I should clarify...your right Louisville won't see BCS...I think its just the mindset in college football ever since the onset of the BCS that teams need to run up the scoreRonnie said:
can anyone explain to me....
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maggio said:
take away the safety?
how about take away the gift that louisville found in the endzone on the opening kickoff.
that was no forced fumble or aggressive play by louisville.
that was "kick the ball off, run downfield to the endzone, fall on ball.....score 7 points".
Steel. same thing situation with the UAB/MEM game but in the OV/UN 55. UAB up 30-20, 4th and 7 inside the 20 yd with 2:30 left in the 4qt. Take a time out and went for a TD to push the Total OV.
But why not take a knee
Really the kid with 20 TDS this season is out of the game
Nothing to play for
Al Micheals would of been screaming like it was game 7 to get over the spread..
FCUK LOUISVILLE ..
and FCUK that chicken making KFC Cnrl Sanders why your at it with a 44 oz Louisville slugger right in the mud whistle
Really the kid with 20 TDS this season is out of the game
Nothing to play for
Al Micheals would of been screaming like it was game 7 to get over the spread..
FCUK LOUISVILLE ..
and FCUK that chicken making KFC Cnrl Sanders why your at it with a 44 oz Louisville slugger right in the mud whistle
The bottom line was the time out. What ever side you had, you should have a problem with that time out if you are a true sportsmen.
just cover said:
LOL JC, I am not even going to get into this post, but I agree w/u 100 percent on everything u say.
And Steel City U R are Great Capper Just got screwed by what I think i was a fixed game tonite.
If running up the score is such a big deal why didnt Beamer punch an exta one in on BC last week??
Class VS No class..
Class VS No class..
Sorry, but I have to disagree with most of what is said here. Pittsburgh was down by 2 possessions. They were not calling timeouts. Louisville had to keep running plays.
First of all, I have no idea why Louisville took that timeout. I posted about it right after it happened. They should have let time tick off and then call the T.O.
BUT....with that much time left. Like, 1:40 or so. They have to run plays. They are not going to kick a field goal down there. Sure, its a chip shot, but its also the kind of play that can get blocked and put Pitt within one possession on a fluke. So all they want to do is run out the clock.
If they start taking knees, then Pitt can use timeouts and get the ball back.
I think your whole problem is the fact that Pitt didn't use timeouts. If they use timeouts, then Louisville might have been able to take knees and run clock out.
Like someone posted, Pitt ran 15 times in a row. Blame Pitt's defense before you try to say they ran up the score. They were just trying to get the win. Nothing more.
Honestly, I have no idea why Pitt didn't call timeouts only down 2 possessions. Wannestedt is not a good coach at all.
First of all, I have no idea why Louisville took that timeout. I posted about it right after it happened. They should have let time tick off and then call the T.O.
BUT....with that much time left. Like, 1:40 or so. They have to run plays. They are not going to kick a field goal down there. Sure, its a chip shot, but its also the kind of play that can get blocked and put Pitt within one possession on a fluke. So all they want to do is run out the clock.
If they start taking knees, then Pitt can use timeouts and get the ball back.
I think your whole problem is the fact that Pitt didn't use timeouts. If they use timeouts, then Louisville might have been able to take knees and run clock out.
Like someone posted, Pitt ran 15 times in a row. Blame Pitt's defense before you try to say they ran up the score. They were just trying to get the win. Nothing more.
Honestly, I have no idea why Pitt didn't call timeouts only down 2 possessions. Wannestedt is not a good coach at all.
Once again, if they take knees to run the clock...they risk giving the ball back to Pittsburgh only up to possessions. Sure, they probably still win, but stranger things have happened.
Blame Pitt for that one.
Blame Pitt for that one.
just cover:
thanks for your opinion. you're entitled to it.
i call it like i see it. and im going to continue to do that. i put the time in. im willing to step out and take a stand and think for myself. and ive got enough experience around the game to be credible.
if some internet guy named "just cover" or "countinguy" doesn't like me, i can assure you, the sun is still going to come up tomorrow.
take care.
thanks for your opinion. you're entitled to it.
i call it like i see it. and im going to continue to do that. i put the time in. im willing to step out and take a stand and think for myself. and ive got enough experience around the game to be credible.
if some internet guy named "just cover" or "countinguy" doesn't like me, i can assure you, the sun is still going to come up tomorrow.
take care.
1st....i wasnt bitching that i lost my play last nite.....ive won my share that i shouldnt have won and lost plenty that i shouldve won.
so im used to it and im sure everyone here is used to it. today is another day and we will find a winner or two im sure.
2nd...yes, i agree pitt. was terrible for not being able to stop i think it was 15 straight running plays....so yeah, they didnt deserve the cover if u look at it that way.
my whole point of starting this was the timeout lou. called and them not taking a knee after they had 1st down and goal at the 5 yard line with under a minute to go....1st i thought it was strange that pitt. didnt use their timeouts at all...was it bad coaching? i mean most teams in that same situation wouldve been using their timeouts...so, i think among coaches there is an unwritten rule/code isnt there...i mean pitt. was clearly waving the imaginery white towel from their sideline....so after lou. had 1st and goal on the 5..the class or correct thing for lou. to do was take a knee once or twiice..game over....touchdown jesus, u mention that pitt. couldve called timeout..well if they hadnt called any to that point, then im pretty sure wanny wouldnt have called one after they had taken a knee...but i wouldnt have blamed him after lou. called theres for no reason other than to get the score to cover...the whole point of taking a knee is that its a safe play...couldnt lou. have fumbled running the ball the last couple of times , pitt. recover for a touchdown and then onside kick recover that and go in for tying touchdown with 2-pt. conversion? most coaches in that same situation take a knee....game over.....winning the game is what its all about and most coaches are more concerned with just winning the game....not covering the spread....
i just think ithe whole end of thast game was very unusual....9.5 times outa 10 that game was over with a kneeling on ball....and i also thought espn announcers not making a comment about it was very strange, especially after they showed those 2-students going nuts when lou. got the 1st down and the touchdown...we all know why they were hi-fiving each other....i think its comical that media rarely mentions pointspreads or anything related to gambling on the air....its all just hilarious to me...like we would be watching the game if there wasnt money on it? if sports betting was eliminated what do u think it would do to television ratings?
look at the tv ratings of the major sports....the ratings for each sport is directly related to which sport gets bet on the most....nfl and ncaa football would be 1 and 2....then i would say ncaa hoops 3rd...arent these the same 3 sports we bet on the most? if hockey was the only sport we could bet on, then i gaurantee you hockey would be the most watched sport on tv...we would have mon. nite hockey on nbc....i just wish these guys would just tell it like it is...
gluck all, lets getem today.
so im used to it and im sure everyone here is used to it. today is another day and we will find a winner or two im sure.
2nd...yes, i agree pitt. was terrible for not being able to stop i think it was 15 straight running plays....so yeah, they didnt deserve the cover if u look at it that way.
my whole point of starting this was the timeout lou. called and them not taking a knee after they had 1st down and goal at the 5 yard line with under a minute to go....1st i thought it was strange that pitt. didnt use their timeouts at all...was it bad coaching? i mean most teams in that same situation wouldve been using their timeouts...so, i think among coaches there is an unwritten rule/code isnt there...i mean pitt. was clearly waving the imaginery white towel from their sideline....so after lou. had 1st and goal on the 5..the class or correct thing for lou. to do was take a knee once or twiice..game over....touchdown jesus, u mention that pitt. couldve called timeout..well if they hadnt called any to that point, then im pretty sure wanny wouldnt have called one after they had taken a knee...but i wouldnt have blamed him after lou. called theres for no reason other than to get the score to cover...the whole point of taking a knee is that its a safe play...couldnt lou. have fumbled running the ball the last couple of times , pitt. recover for a touchdown and then onside kick recover that and go in for tying touchdown with 2-pt. conversion? most coaches in that same situation take a knee....game over.....winning the game is what its all about and most coaches are more concerned with just winning the game....not covering the spread....
i just think ithe whole end of thast game was very unusual....9.5 times outa 10 that game was over with a kneeling on ball....and i also thought espn announcers not making a comment about it was very strange, especially after they showed those 2-students going nuts when lou. got the 1st down and the touchdown...we all know why they were hi-fiving each other....i think its comical that media rarely mentions pointspreads or anything related to gambling on the air....its all just hilarious to me...like we would be watching the game if there wasnt money on it? if sports betting was eliminated what do u think it would do to television ratings?
look at the tv ratings of the major sports....the ratings for each sport is directly related to which sport gets bet on the most....nfl and ncaa football would be 1 and 2....then i would say ncaa hoops 3rd...arent these the same 3 sports we bet on the most? if hockey was the only sport we could bet on, then i gaurantee you hockey would be the most watched sport on tv...we would have mon. nite hockey on nbc....i just wish these guys would just tell it like it is...
gluck all, lets getem today.
I am almost positive it was Pitt that called the TO at the end, not Louisville...the cards basically ran off tackle 15 straight times and Pitt couldn't stop them! Pitiful defensive display and Pitt flat out laid down on the TD run...
ez...espn showed lou. called timeout at end...unless they made a mistake...it was lou. that called it....pitt. had 2-left, they burned one early in 3rd qtr....lou. had 3 then they showed lou. timeout and they showed lou. then had 2 left and pitt. had 2 left...that was my whole point.
ok..just to see if maybe espn fuked up....i went to cbs sportsline to see final game stats and they showed pitt. with 2 timeouts left and lou. with 2 timeouts left....so yeah it was correct lou. did call timeout with 1 min. 46 sec left on a 3rd and 5 play....heres the play by play..from cbs sportsline.....
-PITT11 (1:50) George Stripling rushed for 1 yard.
3-5-PITT10 (1:46) George Stripling rushed for 6 yards.
1-0-PITT4 (1:10) Kolby Smith rushed for no gain.
2-0-PITT4 (0:40) Touchdown. Kolby Smith rushed for 4 yards.
(0:40) Arthur Carmody made the extra point.
so u see with 1min left and a 1st downand goal/ game over pitt. not calling timeouts ..lou. risked a fumble...to cover the spread...
thats all, just very unusual for a coach to do that...i have never seen a team up 15 with clock running opposition had quit....take a timeout before....why? clock is moving, game will be over with 2 or 3 more plays....why call timeout? and why didnt anyone at espn make a comment about it....that was my whole point...
gluck guys, burgh.
-PITT11 (1:50) George Stripling rushed for 1 yard.
3-5-PITT10 (1:46) George Stripling rushed for 6 yards.
1-0-PITT4 (1:10) Kolby Smith rushed for no gain.
2-0-PITT4 (0:40) Touchdown. Kolby Smith rushed for 4 yards.
(0:40) Arthur Carmody made the extra point.
so u see with 1min left and a 1st downand goal/ game over pitt. not calling timeouts ..lou. risked a fumble...to cover the spread...
thats all, just very unusual for a coach to do that...i have never seen a team up 15 with clock running opposition had quit....take a timeout before....why? clock is moving, game will be over with 2 or 3 more plays....why call timeout? and why didnt anyone at espn make a comment about it....that was my whole point...
gluck guys, burgh.
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LV called the timeout. ultimately it made no difference as LV scored with 45 secs left on the clock.
maybe he wanted to give the RBs a breather since thye had just run 15 plays in a row.
i think the reasons LV wanted the TD
a) cover the spread
b) give the backup RB a shot at a TD which he rarely gets with Bush there. the backup RB sealed the game for LV by carrying the team on that 8minute drive.
maybe he wanted to give the RBs a breather since thye had just run 15 plays in a row.
i think the reasons LV wanted the TD
a) cover the spread
b) give the backup RB a shot at a TD which he rarely gets with Bush there. the backup RB sealed the game for LV by carrying the team on that 8minute drive.
I had Louisville, but I agree that it was a terrible beat for Pitt backers regardless of their inabilitiy to stop the run at the end. UofL could have sat on a knee at the end and run out the clock. I hope this means this is my week to be on the side of the bs covers since obviously last week I lost all of those. I didn't see the game, but I know Penn State scored really late against Purdue to cover (I had Purdue).
Wannesttdt should be coaching High School Football.
didn't do well in the NFL and Pitt was expected to have a good year.
He seems like a likeable guy, but he just can't get it done.
Maggio
didn't do well in the NFL and Pitt was expected to have a good year.
He seems like a likeable guy, but he just can't get it done.
Maggio
