Oh Please Sport Science... give me a break

[dthree36]

In traditional ESPN fashion... they have turned Mark Ingrim into something not from this earth. An arm tackler will take 1000lb force to stop him. He possesses superhuman balance Vision of a Hawk and hell... he isn't human.

I am sure this has been posted already but "Come On Man!!!!"
espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4804143

 

[UTEE]

I saw this a couple of days ago and thought it was pretty funny.

Simply put, ANY running back of similar size and height will exert similar forces in similar planes.

Ingram is a good running back for sure, but to make him out as something super-human is just incredibly over-the-top.

I mean, it's not like he's Vince Young.

 

[dthree36]

I like his running style and think he has good balance and vision but... well I guess I have come to expect nothing less from ESPN. I shouldn't be all that surprised but it is rather ridiculous. This is what ESPN does.

 

[Detective Shilala]

ESPN = jock-sniffing nerds

 

[wewokahorn]

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[l00p]

Same goes for one Barry Sanders. A friend of mine played corner at Nebraska back in the day and during the time of both Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders. He said that no player put the fear of god in a defender than Barry Sanders. He really made you pay.

He had a series of photos where he open field tackled Barry. It was the approach, the wrap up and the tackle. He laughed about how the others were not getting framed as he was taken off the field with the help of a trainer. He came back in a few plays later but regretted that play for the next couple of days.

 

[TexasGolf]

Reminds me of Mike Hart from Michigan

 

[AstroVol]

LOL, check out the 1:24 mark...that's Julio Jones!

And in ESPN fashion, Sport Science did a similar video of Colt.

Conclusion of scientific analysis: Playing QB at Texas is slightly more difficult than shooting skeet.