northtexsmu wrote:Watch a replay of 2017 NIU v Nebraska game on the 1st series. Nebraska drives down to the NIU 10 yard line. Then Nebraska throws a pick 6 and NIU gets a 90 yard TD return. What is interesting is after the play, notice the TV announcers said an NIU coach I guess told them, that on that play Nebraska had a certain way they threw the ball. Thus if/when the play happens they would try to intercept the pass.
One of the stories about the 1949 Notre Dame game was that the SMU scouting report - and I don't know who wrote it - said that the Irish tipped whether a pass play or run. SMU tested the idea in the first half and the defensive captain called a nine man line on running plays in the second half. Didn't help after SMU tied the score at twenty all. ND overwhelmed the SMU defense running the ball even knowing what was going to happen.
Before at least one subsequent game with ND the Dallas sportswriters speculated, hoped, probably if truth be known , crossed their fingers and wished for a second occurrence.
I'm most unlikely to see another SMU - ND game but if the new DC can pull something like that in the next few years, well, hurray!
I do hope no one tells the announces up in the booth though.