His hit on kickoff against Wisconsin in 2007 is one of my all time favorite - can't find the video anymore
Hardest hit you've seen in an Iowa football game?
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His hit on kickoff against Wisconsin in 2007 is one of my all time favorite - can't find the video anymore
Those two each had brutal wide open rib shots on LSU's starter, I think Lewis had the kill shot as he lasted a very short time in the third and they brought in #2, a white kid whose name escapes me but I think he played in the league. He was terrible, enter JaMarcus.
I have a DVD of the broadcast, it's sad how many times I have watched that game.
And that is NOT the guy I'm talking about...........the LB, who never started, but played a lot on Special teams and would Lay the WOOD often was from Bettendorf..........no, not Angerer. But, maybe Pat could help recall this guys' name.......last name started with a B. I know he played in the Outback, where the game was the Swindle in the Swamp.......Greenway, Tate, Hinkel, etc
Are you thinking of Zach Gabelman? He's from Bett and played LB that year and some special teams!
Thank you, BigOHawk ------------Best Special teams HITS I can recall........
GABELMAN..............
Go Hawks!!That was Fred Barr that hit Bennie Joppru in maybe 2001 or 2002, it was the hardest hit I could remember
Totally agree, I was at that game. Stoops would be ejected and banned from a couple of games today. It was early in the game and their wide receiver was well known. I believe he ended up playing in the NFL. He came across the middle and Stoops laid him out. I don't remember Stoops having a concussion but I know that he broke the Purdue WR's jaw.
I guess any time someone gets knocked out, they're considered to have suffered a concussion, by definition.
I had Stoops in one of my classes. He sat directly behind me, and he was constantly looking over my shoulder during lecture to copy my notes. My impression of him at the time was that he'd had a few too many concussions; he seemed to be in a constant fog.
Let's just say... I didn't expect great things in his future.
Nostradamus, I ain't.
Weisman didn't do much on that run, other than absorb some hits where guys didn't wrap up. Could be used as an instructional video on poor tackling form.
Good to hear fron you Scothawk. Love that hit by Yanda. The isu guy probably got a visit from the Tooth Fairy that night.
Glorious run. Was there in the upper reaches amongst the disappointed Husker fans.
Well, I searched and searched for the bruising runs everyone said Weisman had against Nebraska, but that was the only one that came up. I didn't think it was in the same league as other hits posted, but there were at least five people who thought that so I figured posting the run could at least contribute to the debate. I agree with you, more bad tackling than vicious hits.
Three big hits that stand out for me, in no particular order:
- Sanders against KSU kick returner. Our introduction to the Hit Man.
- Yanda's pancake against ISU
- Bob Stoops with a greatly timed hit against MSU TE in the 1981 season finale. Result of the play was an incomplete pass. Clean hit on a cold day that knocked both guys out of the game, although I think Bob was able to return later.
My first game.
Illegal hit now, but the penalty then was 5 yards for being to close to him when he caught it.
I could be wrong on this but I remember a Bob Stoops hit against MSU. If I remember correctly Bob Commings was the head coach. Both players appeared to be knocked out then Bobby stood up pushed the trainers away and started jogging towards the MSU bench. The trainers grabbed him and got him headed towards the right bench.
You must be thinking about the 1981 game against MSU. Stoops was recruited by Commings, but Hayden was the only coach he played for (redshirted as a frosh).
Damien Robinson doesn’t get enough love around here. He was every bit the hitter Sanders was IMO.
I also remember remember him laying the wood against an OSU receiver trying to make a catch along the sideline. It was a vicious hit and I believe it knocked the WR out of the game.
I thought that was a deep thigh bruise that knocked Keith Byars out of the game. Maybe there was another hit.
Gabelman was a friend of mine in college. He was friends with my college gf and her brother who he played with at Bett. He is who I came into this thread to mention. Glad someone did. One of the nicest guys I ever met at school off the field, but he brought the thunder on special teams. Like Angerer, a good soccer player for the Bulldogs too.
This. Was my first game as a frosh....crowd went silent. Dude had no idea what side of the field to walk to.
