I never knew the context of that play for a long time. What made that hit and fumble so sweet was the fact the previous play was one of the most blatantly corrupt officiating calls I've ever seen in giving Michigan a first down. Clowney just lined up and said, "fine, I'll get it back myself."
@@haroldfarquad6886 I watched that game live when it happened. I had no horse in the race but after what the refs did to SC i was hyped af when Clowney made that play.
Commenting because this is such a good video. All truly big hits I haven't seen 10 times in other videos before, good quality, well edited, nice replays, no annoying music or ads. ☺☺☺☺
They are and I think its because of the major differences in skill level. You've got newbs from psychology class vs top NFL prospects playing football. A little bit of an exaggeration, but you get my point..
@@macabree5856 that Taylor mays hit was definitely huge. I think the thing that solidifies clowneys hit as hardest to me is that he’s hitting through the RBs midsection. That’s hard af to hit someone so hard in the center of their mass and demolish them like that. A lot of hits like the Wisconsin/Nebraska crack back, that Taylor mays hit etc is they’re up high and the dude getting hit just slingshots backwards. Plus clowneys listed at 274 in college that’s a shit ton of force going full speed through someone 😂 another hit I love in the nfl is when Reggie bush gets destroyed on a swing pass vs the eagles. Can’t remember the eagles defender who hit him but he blew bush up
Definitely should include Nigel Bradham (FSU) hit against LaRon Byrd (Miami). Originally called targeting because it looked so brutal, but was later retracted by the officials head office post-game. Nasty, but clean hit.
CTE is no joke. The NFL should invest a billion into CTE proof helmets to protect investments. These young kids are getting stronger and stronger and hit hard AF.
“Boom! That’s football” 😂😂😂 dude on the ground someone’s son fresh outta high school just gasping for air with 5 cracked ribs piercing his lungs hahahahaha
Mixture of adrenaline and showmanship like trying to make it seem like it didn't hurt. I'm sure a lot of us have bluffed like something didn't hurt knowing damn well that shit hurt like hell lol.
This one I really liked! This hard hitting was what I was taught during JR Highschool '79-'81. I was small but, I saw smaller guys in the NFL make big hits so I decided I could do it too. I would launch myself at guys twice my body weight and take them down, that's football! I was a Chiefs fan but, the Raiders had a smaller defensive guy named Ronnie Lott that I tried to base myself on. He ended up joining the Chiefs and broke his leg during preseason and never played an actual game for us but, he was my favorite defensive player, he flat out laid the wood to people!
If you thought Ronnie Lott was a good hitter, you woulda loved watching this junior high school kid Tommy Chew tackle players. This boy was sendin'm to the ER on the reg. We called him... "the ambulance whisperer" because one would have to show up every game. i don't know whatever happened to that boy. Probably ended up in prison. He just loved to hurt people.
Everyone who played an actual career of this style, now has CTE and horrific mood issues and suicide or memory loss is a serious concern. You're lucky you were a scrub that could only play football for a couple years in high school, or you wouldn't be glorifying this kind of hitting. Destroys mens brains and their ability to be a normal father and family member after a career of playing like this. Rob Gronkowski isn't even 40 yet and he's basically a vegetable
@@turkey4957 Guess I'm just old school, I joined the Marine Corps, and my mentality helped me to be able to push myself harder and do things most wouldn't even attempt. There is a need for all outlooks, the ones that won't put themselves out there and the ones that will. Brains fine and I raised four kids. Now when we played tackle football with no pads during pick your choice PT I did ease up.
"D.J. Swearinger hitting Andre Ellington" I watch a lot of NFL but not a lot of college football so it's always surreal to see clips of players of people who went on to have full NFL careers squaring off against each other
There was a time when I was much younger that I would have thought this was awesome. Now I can't imagine thinking these kinds of hits were ever entertaining.
Today's football is girlie!! No targeting, no head shots, no clotheslines, no spearing, no bump and run, no Fred Williamson "hammer" blows, no late hits, no tripping. Bring back the REAL MEN OF THE 60s!!
This is the way footballs should be played!!!!! Defense means don't take a risk or you can get the pain. Today's game is all about offense. They are not scared to come down the middle because they know they'll get the distance and the penalty. F that! Light em up I say!
If Metchie wasn't such a damned good receiver for Bama he probably should have played defense with that hit to jar that ball loose on the INT from Florida. That is a hit I could watch all day.
