Saturday 13 October 2007

The second most amazing audible I've ever seen

By Mike Gibson
By now, it should be apparent to even the worst of the doubting Thomases out there that we are watching something very special in one Adam DiMichele, the quarterback of the Temple Owls for this season and next, God-willing.
I'll call it the Akron Audible for alliteration purposes.
You can call it whatever you want.
I would not believe it if I wasn't watching it on my brand new Compaq Laptop computer, getting a clear wireless picture and going crazy all by myself in the Flourtown McDonald's.
It was not only an audible, it was the second most amazing audible I've ever seen.
We'll get to the first later. (Read the small print at the end of this post.)
DiMichele steps to the line of scrimmage, goes under center, then backs off, takes a look at the defense and his eyes almost pop out of his head like one of those cartoons.
He saw something that made him change the play, so he backs up into the shotgun, runs down the line of scrimmage to the left and right, alerts every Owl on the line almost individually, then yells to the outside receivers, then stomps his right foot twice, taps his right hand against the side, takes the short snap and fires a perfect pass over the middle to Crudup for six.
Easy as Pumpkin Pie on Thanksgiving.
If he and his Owl teammates keep improving with every game, by Thanksgiving Temple could possibly ... possibly ... be preparing to play for a Mid-American Conference championship.
And how would that taste?
Better than the best Pumpkin Pie with the best whipped cream topping.
Now to the greatest audible I've ever seen. The 1979 game at Villanova. Brian Broomell is the Temple quarterback at midfield. He walks up to the line of scrimmage, goes under center, is about to snap the ball and instead takes a step back. He points to wide receiver Gerald "Sweet Feet" Lucear, then gestures with his finger, pointing toward the right corner of the Villanova end zone. He calmly takes the snap, throws to that same spot in the end zone, and Lucear floats under the ball for six. THAT was the greatest audible I ever saw. Temple 42, Villanova 10.

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