The tush push is still legal

[The Goat]

I felt the "tush-push" was just a "pussified" version of the Flying Wedge.

My grandfather played halfback at Vanderbilt in the mid-to-late 1890's.
He wore a special "brace" under his special jersey. The brace had two handles that protruded through two slots in his jersey. The back field had two players, each of whom would grab a handle and in one joint movement, throw my grandfather over the line of scrimmage.

Now that I see what I have written, maybe the "Flying Wedge" was the forerunner of the forward pass? - LOL

 

[The Goat]

I looked. Saw another familiar face alongside the aforementioned and color me not surprised. Almost like twins

It is indeed stunning how the one follows the other...and even more telling when the follower changes to a familiar voice, sentence structure and spelling errors from time to time on this forum.

It's almost like there's more than one person who has the keys to that account.

Also, for what it's worth for concerned parties, IP spoofing tools are readily available for very cheap prices...but AI tools are also coming out that can analyze posts for posting similarities between multiple users.

Just sayin'.

 

[Ray R]

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1884-1894: Mass Momentum Plays And Brutality Bring Football to Edge of Extinction​

The Flying Wedge was just one of a number of momentum plays that were lethal to players.
By Jon Johnston@CornNation

About halfway through the presenter talks about the "push" play which makes more sense in regard to what my grandfather told me about his play on the field.

This should give you something to "gnaw" on. - LOL

 

[The Goat]

Filed under:

• College Football Book Reviews

1884-1894: Mass Momentum Plays And Brutality Bring Football to Edge of Extinction​

The Flying Wedge was just one of a number of momentum plays that were lethal to players.
By Jon Johnston@CornNation

About halfway through the presenter talks about the "push" play which makes more sense in regard to what my grandfather told me about his play on the field.

This should give you something to "gnaw" on. - LOL

Oh, I'm familiar with the flying wedge, my friend.

I was more referring to the "handles and throwing" bit. Unless your grandfather was a little person, this sounds a bit suspicious.

Funny, but suspicious.

 

[Ray R]

Oh, I'm familiar with the flying wedge, my friend.

I was more referring to the "handles and throwing" bit. Unless your grandfather was a little person, this sounds a bit suspicious.

Funny, but suspicious.

Like I said, listen to this guy's description of the "push".
It's not what you would normally expect. - LOL

 

[JamesWsenior]

Oh, I'm familiar with the flying wedge, my friend.

I was more referring to the "handles and throwing" bit. Unless your grandfather was a little person, this sounds a bit suspicious.

Funny, but suspicious.

Not having studied this issue, but could this be the reason we had midget wrestling evolve into the sport it is today?

Grab a dwarf and chuck him as far as you can?

 

[Ray R]

Not having studied this issue, but could this be the reason we had midget wrestling evolve into the sport it is today?

Grab a dwarf and chuck him as far as you can?

Now I know why FDR asked his relative TR, the then current President of the United States, to get involved in football so it wouldn't be outlawed - thus leading to the creation of the regulating group for college football.

 

[The Goat]

Now I know why FDR asked his relative TR, the then current President of the United States, to get involved in football so it wouldn't be outlawed - thus leading to the creation of the regulating group for college football.

Eddie Gaedel says hi.

 

[Ray R]

Eddie Gaedel says hi.

Tell shorty; never mind, my savant just walked in thru the wall. - LOL

 

[The Goat]

In all sincerity, I would encourage everyone to look up Eddie Gaedel.

Bill Veeck was a tremendous innovator and a brilliant mind. Eddie Gaedel was probably his most famous exploitation of MLB rules, but it certainly wasn't his only one.

 

[Zounds]

It should be legal. This play has been used since the days of leather helmets. It was forgotten for a few decades as the west coast offense and zone blocking schemes stormed the NFL, but go back and watch some old games and it was a common short yardage play. I remember my high school OL coach teaching us the blocking techniques back in the 90's....this play has always been around. Its not some new unstoppable play.