Talk:Statue of Liberty play
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I just updated the page to reflect the "Discobolus" episode of the Boise St - Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 2007. -Shane —The preceding partially signed comment was added by 64.131.152.204 (talk • contribs).
- That's fine if you can cite published references to support this, e.g. from tomorrow's Boise papers. I have no idea if people in Boise are calling the play "Discobolus" or not. But if you add it back, please keep in mind the perspective. I think this game will be considered one of the great games in bowl history, but it's way too early to say that a nickname for the play will stick. Regards,
- For reference, here's the disputed content. (I think a different editor wrote the last sentence.)
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- Because the ball was held behind the back and not in the traditional upright throwing position, the play became known as "The Discobolus." This reference stems from the famous sculpture Discobolus, constructed by the Greek sculptor Myron in 460 B.C, wherein a discus thrower holds his discus in a position similar to Zabransky's handoff. This could be argued as a load right, quarterback option but was more characterstic of the Statue of Liberty play.
- PhilipR 08:02, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Yes, that last sentence was by a different editor, and is also untrue. It definitely was not a quarterback option, it was a scripted run. I'll find references for the Discobolus material. -Shane
If you add it back, in addition to content regarding the Discobolus statue please list historical football references regarding the difference between the Statue of Liberty play and what you're trying to label as "the Discobolus play." You'll find that there's no difference in any playbook — it's still the Statue of Liberty play, no matter what the quarterback's posture. It takes a long time and a lot of tradition for a formation or play to be popularly labeled. Surfbum 15:47, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
