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Posted on 3/8/24 at 9:18 am to gamecockman12
Posted on 3/8/24 at 9:18 am to gamecockman12
One of the most famous trick plays in all of college football history was in 1937 when Vandy beat LSU on a hidden ball play.
The play began with Vanderbilt in the Single Wing unbalanced to the left. The quarterback, Reinschmidt, aligned behind the left guard. Hinkle, the center snapped to the quarterback as all four backs begin sweeping to the left.
The left tackle, Ricketson, feigned injury and while LSU’s yearbook indicates he fell to the ground, other accounts say he squatted in position. Either way, as the quarterback moved left, he handed the ball to Ricketson.
LSU’s defense bit on the fake and pursued Vanderbilt’s sweep. The image above suggests Ricketson had his left knee on the ground, but it is unclear whether he possessed the ball at that point. The play should have been called dead if Ricketson possessed the ball while his knee was on the ground. However, if he had placed the ball on the ground, he was free to pick it up and run with it.
Ultimately, Ricketson picked up the ball as two teammates led the convoy 51 yards downfield for a touchdown, much like the fumblerooski that came decades later.
footballarchaeology vanderbilts-trick-play
The play began with Vanderbilt in the Single Wing unbalanced to the left. The quarterback, Reinschmidt, aligned behind the left guard. Hinkle, the center snapped to the quarterback as all four backs begin sweeping to the left.
The left tackle, Ricketson, feigned injury and while LSU’s yearbook indicates he fell to the ground, other accounts say he squatted in position. Either way, as the quarterback moved left, he handed the ball to Ricketson.
LSU’s defense bit on the fake and pursued Vanderbilt’s sweep. The image above suggests Ricketson had his left knee on the ground, but it is unclear whether he possessed the ball at that point. The play should have been called dead if Ricketson possessed the ball while his knee was on the ground. However, if he had placed the ball on the ground, he was free to pick it up and run with it.
Ultimately, Ricketson picked up the ball as two teammates led the convoy 51 yards downfield for a touchdown, much like the fumblerooski that came decades later.
footballarchaeology vanderbilts-trick-play
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Posted on 3/8/24 at 9:19 am to blueridgeTiger
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The play should have been called dead
Damn refs.
Posted on 3/8/24 at 10:07 am to blueridgeTiger
blue ridge tiger- Thanks for posting this play. I had heard about it but never had sen it. My last name is Ricketson which is an unusual name but have no idea who this Vandy Ricketson is.
Posted on 3/8/24 at 10:55 pm to blueridgeTiger
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The image above suggests Ricketson had his left knee on the ground
We’ve been getting fricked by these cheating arse SEC refs for 100 years! REC been putting in that work to keep us down since Reconstruction.
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