They were just discussing the Boise St. and Oklahoma game on Around the Horn. They were arguing over whether this play is called the " Hook and Ladder" or the " Hook and Lateral ". Personally, I think it is called the Hook and Lateral because the receiver runs a " Hook " route then " Laterals " the ball coming to the receiver coming beside of him. What do you call it?:ylsuper:

Hook and latter, in Varsity blues Lance acts out being hooked like a fish and climbing a latter to call the play

I've literally never heard it called a hook and "lateral" until watching Around the Horn today and seeing this thread. I know it is a lateral, but I've always heard it called hook and ladder.

 

From wikipedia:

Although more literally a "hook and lateral", the play is often referred to as the "hook and ladder" play, a pun on the name of a particular kind of fire truck. The name also references the two receiver routes most often utilized for the play, a buttonhook (straight turnaround catch) and a ladder (out and up sideline route). However, the name "hook and ladder" is also used to refer to other variations of the play.

Actually the play last night was more of "slant and ladder"

They were just discussing the Boise St. and Oklahoma game on Around the Horn. They were arguing over whether this play is called the " Hook and Ladder" or the " Hook and Lateral ". Personally, I think it is called the Hook and Lateral because the receiver runs a " Hook " route then " Laterals " the ball coming to the receiver coming beside of him. What do you call it?:ylsuper:

Back in the 70's :eek: we always called it "Hook and Lateral". The results were such that we should have called it "Hook and Fumble".:lol:

Last night's play was a unique interpretation of the "Hook and Ladder". I had never seen it executed like that before.

 

What a play, what a game!

It is the "hook & ladder", but it was ran different & better than about any other time I've seen it.

 

Most of time the players either line-up or run a pattern from the same side of the field. Boise St. didn't and I think this is why they had more success running it against an unsuspecting defense.

They were just discussing the Boise St. and Oklahoma game on Around the Horn. They were arguing over whether this play is called the " Hook and Ladder" or the " Hook and Lateral ". Personally, I think it is called the Hook and Lateral because the receiver runs a " Hook " route then " Laterals " the ball coming to the receiver coming beside of him. What do you call it?:ylsuper:

I call it a hook and ladder, but you are correct.

It is a great play when executed correctly, ala Boise State.

 

Madison Central ran it twice this year at the end of the 1st half of games. Reciever caught it and made a good pitch but the man taking the pitch fumbled both times and probably would have scored if not. Against Lincoln County, one of those fumbles was picked up and returned for a score. Needless to say, if executed right, it is effective.

I've heard both.

Lawrence County scored with 9 seconds left in arguably one of the best last minute comebacks in state history in the Regional Semis in 92. Half of the crowd was walking out the gate when the heard the noise. Flemming only had to take a knee but kept running Junior Marshall over the LC defense for the way they punished him the 1st time they played. He dominated the 2nd game. Instead of taking a knee he was flung out of bounds with under 20 seconds left. LC blocked the kick at the 50 yard line and in a stadium of chaos Roger Lyons hit Jason Wells on the hook and Lee Abshire took the latteral to the house. It was amazing! I'll have to dig the video up and try to get it on youtube then here sometime.

I've heard both.

Lawrence County scored with 9 seconds left in arguably one of the best last minute comebacks in state history in the Regional Semis in 92. Half of the crowd was walking out the gate when the heard the noise. Flemming only had to take a knee but kept running Junior Marshall over the LC defense for the way they punished him the 1st time they played. He dominated the 2nd game. Instead of taking a knee he was flung out of bounds with under 20 seconds left. LC blocked the kick at the 50 yard line and in a stadium of chaos Roger Lyons hit Jason Wells on the hook and Lee Abshire took the latteral to the house. It was amazing! I'll have to dig the video up and try to get it on youtube then here sometime.

 

 

Id love to see that. Can you get that Breathitt Co. game in 97 on youtube as well?

Woody on Around the Horn said it is "Hook and Ladder" because it was created by a football team of firemen in I think Massachusetts.

I was watching Around the Horn while they were discussion it and Woody did tell some crazy story of a Fireman football team and how they created the play. Who knows...but I've always heard it called the "Hook and Ladder" as well.

Its the Hook and Ladder... though I've never seen it ran like it was last night....

Hook and latter, in Varsity blues Lance acts out being hooked like a fish and climbing a latter to call the play

 

That would be ladder....Ladder is for climbing, like the motion they did in that movie & latter is being the second of two persons or things mentioned.

 

ex.

 

The fireman climbed up the ladder.

 

Between captain and major, the latter is the higher rank