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Best Punt Returns - Where Does Chark's Rank?

Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:45 am
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:45 am
For us:

1) Billy Cannon vs OM in '59

Some others I recall:

Tyrann vs Arky in '11 (game changer in a huge game)
Tyrann vs UGA in '11 SECCG
Skyler vs Aubbie in '05
Kennison vs State in '94
Chad Jones vs State in '09
Trindon vs Arky in '09
Tracy Porter vs OM in '79 (ETA: need to confirm if this was for a TD. I was there and it was a great comeback. Maybe some old timers with better memories can weigh-in.)
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 10:24 pm
Posted by LSUgrad08112
Member since May 2016
2925 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:49 am to
In terms of flashiness? Probably not that high. In terms of putting the game on his back in a hopeless situation in a pivotal moment of the season and being a true leader? Wayyyy up there, I'd argue that it was as big for the program as Tyrann's vs Arky in 2011 which was absolutely huge. Chark's was the definition of a game and program changer for the time being
Posted by LSU FREAK
Meridian, Ms
Member since Jan 2005
1569 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:51 am to
Top 10
Posted by BananaHammock
Member since Aug 2011
13150 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:55 am to
We likely lose to Ole Piss in 2012 if not for OBJ’s punt return. We were down 28-35 in the fourth and that tied the game and also sparked the momentum for the win.
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6--Brazos River Backwater
Member since Sep 2015
26504 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 3:58 am to
What about Dominic Davis' 71 yard punt return for TD back in 2001 versus the Rebels?
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 4:01 am
Posted by occams razor
Lake Charles
Member since Sep 2007
389 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:58 am to
If I remember correctly Todd Kinchen had a few nice returns as well.
Posted by rrboy
USA
Member since Jan 2005
5328 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 6:35 am to
I'm not sure where it ranks,but I was going freaking crazy!
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
20720 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 6:35 am to
Hard to say. A lot depends how the rest of the season plays out.

The more we win, the bigger that play becomes.
Posted by RightWingTiger
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2003
5349 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 6:58 am to
I think TM's against UGA in the SECC game was really HUGE! Our offense was terrible going on 2-3 weeks in a row and UGA's Defense was dominant in the first half of that game. Without that TD and the other big returns he had that didnt go all the way for TD's but flipped momentum as well as field position, UGA probably beats us and we never get our asses handed to us by Bama in what I still say was the biggest arse FU*K by the NCAA and pollsters in CFB history!!

No way Bama should have been rewarded for losing at home and not even playing for the SECC. Only other teams I think would have been treated similarly would be Notre Dame, Ohio St and maybe USC.

I know I high jacked the thread a bit with this rant but oh well, I cant help myself when it comes to that game. My birthday is Jan 9th so they took what should have been the greatest B-Day present of all time and made it a shite sandwich.
Posted by MSWebfoot
Hernando
Member since Oct 2011
3263 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 7:06 am to
Chad Jones vs State in '09 is one of my favorites. It has a lot to do with the fact that I was there, but also Chad played out of his mind that day. He made the goal line stand stops and the Tigers got the win. I remember thinking "what the frick is he doing!?!" When he picked it up on the 7. Then going nuts, then laughing when he hit the ez, he just fell out. Dad and I said he had to be laughing the last 40 yards watching PP7 windmill him home!
Posted by Barbellthor
Columbia
Member since Aug 2015
8642 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 7:07 am to
Been thinking about this a bit over this season so far. I recall this tiger team, in the past decade and a half particularly, being so good in part because of special teams when nothing else was working. Fake field goals or punts for TD's. Honey Badger idk how many times retuning punts for TD's in CRUCIAL moments. I noticed earlier this year how Chark just never had a chance to return punts. We never got the opportunity to let special teams be a spark.

Well we got one. And the field goal kicking Saturday! Really stepped up. We used to have really good kickers. We won the game of the century on it. Maybe ST can be a weapon for us again!
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
16034 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 7:20 am to
Didn't Faulk return a punt on the first play of the 4th quarter against Houston when we were down 20 points? Then we came back to rally 35-34. If I didn't dream that, then it's my favorite. My first game in the student section.
Posted by Tigerstark
Parts unknown
Member since Aug 2011
6025 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 7:32 am to
If Stevens had done the wind mill as Chark came around behind him, it would be top 5. As it is, probably top 15-20 - and that's considering its possible impact on the future chances of Coach O's success. We've had bigger returns in bigger games (where we actually had meaningful things on the line). But this one was big.

This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 7:44 am
Posted by WHS
walker LA.
Member since Feb 2006
3130 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 7:39 am to
quote:


1) Billy Cannon vs OM in '59

Some others I recall:

Tyrann vs Arky in '11 (game changer in a huge game)
Tyrann vs UGA in '11 SECCG
Skyler vs Aubbie in '05
Kennison vs State in '94
Chad Jones vs State in '09
Trindon vs Arky in '09
Tracy Porter vs OM in '79



Bonstoker or what ever his name is needs to make a highlight film of all the greatest punt returns so we can watch them and decide.
Posted by the LSUSaint
Member since Nov 2009
15444 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 9:53 am to
We lose if Tyrann doesn't do the Arky return.
Saved the season
Posted by MistaMike9
Member since Mar 2017
607 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 9:53 am to
Tyrann vs UGA was, hands down, of the best punt returns I've ever seen
Posted by PortCityTiger24
Member since Dec 2006
87455 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 11:48 am to
quote:

Tyrann vs Arky in '11 (game changer in a huge game)
Tyrann vs UGA in '11 SECCG


yep
Posted by The Sundance Kid
Park City, Utah
Member since Jan 2010
685 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:49 pm to
Posted by WaterLink
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
17483 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:50 pm to
Tre White's against JSU should at least be mentioned just because I've never seen someone run backwards for 25 yards and still somehow make it work
Posted by BDJ
Texas
Member since Jul 2016
2135 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:54 pm to
The return doesn't end in a TD without Jacoby Steven's monster block.

I know most punt returns don't happen without blocks, but this particular block is being overshadowed and not talked about.
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 12:55 pm
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