Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for November 29, 2022

If only 17 wasn’t dancing Gene. But alas, he was singing in the rain.

Uh, pretty sure a play can’t be called legendary before it’s even over. Two top meanings of the word are mythical (Arthur was a legendary king) or remaining famous for a long time (Amani’s wines are legendary). This is neither. Could it have been a classic play, or did Marty know that Gil would be watching the tape in 35 years?

Ummmm…if you don’t wait for the snap, aren’t you penalized for either being off sides or for illegal procedure?

Marty Moon exclaims ln all reality , Fans this play will haunt Gil Thorp for the rest of his life and it’s all been captured by Memerx Video Tape for future generations of fans to view again and again !

Play isn’t over -

Pass interference

Legendary relative to what and in what way? Luke executed a fundamentally sound clean, hard tackle on the deciding play of the game. He did his job, his team achieved their goal. If he made every tackle, made every sack, interception, fumble recovery and scored all of Valley Tech’s points during their playoff run, now that would be legendary.

A “fumble” implies the receiver caught the pass, established possession and then lost the ball. Unless the fumble was recovered by the other team, it’s still Milford’s ball.

I’m still waiting for Crackle and Pop.

Who recovered the the fumble? Play through the whistle.

In 1987’s tomorrow, the Milford bird cage liner calls Luke’s play “dirty”

Wait for the snap? As opposed to what?

I’m still trying to figure out how a 20 yr old VHS tape of a high school game has such amazing detail!!

“Milford is going to go for it” yells Marty after the play begins. Maybe he thought they would fake a pass and kick the ball instead.

Tomorrow: "FLAG FOOTBAL!!!

Meanwhile on the sideline, Gil cups his hands and yells “…Get the Ball!…”

Never let ‘em see you sweat there, Tayser.

I kind of got used to the non-sports stuff and miss it…when can we get back to non-sports?

Legendary? First recorded fumble created by a Latino?

Coaches Held Hostage: Coach Kaz, Day 49. 49-0 was Rocky Marciano’s record. And of course, there are the San Francisco 49ers.

P3: “May I have this dance?” And speaking of dancing, there’s no dancing around the fact that today’s Mopped Up Thorp is now online.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

1. If the Ball is caught in the end zone it is a touchdown.2. There is no such thing as a completed pass in the end zone being fumbled. Once it is caught it is a touchdown. The play is over once the receiver catches the ball