Kicking the FG Before Half

[Cookie917]

They show just how much they hate us Everytime they open their mouths. Pushing an agenda to know end. 3 seconds before the half and no time outs. But they're both over and over about how we should go for it. ****** jagalloons. This weekend will be more of the usual with that hoe *** gayturd/bachelor & tessatore.

The guy also thought with 7 seconds they could get off 2 pass plays and kick the FG.

I was more upset there were only 3 seconds left on the clock. We did have a few big 3rd down conversions that drive so its a tough call, trying to bleed clock so FSU has no time, while also preserving enough to score.

But watch the condensed game below starting at the 11:12 mark, that is the first big pass to Horton for a first down that gets us to the FSU 30, clear first down, tackled immediately and clock stops at 51 seconds to re-set the chains. Here is where it gets screwed up:

Few plays later on the 30 when ward was sacked by Jackson he clearly clubs him in the head. The replay from the different angle shows it better. I am unsure if they call roughing the passer as strict in NCAA as NFL but I recall a few NFL plays where a player grazed the helmet of the QB and it was a penalty, just cant go high on QBs. Unsure if that is the same level in NCAA but the NEXT play ****es me off at 11:52 of the video...

Cam snaps it with 32 seconds, his release is so quick Horton already has it at the 30 second mark, he is clearly down at 28 seconds, he picked up 21 yards so a clear first down. Clock should have stopped. I could have given them an extra tick because he legit hits the field right at 28 seconds, however whoever was on the clock let it bleed down to 24 seconds, then another 10 seconds runs off before Ward ran for a first down and that stopped the clock. Those extra 3-4 seconds that ticked off on that Horton play would have given us another play for a TD.

 

[TwentySix]

Iirc Pasch also said we should’ve thrown it out to the trips bunch on the play Restrepo almost caught it in the back of the end zone, but we had no timeouts so putting the ball anywhere short of the end zone would be idiotic. Whole game was a rough listen.

 

[DamnLiesAndStatistics]

It was the play-by-play guy who is clueless. Same character who wanted Mario to back off & take a knee late in 4th quarter.

These "Mario should kneel" calls are also becoming nonsensical. They said Mario should kneel on first down with 1:55 left and fsu having two time outs (going off memory so may not be exactly right). If he kneels three times and fsu uses their timeouts, then you're kicking a field goal with roughly 1 min left.

Saying Mario should kneel has become a talking point, not actual analysis... the guys speak before they think

 

[TheOriginalCane]

I realize that the people who watched this on TeeVee probably didn't see all this stuff, what with ESPN running constant replays while the clock ran. But if you were watching live and in-person, the ticking clock was INFURIATING.



Two minute time-out. Three time-outs remaining.

4th and 1 at our 46. Pick up first down and the clock momentarily stops at 1:55.

1st and 10 from the 50. Ball snapped at 1:48. Pass incomplete at 1:37.

2nd and 10 from the 50. We run the ball up the middle for no gain. We do NOT try to stop the clock, and at the next snap, the clock is down to 0.57, meaning we wasted FORTY SECONDS on one run for no-gain up the middle (meaning, we should not have needed a lot of time to regroup and get back to the line of scrimmage). WE WASTED 15-20 SECONDS HERE, and we were NOT so close to the end zone to justify the wasted time. Should have run a quick play or called timeout. In this situation, I would have preferred a no-huddle play call, you're in 4-down territory because you have already gone for one 4th down conversion a few plays earlier.

3rd and 10 from the 50. We pass for 16 yards and a first down. Clock down to 0:52 at the time he hits the ground. Clock stops at 0:51.

1st and 10 from the 34. Ball is snapped at about 0:47 (hard to tell because of TV running replays). Horton catches the ball, but there is a penalty, and the clock stops at 0:43. THE ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTION CALL IS MADE. BY RULE, THE CLOCK SHOULD GO BACK TO 0:47 OR 0:48 at the option of the offense. So either Miami was NOT GIVEN THE OPTION or Mario declined to have time put back on the clock (big mistake). In any event, 4-5 seconds were lost here.

1st and 5 from the 29, and 0:43 on the clock. Inexplicably, Miami burns a timeout on a stopped clock situation. ANOTHER MISTAKE when we had gone tempo and F$U is clearly flustered and committing penalties. Pass is incomplete with 0:37 left on the clock.

2nd and 5 from the 29, and 0:37 on the clock. Ward sacked at the 34 with 0:32 left on the clock, which Miami stops with a timeout. SMART.

3rd and 10 from the 34, and 0:32 on the clock. Completed pass down to the 13 for a first down. Tackle is made at 0:28. Clock continues to roll until 0:24 when it is belatedly stopped for the 1st down. 3 or 4 seconds are wasted on an obvious clock error.

1st amd 10 from the 13, the ball is snapped at 0:17. Ward runs for another first down to the 2 yard line and goes down at the 0:09 mark, though the clock does not stop until 0:07. Another waste of 2 seconds. Miami calls its last timeout.

1st and goal from the 2, 0:07 on the clock. Incomplete pass, clock stops at 0:03 mark, though it went incomplete at 0:04.

Miami kicks the FG.

Final analysis:

1. Anywhere from 5 to 8 seconds lost on the clock operator not stopping the clock properly AND the refs not reviewing the tape to reset the clock.
2. Loss of another 4 seconds due to improper application of BRAND NEW rule on illegal substitution, or else Mario blew his option to put 4 seconds back on the clock.
3. One wasted timeout on a penalty-stopped-clock situation.
4. A failure to use a timeout where we burned anywhere from 15 seconds (no TO, quick no-huddle) to 40 seconds (take a TO) after a run up the middle for no gain.

We should have had another 25 seconds (maybe more) and one more TO when we got to 1st and goal.

We should have scored a TD just before halftime, not a FG.

 

[SinCityCane]

They show just how much they hate us Everytime they open their mouths. Pushing an agenda to know end. 3 seconds before the half and no time outs. But they're both over and over about how we should go for it. ****** jagalloons. This weekend will be more of the usual with that hoe *** gayturd/bachelor & tessatore.

"Pushing an agenda"....you hit the nail on the head. What sticks out to me most is although I'm sure it's always happened to some extent, announcers even 10-15 years ago were much more professional/unbiased. Now in this me me me era they all wanna make their mark and get talked about and call the games how they want others to see them.

I know it's always been us against the world, but my concern is this is becoming less and less of an even playing field. We're out there playing against the refs and having the announcers paint our games in a bad light, tilting people's opinions against the program (even if slightly). Makes it harder to win games and recruit when you're being cheated by the refs while the announcers slowly and steadily discount and discredit your team on every close or questionable situation.