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"The Stick" - Redrum - 05-26-2010

As Robbie mentioned in the other Tennis Championship thread,  here is the stick that is worthy of a Harbaugh scholarship offer.   Just fun to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgp4_hPuBAM

Re: "The Stick" - fullmetal - 05-26-2010

Wow...that looked like it would have hurt!  But the joy of winning a national championship surely masked it :)

Re: "The Stick" - fyao - 05-27-2010

Has anyone ever fallen on a tennis court?  That was pretty stupid.  Tennis courts are made of hard cement.  You could seriously hurt someone doing that, especially if the person being tackled is tired, caught up in the moments, etc.  It is easy to fracture or sprain something falling on a tennis court, let along being tackled.

Re: "The Stick" - Pastor - 05-27-2010

It was fun to watch but every time I see a dogpile like this, I always think of the male volleyball player who, when winning his high school title, was dogpiled and was so hurt that he never could play for Stanford.  I think his last name was Joyce??? and I am proud that Stanford stood by the scholarship.

Re: "The Stick" - Farm93 - 05-27-2010

The nice part about the coverage was that the commentators quickly referenced Harbaugh.  I would bet if that happened five years ago Stanford football, and the Stanford football coach, would simply not have been mentioned.

Not true!  Not true! - Redrum - 05-27-2010

CNN carried a video of a one of those tall construction cranes collapsing and carrying away a stadium roof under construction in Texas.   The comentator noted that the last time he\'d seen a stadium collapse like that was Stanford under Wlat Harris. ;D

Re: "The Stick" - fullmetal - 05-27-2010

Pastor, you\'re thinking of Joe Kay.  His (somewhat out of date) roster link is here: http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-volley/mtt/kay_joe00.html

It appears that he\'s currently in Ecuador, and he\'s listed as c/o \'09.  

Re: "The Stick" - Pastor - 05-27-2010

Exactly completely Metalman...I am glad Kay is doing well....thanks for remembering.

Re: "The Stick" - Robbie - 05-27-2010

One of the good things about working at a sports media company is that you can have a TV turned to any sporting event you want during the day and nobody says boo. But one typically watches with the sound off - so I didn\'t hear the audio until now.

Of course people at work know where my loyalties lie. (I can name the sports allegiances of everyone here - but I cannot name everyone\'s spouse or children.) But at the end of the match there were a handful of people standing around the TV. Seeing that tackle when we didn\'t know it was coming was comedy gold.

Re: "The Stick" - Farm93 - 05-27-2010

I terms of the tackle itself.  These women are in shape, and they are quick.  Lindsay is listed at 5\' 8", and she clearly was running at a good clip.

It was probably a good thing that Mallory is 5\' 10" and not a slender fashion model type.  I think many people, men and women, would have found themselves in a world of hurt after that hit and tackle.

But the entire Burdette family will have that clip forever.  Mallory could finish with more NCAA team titles than Lindsay, and Erin finished with more too.  Yet Lindsay will always be able to claim the best championship celebration tackle.

Re: "The Stick" - fullmetal - 05-27-2010

I saw a replay of the USC men\'s tennis victory over Tennessee yesterday for the natl championship.  What a tame celebration in contrast...