 2.
Tactics: react to How to Read a Defense/ A Guide to the Basics of Football Coverages. Lean How the QB must decipher the Def coverages in order to make the correct pass decision.
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I know you guys love punt returns. Since you do, you should watch the most famous punt return in college football history. Desmond Howard, 1991 vs Ohio State. It's famous for 1) because it was a fantastic okay that took place in the biggest rivalry in college football, Michigan vs Ohio State.
2) because of the plays call by the TV announcer, Keith Jackson, widely regarded as the best college football play by play announcer of all time.
3) most of all because of the end zone celebration. The celebration only makes sense if you know about the Heisman Trophy and what it looks like. Just for a little context, the Heisman is given every year to the best college football player. Once you know that, you'll understand why the play by play call of the play is absolutely amazing.
Anytime the Heisman is brought up on TV and they run a montage, the return by Desmond Howard vs Ohio State is always shown.
On the last play, he took a knee. This is what you do to keep the clock running when you are ahead at the end of the game. A spike is something you would do if you are losing at the end of the game.
Also the catch by Randy Moss’ son that you said could only be topped by Randy Moss… that was an amazing unintentional connection hahaha
The catch you refer to as the greatest college catch you have seen, was actually made by Randy Moss's son Thadeus Moss!! GEAUX TIGERS!
On the final play, the LSU QB took a knee after the snap which keeps the game clock running opposite to spiking the ball (stops the clock). Alabama was out of time outs at the point and since the play clock for the next play after that particular type of down (as opposed to out of bounds or incomplete pass) is 40 seconds and the time remaining was less than that, LSU doesn't have to run another play after that kneel effectively ending the game right there.
Clock management is one of the hardest things to get the hang of when coming to our game from a background of unAmerican football.
@@OgreKev I can see how it would be incredibly confusing. It seems intuitive to me because I've been watching it literally my entire life that I can remember but there are a lot of things that don't make sense at first if you're new.
called victory formation. just have to snap and kneel.
Great explanation...concise and complete.
They play clock being the time the offense has to snap the ball
The amount of current NFL players and even current NFL superstars that played in this game is unreal, I don't think there's ever been more in the history of college football.
Miami - Ohio State 2002
@@PHXNKVHXLIC Yea some of those older games from the early 2000's definitely might, if you know any numbers for certain please lmk but this game had sooooo many.
Maybe 2011 LSU/Bama aka the 9-6 game?
Texas vs USC?
@@PHXNKVHXLIC was just about to say maybe Miami but i was a baby then
The amount of NFL talent in this game is overwhelming. Not only do you have Burrow and Tua, but Jefferson, Chase, Smith, and Waddle are starting WRs, Edwards-Helaire and Harris are starting RB's, Stingly Jr. and Patrick Queen are starters on defense, and even Thaddeus Moss (Randy Moss' son) is on an NFL roster. And probably more Bama players are in the league but I only know about our players
Essentially all of the starting Recievers on both teams, Both QBs, and Both RBs had the talent to be good NFL quality players. Ruggs had the legal issues, and Edwards-Helaire was kind of benched last year. But, Jeudy, Waddle, Smith, Chase, Jefferson, Marshall, Harris, Tua, and ofc Burrow are all on NFL rosters and for the most part playing extremely well.
@@eyeguess8549 Even on defense, Patrick Surtain and Trevon Diggs were the Alabama starting corners in this game!
Not to mention Xavier Mckinney, Grant Delpit, Trevon Diggs. And that's not even getting into the O-Line. Absolutely crazy how these two teams shaped the current NFL's young talent.
Even the kicker Cade York was drafted 😂
You also had Christian Fulton, Patrick Queen, K'Lavon Chaisson, Derek Stingley, Jacob Phillips, and Damone Clark who are all on NFL rosters. Most of these guys are starters.
The 2019 LSU team was ridiculous - if the 2019/20 LSU documentary video isn't on the request list, you NEED to add it, even if it's a bit on the longer side.
LSU had 2 receivers that are top 5 in the NFL right now and a QB that's top 5 in the league right now this team was absolutely stacked
Alabama had 5 1st round recievers in that game. Henry RuggsIII, Jerry Jeudy, Devonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle, John Metchie
We let LSU win every once in a while. Before this it was the first of 2 games in 2011. Alabama massively leads the all-time series.
@@anthonyfuqua6988 both of those 2 WR's on LSU are better than all 5 of those receivers combined
@@Alyumic Thats crazy. Jaylen Waddle would be a 1500 yd reciever were he not on Tyreek Hills team. They stull almost had sane numbers. Henry Ruggs never had a chance to prove hisself but he was a burner. World class speed. But he had to drive 165mph and kill that girl. Devonta Smith is on a team where the QB runs the ball more than he throw. Jerry Jeudy looks like he'll break out every year but he's never had the sane OC twice. Jamar Chase is all that. Justin Jefferson lucks up into alot of unguarded situatuins downfield. Out of all of them Jamar Chase and Jalken Waddle are the best. Plus LSU diesbt even come close to the history Alabama football had. We had almost won 10 in a row.
@@anthonyfuqua6988 Justin has a QB that doesn't know how to throw a football yet he averages 1608 yards a season so I don't know why you're trying to make a big deal out of quarterbacks
This game featured future NFL receivers Devonta Smith, Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs, and Jalen Waddle on Alabama, and Terrace Marshall, Justin Jefferson and Jamarr Chase on LSU. That’s SEVEN future pros (and all pretty highly drafted) in one game. And that’s just at one position. Oh yeah, not to mention two highly touted QBs in Joe Burrow and Tua at QB. Absolutely insane level of talent in this game.
Not to mention Trevon Diggs, Patrick Surtan, Patrick queen, Klavion Chiasson, a load of big guys up front now in the league…. This was basically like a rookie NFL game before they became rookies 😂
@@MFAM-Joseph Najee Harris, CEH, Christian Barmore, Xavier McKinney, Kristian Fulton, Raekwon Davis and Grant Delpit too.
I'm a Raiders fan and the two players they drafted out of all this talent were Henry Ruggs and Alex Leatherwood.😮💨 If they had picked random names from this game out of a hat instead they probably would of had better results lol.
This was basically an NFL game. 55 players between both rosters ended up being drafted, 19 of them being first round picks. Out of the 44 starting players on the field (11 for both offenses and both defenses), 37 of them were drafted. A lot of those guys have made the NFL all star team as well.
Darren Sproles played RB for Kansas State, was famously diminutive for the position but was insanely shifty and fast. Had a very solid NFL career as well
and Andy Reid drafted both
@@BlairZarubick Sproles was drafted by the Chargers
@@ChumpWumber my bad
15:29 not sure exactly which catch you’re referring to here but if it’s the one at 8:07 it’s really funny you compared it to Randy Moss because the player who made that catch is Thaddeus Moss, Randy’s son!
You two have an uncanny ability to make these connections. Haha another banger vid!
I was just about to say this, love these vids haha
I hope they see this comment and realize it was Randy's son hahahah
It was Randy’s son! I had no idea 🤣
@@DNReacts Yep! Genetics is a real thing ... Geaux Tigahz!!! ^v^
Big tall tight end. He's not as fast as his dad, but he's naturally sturdier. He has the potential to be a pro bowl TE.
I haven’t seen anything or thought about this game since I watched it in 2019… I can’t believe how many current NFL stars we’re in this game! Almost the full starting lineup of both teams are being productive on NFL teams right now.
15:40 the guy that caught that ball that y’all are talking about is Thaddeus Moss, Randy moss’s son
Love watching you guys react to college football!! I'm now an "ole lady". 85 yrs young, and love football, being introduced to it in Junior High School when I would go to the games and watch my uncle play. It got me hooked. Had season tickets to Michigan State University games for years. To me, college football is more exciting than the pros, although I do watch them now and then. Especially when it comes to the playoffs for the Super Bowl. Keep reacting!
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16:47 it’s called the victory formation. When you can just kneel the ball and run out the clock. It’s your favorite formation to see if it’s your team. They just took a knee to run the last minute off
The catch you are referring to at 15:29 is the one at 8:07 I believe. It’s hilarious because that’s Randy Moss’s son that you just compared to Randy Moss
😅 What are the odds of that! Cannot believe that was Randy’s son lol
The amount of NFL talent on one field is borderline insane
The amount of talent in this game is unreal
at the end its often called a "victory formation" the QB kneels which is a lose of down but the clock continues to run. if the QB spikes the ball its considered an incomplete pass therefore the clock stops running. different tactic for different situations depending on if you want to run the clock out or want to stop the clock to preserve more time to try score when trailing.
It has been explained in the comments here a lot, but between each play, while plays are getting called you have what is called the Play Clock, which simply is the amount of time the offense has from the end of one play until they have to start their next play. If they don't snap the ball in that time frame they get hit with a delay of game penalty. At the very end there, Alabama was out of timeouts, and by taking the knee the Game Clock kept running, and there was less time on the Gane Clock than there was on the Play Clock, so the official time in the game would have run out, so need for that 4th down play since Alabama couldn't stop the Game Clock from running.
The reason you haven’t seen a lot of kneeling is because it rarely comes up on highlight reels. It’s only done at the end of the 1st half or game when a team can run the clock out.
This LSU team is probably the best college football team I have ever seen
They were a great team but I'd put the 2001 Miami team up against any college team and be pretty confident.
Nah, Ken Dorsey not beating this lsu team
I compared LSU 2019 to Neb95 and Neb71. LSU crushes Neb in about 25 metrics. Neb did have a higher margin of victory in their NC win and some other offensive numbers, but LSU otherwise owned most of the comparison. Neb71 was considered the best team. Interesting stat. Both LSU 2019 and Neb 71 had to go through very good Al teams to get their best ever which adds more legitimacy to their accolades.
@Jon A. Scholt Your out of your mind from team season performance. Look at who Miami played and beat esp down the stretch and by HOW much.
* Virgina Tech got beaten by UNRANKED Pitt by 31 pts 3 weeks before Miami won by 2. Hell the week before Pitt, UNRANKED Syra beat VT them by 8. Adding the Miami loss and the FSU bowl loss, VT lost 4 of their last 6.
* BC lost 4 games. 2 teams, 1 UNRANKED won by more than Miami and #25 beat BC by the same amount.
* Miami crushed Syra 59-0. LOL. Get the F out of here. UNRANKED Temple beat Syra 45-3.
* Miami crushed Wash. WA lost 3 out of last 4.
* Miami destroyed Neb. LOL. CO beat Neb 62-36 the game before.
2001 Miami from a team performance (not individuals) is one of the most OVERRATED teams ever.
The reason this game is considered so good is bc it's probably the most NFL talent on a college field ever. Burrow, Jefferson, Chase, Tua, Juedy, Waddle, diggs, queen, edwards-helaire, stingly, and many more in this game went on to play in the NFL. Also the big tight end who made the toe tap that y'all saw the pylon cam for is randy moss's son
2005 NC game.
@@david-1775ncorrect, 2012 BCS National Championship Game with LSU vs Bama holds the record at 45 players. Would be interesting to see the break down of this game and how close it is to that 2011 BCS game. Update, actually all time it’s the 1987 Miami vs Florida State that produced 63, LSU vs Bama currently has 55 players now drafted between the two teams.
@@jams_world81 The 2006 Rose Bowl rosters featured 62 players who would appear in at least one NFL regular season game - 35 by USC, and 27 by Texas.
@@david-1775 that stat is misleading, I was talking players drafted. No doubt that the 2005 NC had talent, one the best games I ever watched. 2003 Miami vs Ohio State and 2012 NC had more players drafted and players that produced at higher levels in the NFL, multiple pro bowlers and future HOF players. There was a great article about this I read before but I can’t find it to share the link.
Lol!! That was Randy Moss’s son that made that catch. The game was HUGE over here because of who the teams were and the high level of talent on both teams. Not to mention that they are rivals and have a “game of the century” about every 5 years.
I didn't know this but apparently Joe Burrow was a 2nd/3rd string QB at Ohio State and he was pissed about it, so he transferred to LSU and blew up there. In 2019, he had 5671 passing yards, 60 pass TDs, 5 rushing TDs, went 15-0 with LSU, won the National Championship, and won multiple awards, like the Heisman Trophy. He was then selected 1st overall by the Cincinnati Bengals and he's now one of the top QBs in the NFL. Great decision by him to transfer to LSU lol.
He broke his hand in the summer, and his backup broke Drew Brees's TD record. We, my Alma mater being Ohio State, couldn't exactly say "you're benched" after that, so he transferred.
@@marcos3497 Joe made a ton of us here in Louisiana fans of Cinci and root for you all (the fans) whenever we can - especially in light of what great sports (no pun intended) you all were about LSU and Joe coming here. We will have a connection between our states for a long time - one worth celebrating. Cheers, Marco.
randy moss son was on this lsu team...the guy with the last name moss is his son
17:00 At the end, LSU ran or kneeled the ball twice and Alabama used their last two time outs. On third down, burrows kneeled the ball down and time expired. When the offense spikes the ball they are sacrificing a down to stop the clock (the clock stops on an incomplete passes). On a kneel down they are sacrificing the down to RUN the clock. Each down can run up to 40 seconds off the clock.
Not only is this game filled with star players especially the WRs but Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase from LSU both still play together in the NFL on the Bengals and Tua Tagovialoa and Jaylen Waddle From Alabama play together on the Dolphins. Also LSU no. 81 who made that risky tip toe catch is Thaddeus Moss son of legendary Randy Moss.
The crazy catch made by the LSU player was actually Thadeus Moss who is Randy Moss's Son.
Louisiana native here..yes that is the Joe Burrow. He played two years at LSU..2018-19 and took us to the championship in 2020.
Joe Burreaux
At the end, LSU's Burrow "took a knee"--which is a running play and clock continues (and Alabama was out of time outs so could not stop the clock). There is at that point about 30 seconds left in the game and LSU has 40 seconds to run the next play (i.e., 40 seconds on the "play clock")--thus, no need to run a next play--game over.
This lsu team was arguably the best college football team of all time
I compared LSU 2019 to Neb95 and Neb71. LSU crushes Neb in about 25 metrics. Neb did have a higher margin of victory in their NC win and some other offensive numbers, but LSU otherwise owned most of the comparison. Neb71 was considered the best team. Interesting stat. Both LSU 2019 and Neb 71 had to go through very good Al teams to get their best ever which adds more legitimacy to their accolades.
So happy you reacted to this, Joe Burrow is one of the best players in College football history. There's a video from Joseph Vincent on his story that's amazing, I'd recommend that.
The amount of players in this game who went on to become NFL superstars is astounding.
The sheer amount of talent and future 1st round picks in this game is nuts. Burrow, Jefferson, Chase, Tua, Najee, Jeudy, Waddle, Surtain….the list goes on and on
Darren Sproles was a smaller running back that had a surprisingly long career with multiple teams. One of the teams he played for was the Chargers, who had another running back at the time named LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson is widely considered one of the best running backs in league history and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017. Would love for you guys to check them out, specifically Tomlinson if he isn't on your list already
2018 LSU vs Texas a&m, highest scoring game in modern football history, and basically where the Joe Burrow story starts, try to check it out if yall can. One of the best games I've ever seen.
The actual game of the century
Neither team were in the running for anything, unlike 2019.
There's are so many players that played in this game that are currently NFL players or NFL stars. Looking back at this game knowing what I know now is insane at the amount of current NFL stars that played in this game 😅
LSU and Alabama are pretty big rivals. They often have a lot of games in November that will decide the SEC west. Bama is always a powerhouse, so any team that can upset them late is always feeling good.
Absolutely. I just love it that every time someone finally beats Alabama after seven or eight years of consecutive losses, their fan base immediately declares it the "Game of the Century." Bless their hearts.
The reason it ended was because each play has a 40 second play clock, which means the office needs to start a play before the 40 seconds. Because bama couldn't stop the clock, and there was less than 40 seconds left, LSU can just let the game clock run out...Basically game over.
FYI the hashmarks in the middle of the field are the boundaries for how far from the center of the field the ball can be placed to start a play. If a person carrying the ball goes down or is tackled between teh hashmarks in the middle of the field the ball is spotted where they go down to start the next play. BUT if they go down toward the sidelines, or out of bounds, the ball is moved to the nearest hashmark in the middle of the field. Teams that know they are going for a field goal on 4th down will often try to get the ball placed at whichever hashmark the kicker feels most comfortable kicking. In the NFL the hashmarks line up exactly with the goal posts. But in college they are a little bit wider than the goal posts. Normally, this isn't a big deal, but a close field goal attempt in college is at a more severe angle than in the NFL and you will frequently see kicker slice the ball too much and miss. .
A great game of many. Try not to get stuck on watching so much of a few famous college football schools. There are so many memories from so many other schools.
90% of names said in this video are now in the nfl😭 so much talent
A few things about this game coming from an LSU fan. This game had maybe the best collection of talent to ever play in a college football game. Both teams were absolutely loaded with NFL talent across the board on both offense and defense. The other thing is that Cath you guys reference as the "greatest college catch" you've seen at around 15:40 is ironic because that was LSU's tight end Thaddeus Moss, son of NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss who you then said had one of the nastiest highlight tapes of catches (which is very true).
Ahhhh, the victory formation. When the other team runs out of time outs you can run the clock down and none can do anything about it. Only option is to try and get a fumble from the snap, but in the victory formation moving parts are eliminated and the game is essentially over. It's like calling checkmate 2 or 3 moves away when there are no longer options for a stalemate or moves to prolong the inevitable.
I can see the 'LIKE' counter getting larger and larger. You guys are doing a great job learning and commenting on the games/players you watch. Well done.
Thank you Dean, really appreciate it 🤝
Yeah, on that last play, LSU had a new set of downs (Due to the first down previously achieved) and at that point could just run-out the clock. When that usually happens (almost every game these days) the teams realize that continued play is pointless, so they voluntarily end game play, as the clock continues to count down to zero.
Love watching y'all's growing appreciation of American sports. Would love to have y'all do an explanation/reaction video of a classic European sports event!
Thank you, really appreciate that!
This whole lsu season was one of the best seasons ever with Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson and Jamarr Chase 3 really good players they were amazing you should watch a review of the whole 2019 lsu season
And this is an SEC conference western division rivalry game !
With the right to play in a Conf championship game AND play-off spot on the line..
I love that they unknowingly said it wasn't the best catch because they've seen his dads catches.
Burrow from LSU is one of the best QBs in the nfl now and Tua from Bama is a decent qb too. The running back for Bama, Najee Harris, is in the nfl now and he’s pretty good also. Just goes to show you how much talent was in this game.
dont forget the 4 top-25 receivers, all the DBs, linemen, linebackers, kickers, and clyde!
@cgn1k definitely there so many good players on this team I can’t name them all in one comment but LSUs offense was basically on an NFL level
Decent? Tua was the best qb in cfb until he got hurt
@@tennisplayer5490 I meant in the NFL
It’s incredible how much elite NFL talent was playing in this single game. So many of the top tier WRs today were just flashing here.
There are 2 main special "clock management" plays that are typically only run at the end of each half.
QBs can simulate an incomplete pass by spiking the ball into the ground, stopping the clock (like it does on any incomplete pass)
Or they can simulate a running play by immediately holding onto the ball and taking a knee. Like any other play that the ball carrier is tackled in-bounds this keeps the clock moving.
Teams will spike it when they want to spend a down to stop the clock from running quickly.
On the flip side, they will take a knee when it's possible to run the game clock to 0:00 based on the amount of time left and any timeouts the trailing team might have. They get a 40 second play clock so if there's less than 40 seconds per down available left they'll take a knee to reduce the chances of a fumble
9:34
Nick: "This screams BIG comeback to me though"
Yep. Right there with you.
just another yearly match up for the clash of the titans bama vs lsu, so good, so many good games and players that have taken part in this rivalry.
Joe Burrow is with the Bengals
Jamarr Chase is with the Bengals
Justin Jefferson is with the Vikings
Clyde Edwards-Helaire is with the Chiefs
Terrance Marshall Jr is with the Panthers
Tua Tagovailoa is with the Dolphins
Henry Ruggs III is currently with the Raiders but hasn't played since 2021
Devonta Smith is with the Eagles
Jerry Jeudy is with the Broncos
Najee Harris is with the Steelers
The amount of offensive talent both these teams had that year was just incredible, almost every single guy on the list above is starting in their positions today in the NFL and its madness, I love your videos, you guys are awesome can't wait to see more in the future!!!
You guys are awesome. I played American football in college then moved on to rugby. I truly appreciate your appreciation of American football.
Thank you so much, love that you’re enjoying the channel 🤝
That catch was randy moss’s son 😂
You should watch the highlights for Super Bowl 43. Legendary game with some of the greatest plays in NFL history.
Darren Sproles is actually a pretty good watch. He was an BOTH a running back AND kick and punt returner (so y'all should LOVE hime) but he was only 5 foot 6 inches. Speedy as all heck and, with such a low center of gravity, was dang near impossible to take down. He played for Kansas State in the early 2000s and then in the NFL for the Chargers, Saints, and Eagles where he won a Super Bowl ring even though he was injured early in the year. He was primarily a return man in his time in the NFL but he was also used plenty as a backup running back and slot receiver. I just found on Wikipedia that he was the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns.
At the end, he didn't spike the ball he kneeled down which just ends the play but since he's in bounds, the clock keeps moving. The play clock is 40 seconds and the game clock was under that so even though it became 4th Down when he kneeled, they didn't have to run another play before the game ended. That's why the commentator said the game was over after the first down right before that because Alabama only had 2 timeouts and there was only 1:12 left. Alabama probably took 1 timeout there. Then LSU probably kneeled the ball on 1st Down taking a few seconds off the clock and Alabama took their last timeout. Then LSU probably kneeled again on 2nd Down now with the clock winding down and then did so one last time with the game clock under 40 to end it.
In college, a team with the ball and a running game clock before they snap the ball on 1st Down can bleed about 2 minutes and 40 seconds off the game clock just by snapping the ball and kneeling down (this assumes that they snap the ball at about 2 seconds left on the play clock but take about 2 seconds to run the kneel play which is normal but can be stretched a little if they wait a little longer to snap the ball or run around a little before taking a knee). To figure out if a team can run out the clock just by kneeling down, you take 2:40 and subtract 40 seconds from that total if the offensive team gets the ball with a stopped game clock (like they did here after the kickoff) and then another 40 seconds for every timeout that the trailing defensive team has available. Then, if there is less time on the game clock than the amount you're left with, you can kneel out the game.
In the NFL there is an automatic timeout at the 2 minute mark called the 2-Minute Warning so it's a little different but kind of easier. Because of this a team can't kneel out the game starting prior to the 2-Minute Warning regardless of opposing timeouts remaining or if the clock is running (unless they really stretch out their kneel-down plays). There, the same calculus as before is used just starting with a 2 minute total after the 2-Minute Warning.
To summarize by bit about kneeling down and to truly answer your last question about why the game ended there...there is a 40 second play clock. Much like the shot clock in basketball or the new pitch clock in baseball, the offense has to snap the ball before the play clock hits zero. Since there was less than 40 seconds on the game clock at that point, they didn't have to run a play on 3rd Down and could just let it wind down to zero. When that happens, the officials are fine with everyone running on the field to celebrate, shake hands, whatever, but they don't leave the field until the clock does click down to zero.
When you said the QB was being attacked, and realized that's not the term, what it's called here is usually "pressure." Pressured, under pressure, etc. You'll also hear blitz associated with a pass rush. There's also "collapsing the pocket."
9:03 if you guys are wondering who Darren Sproles is, he’s one of if not the shortest player in nfl history and he was a great RB
This game featured a ton of NFL superstars
At the time this game was so big that even the President of the United States was in attendance.
If you want to see some crazy QB escape plays, watch Caleb Williams Heisman Highlights.
you guys need to react to the 2022 peach bowl between georgia and ohio state!!!!! an instant classic!
Hey Melina, this one sounds great, have got it added to our watch list. Thanks for the suggestion and comment
the receivers that played in this game were insane
That was a lot of fun - thanks guys for the reaction.
Thank you Jedd, appreciate the comment!
In terms of the ending of the game, LSU basically just ran out the clock where the QB snaps it and takes a knee. It’s the safest way to rundown the clock and avoid fumbles or any mistakes. Teams have 40 seconds to hike the ball so if u do the math LSU could take a knee on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd down to waste 40 seconds each time and end the game.
Also: I’ve already seen it mentioned but the catch by LSU you were talking about was caught by Thaddeus Moss, the son of Randy Moss, so that was pretty ironic that you brought him up lol. He didn’t make an impact in the NFL and no longer plays in the NFL but just fun to note
Lifelong LSU fan here. To provide some context of that game and that season for LSU. LSU is usually a top 5-10 ranked team but they can never get over the hump of beating Alabama (who has dominated college football for 15+ years now). Prior to this game, Alabama had won the previous 7 matchups including a public humiliation in the national championship. This is a heated historical rivalry that Alabama has had the upper hand in for decades. Beating them in 2019 propelled that LSU team to a historic national championship run
Another good watch is this past seasons LSU/Alabama (2022) game if you want a last second finish
LSU just needed to get a first down to run the clock out and kneel at the end there. Great reaction to a great game ! Gonna throw out a Tracy mcgrady video request ,Might as well One of my favourite players .
Thank you, and of course no problem, have added this to our list. It’s a big list, but it’s on there.
love this! i’m not sure if you’ve heard of the series, but the “a game to remember” series by harris highlights showcases amazing games backed by very fitting music that intensifies the moments in the game. highly recommend videos from that series for the next reaction 😎
So many of todays young NFL stars in this game its crazy wow
Randy moss’ son played for LSU he’s the guy that made that sideline catch that you said was the best college catch you’ve seen
It was a qb kneel which runs the clock. Spiking is throwing the ball into the ground which stops the clock
The context is that LSU and Alabama are two of the biggest powerhouse football programs in the country... but Alabama is a dynasty and has had by the far the most success of any college football program in recent memory. And LSU and Alabama not only play in the same conference, but the same division. They play each other every year and LSU has not been able to get over the hump that is Alabama in like 8 years. Heartbreaking losses. But 2019 was LSU's year.
LSU - Alabama is a huge rivalry in college football's Southeastern Conference (SEC), where almost every match-up is a huge rivalry. This one has intensified in recent years because of Nick Saban, who led LSU to a national championship in 2003 before heading off to the NFL, where he was a flop as head coach of the Dolphins for a couple of seasons. But when he returned to coach college football again, he chose Alabama and went on to win 6 national titles for them. Obviously, this history is a bit sour for passionate LSU fans, who haven't won nearly as many titles as Alabama has, so this game (and Joe Burrow's amazing season in 2019) is a small measure of revenge.
Once LSU got the 1st down at the end the game was effectively over as the announcer said. There was little enough time on the game clock and no Bama timeouts left. Burrow "took a knee" which ends the play but keeps the clock running, different from a spike which ends the play and stops the clock because its an incomplete pass.
Please watch the Alabama-Ohio State natty game from a few years ago. Y'all have watched two big Bama losses recently and it's breaking my Bama heart. 😂 RTR.
At the end of football games, the quarterback can take a knee which immediately ends the play, you lose a down, but the clock continues to run, it's really just a safe way to put away a game. In this case, Alabama didn't have any timeouts left and therefore couldn't stop the clock, so it's game over as soon as the clock reaches 0.
Another note, it's funny Damo mentioned he loved the catch early on, sayiong it's one of the best he's ever seen, aside from the Randy Moss catches, because the player that caught that pass is actually Randy Moss' son!
The QB for Bama was Tua Tangavailoa who is now the QB for the Miami Dolphins. He replaced Jalen Hurts at QB causing Jalen to transfer to Oklahoma. All three QBs are now in the NFL at a high level. This was the year the Burrow won the Hiesman Trophy. And this is why college football is so interesting. All that talent in your local hometown or home state.
I think you guys did a reaction to a Vikings game where receiver Justin Jefferson made a crazy catch. Now you get to see Jefferson in college catching passes from Joe Burrow. Though this game had a ton of other great receivers - Jamarr Chase, DeVonta Smith, Jalen Waddle, Jerry Jeudy - and that's not counting Henry Ruggs, who could've been a star before he threw it away, and John Metchie II who hasn't had a chance to play in the NFL yet for health reasons. No wonder it was so high scoring.
The amount of NFL talent in this game is crazy
i love these vids man good stuff, , so many NFL Stars in this game ,
Thank you, really appreciate it!
One of the top 3 qbs and 2 of the top 5 or 8 WRS on the same team jeez
A lot of talent on both sides of the field this year
The LSU player who made the amazing catch was the SON of Randy Moss. Funny you made the comparison!
You should watch LSU vs Alabama 2022
17:00 it wasn’t a spike, it was a kneel which is like the opposite of a spike. LSU had the lead and they want the clock to run out of time. They’re forced to run plays because of the play clock timer, but after Alabama exhausted their timeouts, they could just snap the ball and take a knee. They lose a down but the play clock restarts and they get to waste more time. When the team in the lead has possession and the game clock has less time on it than the play clock the game is essentially over as there isn’t anything compelling the leading team to run another play. That’s why everyone came on the field, that’s a normal ending to a game.
Geaux Tigers !
It's very rare for Alabama to get beat at home however, this LSU team was arguably the best team in the history of college football.
watch this past years national championship between uga and tcu. It was the biggest margin of win in championship history
On the last play the QB only had to grab the ball and kneel. It was not a spike the ball to the ground as the clock would of stopped. Since the QB handled the ball and knelt the clock keeps running and Alabama was out of timeouts so the game was over. Ooos. I see someone else already mentioned this below, but always nice for a 2nd explanation, I guess. :)
It's time for you guys to learn about "clock management" as a football concept. You get a certain number of seconds on the "play clock" after each down (varies between leagues).
Certain plays - the clock keeps running (most plays tackled inbounds, with some variation between leagues). Other plays - the clock stops at the end of the play (incomplete passes, out of bounds, etc. again, more variation between leagues). Calling a timeout stops the clock. Penalties stop the clock (at least momentarily). Spiking the ball stops the clock, kneeling directly after the snap keeps the clock running.
So... if you're in a situation where you're winning, and the time on the "game clock" is less than the time on the "play clock", all you have to do is kneel with the ball and the clock will run out before a new play has to happen. Depending on how many downs, how many time outs, and how much time is left on the game clock, you could get down to like 70-90 seconds left in the game, and just win by kneeling. At the end, you get into what's called "victory formation", snap the ball, and the QB instantly kneels, declaring himself down. It counts as a "negative rushing yards attempt play", the yards come off his rushing stats, the down is over, but the clock keeps running.
Explaining the end. You have 2 options you can spike the ball in order to STOP the clock but you can also take a knee in order to run the clock out. you see it to end games a lot, basically when the QB takes a knee its as if he made a running play so the clock will not stop unless the other team has a timeout to prevent that. Alabama used their 2 timeouts on first and second down. It was 3rd down so LSU took a knee and ran out the remaining 30 seconds of the game.
im an Alabama fan and im not gonna lie, 10:49 had me cracking tf up
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You guys should react to Clemson vs Ohio State 2020 Sugar Bowl. That game is very crazy and some context the year before in 2019 Ohio State completely outplayed Clemson but lost 29-23 because of some of the worst officiating I have ever seen in a CFP Game until Georgia vs OSU this last year and Michigan vs TCU. Anyway Ohio State had only played 8 games that season because of Covid and so Clemson's head coach Dabo Swinney ranked Ohio State as the 11th best team in his coach poll and the playoffs committee had us ranked #3 and we matched against Clemson in the playoffs who were ranked number 2.
Tactics: react to How to Read a Defense/ A Guide to the Basics of Football Coverages.
Lean How the QB must decipher the Def coverages in order to make the correct pass decision.
You should watch Le’veon Bell highlights. He’s one of the most unique running backs ever.
Look up the rosters of these two teams. The number of players who were drafted into the NFL is incredible.