What is Shafer thinking

[kcsu]

Why would he not kick the ball deep. Two weeks in a row What is he doing

 

[RICuse44]

don't know. the punt also. he also needs to stop blitzing and stop giving their receivers these cushions.

 

[Upstate]

That decision cost the game last week, it's going to cost them this week. Unreal. Coverage this season has been fantastic, too.

 

[PAcuse]

Norton screwed that up. Clearly you could see how pissed off Shafer was.

 

[RICuse44]

Norton screwed that up. Clearly you could see how pissed off Shafer was.

he screwed up the squib. but it was still a squib call from the sidelines.

 

[oldpinepoint]

That and why call a timeout with 55 seconds to go, at least let the clock run down.

 

[bothsocksup]

the only thing worse then shafers decision is this referee, hes just awful

 

[OmahaCuse]

Clock management is terrible, terrible.

 

[KellySyracuse]

ugh, What What What

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Norton screwed that up. Clearly you could see how pissed off Shafer was.

Doesn't matter. Better management of our series on offense means there's less time for FSU to capitalize in the event something weird happens on the kickoff.

 

[SaltLakeOrange]

Absolutely STUPID decision to pooch kick. Idiotic.

 

[PAcuse]

Doesn't matter. Better management of our series on offense means there's less time for FSU to capitalize in the event something weird happens on the kickoff.

I clearly understand that. I literally said to my wife that it was the dumbest time out I've seen. Just tired of people pissing and moaning incorrectly is all

 

[SaltLakeOrange]

Doesn't matter. Better management of our series on offense means there's less time for FSU to capitalize in the event something weird happens on the kickoff.

Sure it matters. Your comment is off base. The kickoff gave fsu field position and they capitalized. Back then up!!!!

 

[anglerman]

The time out was unacceptable. Just unacceptable.! I'm starting to fall off the Shafer wagon. It only benefits the other team.

 

[syr02esq]

Why would he not kick the ball deep. Two weeks in a row What is he doing

I'm really beginning to lose confidence in Shafer. No need to call second time out before our second score. FSU is scoring at will and we gave them another chance. We had momentum going into the half and receiving the ball to start the second half.

 

[cuseguy]

Folks, Norton was supposed to kick a pooch kick to the 20. He didn't.

 

[Rocco]

Unreal. These coaching decisions are even losing my faith in him.

That is THREE horrible decisions in the 1st half.

 

[OrangeOnions]

These coaches are making a lot of money to make these decisions. The squib may have been out of his hands but the time outs are solely his. We're not good enough to over come mistakes made by the professional adults. It's sickening. Week in and week out. I haven't said boo (pun intended) but this is difficult to watch.

 

[DomeStranger]

The guy has no concept of basic mathematics ... if he can't add up downs and time and just chokes and calls a knee jerk time out then I have to think he is incapable of making good decisions for anything, anytime.

He's being paid over a million dollars and he doesn't get what every simpleton watching the game understands.

 

[Scooch]

Folks, Norton was supposed to kick a pooch kick to the 20. He didn't.

KICK. IT. DEEP.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Shafer is clearly overthinking everything. He needs to start doing the opposite of his initial thought. He's the George Costanza of college football.

 

[ForCuseSake]

Norton has proven to be a head case (not uncommon in kickers).

Why ask him to execute a skill that requires a level of precision and finesse he's so clearly proven to lack?!!?

 

[OrangeOnions]

Maybe he thought there was 3 seconds on the clock

 

[GoCuse08]

I have been a huge supporter of Shafer up to this point but he just lost me between that punt, time out and then Squibb kick. That had to be the 3 dumbest decisions you could make. Cost us 7 points.

 

[orangecuse]

I'm really beginning to lose confidence in Shafer. No need to call second time out before our second score. FSU is scoring at will and we gave them another chance. We had momentum going into the half and receiving the ball to start the second half.

Absolutely! Even alum and homer McDonough hammered that point as diplomatically as he could. You could tell he was clearly miffed by it, when panning to him after that TO, was visibly shaking his head. He really probably just wanted to scream What!!! As SS was running off the field at halftime, Sean commented these ?? calls just add fuel to the beleaguered coach's decision making...