Florida's D - Big Hits

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Before I watch that, if most of those hits are illegal in today's game, it will just make me grumpy.
 

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Before I watch that, if most of those hits are illegal in today's game, it will just make me grumpy.

Yeah, I'm a get off my lawn kinda guy also.

As you will see, the older ones are AWESOME. Later ones not so much.
 

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Thanks for sharing. I was in the student section for the Jarvis Williams hit on Melvin Bratton. Florida Field went nuts. We knew we were going to lose.... probation....but that hit was the highlight of that game! Miami's D with Stubbs and Brown dominated us. Still my favorite hit of all time.
 

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Before I watch that, if most of those hits are illegal in today's game, it will just make me grumpy.

Ironically the Grow hit is for sure "legal" that is within the rules of football today. You know the source of irony. I was surprised how many were ok by the rules of today.

Like others I thought there were some suspect inclusions. The LSU punt return was not much of a hit. The famous hit against the UTn WR was probably ok under the current rules. The hit on the Miami WR maybe not. I certainly would not include a late hit on a QB that was flagged at the time in a game where UF got battered to start UF down the path it is on now.
 

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Yeah, I'm a get off my lawn kinda guy also.

As you will see, the older ones are AWESOME. Later ones not so much.
Mostly because the earlier teams were champions and the later were jokes.

Hard to get too excited about a late hit by John Bostic that cost us 15 yards in a game that a little league team blew us out.
 

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Mostly because the earlier teams were champions and the later were jokes.

Hard to get too excited about a late hit by John Bostic that cost us 15 yards in a game that a little league team blew us out.

Sorry I know a Deep Six TD maybe sweet to watch BUT nothing gets me jazzed like a "D" Slobber Knocker Tackle.
 

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Thanks for sharing. I was in the student section for the Jarvis Williams hit on Melvin Bratton. Florida Field went nuts. We knew we were going to lose.... probation....but that hit was the highlight of that game! Miami's D with Stubbs and Brown dominated us. Still my favorite hit of all time.

I was in the East stands when Bartley hit Kinchen... I thought he had brain damage or something after that.
And I may be mistaken, but I seem to recall that hit did damage his facemask.
 

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Sorry I know a Deep Six TD maybe sweet to watch BUT nothing gets me jazzed like a "D" Slobber Knocker Tackle.
I love them too. Great video. But I like them more when they don't draw a flag and when we are winning.
 

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