Strip sack returned for a TD. Points on the board plus the opposing QB can get hurt/rattled. Then they have to come right back out when the defense and crowd smells blood in the water.
It's funny but this EXACT thing happened to us in 95. A Tennessee DL caused Danny W to fumble, and that fumble got returned for a TD. Tennessee had everything going for them at that moment. A 30-14 lead, a future 5-time NFL MVP under center, their greatest coach ever on the sideline, and a stacked lineup at every position. And Spurrier yelling at his QB and the entire Gator nation in disarray... What could go wrong?? 7 consecutive unanswered touchdowns later... Vol fans are complaining about that dad-blamed Spurrier running up the score. AGAIN!
The Prayer at Jordan-Hare. What a great time to be an Auburn Tiger. Next came the kick 6. I cheer for anyone who beats UGA & Bama.
Pre-snap, the stadium was rocking! Felt like the mo' was swinging UF's way, then Dunn benefits from a block in the back and, well, we all remember how that day ended.
The stadium was more than rocking – my ears had an almost siren sound ringing in them from the decibel level. I was in the stands and I remember yelling to my buddy - and jumping up and down, pointing just before the catch - “hey, he hit our guy in the back”… Yeah, and then their guy is off to the races Never heard a stadium go from that intense a decibel level to zero like that. Only other in-person game I saw such a switch of fortune was watching “run, Lindsey, run”, but the crowd noise only switched from the good guys to the bad guys. On that play/back in the day/the stadium was divided into quarters and I remember me and my posse screaming and going crazy in our quarter of the stadium and then watching Lindsey run by so close, I could have hit him with my Jack Daniels bottle if I had thrown it (I was on about 20th row at the 30 yard line). I will always regret not having the presence of mind to have done so - and change the course of history. (In my defense, though, it was my birthday and the aforementioned bottle was empty at that point so my reaction time was a bit dulled
Sprayer only got one national title but goddamn that was a blessing to be around. The best coach we’ve ever had and it’s not even close.
