Another great start to the season

[Ozcuse]

Another kick to the nuts.

We’ve averaged 4.67 wins per season since 2002.

I can’t keep doing this.

 

[OrangeDW]

I am never talking this team or program up and trying to get others on board, ever again.

I end up being wrong, every single time.

 

[bozophobe]

Ignorant question -

If S.U. wins a coin toss prior to overtime against Pitt, and Coach Babaers has a choice between starting on offense or defense - in a sudden death situation (next team that scores wins the game), why on Earth would he or anyone ever not choose offense? I just checked the rules, but couldn't find a compelling reason to go D.

Please be gentle with me. I've been watching football since people named "Roger" ran the huddles.

 

[BomberOrange]

Ignorant question -

If S.U. wins a coin toss prior to overtime against Pitt, and Coach Babaers has a choice between starting on offense or defense - in a sudden death situation (next team that scores wins the game), why on Earth would he or anyone ever not choose offense? I just checked the rules, but couldn't find a compelling reason to go D.

Please be gentle with me. I've been watching football since people named "Roger" ran the huddles.

It’s not sudden death. Both teams get the ball at the 25 yd line.

 

[bozophobe]

It’s not sudden death. Both teams get the ball at the 25 yd line.

Thanks.

 

[OburgOrange]

Ignorant question -

If S.U. wins a coin toss prior to overtime against Pitt, and Coach Babaers has a choice between starting on offense or defense - in a sudden death situation (next team that scores wins the game), why on Earth would he or anyone ever not choose offense? I just checked the rules, but couldn't find a compelling reason to go D.

Please be gentle with me. I've been watching football since people named "Roger" ran the huddles.

You make a good point. Give the D a break and go on offense. Assume you need a TD , and try to get it. The D really needs this bye week

 

[Cuse1985]

You make a good point. Give the D a break and go on offense. Assume you need a TD , and try to get it. The D really needs this bye week

Defensive td wins the game, but I believe you go offensive. Score a touchdown and put the pressure on them to score as rest the d

 

[PeteCalvin]

D didn’t lose this in OT. Dungey did, or whoever called that incredibly awful pass play on first down.

We lost this one with the poor snap near the red zone. From there we went to play not to lose mode

 

[Forza Azzurri]

Ignorant question -

If S.U. wins a coin toss prior to overtime against Pitt, and Coach Babaers has a choice between starting on offense or defense - in a sudden death situation (next team that scores wins the game), why on Earth would he or anyone ever not choose offense? I just checked the rules, but couldn't find a compelling reason to go D.

Please be gentle with me. I've been watching football since people named "Roger" ran the huddles.

You go D first so you know what you need to do on O to either win game or extend game.

 

[anomander]

D didn’t lose this in OT. Dungey did, or whoever called that incredibly awful pass play on first down.

Idk if he puts that in the corner of the end zone it's a touchdown

 

[samspann1]

You go D first so you know what you need to do on O to either win game or extend game.

Generally, yes. But not when your defense has been taken behind the woodshed for the last 6:00 of game time.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Another kick to the nuts.

We’ve averaged 4.67 wins per season since 2002.

I can’t keep doing this.

Cheer up! It took us until week 6 for the annual nut kick.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

Another kick to the nuts.

We’ve averaged 4.67 wins per season since 2002.

I can’t keep doing this.

And we are 6 games in and are 4-2.

If you believed that we are in Clemson’s neighborhood based upon last week’s result, you are as dumb as the people who were posting it.

It is a marathon, not a sprint. We are better but still have a long way to go.

We have, on average, 3 star talent. That is better than the 2 star we’ve been dealt for most of the last 15 years but still needs upgrading.

Patience, young grasshopper.

This week sucked but we are 4 plays, and not 4 touchdowns or 40 points or 400 points, from being 6-0.

We are getting there. 2 steps forward, one step back. Beats the he!! Out of one step forward , getting body slammed and subbed...which is what it has been for most of the last 15 years.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

Generally, yes. But not when your defense has been taken behind the woodshed for the last 6:00 of game time.

And the extra minutes of rest was going to change that?

 

[samspann1]

And the extra minutes of rest was going to change that?

Probably not, but it probably didn't help the offense's morale to watch Pitt run the ball down the defense's throat yet again, to start OT with a TD.

Did anyone actually think that we'd stop Pitt? If we'd taken the ball and scored, maybe we'd have put some pressure on Pitt to match our score.

And no, this isn't hindsight - I posted the same thing after the coin toss in OT.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

Probably not, but it probably didn't help the offense's morale to watch Pitt run the ball down the defense's throat yet again, to start OT with a TD.

Did anyone actually think that we'd stop Pitt? If we'd taken the ball and scored, maybe we'd have put some pressure on Pitt to match our score.

And no, this isn't hindsight - I posted the same thing after the coin toss in OT.

Dungy’s confidence is not going to be impacted by the D.

 

[samspann1]

Dungy’s confidence is not going to be impacted by the D.

Knowing that he needs to lead the offense to a TD in order to keep the game going probably doesn't help.

Besides, the mantra we kept on hearing last week was that the D was exhausted, and the offense needed to give the D more rest. So why not give them a few extra minutes of rest?

 

[PeteCalvin]

Idk if he puts that in the corner of the end zone it's a touchdown

So the question is why did Dungey throw the ball like one of Hoff’s punts? Was he afraid of the rush? That’s a play where you throw on a rope and lead the WR to the back corner. That was a jump ball.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

So the question is why did Dungey throw the ball like one of Hoff’s punts? Was he afraid of the rush? That’s a play where you throw on a rope and lead the WR to the back corner. That was a jump ball.

Watch the replay. He got hit as He threw it.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

Knowing that he needs to lead the offense to a TD in order to keep the game going probably doesn't help.

Besides, the mantra we kept on hearing last week was that the D was exhausted, and the offense needed to give the D more rest. So why not give them a few extra minutes of rest?

Would not have made a difference. We were loading the box and they were still gashing us. Frustrating, I know. Nothing worse than when everyone in the stadium knows what is coming and you still cannot stop it.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Dungy’s confidence is not going to be impacted by the D.

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Not sure anyone why anyone would question that. There was no problem with Dungey’s confidence, or his confidence in his receiver. He made that throw into double coverage.

This was one of those games where he had dynamic plays to help us win, and some real clunkers that set us up for defeat. Gotta reduce the clunkers to pull close games out.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Watch the replay. He got hit as He threw it.

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Didn’t see that. So he should have thrown it OOB basically. My other question all day was why we didn’t run some short slants to soften up the middle. They were up in our grills on the outside, closing off those routes and giving their D line the extra 2 seconds to collapse the pocket. Just surprised we didn’t set up some short pass routes that Dungey could hit on the run.

Also, noticed a couple of times that Dungey looked a bit frustrated that guys weren’t looking for the ball. I think he hit a guy in the back once. Guys were obviously missing routes and not on the same page. Happened more than once. Refs missed a couple obvious holds on our WRs in the second half. Also missed a huge offensive hold on one of Pitts big plays. Our guy was there to make the tackle in the backfield and was grabbed over the shoulder.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

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Didn’t see that. So he should have thrown it OOB basically. My other question all day was why we didn’t run some short slants to soften up the middle. They were up in our grills on the outside, closing off those routes and giving their D line the extra 2 seconds to collapse the pocket. Just surprised we didn’t set up some short pass routes that Dungey could hit on the run.

Also, noticed a couple of times that Dungey looked a bit frustrated that guys weren’t looking for the ball. I think he hit a guy in the back once. Guys were obviously missing routes and not on the same page. Happened more than once. Refs missed a couple obvious holds on our WRs in the second half. Also missed a huge offensive hold on one of Pitts big plays. Our guy was there to make the tackle in the backfield and was grabbed over the shoulder.

Completely agree on that. Wideouts and Dungey clearly not on same page on several throws. Growing pains.

 

[Trueblue25]

I am never talking this team or program up and trying to get others on board, ever again.

I end up being wrong, every single time.

You and me both man, we’ll probably be back at it soon though.

 

[Eric15]

Ignorant question -

If S.U. wins a coin toss prior to overtime against Pitt, and Coach Babaers has a choice between starting on offense or defense - in a sudden death situation (next team that scores wins the game), why on Earth would he or anyone ever not choose offense? I just checked the rules, but couldn't find a compelling reason to go D.

Please be gentle with me. I've been watching football since people named "Roger" ran the huddles.

I mean this in the nicest possible way, but did you just start watching college football? This overtime format is been in place since 1996.