Where Does Bell's Catch Rank?

[motorboatjonesNU]

Bell's insane one-handed grab for a TD v. Illinois (10/5/13) is simply the best catch I've seen by a Husker WR. And I've been around to see Irving Fryar.

2. Davison v. Missouri '97

3. Purify vs aTm '06

4. Nate Swift vs Clemson '08

Any others?

 

[JTrain]

 

[HuskersNC949597]

Bobby Newcombe's 1-handed catch on the sideline against OU should probably be ranked above a few of those.

 

[husker07]

Bobby Newcombe's 1-handed catch on the sideline against OU should probably be ranked above a few of those.

That was one of the greatest catches ever. Physics defying.

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[PaulCrewe]

Purify one handing it for a TD on Aqib Talib

 

[B.B. Hemingway]

Newcombe's catch > Bell's catch....

 

[Mavric]

Bobby Newcombe's 1-handed catch on the sideline against OU should probably be ranked above a few of those.

That was one of the greatest catches ever. Physics defying.

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That was a great catch but in the replay era it wouldn't have counted.

 

[Landlord]

Purify's catch against A&M? A simple underthrown fade route? What's impressive about that?

 

[JTrain]

Bobby Newcombe's 1-handed catch on the sideline against OU should probably be ranked above a few of those.

That was one of the greatest catches ever. Physics defying.

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Explain.

 

[HuskerUnity]

Purify's catch against A&M? A simple underthrown fade route? What's impressive about that?

The timing and sheer height of the jump, and the fact that it was a game winning catch

 

[Goal-line]

Bell's insane one-handed grab for a TD v. Illinois (10/5/13) is simply the best catch I've seen by a Husker WR. And I've been around to see Irving Fryar.

2. Davison v. Missouri '97

3. Purify vs aTm '06

4. Nate Swift vs Clemson '08

Any others?

Yes, John Rogers against Iowa State 1971.

 

[Count 'Bility]

Purify's catch against A&M? A simple underthrown fade route? What's impressive about that?

especially when you have a 6 inch height advantage on the defender. That one was pretty fundemantal actually.

 

[jimk]

Bobby Newcombe's 1-handed catch on the sideline against OU should probably be ranked above a few of those.

That was one of the greatest catches ever. Physics defying.

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Was he able to re-establish himself inbounds long enough before the catch?

Is what I'm guessing he was getting at.

 

[VA Husker Fan]

The impressive thing about Bell's catch is that he went up over the middle and was exposed to a shot from any of four defenders around him. Fortunately he had split the middle of them, but a lot of guys would've alligator-armed it.

That said, his catch will be largely forgotten by next year, while Davison's will last as long as there is Nebraska football.

 

[Thanks_Tom RR]

I got to put Davison vs Missouri 97 at the top. Saved the season and great heads up play.