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Sep 9, 2024
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Littlerich
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Why? Barring a crazy fumble, the games was over.
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SMU had one time out left. Why didn't they force us to punt, or
Captain Stubing
Sep 9, 8:43am
We could have run out the clock more than we did... seemed like it was just a
Huge Manatee
Sep 9, 8:44am
he should have taken the chance of recovering a fumbled snap.
Belboz
Sep 9, 8:52am
BYU was going to take the same number of snaps, regardless of the timeout.
momowagon
Sep 9, 8:58am
That's not necessarily true.
Belboz
Sep 9, 9:02am
"That sort of thing happens somewhere every few years." When? Where?
momowagon
Sep 9, 9:17am
I don't have a log. I know there was one last year or the year before
Belboz
Sep 9, 9:32am
Not in victory formation. It just doesn't happen.
momowagon
Sep 9, 10:13am
yeah, it very, very rarely happens from victory formation.
Belboz
Sep 9, 11:38am
Sure, if he was going to call a timeout, he should have done it on the 1st snap
Huge Manatee
Sep 9, 9:01am
VERY few college-level coaches would pull something like that. Looking at you...
momowagon
Sep 9, 9:22am
Their coaches are horrible at clock management...
BYU Grounds
Sep 9, 8:46am
Honestly though SMU used their timeouts in a way the CB always complains about
JuicyJam
Sep 9, 9:04am
RE: SMU had one time out left. Why didn't they force us to punt, or
momowagon
Sep 9, 8:47am
We got the ball back with 1:25 to go. The worst case would be for us to run out the clock
Skeptical Optimist
Sep 9, 8:50am
When SMU didn't call the timeout on first down, they conceded the game. Using it
momowagon
Sep 9, 8:53am
Earlier in the week SMU's coach spoke about what a great person Kalani is and
TripleCrownCoug
Sep 9, 9:06am
I get it, but the eagles fumbled a snap when trying to seal their game
1984coug
Sep 9, 9:34am
That wasn't victory formation. Eagles were trying to run the ball.
momowagon
Sep 9, 10:11am
at the 1 yard line, basically trying to end the game
1984coug
Sep 9, 12:08pm
Some coaches have class and good sportsmanship
Littlerich
Sep 9, 8:55am
Such a stupid argument. What does that even mean? BYU needs to execute the
kosmokramer
Sep 9, 9:21am
Why? Barring a crazy fumble, the games was over.
Littlerich
Sep 9, 9:59am
They could have forced a punt. We needed to burn 5 seconds of game time. So
kosmokramer
Sep 9, 10:26am
They couldn't have forced a punt. The absolutely best case scenario for SMU was that
Skeptical Optimist
Sep 9, 10:46am
But it’s not bad sportsmanship to get the ball back and throw a Hail Mary.
Honor Code
Sep 9, 10:42am
It is bad sportsmanship to concede the game and then try and get the ball back.
momowagon
Sep 9, 10:45am
Who says they conceded the game by not calling a timeout after the first play
kosmokramer
Sep 9, 11:00am
No, holy cow. In this game SMU signaled they weren’t going to extend the game by holding onto their TO after 1st down
Littlerich
Sep 9, 1:35pm
this is the question. Is that just an assumption? because to me that is not
kosmokramer
Sep 9, 6:19pm
The head coach is taking heat in Dallas for this decision or error, whatever
texaskevin
Sep 9, 10:00am
Where is he taking heat?
momowagon
Sep 9, 10:12am
It was a courtesy to end the game. We downed it so it could end and if he were
ImuaKahuku
Sep 9, 10:23am
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