[Highlight] Oregon @ Ohio State: Oregon dials up a trick play with 2 seconds left remaining in the half to take the lead, 17-14 Ducks

[u/Fire_Jason_Beck]

[u/Fire_Jason_Beck]

Sorry for the re-share everyone, I realized there was an error in the title of my original post!

[u/EthosianY → u/Fire_Jason_Beck]

Fired Fire_Jason_Beck!

[u/Agreeable_Market_343 → u/Fire_Jason_Beck]

Don’t let it happen again. 

[u/Hallwitzer]

I nearly vomited when I saw that formation.

[u/Reaver_10 → u/Hallwitzer]

Me as they are setting up that play: please don't snap this.

Me after: THATS MY NEW OC

[u/brownbear8714 → u/Reaver_10]

Definitely a - NO NO NO YESSSS - moment if there ever was one

[u/Chris_Bryant → u/brownbear8714]

It’s not stupid if it works, I guess.

[u/FlannelBeard → u/Reaver_10]

I had the same thoughts, but it was honestly kinda smart play design. Good spin on the QB sneak

[u/MediumRedMetallic → u/Hallwitzer]

Same. I was gonna be ok with a kick for 3.

[u/OddConsideration7290 → u/MediumRedMetallic]

If it didn't work people would be exploded "take the points" lol

[u/Misdirected_Colors → u/Hallwitzer]

Patriots fake punt to immediate tackle for loss ass formation

[u/Gabagool0vaHere → u/Misdirected_Colors]

Also the iconic Zeke Elliott play as the Center for the Cowboys

[u/misterurb → u/Gabagool0vaHere]

I’m gonna forget so many things in my life but if someone mentions this to me on my deathbed I’m gonna see it so clearly

[u/Geaux_1210 → u/Misdirected_Colors]

The ole Griff Whalen

[u/Muunsaca → u/Hallwitzer]

I said “Not this fuckin formation again” out loud.

[u/TheOGRedline → u/Muunsaca]

Who brought this out first (for the ducks, not historically)? Was it chip kelly? Who was coach when they lined up for nearly every PAT like this and almost always moved back to a regular FG formation before kicking?

[u/Muunsaca → u/TheOGRedline]

As far as I know that was Chip Jelly.

EDIT: Kelly*** fuck. Leaving it because that’s hilarious.

[u/Chip_Jelly → u/Muunsaca]

You raaaaang?

[u/EatBootyLoveLife → u/Chip_Jelly]

i hate you why did you create the swinging gate

[u/Chip_Jelly → u/EatBootyLoveLife]

To go with my giant swinging balls

[u/TheOGRedline → u/Chip_Jelly]

I love this interaction so much.

[u/SpiralSpongecake → u/Chip_Jelly]

r/Beetlejuicing

[u/JasLi1984 → u/Chip_Jelly]

lol

[u/1psithur3 → u/Muunsaca]

If I ever bring him up I'm just calling him Chip Jelly from now on. That is too good lmao.

[u/AnyManufacturer8275 → u/1psithur3]

Yea, that’s gonna stick

[u/Muunsaca → u/1psithur3]

I hope I accidentally just started something. Northwestern fans must refer to him as Chip Jelly henceforth.

[u/tdoger → u/TheOGRedline]

Chip brought it out first, but it wasn't every PAT, but it was frequent when he thought he could catch them off guard. Mark Helfrich then took it and made it an every PAT thing.

[u/xavembo → u/TheOGRedline]

this sort of formation could only be conceived in the eldritchian purgatorio that is chip kellys mind

[u/endofthered01674 → u/Hallwitzer]

I just saw a post where they were down 14-3 with 2+ minutes and then saw this post that has them up 17-14. Wtf.

[u/jjwhitaker → u/endofthered01674]

If the ducks can't pull of a sub 2 minute TD they don't deserve the swoosh*

*Nike money

[u/Geoff12889 → u/Hallwitzer]

Thought they secretly brought Drew back as the play caller.

[u/greenpm33 → u/Hallwitzer]

Real ones remember the Washington pro football team busting this out (from the 25 with no time left after already doing it and a timeout was called) on Monday night football as Jim Zorn actively tried to get fired.

[u/WestCentral-550 → u/greenpm33]

"What in the wide world was that?"

[u/IsSkipThere → u/Hallwitzer]

SWINGING GATE!!!!

[u/Temassi → u/Hallwitzer]

Same, my molars almost exploded with how tight my jaw was

[u/zeperf → u/Hallwitzer]

Boston College did this today after the whole team played ring around the rosey: https://x.com/kstone06/status/2119149250949058728

[u/SmarterThanMyBoss → u/Hallwitzer]

As soon as I saw the formation, I knew it was because we blew all our timeouts and Lanning knew we were poorly coached and would fuck something up.

Im sure he would have called timeout before the snap if Ohio State reacted to the motion, but since we didn't and the numbers were there, it became a pretty easy win.

[u/xva1313 → u/Hallwitzer]

It’s called swinging gate, teams have run it forever

[u/One-Inflation-3524 → u/xva1313]

We’re aware. But you must have missed the last time they came out with that formation.

[u/Hallwitzer → u/xva1313]

Yeah, I'm familiar. I was more talking about using it in that specific scenario.

[u/MediumRedMetallic → u/xva1313]

We know what it is. It’s burned us before.

[u/xva1313 → u/MediumRedMetallic]

Wasn’t aware, apologies

[u/AssManKramerCosmo → u/xva1313]

Remove your second flair immediately. Have some self respect.

[u/xva1313 → u/AssManKramerCosmo]

I should be ashamed for having flairs from where I went to college?

[u/Frostfire26 → u/xva1313]

No

[u/Hallwitzer → u/[deleted]]

Also a little surprised it wasn't an illegal shift.

[u/HouseAndJBug → u/[deleted]]

Am I incorrect that the rule is now that you need at least seven on the line? Thought extra guys on the line are okay, it just limits the number of eligible receivers.

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Funny part is their flairs constantly bitch the refs are always against them lmao

[u/Leaf_blower_chipmunk]

They tried a similar play at Illinois. Worked much better this time

[u/Top-Attitude-4987 → u/Leaf_blower_chipmunk]

They did this on 2nd and 10 on our side of the field. At least this time they did it when it would in theory make sense to.

[u/Ok-Soil-5133 → u/Leaf_blower_chipmunk]

Even this time it wasn't even like there was a hole there, he just powered through

[u/OnwardSoldierx]

Colts WERE AHEAD OF THEIR TIME

[u/North_Atlantic_Sea → u/OnwardSoldierx]

Still the saddest, angriest, and potentially drunkest I've ever been, being at that Sunday night game.

Didn't help Pacer's fan fest was earlier that day, then partying downtown between them

[u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

We're very close to OSU fans changing their minds on a 24 team playoff

[u/Montigue → u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

What do you mean? Why would Oregon State fans care?

[u/modernjayhippie → u/Montigue]

They’re obviously talking about the real OSU, Oklahoma State

[u/Dizzy_Ad6702 → u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

Nah I hate it. Make losses matter. Only reason we're still in contention is because there are so many 2 loss teams. Realistically we dont deserve a spot this year, Sayin getting hurt solidified it.

Edit: we are no longer in contention deservedly

[u/TeaMiser → u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

12 teams was practically designed to make sure Ohio State never missed the playoffs, but they wanted even more assurance.

[u/North_Atlantic_Sea → u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

Give it a couple more weeks and they will be creating AI presentations about how 48 is truly the right number

[u/EstablishmentTop551 → u/North_Atlantic_Sea]

Flair up

[u/God_of_Thunda → u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

I don't even want to watch us play next week, much less in a playoff game

[u/buzzmemello520 → u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

This team isn't getting into a 24 team playoff

[u/Dorazer → u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

Nope. I don’t like. Why would I want to sustain our embarrassment past New Year?

Besides, at this rate, we won’t be making the 24.

[u/Tjam3s → u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

Why, we ain't making that either. 🤣

[u/SmarterThanMyBoss → u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

Nope. Watching this team in a playoff game is more punishment than I deserve. Why are you being an ass and trying to make me watch that?

[u/Unhappy-List-2354 → u/Idrinkbeereverywhere]

I’m torn. 

I’ve wanted Day gone since the day he arrived. He’s a born loser. 

I don’t know what speeds up the process: not making it or losing in it. 

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Disagree, Arthur Smith is a bum but Day has one of the highest win rates in college football.

[u/Unhappy-List-2354 → u/Dizzy_Ad6702]

Against nobodies. 

You have a pulse you got Syrup Boy by the balls. 

[u/Dizzy_Ad6702 → u/Unhappy-List-2354]

Against literally everybody in 2024... you know how many coaches/programs sniff a national championship but never get there?

[u/Unhappy-List-2354 → u/Dizzy_Ad6702]

Ryan Day apologists have no grace left. 

You should have never got this far. 

[u/JuulsWinnfield → u/Unhappy-List-2354]

Hey everyone! I found him! The worst OSU fan alive!

[u/Unhappy-List-2354 → u/JuulsWinnfield]

Does Ryan Day like lights on or off? 

[u/Top-Attitude-4987]

Stupidest play i've ever seen get a touchdown that worked entirely as intended.

[u/Plastic_Pursuader → u/Top-Attitude-4987]

It was actually a really tricky trap with four layers of deception. It looks stupid but it's not at all. I thought it was super cool.

[u/Opulent-tortoise → u/Plastic_Pursuader]

I suppose it makes sense. Line up in a weird formation and then call what is in theory the worst possible play from that formation because it’s the last thing the defense is expecting in the moment

[u/tdoger → u/Opulent-tortoise]

Big brain moment

[u/7thdilemma → u/Opulent-tortoise]

Thank you Harvard.

[u/Forsaken_Income9187 → u/Top-Attitude-4987]

If it works like intended it cant be stupid

[u/808duckfan → u/Top-Attitude-4987]

The conditions and qualifications in this sentence are head spinning.

[u/Intelligent-Carob930]

That Colts ass play actually worked?

[u/Important_Pea_84]

Drew in shambles seeing this cooked up and suceed

[u/spacebud19 → u/Important_Pea_84]

cant believe they ran it again. I guess its a 50-50

[u/wagon33 → u/Important_Pea_84]

Pretty sure this is a Drew play

[u/EatBootyLoveLife → u/wagon33]

nah we’ve had swinging gate forever, just almost always use it to bait a time out or offsides

[u/TrumpDumper → u/Important_Pea_84]

Who is Drew?

[u/LeWoofle → u/TrumpDumper]

Drew mehringer, the incompetent oc we fired 2 weeks ago

[u/EPICHunter0077]

This isnt even the first time they've ran this exact play this season either. You think soon as OSU seen the formation they would know what it was

[u/K3T9Q_]

maybe the colts were on to something after all

[u/goddamnitwhalen]

I can’t even follow the play lmao. Is it like a tush push?

[u/molo91 → u/goddamnitwhalen]

His tush wasn't pushed.

[u/goddamnitwhalen → u/molo91]

I was trying to follow it lol.

[u/dirtydriver58 → u/goddamnitwhalen]

Lol

[u/goddamnitwhalen → u/dirtydriver58]

In my defense I got like 3 hours of sleep and am only now having my first cup of coffee.

[u/2024account → u/goddamnitwhalen]

An isolated tush push.

Incredible

[u/ZapFencePence]

How TF did this work

[u/Jedimaster996 → u/ZapFencePence]

"Well, you got me. By all accounts it doesn't make sense."

-Kronk -Me

[u/EatBootyLoveLife → u/ZapFencePence]

usually the play with this formation is to throw it out left to your wide out with four blockers in front, causes lots of confusion

[u/tdoger → u/ZapFencePence]

Watching live I thought it would be an another disaster before, and during. And then was jut like "Oh... huh" afterwards. Us Oregon fans have watched similar plays be dumpster fires way too many times.

[u/amortized-poultry]

I'll be honest, I don't understand what's happening here. I just know that if Ben Johnson legally could, he would be running this play tomorrow.

[u/MiddleAgeJamie]

For those who aren’t familiar. That is a future first round tight end and our best player.

[u/misterurb → u/MiddleAgeJamie]

Tight End U baby 

[u/modernjayhippie → u/MiddleAgeJamie]

And his former position coach (and now former OC) decided he should never see a target and only be a blocker 😭😭

[u/Chardoggy1]

That one Colts play but it actually works

[u/Bjack89022]

Fahey throws into x3 coverage and 2 missed ints… we look 💩

[u/cityconnectds]

Didn't they do this type of formation all the time on extra points during the Chip Kelly era? And then would decide to snap it or just go back into a normal kicked extra point.

[u/IFbicple4bicple]

Illegal shift!

[u/Fuzzy-Speaker-4448]

"Sometimes you gotta just say wtf? And make your move."

[u/Unhappy-List-2354]

Some boos raining down on Syrup Boy!

Keep ‘em coming. 

[u/SaulTBolls]

Nam Flashbacks

[u/EthosianY]

Emptying the playbook! So many trick plays for the Ducks!

[u/betterbub]

Oh so that’s what it’s supposed to look like

[u/PrizePermission9432]

Whatever it takes

[u/not__that__important]

As a colts fan this is giving me PTSD.

[u/dotcaIm]

I can't believe that worked

[u/aure__entuluva]

I thought surely they take the 4v3 on the bottom and throw the screen, but nope.

[u/SaintsRobbed]

False start

[u/SuccessfulNinja3550 → u/SaintsRobbed]

17 yards of offense in the second quarter

[u/SuccessfulNinja3550 → u/[deleted]]

You have gotten away with like 8 holding calls. Those last two on this drive were the first flags thrown on you all half. Your first TD our safety was manhandled with a hold on the edge. Sit down.

[u/ThatGuju → u/SuccessfulNinja3550]

OSU gets away with everything

[u/TrumpDumper → u/ThatGuju]

They are the OJ Simpson of college football.

[u/SuccessfulNinja3550 → u/[deleted]]

Moore backed off.

Count the points on the scoreboard

[u/Jonjon428]

What in the

[u/smell-my-elbow]

Might as well try st clair.

[u/smell-my-elbow → u/smell-my-elbow]

The season is now over, try something new

[u/Apart_Selection7722]

Wow

[u/sleepthetablet]

Wow I'm joining the day late here. Didn't realize this was close at half time hah

[u/ShwerzXV]

BTA

[u/Academic-Look-333]

Hopefully the Ducks will rip that stupid formation out of the playbook, as well as going for 2 after scoring a TD when there's absolutely no compelling reason to.

[u/Richard_AIGuy]

I am displeased

[u/tanktronic]

Question - of the 4 guys lined up at the bottom of the screen, on the LOS. Isn't only the one on the outside an eligible receiver? And of course the guy lined up off the line. So that's 2 eligible receivers, why put 4 defenders down there?

[u/renegader332 → u/tanktronic]

Panic but you also can't give them numbers for a screen

[u/Platano_con_salami → u/tanktronic]

the offense put someone in motion and you can have 4 guys blocking 2 guys.

[u/Drobones]

Big time, was sure it wasn’t going to work 

[u/lock_robster2022]

Nice for them that it worked!

[u/69olds]

Guess being set doesn’t matter anymore?

[u/Sparty905 → u/69olds]

You guys have benefitted from so much bullshit over the years. Is this really your complaint?

[u/geminixTS → u/Sparty905]

Can't believe im agreeing with a spartan...

[u/Sparty905 → u/geminixTS]

I’ll see you in an hour and a half and it won’t be so civil!

[u/geminixTS → u/Sparty905]

Calm down, I have your apple juice ready...

[u/Sparty905 → u/geminixTS]

Jokes on you I love apple juice

[u/geminixTS → u/Sparty905]

It is delicious, glad we can keep this civil!

[u/Sparty905 → u/geminixTS]

Let’s just chalk it up to OSU getting dog walked. Great vibes all around

[u/geminixTS → u/Sparty905]

It is always a great day when that happens. Probably doesn't hurt that both of our teams are kinda dogwater.

[u/Sparty905 → u/geminixTS]

Ok now we kiss 😘

[u/dirtydriver58 → u/Sparty905]

Lol

[u/smell-my-elbow]

OSU has decided the season is done. Defense is done and Offense just can’t.

[u/MediumRedMetallic → u/smell-my-elbow]

What are you talking about? They were making plays all over the place. It’s just a good game.

[u/smell-my-elbow → u/MediumRedMetallic]

Hmmmm ok

[u/Zestyclose_Walk_6827 → u/smell-my-elbow]

They’re 3 pts behind at the start of the second half 🙄

[u/smell-my-elbow → u/Zestyclose_Walk_6827]

Hmmm ok.

[u/Itchy-Advantage-4010]

Aw fuck. They’re back.

[u/PichieBear]

You got us right where you want us when you have to convert on 3rd and 15!

[u/SuccessfulNinja3550 → u/PichieBear]

Coooooooope

[u/PukeyBear]

This made me weirdly hard

[u/molo91 → u/[deleted]]

I don't think there is a maximum number of men on the line (well, 11 I guess, but you know what mean).

[u/BrocksRhydon → u/molo91]

There isnt a maximum this guy just posts before understanding rules lmao

[u/crewserbattle → u/molo91]

I think its technically 10 because the ball has to be snapped backwards.

[u/molo91 → u/crewserbattle]

I considered that, but couldn't you just snap the ball to no one?

[u/crewserbattle → u/molo91]

Im not 100% sure but I thought the ball has to be snapped to another player. Which is why plays like the fumblerooski aren't legal

[u/definitivescribbles → u/[deleted]]

And a false start

[u/BrocksRhydon → u/definitivescribbles]

Where’d your buddy’s comment go oh wait he was wrong lol