Ten Plays to Change History

[DirkPiggler]

Credit to @Feral in the baseball thread for this idea.   Just bringing it here because it deserves its own thread. 


Suppose you could change the outcome of any ten plays over the history of Razorback sports.  Which ones would you pick?

Here is my list.  With one exception I limited it to my lifetime.  I also cheated to include one play where the Hogs were only indirectly involved but it likely cost us a national title.  Each of these could have changed the fortune of a team's season.  Some would have likely resulted in national titles...one definitely would have.

In no particular order other than how they struck me while on the shitter earlier today. 

1. Foul ball, 2018.  No explanation needed. 

2. Texas drops 4th down pass, 1969.  Hogs close out the game and win JFB's second title. 

3. Stoerner fumble 1998.  Nutt would've probably still fucked it up, but maybe not. 

4. Facemask called on Calcagni vs Texas, 1977.  Another that was the difference between an undefeated season and almost. 

5. Missouri stops Edney, 1995.  Or don't even stop him.   Just make him change directions at least once.   That would've been enough. 


6. Mallett INT vs Alabama, 2010. 

7. Horton scoop and score vs Ohio State, 2010

8. Atwater holds INT vs Miami 1988.  Win that game and Hogs at least get their ass kicked in the title game by Lou and Notre Dame instead of by an also ran UCLA. 

9. Fish doesn't try to field punt vs Florida, 2006.   I blame Nutt of course. 

10. Aloy turns DP instead of throwing to 3rd vs LSU, 2025 CWS.  We still would have had to beat them again the next day, but their lineup was ass against WHP and Coil was fresh and ready.   

[Lurk]

2014 Alabama- Kody Walker walking into the end zone just drops the ball which then shot out of the end zone like it had been kicked by Messi. We had at least 4 players around it to cover it. We lost 14-13 on some kind of special teams screwup. I think Berts entire career turned on that game.

[Barton Fink]

I 100% believe we beat Bama in '10 if that pick didn't happen. The fact Mallett was trying to throw it away made it even worse.

[BASS]

Good fucking just dirk

[Boarat]

Stoerner doesn't fumble and we're still stuck with Hootie.

[soldiersooie]

Stoerner doesn't fumble and we're still stuck with Hootie.

If it came with a natty, worth it.

[Sus-Scrofa]

Stoerner doesn't fumble and we're still stuck with Hootie.

No.  Nutt would still have fucked it up and then overstayed his welcome.

[DirkPiggler]

Stoerner doesn't fumble and we're still stuck with Hootie.

Same with the Fish fumble.   Still, with each of those we probably have that elusive SEC title.  Might have been worth keeping the shitbag a bit longer in hindsight.

[Boarat]

Same with the Fish fumble.   Still, with each of those we probably have that elusive SEC title.  Might have been worth keeping the shitbag a bit longer in hindsight.

Just replace Dick with a competent QB in 2006 and I think we win it all too. 3 for fucking 17.

[DrMongoose]

The play  Madre Hill tore up his knee in the SEC Championship game

[BleedinRed]

The non hiring of Barry Switzer or Jimmy Johnson.  

[Hogfan58]

1966 Cotton Bowl. 22 game winning streak, nations top scoring offense, outscored opponents 331-118. Tied in the 2Q and QB Jon Brittenum goes down with a shoulder injury. 3 plays later LSU scores, it's 14-7 and no scoring the rest of the game. He doesn't get hurt, we probably win and it's back to back nattys.

[Lurk]

I don't remember the specific play, but Texas 1977 was a nut crusher.

[Hogfan58]

I don't remember the specific play, but Texas 1977 was a nut crusher.

Facemask on run by Calcagni not called, had to settle for a FG

[bigpig]

The non hiring of Barry Switzer or Jimmy Johnson. 

this. If there ever to be any fixing of the past, it boils down to hiring coaches. Hire Jimmy over Ken. Hire Tubberville over Dale. Hire Butch over retaining Dale. etc

[Third_down_draw]

The pass from Petrino to Dorell.

[Ray Zorback]

Good thread Dirk


on #7- see also Joe Adams doesn't drop the first pass

[Feral]

Credit to @Feral in the baseball thread for this idea.   Just bringing it here because it deserves its own thread. 


Suppose you could change the outcome of any ten plays over the history of Razorback sports.  Which ones would you pick?

Here is my list.  With one exception I limited it to my lifetime.  I also cheated to include one play where the Hogs were only indirectly involved but it likely cost us a national title.  Each of these could have changed the fortune of a team's season.  Some would have likely resulted in national titles...one definitely would have.

In no particular order other than how they struck me while on the shitter earlier today. 

1. Foul ball, 2018.  No explanation needed. 

2. Texas drops 4th down pass, 1969.  Hogs close out the game and win JFB's second title. 

3. Stoerner fumble 1998.  Nutt would've probably still fucked it up, but maybe not. 

4. Facemask called on Calcagni vs Texas, 1977.  Another that was the difference between an undefeated season and almost. 

5. Missouri stops Edney, 1995.  Or don't even stop him.   Just make him change directions at least once.   That would've been enough. 


6. Mallett INT vs Alabama, 2010. 

7. Horton scoop and score vs Ohio State, 2010

8. Atwater holds INT vs Miami 1988.  Win that game and Hogs at least get their ass kicked in the title game by Lou and Notre Dame instead of by an also ran UCLA. 

9. Fish doesn't try to field punt vs Florida, 2006.   I blame Nutt of course. 

10. Aloy turns DP instead of throwing to 3rd vs LSU, 2025 CWS.  We still would have had to beat them again the next day, but their lineup was ass against WHP and Coil was fresh and ready.   

#1 and #2 are easy since they get us a title in baseball and football.

#10 might ultimately get us a title as well if Aloy turns 2, or if Davalon makes the catch in LF, and we're able to win the next night.

Someone already mentioned it, but Kody Walker not fumbling as he's literally walking into the end zone against Bama in 2014 would've been a turning point for our football program. We'd have slayed the Saban dragon, gotten the losing streak monkey off our backs in a big way, and probably would've broken out that season instead of finishing 6-6. 

[Lurk]

#1 and #2 are easy since they get us a title in baseball and football.

#10 might ultimately get us a title as well if Aloy turns 2, or if Davalon makes the catch in LF, and we're able to win the next night.

Someone already mentioned it, but Kody Walker not fumbling as he's literally walking into the end zone against Bama in 2014 would've been a turning point for our football program. We'd have slayed the Saban dragon, gotten the losing streak monkey off our backs in a big way, and probably would've broken out that season instead of finishing 6-6. 

Our players were all running over to celebrate and the ball took a crazy hop and rocketed out of bounds before any of them could react.

The KJ Jefferson Superman play is way up there as far as changing a season.

[DirkPiggler]

Our players were all running over to celebrate and the ball took a crazy hop and rocketed out of bounds before any of them could react.

The KJ Jefferson Superman play is way up there as far as changing a season.

For my own list I tried to limit it to plays that could have taken us to national prominence.   Can't believe I missed this one.   We appeared to be in the process of kicking the shit out of an outmanned Aggie team when KJ tried that shit. 

That team had 10+ win talent.  One stupid play flushed it.   You could also use the Cam Little doink on the last FG attempt, although Pittman should have never let that drive come down to a kick.