Worst play call in football history

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ksig489
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Oct 15, 2011 3:45pm
Michigan calls play action on 4th ans 2 inches with the goal line in sight for the tying score.

For a long time OSU had the worst call with the 4th down option against UM years ago...today's call by Al Borges has to go down as the worst call in the history of football...at ANY level.

The FB that was faked to picked up 2 yards!
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Oct 15, 2011 4:25pm
Was it a bad call? Yes. Worst in history? Hardly
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Oct 15, 2011 4:40pm
I wonder if "Holy Buckeye" would make the list of worst play calls ever if Jenkins doesn't make that catch ... 4th and 1 and you throw a bomb with Krenzel?

For the record, that is still one of my favorite moments, but man that could have been ugly if it didn't work.
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ksig489
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Oct 15, 2011 4:53pm
Hb31187;934614 wrote:Was it a bad call? Yes. Worst in history? Hardly
Name one that is worse.
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Oct 15, 2011 5:04pm
ksig489;934669 wrote:Name one that is worse.
Idk off the top of my head, but its a game in october not a bowl game or conference championship. It was a bonehead play, but im sure Les Miles has about 10 worse play calls in the past 4 years than this lol
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ksig489
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Oct 15, 2011 5:10pm
Still guessing^^

Still cant come up with anything worse^^

If there is something worse, it would have stood right out in your memory. This was AWFUL in a game that most likely was the most important game in this division this season.
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Oct 15, 2011 6:20pm
Thanks to Ron Zook it's not even the worse call of the day :D
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Oct 15, 2011 6:26pm
Scarlet_Fever;934828 wrote:Thanks to Ron Zook it's not even the worse call of the day :D
LOL! I was just coming on this thread to type that.

4th and 2 down by 10 and time running out and you don't kick the FG and then try for the onside kick? What a dumbass!
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Oct 15, 2011 6:57pm
ksig489;934710 wrote:Still guessing^^

Still cant come up with anything worse^^

If there is something worse, it would have stood right out in your memory. This was AWFUL in a game that most likely was the most important game in this division this season.

Yeah. Zook's call to go for it and not kick the field goal is worse.
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Oct 15, 2011 7:05pm
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Whatever happened to Jack Arute anyway?
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Oct 15, 2011 9:02pm
fuck you ksig489
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fan_from_texas
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Oct 15, 2011 9:09pm
BigAppleBuckeye;934642 wrote:I wonder if "Holy Buckeye" would make the list of worst play calls ever if Jenkins doesn't make that catch ... 4th and 1 and you throw a bomb with Krenzel?

For the record, that is still one of my favorite moments, but man that could have been ugly if it didn't work.

Exactly. If it works, it's a great call. If not, it's terrible. That seems like a bad way to determine whether it's good ... post hoc rationalizations aren't a good way to make the decision, as hindsight is always 20/20.
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ksig489
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Oct 15, 2011 9:18pm
Trueblue23;934956 wrote:**** you ksig489
For what? Having an opinion?

It doesn't make me like Michigan any less...just Borges. AND the fact that Brady doesn't wear a headset so he could have told Borges he was an idiot and changed the play.

Funny too that looking at your twitter link you tweeted that "Al Borges is nucking futs" a little earlier today. But apparently **** me for saying it too.
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Oct 15, 2011 9:33pm
So you're creepin on my twitter
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Oct 15, 2011 9:47pm
Mulva;934868 wrote:Whatever happened to Jack Arute anyway?
haha Yeah I always liked him and his way overly dyed hair.
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WebFire
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Oct 15, 2011 10:36pm
Over react much?
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Oct 16, 2011 5:52am
ksig489;934669 wrote:Name one that is worse.
4th and a couple in the shadow of the endzone down ten with a buck 30 remaining, Zook doesn't kick and goes for it. Straight up idiot. You take the three and hope for the miracle on side. You miss on fourth....you're lining up to watch victory snaps...

See, there was one worse even today. Zook is flat horrible.
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ksig489
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Oct 16, 2011 11:41am
Trueblue23;935011 wrote:So you're creepin on my twitter
Nope...you posted it in your profile so I figured with your level of intelligence I would easily be able to show that you are a hypocritical moron
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ksig489
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Oct 16, 2011 11:42am
ytownfootball;935202 wrote:4th and a couple in the shadow of the endzone down ten with a buck 30 remaining, Zook doesn't kick and goes for it. Straight up idiot. You take the three and hope for the miracle on side. You miss on fourth....you're lining up to watch victory snaps...

See, there was one worse even today. Zook is flat horrible.
At the time I posted, I dont believe that had happened yet.

But I agree it was pretty bad.
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Oct 16, 2011 11:54am
ksig489;935333 wrote:At the time I posted, I dont believe that had happened yet.

But I agree it was pretty bad.
At the time I posted, I was too incoherent to realize what I posted was already mentioned. It happens :rolleyes: