“Everyone knows that bad things happen when you try to pass 72.” That was the hardest line I’ve ever heard from one of your videos. You’re a genius

@morezombies9685

7 ай бұрын

Can you explain why?

@matthewhope4782

7 ай бұрын

@@morezombies9685don’t want to get 73 points cuz you don’t want to pass 72 and tie the record. But you also don’t want to try and pass 72 cuz bad things happen (all teams that tried to beat the 72 dolphins record ended up failing).

@jineric1

7 ай бұрын

So fucking cold lmao

@Infernos94

7 ай бұрын

As a dolphins fan, weve been so bad my entire life, ive had nothing to root for but when he said that line it gave me a little faith that under mcdaniel that karma will come back and help them.

@randomguy6932

7 ай бұрын

Halloween YTP: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpNhj7qvoZmacso.html

"35 years ago, the Dolphins were on their way to being immortalized in the record books. Now, these Dolphins are fighting for the right to be forgotten" - damn that's powerful

@merucrypoison296

3 ай бұрын

I actually remember hitler saying something similar to this too on September 1st 1945 when I was with him in the fuhrerbunker

@jonathananker9671

3 ай бұрын

@@merucrypoison296 YOU WHAT?

@merucrypoison296

3 ай бұрын

@@jonathananker9671 ❤️

@dylangraham4629

2 ай бұрын

This line really keeps coming back into my head every now and then

I'm a lifelong Dolphins fan because of my grandfather. He gave me a book that he bought at the Orange Bowl gift shop in 1971, simply entitled "The Miami Dolphins" by Morris T. McLemore. This book written before 1972 somehow had a prophetic understanding of something extremely special coming to the NFL and for the Dolphins. The book ends with the Dolphins losing the 1971 Super Bowl. The final line is: "These gentle giants of the pits, they hear bells other men never know."

@dynamicwarfare

7 ай бұрын

Wow, I think that's all I can bring myself to say about that.

@marvinuhilarious

6 ай бұрын

Hey, your profile pic is Pretty Good™

@dynamicwarfare

6 ай бұрын

@@marvinuhilarious If you are referring to mine, then thank you.

@GodplayGamerZulul

4 ай бұрын

@@dynamicwarfare Nah he didn't tag you so probably referring to dylan.

@dynamicwarfare

4 ай бұрын

@@GodplayGamerZulul Its been 2 months my friend, we may never know whom they truly refer to.

One of the best storytellers on the internet.

@mattnic001

7 ай бұрын

up there with internet historian and summoning salt

@joshpiotrowski3487

7 ай бұрын

​@@mattnic001summoning salt, yes

@helpme6897

7 ай бұрын

Someone put respect on lemmino’s names

@johndavis9321

7 ай бұрын

Facts

@waldothewalrus294

7 ай бұрын

​@@mattnic001Jon Bois might be the absolute best one

“bad things happen when you try to pass 72” is one of the most perfect lines in any video to tie the whole thing together

@kingoftherevolution4855

7 ай бұрын

Bro they chose to score 70 instead of 73 i love it

@virtueofabsolution7641

7 ай бұрын

Okay Dan calm down

@itzlucaaa6789

7 ай бұрын

Doesn’t even just apply to football. Look what happened to the Warriors is 2016

@youreawizardhagrid

7 ай бұрын

@@itzlucaaa6789holy shit

@Jspectrum

6 ай бұрын

sent a chill down my spine.

My dad is a lifelong Dolphins fan. He was born in 72’, and has seen all the ups and downs. I showed him this video when it first came up. I think it meant more than I could ever know. Thanks Emp for this heartwarming tale.

@deanstanley2125

7 ай бұрын

My Dad was also a diehard fins fan even though we're from New Orleans. He would have loved to have seen this and would be proud of his team this year.

@Bills_Prods

7 ай бұрын

As a lifelong bills fan, Your dad is a legend

@redtwinblade

7 ай бұрын

@@deanstanley2125 RIP pops. I'm a broncos fan, but I'm sad he didn't get to see the dolphins go nuts. Football is for the people.

@GR-bn3xj

7 ай бұрын

Besides the 72 season, I loved the 84 Dolphins the most

@TheVoiceofTheProphetElizer

7 ай бұрын

I keep forgetting people born in the 70s are in their 50's and not in their 20s, like I was used to thinking for a majority of my life.

My uncle, Bob Kuechenberg, was an offensive lineman on that undefeated 1972 Dolphins roster. Very cool to see you mention him in this video! His brother Rudy was also a linebacker for the Chicago Bears. Great video Emp, also enjoyed the Jet Neptune interview

@purcinnamon7404

6 ай бұрын

:o thats sick

@strikemanpop

6 ай бұрын

no way your uncle was kuechenberg! that:s amazing

@anthonykrause8052

5 ай бұрын

That’s so cool

@fortynights1513

5 ай бұрын

Kuechenberg was a good lineman; he saw four of Miami’s five Super Bowl teams to date I believe (wasn’t he there for Dan Marino’s first season but not his second). Along with Jim Langer and Larry Little who made the Hall of Fame, he was a key blocker that helped their backfield thrive, and also would have blocked for the rushers of the 1982 team that had the Killer B’s, and made the Super Bowl with David Woodley at quarterback.

@Equites279

5 ай бұрын

That's amazing man truly

"Bad things happen when you pass 72." That is such a good fucking line.

@Moebamba22

6 ай бұрын

Was super clever

@gobilla2124

3 ай бұрын

i literally screamed it was so good

well i’ll be damned

@jtgd

7 ай бұрын

You are damned 😕

@GoAndLive

7 ай бұрын

On Halloween too🤩

@Looneyboy

7 ай бұрын

Why

@beans00001

7 ай бұрын

For eternity

@vexageedits6995

7 ай бұрын

When will you become damned?

That “NO GOOD!” From Jim Mandich was such a raw display of positive emotion that I couldn’t help but crack a smile for the guy

@Renegade-kf8fp

7 ай бұрын

yep

@tomassmith2088

7 ай бұрын

The "HA" is what did it for me

@mizer9510

7 ай бұрын

Always loved listening to him and Joe Rose on the radio.

Crazy how full circle Miami comes with that 70 point game and your line about "Trying to pass 72"

Australian here, don't know much about NFL, but this was truly captivating. I hope I find a channel like yours one day to cover our national sports one day.

@DraxonTehWarrior

7 ай бұрын

Hey man, you never know with Emp lol

@XTASY1337

7 ай бұрын

the history of the world swearing cup

@TheRighteousDawn

6 ай бұрын

The history of how short can we get these stubbies

@thatmobi

6 ай бұрын

History of Sport, C*nt

@GP-ci8qt

6 ай бұрын

I would highly recommend watching a documentary on the '07 Giants season then. Emplemon could've milked that for way more, our Giants team had everything; a hard nose coach, long term vet on the brink of retirement, a terrible start, and once the players started believing in each other, our defense played lights out. Every game was a battle that led to history

“35 years ago, the Dolphins were on their way to being immortalized in the record books. Now, these Dolphins are fighting for the right to be forgotten.” Hard.

@fortynights1513

7 ай бұрын

And the only acknowledgment of having been that bad is having the top pick in the next draft. In their case, Jake Long.

@facundochiari1118

7 ай бұрын

"Take us out of the history books, we are not taking that one!"

Really great video

@PokeIsland

7 ай бұрын

The Quest To Beat 72 Dolphins

@Nazisarelame

7 ай бұрын

The Dolphin Limit

@ERRandDEL

7 ай бұрын

"this is how Arcus broke Tecmo Bowl"

@blinco1539

7 ай бұрын

Seeing you in this comment section after seeing you in a dorktown comment section is enough to tell me you’re a gentleman and a scholar (in case your videos weren’t already enough)

@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165

7 ай бұрын

@SummoningSalt Well, if anyone knows about how to make videos celebrating absurd achievements in highly technical and competitive fields...

I never ever watched even 5 consecutive minutes of american football game, but this video held me captivated from strart to finish. I really have no idea how EmpLemon can make any random topic interesting, but I'm so glad he's doing. And I'm finally ready to admit that this is The Best channel on this whole platform.

@broidk8291

5 ай бұрын

EmpLemon is a phenomenal creator. But the stories told in American Football are just as good. If you liked this video so much give it a try next season. You won’t be disappointed

@ClickCLK

5 ай бұрын

@@broidk8291 The thing is I'm not into sports at all and was never interested in them.

"Some day, not too long from now, they'll all be reunited for the final time. and on that day, I hope they remember to bring champagne." is such an incredibly beautiful line of my god

Watching the Patriots losing that game live was one of the greatest moments a Floridian could’ve felt in ‘07

@MJGOAT

7 ай бұрын

As a pats fan I still cry sometimes

@andrewbuck171

7 ай бұрын

I remember congratulating friends who were Pats fans on their 18-1 record that year. It was glorious.

@HugoStiglitz88

7 ай бұрын

That's pretty pathetic lol celebrating someone else's loss because you're too pathetic to ever win 🤣🤣

@sublimeade

7 ай бұрын

It was 2008

@MJGOAT

7 ай бұрын

@@sublimeade 07 season tard

This probably the only dude on KZread who could get me to watch an hour long video about a sport I care almost nothing about. Plus he manages to keep it interesting. Really great work!

@smoceany9478

7 ай бұрын

watch jon bois, hes another guy who could get you to watch an hour long video about a sport you care almost nothing about

@zachellenburg5738

7 ай бұрын

Now you can finally see why people like the NFL

@alienworm1999

7 ай бұрын

SecretBase/Jon Bois would like a word

@randomguy6932

7 ай бұрын

Halloween YTP: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpNhj7qvoZmacso.html

@doorframe2315

7 ай бұрын

And on Halloween

“By now, everyone knows that bad things happen when you try to pass 72.” Brilliant line.

I grew up in Indianapolis, watching football from birth. By the end of the '71 season I had just turned 10 and had become pretty familiar with all the teams, but I hadn't chosen a favorite to be "mine". Geographically, the Bengals or the Bears made sense, but I decided to ignore proximity. I chose the Dolphins during that off-season, mostly for a reason that seems silly in hindsight: I liked their uniform colors. But my selection and timing was just right. For years after that, my bedroom wall was adorned with a large poster of Larry Csonka busting through a bunch of Redskin defenders. And although I have adopted various teams over the decades as I've moved around, I still have a special place in my heart for the "One-Two Punch" of Griese-Csonka, receiver Paul Warfield, and all the rest. Every year, if any team starts to string together a number of wins, I start to get protective and find myself rooting against them until they fall.

For a second there I thought he wasn't acknowledging the Patriots near perfect season because of scandals. 😂

@big_sea

7 ай бұрын

yes

@NoLanConnection

7 ай бұрын

The funny thing is other teams attempted the same thing, the JETS even attempted the same thing and they all got turned away but the jets cried about it and the patriots were basically the scapegoat

@iamartist1796

7 ай бұрын

Pretty sure it’s on the thumbnail

@seemyjohn

7 ай бұрын

What's the scandal?

@icydaddy

7 ай бұрын

​@@seemyjohn spygate. prior to the coaches' speaker in the qbs/mikes' ear, teams used to record opposing coaches hand signals to know what they're doing beforehand. alot of teams did this and the NFL sent out a memo saying no more filming opposing sidelines but the patriots kept doing it. League said enough and ended up punishing the Pats hard by taking a first and fining Bill Belicheck $500k. The whole situation was blown out of proportion and actually many coaches in the NFL defended the Patriots saying they did the same thing and filming opposing sidelines was a known thing in the football world.

“Bad things happen when you try to pass 72” you just blew my mind. Go Dolphins

Never underestimate Emp’s ability to utterly enthrall you for an hour on a subject you otherwise would literally give zero shits about Well done my man, well done

@Vid_Master

5 ай бұрын

I hate team sports and I listened to the entire video without pausing it

@replexity

Сағат бұрын

Dude is the king of injecting alternate storylines into his subject matter. Very creative, thorough, & observant. I never thought I’d get an essay on the impossibility of the pursuit of perfection & the seemingly unnecessary, childish fear of superstitions & karma from a video about a football team until he took it home. Truly a creator.

I'm 67; I was raised on football, and until 2008, my favorite game, was the Jets > Colts in SBIII. But then, with all the 'perfect' talk about the Pats, they even started publishing a book about their perfect season, the Giants got their revenge for that regular season loss, and that became my favorite superbowl game, ever. I don't think I'll live long enough to see another perfect season; those Dolphins were great, but also had just enough luck to get them that famous moniker: PERFECT.

Emp is one of the best storytellers when it comes to bringing things around full circle. Just as you forget, he brings it back and reminds you “We May Never Lose Again”

@randomguy6932

7 ай бұрын

Halloween YTP: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpNhj7qvoZmacso.html

@big_sea

7 ай бұрын

yes

@pizzaboynick8759

7 ай бұрын

That and the first and last almost undefeated teams he mentioned both were beaten by the giants

@fortynights1513

7 ай бұрын

@@pizzaboynick8759One other team that did technically go undefeated and deserves a shoutout is the 1948 Browns, albeit in the AAFC (but still, that’s 15-0)

@mikemo1993

7 ай бұрын

Every payoff in his videos is so good and he even pays such good homage to payoffs within the story: Case in Point> I laughed for a good 5 seconds after seeing the Delivery truck marked “NY Giants” in the Perfectville media skit 49:21 😌👌🏻 Masterclass Material.

As an avid Jon Bois watcher the saxophone when the saints came up was perfection. Well done.

@abg7750

7 ай бұрын

For sure but might I point out what's in the speech bubble at 0:18

@clairossidehoe

7 ай бұрын

plsssss

@MrMundyMack

7 ай бұрын

THIS IS NOW A CROSS OVER EVENT.

@t17389z

7 ай бұрын

Oh shit I missed that, when?

@Zethoro

7 ай бұрын

@@t17389z28:44

As a Dolphins Fan, this was and will probably be the most amazing documentary on the 72 Dolphins or any NFL team ever. There will never be a team like you ‘72

@DolFinDude23

5 ай бұрын

Cuse and fins fan buddies

@MemeMachineMan

5 ай бұрын

@@DolFinDude23 Dab me up 🤝🏻

This is one incredible video man. Brought me to tears, and I don't even watch football lol. Keep up the great work

@keres9580

6 ай бұрын

I’m surprised no one has saw this comment yet lol

@nexenojustice552

6 ай бұрын

Same by the end I went “I never even watched a full NFL game why am I crying???” But damn if this didn’t captivate me

@unclemike6581

6 ай бұрын

It was ok

@unclemike6581

6 ай бұрын

It was ok

@DOG_EATER_1887

5 ай бұрын

ain't you The Geometry Guy?

“The New England Patriots, a team that will come up again later on in our story” *me as a Dolphins fan evilly rubbing my hands together*

@jessyfretz5800

7 ай бұрын

Good for you that the Giants handled that for you. You only had two tries that season.

@badrapsample2212

7 ай бұрын

Geez even here a cheesedick Pats fan is guaranteed to reply. You're like bots @@jessyfretz5800

@ItsMeChair1

7 ай бұрын

As a Massachusetts guy, I agree

@NoTraceOfSense

7 ай бұрын

@@jessyfretz5800Count on New York

@mrsneed420

7 ай бұрын

Me as a NY giants fan: 😈

Gary anderson missing that field goal in the nfc championship game is the perfect encapsulation of what it means to be a vikings fan

@NeverSaySandwich1

7 ай бұрын

Dante Culpeper is LAUGHING

@ljafrain

7 ай бұрын

And then shit like last Sunday happens and it pulls you in again. But yeah its mainly pain.

@RaianF1

7 ай бұрын

**punches table** DAMN

@fortynights1513

7 ай бұрын

@@ljafrainVikings are the definition of objectively good, but rarely the best. They have no titles, but have not had a streak of more than three losing seasons or more than four non playoff seasons since the mid 60’s.

@Peremptor

7 ай бұрын

Brother I feel for you used to be a San Diego fan... Heck all the teams I've rooted for never won a championship haha.

I have always fuckin loved the idea of ghosts of players past coming into the game to defend or even aid in defeating their records. Always has a good vibe to me.

University of South Carolina women's basketball team just went to Perfectville.

@joshuaatehortua7352

2 ай бұрын

Beat me to it fellow Lelouch pfp user

@starwrldv8588

2 ай бұрын

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thought of this video after seeing that headline. Congrats South Carolina

@thesplendor8654

2 ай бұрын

​@@joshuaatehortua7352 Holy crap. That's sick. Lelouch rocks :D

@thesplendor8654

2 ай бұрын

​@starwrldv8588 Personally, I was going for Iowa State but yeah. There they go...

Emp, not gonna lie, I suggest doing more sports themed content like this. This is gold. The same way Art of the Choke was gold. Keep this up. Please. Also I enjoy the UrinatingTree cameo appearance at 8:23 btw lol

@danielbeesley1326

7 ай бұрын

STILLERS GAHNTA SUPER BOWL

@LateNightTableCo

7 ай бұрын

All hail the mighty UTree

one of my favorite endings to any of your videos

@npat345

7 ай бұрын

Same :)

@OtakuUnitedStudio

7 ай бұрын

It's always fun to see one channel I'm subscribed to in the comments of another.

@Calvinfromcalvinandhobbes

7 ай бұрын

Taladega is still on top though

@Kablooey81

7 ай бұрын

Same.@@OtakuUnitedStudio

@galliway_8514

7 ай бұрын

nah

I'm from Miami, and I remember my middle school teacher being obsessed with the Dolphins, older fellow, in his 60's now, retired 5 years back. He'd sit us down with a far off look of awe in his eyes and talk to us about how he sneaked into the Orange Bowl to watch the '72 Dolphins play, that little Miami Dolphins chant being sung while he was bored all the time. I was an egghead and didn't care much about sports, in a way it was even a little annoying, but for the first time in my life, I finally now understand why. For once I can fully comprehend the gravity of what he witnessed, and why to this day his faith in his team remains unwavering. He's now got another fan too, thanks for everything, Emp.

As a European, I know zero about American Football. This man single-handedly made me interested.

Would never have expected a EmpLemon halloween "special" but here we are

@drh4ms

7 ай бұрын

Ghosts bruh.... Ghosts.

@hilotakenaka

7 ай бұрын

The spookiest horror is that EmpLemon cured his nihilism

@randomguy6932

7 ай бұрын

Halloween YTP: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpNhj7qvoZmacso.html

@big_sea

7 ай бұрын

yes

I'm European, but I just watched an hour-long documentary about American football in one sitting and I'll tell you what, I was HOOKED. That's the power of Emp. He's able to tell a gripping story about anything and everything. He's hidden gem in today's KZread.

@LuminalSpoon

7 ай бұрын

I want to see him talking about dominance in F1, that would be a good video to do, from Fangio and Clark to Hamilton and Verstappen.

@sublimeade

7 ай бұрын

Paid endorsement

@jlo7770

7 ай бұрын

Watch the "the art of the choke" one of the greatest sports docu's ever made. This guy is nothing short of a genious... wait until hes nerding out in a couple years with 10 mill subs. This is no channel to sleep on

@BlondeMcGuinn

7 ай бұрын

This dude is in the top one percent of all KZread channels going by subscribers. He’s not a “hidden gem” lmao. He’s deservedly well known and beloved.

@calm2747

7 ай бұрын

SAME

For anyone wondering, the '08 Detroit Lions were the first team to go 0-16.

YOU ARE THE GREATEST KZreadR EmpLemon. You’re probably the only one who can give me literal chills with your editing, music choices, and storytelling. You’ve mastered the art of building tension and suspense and the all too elusive release. Not only that, but I have been trying to get more into sports in general over the past few years, and your videos on football, baseball and nascar have shown me why it is that people care so much about all this. Like modern day myths, or as close to superheroes you can get. These teams and players have legends built around them. And the passion people have for their cities and their teams, is fully displayed in the content you create. I finally understand, and I am partially in debt to you for that. Good game, cheers!

I never thought I'd see the day where Emp makes a video on my favorite football team. WE EATING GOOD 😭🙏

@swellybelly5970

7 ай бұрын

fr

@701delbronx8

7 ай бұрын

The Patriots or Giants?

@saikikusuo7937

7 ай бұрын

FINS UP

@superace6

7 ай бұрын

Me either I’m happy af though

@tahfy1615

7 ай бұрын

We may never eat this well again

The influence of the Dolphins culturally is huge. As someone who lives in Australia, I have no idea about NFL except for the Patriots, and the Miami Dolphins. Sporting bodies sometimes go beyond their usual fans and into wider recognition

@randomguy6932

7 ай бұрын

Halloween YTP: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpNhj7qvoZmacso.html

@mclovinpo

7 ай бұрын

Being in the ace Ventura movie helped too

@DaInternetBear

7 ай бұрын

@@mclovinpo Einhorn is FINKLE

@ghost_of_bread

7 ай бұрын

Phins are jus goated ig 🐬🔥

@PlebCentre

7 ай бұрын

Guess you have to contend with the Penrith Panthers winning 3 premierships in a row.

I'm American, and I hate (watching) football. But holy hell was this documentary a banger. Emp never, ever disappoints, no matter the subject. Truly a gifted creator.

@unclemike6581

6 ай бұрын

It was alright

@SL4PSH0CK

5 ай бұрын

made me watch and yearn for teams from things that i didnt find interesting, what a storyteller

This was a nice trip down memory lane combined with a really good story about the league in general. I grew up in south Florida in the 80's and 90's and went to so many of the Dolphins games.. My dad produced the television broadcasts for the home games in the early to mid 80's so we were always around the stadium and I still have a few pictures of me with Don Shula and my dad down on the field. I was also in the boy scouts with the son of '72 Dolphins LDT Manny Fernandez. Even in the 90's he was still a big and intimidating guy but had a heart of gold and loved making us all laugh. I have so many good memories from my childhood tied to this team and this video really brought a smile to my face. It might've invoked a few tears in the process.

the " bad things happen when you try to pass 72" metaphor was so fucking good

@pugward

7 ай бұрын

it's even true for another sport. The 16' Golden State Warriors broke the Chicago Bulls 72-10 record, only to lose in the finals. LOL.

As a Giants fan, that Superbowl was the wildest, most winding rollercoaster of emotion and the greatest case of schadenfreude I would ever experience in my life. Nothing better than shattering your rival's god complex

@skakirask

7 ай бұрын

Agreed. I was in college in Boston at the time. The silence on the streets was deafening, well into the next day.

@bong2dome

7 ай бұрын

God complex lmao? you cant have that when you are god

@CptShiba

7 ай бұрын

i spent the whole video waiting for him to talk about it LOL

@bjchit

7 ай бұрын

@@bong2dome If they didn't have a God complex, they would have won the Super Bowl that year.

@wereallsquidward6764

7 ай бұрын

@@bjchit they would've won if tyree dropped that pass :(

"The Pantheon of the Florida Man" goes fucking hard, holy shit

As a Fins fan, I’d like to say thank you. This is definitely one of our greatest achievements and it means a lot to us. This whole video told the story great, and the fight song at the end really hit home. So again, thank you, for this masterpiece.

It's worth mentioning that the 2007 season was the season of the Spygate scandal when the Patriots were recording the other coaches' signals outside of the appropriate contexts for doing so, and it was deemed such a violation by the league that Belichick was given the max fine allowed ($500K) and the Patriots were stripped of their 1st round pick in the 2008 draft. That was a big part of why many outside of New England didn't want to see the Patriots go all the way at the time. It wasn't just about preserving the novelty of the 72' Dolphins, it was about preserving the purity of the perfect season.

@HugoStiglitz88

7 ай бұрын

Which is a lie. Every team was doing the exact same thing back then. Patriots were just the first to get punished for it

@__sm1441

7 ай бұрын

The “outside of the appropriate context” is a MASSIVE detail people gloss over when talking ab spygate tho. Pats never filmed anything they weren’t allowed to and gained no real competitive advantage

@vyor8837

7 ай бұрын

@@__sm1441 ... if they weren't done in the appropriate contexts, that means they *weren't* allowed to film or record it.

@__sm1441

7 ай бұрын

@@vyor8837 not really, unless you think filming the exact same thing from a different location means you’re filming something completely different but atp you’re just being absurd lmao

@rioluwu5921

7 ай бұрын

Filming other team’s playbooks and capturing specific plays on paper isn’t exactly allowed.

As a Giants fan, it was a joy to see how our win has become historic from trying to prevent history. Beating the 18-0 Patriots turned me into a fan forever

@skakirask

7 ай бұрын

Same

@joshuaatehortua7352

7 ай бұрын

NY Forever

@Infernos94

7 ай бұрын

The saddest part of being a life long dolphins fan in the 21st century is that the giants winning that game was the most excited ive been watching a football game and it wasnt even my team 😂

@acelye

7 ай бұрын

Big blue for life

@endymallorn

7 ай бұрын

I’ll be a fan of them when they change their name to East Rutherford.

I will never ever forget that hail mary as long as I live. Moments like that are the quintessential magic of sport, the impossible does happen, David does slay Goliath, and just when you think you've got it all figured out, the game goes and checks you with a wild result or play. Long live sports.

The jazz saints music tying in with the history of the Falcons is perfect

There will Never Ever be another Team as perfect as the '72 Dolphins

@Renegade-kf8fp

7 ай бұрын

i think in the near future the chiefs would get there

@fortynights1513

7 ай бұрын

They will hold the record for longest season while maintaining a perfect win percentage for awhile longer in all likelihood.

@SoWhat-

7 ай бұрын

​@@Renegade-kf8fp😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Totas_funnynumber

7 ай бұрын

​@@Renegade-kf8fp as someone who's more of a Chiefs fan than a football fan, we aren't gonna be close for awhile

@deleetiusproductions3497

7 ай бұрын

@@Renegade-kf8fp It's good to have dreams, even if they aren't entirely realistic.

You have a gift of making people care about things they don't normally care about. I couldn't give a rat's ass about sports, but your narration just has a way of captivating me.

@elleinfinitea

7 ай бұрын

This is the truest thing. From smash bros melee competitions to nascar and now football (among other odd topics) I seldom become as captivated as when emplemon is guiding me through the topic at hand.

@thejunkman

7 ай бұрын

This story is not about sports, that is why it sucked you in. It is about mathematics, probability, phycology and a little bit of superstition thrown in. The human condition is what was on display, the sport is just the vehicle he used.

@sippingthepeachsoda

7 ай бұрын

@@thejunkmanfound the alt account

@tophatx4598

7 ай бұрын

​@@thejunkmanA lot of people enjoy sports because of the narratives you can find within them. It's easy to reduce sports to "man chase ball", which I'm guilty of doing sometimes, but like most things there is more to it than what you see at the surface level. Not that it's super big brained or anything - my brother calls sports soap operas for men haha

@thejunkman

7 ай бұрын

@@sippingthepeachsoda Sorry, I don't understand?

I will die on the hill that if the city of Miami kept the Orange Bowl then the Dolphins would have more Super Bowls and the Hurricanes would have more National Championships.

I love the Dorktown Falcons reference with the music at 28:44. Great touch, phenomenal video, thanks for everything you make Emp.

Emp's range is astounding. He can go from talking about Rare video game items to niche Football lore.

@aceous99

7 ай бұрын

don't forget Fastcar

@sublimeade

7 ай бұрын

Its not that niche, most people know it

@JoeRogansForehead

7 ай бұрын

“Niche” the only undefeated NFL team ever

@Monkey_30000

7 ай бұрын

And making YTPs

@fortynights1513

7 ай бұрын

@@Monkey_30000That’s where it all began for him from 2010-2015

Stopped what I was doing to watch this one. I always love seeing you drop a sports related video!

Emp, you’re still the best script writer on this website, and have been for years. Another certified banger

God damn, I do not really consider myself a sports fan, but that part where the Dolphins won a perfect season had me choking back tears of joy.

the way you came back to the "we may never lose again" was absolutely massive. thanks for making another fire video essay!

Sports are so fun to watch because of the anxiety that comes with it. Football, soccer, baseball, etc all have their share of anxiety ridden seasons. The 72 Dolphins where in a league in their own

@randomguy6932

7 ай бұрын

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@RAAM855

7 ай бұрын

Eh, for Georgia and Alabama in cfb a perfect season isn't far fetched

@aleksandersaame9417

7 ай бұрын

@@RAAM855 Those teams certainly are impressive, but they are college teams. Their competition is pretty good, but not the best of the best, as it is in professional sports.

@Username-2

7 ай бұрын

@@RAAM855that’s only because college football schedules are complete bs. Wins and a perfect season in cfb mean very little.

@sid6645

7 ай бұрын

@@aleksandersaame9417 Yeah when your average team is as good as they are at the professional level, things like "perfect games" really do become literal statistical flukes.

Maybe it was the Dolphins smiling down on the Bulldogs in round 21, 2000, when they took on the unbeaten Bombers in NFL's distant cousin, Australian Football. The Essendon Bombers were the best team by every metric, but it was Young Coach Terry Wallace's genius that devised the superflood strategy that let the Bulldogs take an unbelievable victory and change Aussie rules forever. The Bombers went on to win the premiership easily, but no team before or since has gotten that close to perfection.

I'm not a sports fan, but EmpLemon is amazing at selecting and narrating the coolest stories that each sport has to offer.

“Sometimes, it pays to be the underdog. You have nothing to do but go out and shock the world.” -EmpLemon, 2023

The experience of "chasing perfection", in my experience, isn't all too analogous to chasing something; it's closer to having one side of yourself being pulled towards it while the other recognizes its impossibility, and thus is repelled by it - until, eventually, you rip yourself apart in its pursuit.

@randomguy6932

7 ай бұрын

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@chwie1

7 ай бұрын

Very well said

@lopiditty

7 ай бұрын

holy shit this is a lovecraft story

You took an unbeatable record and showed it as a tragic arc for every future would be champion. Every dot connected-- so much more than nostalgia here.

Just wanted to thank you for the excellent vid as always Emp. Around this time of year my Dad would have been glued to his tv watching the Dolphins (His favorite team) play, filling our house with the sounds of the crowd and commentators. Unfortunately he passed away a few months back so for the first time in my life going back home to visit family around the holidays feels quiet. But watching this video brought back that feeling at least a little, and reminded me that life's too short to take even small stuff like your father watching an NFL game on tv during thanksgiving weekend for granted. Thanks again.

My great uncle played on the 72 Dolphins. When we lost him a few years back, I imagined him being met by Mr. Morrall, and Mr. Yepremian with a glass of champagne. So, when you said that last line, and I heard the opening drum roll of a song that had been played for me since I was in the cradle, I choked up a little. Thank you for helping keep their memory alive.

@howisthis8849

7 ай бұрын

name or we ain't buying it

@kos9818

7 ай бұрын

If you want me to give up my anonymity on site with hundreds of millions of users, all for the belief of a complete stranger, you’ve lost your mind. I shared an anecdote about an emotional response to the video. I owe you nothing more.

@goudacheese9405

7 ай бұрын

@@kos9818you do. Nobody knows you, we just want to know what player played on that team.

@barney993

7 ай бұрын

​@@howisthis8849it's true, i was there too along side Jeff Epstein, Edp445 and Kevin Spacey. Their uncle's a wonderful balls toucher😊

@bruh2731

7 ай бұрын

@@kos9818Nah that’s an excuse you lying unless you give us the name 😂

That “Bad things happen when you try to pass 72” line goes so fucking hard for no reason

This is what makes storytelling so special. I could not have less interest in football, yet I was captivated the entire video. Emp is a master of his craft.

Pistons: we may never win again

@the_ironic_goldfish4403

5 ай бұрын

😂

@fortynights1513

3 ай бұрын

They don’t even have the worst record in the NBA now

@UnculturedSwineStudios

3 ай бұрын

@@fortynights1513 kinda like how the Dolphins haven't won a playoff game in 24 years

I haven't seen a Larry Csonka reference since The Final Sacrifice episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

I knew every single beat of this story from beginning to end, because I've been a football fan all my life. How could I not know. And yet, I still watched it, and enjoyed the privilege of reliving so many football memories all at once. Thanks, Emp.

@fark69

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, as soon as he said perfect season, I knew helmet catch would come up, and still when it did I was glued to the screen

The untapped potential of sports story telling in youtube is scary, good job empy making me feel some emotions for a sport and a team I never liked or even know existed !

Probably your best video from the “new era” of your channel. Phenomenal.

As a dolphins fan, I remember being at a superbowl party with a bunch of Patriots and Giants fans in college. I was hugging and high fiving all the Giants fans at the end. I will never forget what they did for our legacy.

While I'm glad Emp acknowledged the incredible feat of Man City reaching 100 points in a single Prem season, it's a shame he didn't mention Arsenal's "Invincible" season of 2003-4, when they became the only Premier League team to date to not lose a single game all season - 26 wins and 12 draws.

@josephgregory1755

7 ай бұрын

And there’s Preston who went invincible in the 1880s or 1890s

@fz7788

7 ай бұрын

And how liverpool crumbled in the pursuit of perfection

@magmaslug9305

7 ай бұрын

He did say that undefeated =/= perfect. This was about perfectville. Perfect means a lot more than undefeated. It was about winning, not avoiding to lose.

@fz7788

7 ай бұрын

@@magmaslug9305 for us prem league people it is perfection to us but i do think the invincibles are more relevant to the dolphins

@DannySB991

7 ай бұрын

​@@fz7788 Crumbled? in 18/19 they lost 1 game...lol

Another masterpiece Emp! Your videos give me chills every time I watch one. Keep doing what you do best!

first time in a good long while that i added a video to my “greatest videos on the platform” playlist. you’re a great story teller

As a lifelong dolphins fan, this is all I have. Maybe one day they can win a Super Bowl in my lifetime

"These Dolphins(2007) are fighting for the right to be forgotten." This guy is like a Philosopher. Subscribed!

A sports team to consider for a truly dominant season was the 2000 Essendon AFL side, which went 24-1, including a 20 game winning streak, with an average winning margin of 51 points. Their one loss was a narrow one, which came about due to the opposition coach inventing an entirely new type of gameplan, "the superflood", which was years ahead of its time.

@girlhag

7 ай бұрын

sounds epic thanks for sharing!

Can you imagine if you where about to break a record and your coach stopped you for literally no reason. I would be so angry

just as the world slips into chaos. the emperor returns to save us from ourselves

@randomguy6932

7 ай бұрын

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@bugjams

7 ай бұрын

I don't even care about sports at all, but i make sure to see every one of Emp's videos. He makes sports interesting in a way i just don't get from watching them on TV or hearing about them from fans.

@cranjismcbasketball1638

5 ай бұрын

​@@bugjamsyou might enjoy Dorktown

As a lifelong Bill's fan, it is a testament to EmpLemon's storytelling ability that he got me to root for the Dolphins. Good on you Emp.

@chimericalical

7 ай бұрын

Boy I Love Losing Superbowls

@theEWDSDS

7 ай бұрын

​@@chimericalicaltake the L bills! Fins up! Don't ask me about that Garry Anderson kick...

@BromanderInChief

7 ай бұрын

Best of all, isn’t he a Jags guy?

@chimericalical

7 ай бұрын

@@theEWDSDS sigh… I’m a Steelers fan. List of teams j want to win the superbowl most each year in order and why. 1. Bills As a child I witnessed the greatest and most dominant football team in the 90’s lose 4 superbowls in a row. They won me so much money in Tecmo Bowl tournaments my dad and uncle had… and they just… lost and lost and lost and lost in the superbowl. It was depressing… 2. Bengals So I can make a T shirt and hat that’s got a list of every AFC north team that’s not only been to a Super Bowl but won one. If the bengals win this year that list would be Ravens with 2-0, Bengals 1-2, Steelers 6-2, and the Browns at 0-0. I would proudly wear that shit in Cleveland and go to every browns home game wearing that shit :). 3. Steelers I’m a Steelers fan. Of course I want them to win. 4. Lions… sorta.. If they go that’s good enough. If they win cool too. It would make the browns the “oldest” team to never be there. Hoping the Jags make it too so the browns are literally the oldest team to never go instead of the fake oldest team (browns are a 1999 expansion team… jags came before. If Lions make it the Browns pretending the Ravens record is theirs is the oldest. But it if we step out of imagination land and the jags and lions make it the browns are the actual oldest tk never make it.) I hate the browns.

This was truly a great video, and you can feel the passion that was put into it! All the time and effort it took to make this video really shows! In this day and age where short form videos rule, it's nice to see a creator that is still actually putting in the work.

"You know something Utivich... I think this might just be my masterpiece."

@merucrypoison296

3 ай бұрын

What is bro saying oh hell nah bro is saying some ohio nas coal fr 💀☠️😭🗣️🧟‍♂️

As a Dolphins fan, and an EmpLemon fan, this video was just _perfection_

God hearing Miami Dolphins #1 got me so nostalgic. I ain't a huge sports person, was only born in 2k, but hearing that song brings back fuzzy memories of going to The Big Cheese with my family and soaking in the atmosphere.

@Julio12456

7 ай бұрын

Yo i love the big cheese i remember going there and watching the um games

I’m not a football fan, but I am now most certainly a dolphins fan.

My great grandma and great grandpa were friends with Don Shula and his then wife Dorothy Bartish, because my great grandmother used to make custom knitted couch pillows for them, and my great grandpa owned the factory. They lived in Hollywood starting in 1970 and stayed all the way until 2016. They would attend nearly every game of the Dolphins perfect season, some of them on the sideline. My great grandpa passed on in 2013, but my great grandma is still alive at 92 years old to this day. She still can tell me every story about her memories talking to Don Shula before games and the time she gave him a pillow that had the dolphins logo with the words "Undefeated! 17-0" next to it. And in a fitting fashion, they would end up having their names carved into a brick on the bottom of LoanDepot Park, the home of the Miami Marlins in their honor. Where they also watched the Marlins win the 1997 world series in game 7, in a booth with the Miami Dolphins team. Rest in peace Pepa, I am glad i got to live to tell your tales about your time as the biggest Dolphins and Marlins fan in the world :)

I don't care how long between uploads, The quality is great and I will always be here for the content, keep up the good stuff Emp.

@RockSmithStudio

7 ай бұрын

Seriously. When it comes to good content, it's always worth the wait

A lifelong Dolphins fan, my childhood started with the perfect season in my 7th year. You have so perfectly encapsulated my football watching life as I certainly did not realize how special my first year of watching and paying attention to football was when it happened. I thought the Lombardi was my teams birthright as they won it twice when I was very young and now sadly they have never gotten it again. Since those two seasons, the happiest I have been while watching football was the 85 Dolphins takedown of the Bears and the 07 Giants takedown of the evil empire! The futility of the Dolphins throughout the first 20 years of this century nearly destroyed my love for this game. Now, 51 years later I am excited watching my own team again and TRULY appreciated the 70 points put up against the Broncos. I await this season's ending with excitement and true hope for this year and the future as McDaniel looks to be the true heir of Don Shula's legacy. Just bringing winning back to Miami is warming my frozen football heart. God Bless Emp for making this wonderful video!

@BrianBurkeProd

7 ай бұрын

Giants fan here. I was real young, too young to remember 42. But it still is one of the greatest events in sports history.

this is actually my favorite video on the platform. great catch and story telling with i think the best ending i’ve ever seen in all of film

I love your videos dude and come back to rewatch them at times keep posting.

45:54 Emplemon has become such master at integrating music within his videos, it really adds an entirely new layer to his already great scripts and editing skills

@Greeeebs

7 ай бұрын

Almost shed a tear at 10:30

@johnwolfenden7599

7 ай бұрын

​@@Greeeebsfor me, it's 11:30

@noneyabisness414

7 ай бұрын

When Vampire Killer started playing i got more excited than i have any business being

As an NFL Fan who is also a bears fan, it pains me to see how close we were to perfection three times but I can't stop watching and be amazed.

@pewpew9193

7 ай бұрын

It's even more painful for us Dolphins fans. Seeing Dan Marino destroy the best Defense in NFL history & still retire without a Ring.

You consistently make the absolute best videos. Your storytelling is top notch and editing is just tight and perfect. As always, you incorporate musical choices that consistently surprise while keeping the tone on message. A few videos ago, I was surprised to find ELP mixed into the background - your choice in using Dankmus tracks in this one is just worthy of a chef's kiss. Out of the park. Knocked this one right dang out of the park. Good show.

This is one of the best videos ever made. Amazing job.