Biggest Play of the Year (2023)

[mrmax86]

Each day from 8/20 until the Friday before Kickoff (8/29), I'd like to discuss and vote for our favorite plays from each year. Only one can win from each year. On game day, I'll make a new thread combining all the plays VN selected.

Today is 2023. The Milton season. Bombs away. There were TONS of great plays this year. I've nominated 9 of them. You guys help with any I missed. After we come to a consensus, I'll update the OP. The play with the most votes (likes/comments/etc) will win. Make sure to vote!

Spoiler: Votes

#1 Jackson Ross punt downed by Dee Williams at 1-foot line, leads to Dee Williams Punt Return TD (7 votes)
4 likes
3 posts

#2 Squirrel White Diving 39-yd opening TD vs Bama (6 votes)
5 likes
1 post

#2 Kamal Hadden Pick Six vs Spencer Rattler and Neyland goes nuts (6 votes)
3 likes
2 posts
My vote

#4 Jaylen Wright 75-yd TD opening play vs Georgia (4 votes)
3 likes
1 post

#5 James Pearce 52-yd Pick Six in Citrus Bowl vs Iowa (3 votes)
3 likes

#5 Joe Milton 82-yd Rushing TD opening play vs UTSA (3 votes)
3 likes

#7 Squirrel White insane basket catch on a 50-yd Bomb from Milton vs SCar (2 votes)
2 likes

#7 Jaylen Wright 52-yd TD vs Kentucky, breaking 4 tackles (2 votes)
1 like
1 post

#9 Milton to Bru 55-yard TD Bomb @ Florida (1 vote)
1 like

THE WINNER

Jackson Ross punt downed by Dee Williams at 1-foot line, leads to Dee Williams Punt Return TD

 

[mrmax86]

Milton to Bru 55-yard TD Bomb @ Florida

 

[mrmax86]

Joe Milton 82-yd Rushing TD opening play vs UTSA

 

[mrmax86]

Squirrel White INSANE basket catch on a 50-yd Bomb from Milton vs SCar

 

[mrmax86]

Kamal Hadden Pick Six vs Spencer Rattler and Neyland goes nuts

 

[mrmax86]

Jackson Ross punt downed by Dee Williams at 1-foot line, leads to Dee Williams Punt Return TD

 

[mrmax86]

Squirrel White Diving 39-yd opening TD vs Bama

 

[mrmax86]

Jaylen Wright 52-yd TD vs Kentucky, breaking 4 tackles

 

[mrmax86]

Jaylen Wright 75-yd TD opening play vs Georgia

 

[mrmax86]

James Pearce 52-yd Pick Six in Citrus Bowl vs Iowa

 

[mrmax86]

Good luck picking between these...

 

[VOLdo Raine]

It shows how easily we get spoiled when we compare '23 to '22. None of these big plays, no matter how fantastic they were, had the same kind of impact on the season that we saw in many of the '22 nominees. I would go with either Hadden's pick 6 or Dee Williams punt return for 6. Big plays in games we lose just seem ...wasted. JMHO.

 

[Orangesmokey]

I was at the SCAR game and the Hadden pick 6 was in the endzone we were sitting in. That place went nuts. Fun game. So I'll go with the Hadden pick.

It was also fun to see us beat up on Rattler a little that game. I cannot stand that dude.

 

[VolBricks]

my favorite play is always the first play of the first Vol game each year.

 

[Tin Man]

If I could smoke only one cigar for the remainder of my days, it would be an Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Reserva robusto.

 

[lastlapuncle]

Jalen's runs against kensucky and the first play run against the red clay hounds have my vote.

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

Squirrel White Diving 39-yd opening TD vs Bama

This one. Was kinda shocking because I didn't expect it + plus how remarkable of a catch it was + plus how easy Milton flicked it down there.

 

[mrmax86]

bump

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Dee Williams punt return TD. Huge play, impressive difficulty, the difference in a close game against a decentish team.

 

[GAVol]

Dee Williams punt return TD. Huge play, impressive difficulty, the difference in a close game against a decentish team.

That’s definitely the first play I thought of. The offense was bowling shoe ugly and needed a lift in the worst way. Losing at home to ATM could’ve turned the season ugly.