10 Seconds to History - New Book

by Guest Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:53 am

MSU-UM football book excerpt: 10 seconds to history

You know an event is one for the ages when everyone can tell you where they were at that moment. Ten years from now, a million people might tell you they were in Michigan Stadium on Oct. 17, 2015.

With 10 seconds left and Michigan ahead of Michigan State, 23-21, Australian punter Blake O’Neill mishandled a low snap, a swarm of MSU “Rangers” overwhelmed his outflanked blockers, the ball somehow floated to an unknown redshirt freshman, Jalen Watts-Jackson, who wildly dashed 38 yards for a touchdown, equal parts chaos and silence ensued in the Big House, and the entire sport of college football and one of its most bitter rivalries had witnessed a play for all time.

In “The Perfect :10,” available now for preorders, Jack Ebling and Joe Rexrode reveal the behind-the-scenes intricacies and the untold stories of this epic moment — the players on the field, the men making the decisions and their role in history.

10 Seconds to History - New Book Blake-oneill-0874da8b3e9ec1cf

10 Seconds to History - New Book Usatsi_8866791

10 Seconds to History - New Book Maxresdefault

by Guest Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:06 am

I'd never heard this part of the story:

By this time, Jalen was in an ambulance with Shingles, as Rick and Terra drove separately to meet them. Jalen was still in extreme pain, until Shingles pulled his left leg, easing some of the pressure. Then the ambulance hit a large bump. Jalen yelped, but he suddenly felt relief.

“I heard the pop, and the hip was back in place,” he said. “I said, ‘OK, Doc, you can let go.’”

by **tGreenWay** Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:44 am

The doctor's name is Shingles. 10 Seconds to History - New Book 502811600

by CheesySpartan Sun Aug 14, 2016 4:35 pm

LooseGoose wrote:I'd never heard this part of the story:

By this time, Jalen was in an ambulance with Shingles, as Rick and Terra drove separately to meet them. Jalen was still in extreme pain, until Shingles pulled his left leg, easing some of the pressure. Then the ambulance hit a large bump. Jalen yelped, but he suddenly felt relief.

“I heard the pop, and the hip was back in place,” he said. “I said, ‘OK, Doc, you can let go.’”

Heck of a day if you were a Spartan!

by **SpartanInNH** Sun Aug 14, 2016 6:56 pm

Loose, you really gotta change the thread title. The book at least has pictures on the cover. 10 Seconds to History - New Book 502811600

by Guest Sun Aug 14, 2016 7:21 pm

SpartanInNH wrote:Loose, you really gotta change the thread title. The book at least has pictures on the cover.

Damned YouTube Widget is killing me

by **DWags** Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:30 pm

Where were you, what did you do?

Harrison road house. Kid had to do spirit squad at Jenison she leaves at the end of the third quarter. Play happens we score some 6'5" 250 LN millennial runs up to me and puts me in a bear hug and cracks some cartilage in my ribs. Couldn't inhale properly for two weeks.

Got to Jenison, ticket lady was hugging everyone who came in. Surreal night.

by Guest Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:34 pm

DWags wrote:Where were you, what did you do?

Harrison road house. Kid had to do spirit squad at Jenison she leaves at the end of the third quarter. Play happens we score some 6'5" 250 LN millennial runs up to me and puts me in a bear hug and cracks some cartilage in my ribs. Couldn't inhale properly for two weeks.

Got to Jenison, ticket lady was hugging everyone who came in. Surreal night.

In my family room with my son in law, had pretty much resigned myself to the loss but still had the game on. When he lateraled the snap I started yelling loud enough that my daughter came running from the other end of the house convinced that I was having the big one. Laughed uproariously at unpredictable moments that night and ever since.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:35 pm

DWags wrote:Where were you, what did you do?

Harrison road house. Kid had to do spirit squad at Jenison she leaves at the end of the third quarter. Play happens we score some 6'5" 250 LN millennial runs up to me and puts me in a bear hug and cracks some cartilage in my ribs. Couldn't inhale properly for two weeks.

Got to Jenison, ticket lady was hugging everyone who came in. Surreal night.

In the big house. MSU ish section opposite end zone of jalens touchdown. Rolling pretty good still. Row 70 or so. Up there. Dejected. Losing a lot of $. Arms crossed. Silent. Realized he bobbled it - looked up to the screen, jalen had it and cut back. Looked to field and see he is in. Chaos in the stands. Rows of Spartans all over each other like it was sexual assault. Going nuts with 2 of my friends who also had a lot of $ on MSU ml. A lot of money was made and the feeling walking out of there was unreal!

Saw my cousins walking out of the tunnel - went more nuts, and then laid on the golf course while we waited for my friend to find the weed he hid outside the stadium. Went back to a house and celebrated the rest of the night. Great fuckin night wagsy.

by **SpartanInNH** Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:00 pm

Home, following the game on Twitter, listening to Blaha & Strayhorn. Eyes burning holes in the screen as I watched scUM fans rejoicing, and MSU fans despairing. Trying to maintain a stoic balance as I wanted to burn the motherfucking Hole down.

My Twitter feed was about 15 - 20 seconds ahead of the radio, so all of a sudden, Twitter exploded - from "OH MY GOD!" to "MSU WINS!!!!!" to "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" I had no fucking clue what was going on, and went from "What?" to "What the?" to "WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK HAPPENED?" before Blaha told me that, well, he fumbled the snap. Strayhorn started bellowing, and I sat back, smiling. Chuckling. Full blown laughter. Couldn't stop.

Still chuckle to this day. Fuckers had it coming.

by aualum06 Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:12 pm

SpartanInNH wrote:Home, following the game on Twitter, listening to Blaha & Strayhorn. Eyes burning holes in the screen as I watched scUM fans rejoicing, and MSU fans despairing. Trying to maintain a stoic balance as I wanted to burn the motherfucking Hole down.

My Twitter feed was about 15 - 20 seconds ahead of the radio, so all of a sudden, Twitter exploded - from "OH MY GOD!" to "MSU WINS!!!!!" to "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" I had no fucking clue what was going on, and went from "What?" to "What the?" to "WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK HAPPENED?" before Blaha told me that, well, he fumbled the snap. Strayhorn started bellowing, and I sat back, smiling. Chuckling. Full blown laughter. Couldn't stop.

Still chuckle to this day. Fuckers had it coming.

I still can't watch it without laughing

by **Tim Wakefield** Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:32 pm

At the Big House. Buzz had worn off, hangover was coming on, I was pissed.

I'm a cocky shit sometimes so I was talking trash to any young-ish walvie I saw. Someone threw a beer bottle in my general vicinity..that made me shut up a bit. But goddamn was Ann Arbor a fun place to be after that game Twisted Evil

by **The_Dude** Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:18 pm

Was there. Been to every MSU game at the big hole since 2004.

2015 game excised demons from 2004 and 2012.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:45 am

DWags wrote:Where were you, what did you do?

Harrison road house. Kid had to do spirit squad at Jenison she leaves at the end of the third quarter. Play happens we score some 6'5" 250 LN millennial runs up to me and puts me in a bear hug and cracks some cartilage in my ribs. Couldn't inhale properly for two weeks.

Got to Jenison, ticket lady was hugging everyone who came in. Surreal night.

I have no idea where I was.. pretty sure I wasn't watching a football game, though.

by **DWags** Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:54 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
DWags wrote:Where were you, what did you do?

Harrison road house. Kid had to do spirit squad at Jenison she leaves at the end of the third quarter. Play happens we score some 6'5" 250 LN millennial runs up to me and puts me in a bear hug and cracks some cartilage in my ribs. Couldn't inhale properly for two weeks.

Got to Jenison, ticket lady was hugging everyone who came in. Surreal night.
I have no idea where I was.. pretty sure I wasn't watching a football game, though.

But the time you spend in football threads telling us you're not interested in football so overwhelms the actual time humans spend watching an actual game, it's pretty much a wash.

But damn Bob, you are unbelievably cutting edge cool.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:56 am

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote: I have no idea where I was.. pretty sure I wasn't watching a football game, though.

But the time you spend in football threads telling us you're not interested in football so overwhelms the actual time humans spend watching an actual game, it's pretty much a wash.

But damn Bob, you are unbelievably cutting edge cool.

meh.. not really. Just a guy answering a question.

by **duffy munn** Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:02 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
DWags wrote:

But the time you spend in football threads telling us you're not interested in football so overwhelms the actual time humans spend watching an actual game, it's pretty much a wash.

But damn Bob, you are unbelievably cutting edge cool.
meh.. not really. Just a guy answering a question.

Bob, you do have to admit you spend a lot of time on this message board posting about something you profess to care nothing about.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:04 am

duffy munn wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
meh.. not really. Just a guy answering a question.

Bob, you do have to admit you spend a lot of time on this message board posting about something you profess to care nothing about.

oh, yeah - you guys are fun because it annoys you so much.. 10 Seconds to History - New Book 502811600

you guys are great Americans, though - and, more importantly, damn fine Spartans. 10 Seconds to History - New Book 969504605

by **DWags** Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:08 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
duffy munn wrote:

Bob, you do have to admit you spend a lot of time on this message board posting about something you profess to care nothing about.
oh, yeah - you guys are fun because it annoys you so much..

you guys are great Americans, though - and, more importantly, damn fine Spartans.

And this is why I'd never block you. You get upset so easy. My god your button is easy to push.

10 Seconds to History - New Book 502811600

by **duffy munn** Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:19 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
duffy munn wrote:

Bob, you do have to admit you spend a lot of time on this message board posting about something you profess to care nothing about.
oh, yeah - you guys are fun because it annoys you so much..

you guys are great Americans, though - and, more importantly, damn fine Spartans.

Just making a point Bob. #freespeech

And I'm not really annoyed. Which mean you didn't really achieve your goal.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:30 am

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:oh, yeah - you guys are fun because it annoys you so much..

you guys are great Americans, though - and, more importantly, damn fine Spartans.

And this is why I'd never block you. You get upset so easy. My god your button is easy to push.

10 Seconds to History - New Book 3493939353

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:30 am

duffy munn wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:oh, yeah - you guys are fun because it annoys you so much..

you guys are great Americans, though - and, more importantly, damn fine Spartans.

Just making a point Bob. #freespeech

And I'm not really annoyed. Which mean you didn't really achieve your goal.

it's cool, dude.. I'm just happy to be alive and thankful to be a Spartan.

10 Seconds to History - New Book 969504605

by **Watch Out Pylon!** Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:34 am

I should have expected this before I even clicked on this thread.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:35 am

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:I should have expected this before I even clicked on this thread.

they could just ignore me.. 10 Seconds to History - New Book 2599972566

by Herbie Green Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:55 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
duffy munn wrote:

Bob, you do have to admit you spend a lot of time on this message board posting about something you profess to care nothing about.
oh, yeah - you guys are fun because it annoys you so much..

you guys are great Americans, though - and, more importantly, damn fine Spartans.

So you enjoy making fun of people for caring about MSU sports on an MSU sports message board?

It doesn't sound very fun, challenging or interesting. Yet you have devoted years of your life and thousands of posts to it.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:02 am

Herbie Green wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:oh, yeah - you guys are fun because it annoys you so much..

you guys are great Americans, though - and, more importantly, damn fine Spartans.

So you enjoy making fun of people for caring about MSU sports on an MSU sports message board?

It doesn't sound very fun, challenging or interesting. Yet you have devoted years of your life and thousands of posts to it.

different strokes, dude.. some people enjoy going to football games.. some people don't.

10 Seconds to History - New Book 2599972566

by **duffy munn** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:25 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Herbie Green wrote:

So you enjoy making fun of people for caring about MSU sports on an MSU sports message board?

It doesn't sound very fun, challenging or interesting. Yet you have devoted years of your life and thousands of posts to it.
different strokes, dude.. some people enjoy going to football games.. some people don't.

And some people get a kick out of trying to annoy others. In fact, it's seems to be a mission.

Strange.

by Herbie Green Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:26 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Herbie Green wrote:

So you enjoy making fun of people for caring about MSU sports on an MSU sports message board?

It doesn't sound very fun, challenging or interesting. Yet you have devoted years of your life and thousands of posts to it.
different strokes, dude.. some people enjoy going to football games.. some people don't.

But why do you devote so much effort to things you dislike?
If I didn't like say Bruce Springsteen I wouldn't spend 20 hours a week for 10 years on a Bruce Springsteen message board making fun of his music and his fans.
I suppose there must be some deep rooted psychological issues involved.

by **duffy munn** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:27 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:I should have expected this before I even clicked on this thread.
they could just ignore me..

I don't know who you think you are kidding. You don't want people to ignore you. You want the exact opposite.

Glad I can do my part.

by Guest Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:30 am

Herbie Green wrote:If I didn't like say Bruce Springsteen I wouldn't spend 20 hours a week for 10 years on a Bruce Springsteen message board making fun of his music and his fans.

And in the process you could convince yourself and a few others that you were the hippest guy on that board. Some real mental jiu-jitsu there.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:33 am

Herbie Green wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:different strokes, dude.. some people enjoy going to football games.. some people don't.

But why do you devote so much effort to things you dislike?
If I didn't like say Bruce Springsteen I wouldn't spend 20 hours a week for 10 years on a Bruce Springsteen message board making fun of his music and his fans.
I suppose there must be some deep rooted psychological issues involved.

you're probably right.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:34 am

duffy munn wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:they could just ignore me..

I don't know who you think you are kidding. You don't want people to ignore you. You want the exact opposite.

Glad I can do my part.

10 Seconds to History - New Book 4113017228

- you guys should try.. and see what happens. 10 Seconds to History - New Book 2599972566

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:36 am

LooseGoose wrote:
Herbie Green wrote:If I didn't like say Bruce Springsteen I wouldn't spend 20 hours a week for 10 years on a Bruce Springsteen message board making fun of his music and his fans.

And in the process you could convince yourself and a few others that you were the hippest guy on that board. Some real mental jiu-jitsu there.

or someone could just answer a simple question with a simple answer and everyone could then reply, thereby hijacking their very own thread.

by **NigelUno** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:36 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Herbie Green wrote:

So you enjoy making fun of people for caring about MSU sports on an MSU sports message board?

It doesn't sound very fun, challenging or interesting. Yet you have devoted years of your life and thousands of posts to it.
different strokes, dude.. some people enjoy going to football games.. some people don't.

Do you go to ELHS games?

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:37 am

NigelUno wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:different strokes, dude.. some people enjoy going to football games.. some people don't.

Do you go to ELHS games?

which games are you referring to?

by **DWags** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:42 am

Hey Bob, simple auestion: careful how you answer, do you really want people to ignore you?

10 Seconds to History - New Book 502811600

Here comes some gymnastics. Cause I'm ready to really help you out.

10 Seconds to History - New Book 502811600

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:44 am

Yes, so he can whine and call them snowflakes.

by **DWags** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:45 am

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Yes, so he can whine and call them snowflakes.

I had something else in mind.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:47 am

DWags wrote:Hey Bob, simple auestion: careful how you answer, do you really want people to ignore you?

only if they want to..

If you are getting tired of someone, here's how you can ignore them (a brief tutorial)

by **duffy munn** Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:50 am

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Yes, so he can whine and call them snowflakes.

Which kinda makes Bob a fragile little snowflake, right ?

by Sponsored content