If this is the punt block TD return to end the game, I was going to make a thread about it. Is there any other play that compares in terms of unlikelihood/timing? It was like getting the 1 card you needed in a 6-deck shuffle, but more like a million deck shuffle.
I feel like Rocket Ismail's punt return TD that never was would have been similar. But he was an obvious threat and the fact CU punted to him was a bad idea. A punt block returned for TD is not something you ever anticipate.
Hell, Florida had a very similar game under Muschamp, vs ULL, but that was a tie game if I recall correctly. It didn't impossibly win the game while behind, but it was a last-play punt block TD.
One thing about college football that sets it apart from the NFL is that these "one in a million" events seem to happen a lot more frequently. Although I often forget the date, I never forget the day:
10/15/2005 brought the Bush Push, Michigan's last-second win over Penn State, several other big results, and Wisconsin beating Minnesota in Minneapolis, scoring 21 in the 4th quarter to overcome a 10-point margin, but it all came down to the final 17 seconds. The Badgers pulled to within 3 with 2:10 remaining, but the Gophers recovered the onside kick inside their own 10. On a day that Minnesota had over 400 yards rushing and their last drive had lasted more than 8 minutes, all Minnesota needed was a first down, but they could only get 9 yards, and punted with 17 ticks to go. Punter muffed the snap, Casillas blocked the punt, and the Badgers recovered in the end zone for the win.
And
look, there's even a guy in an 18 jersey standing right here where it happened.
