Comments on: Football: Third quarter stats

By: Pug

Pug — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:09:22 +0000

I remember Pete Carroll going for it on 4th down and losing the national championship game becvause of it. He punts there, Texas loses.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:01:15 +0000

On the other hand, none of $C’s games matter this year anyway…so it’s probably not a big deal.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:00:46 +0000

Didn’t help $C very much at the end of the day, did it? LOL

By: MoreNCsarecoming

MoreNCsarecoming — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:31:49 +0000

Kiffin just went for it on 4th and 2 on USC’s 47 yard line.

Pete Carroll and Pete Carroll disciples go for it. Your coach doesn’t.

Your coach made the right call.

By: Bbear

Bbear — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:47:42 +0000

If UW goes for it and we stop them on that 4th down, momentum shifts and we end up winning the game. With the ball on his 40, I bet UW punts. Risk to great for Sark.

By: Rollonubears

Rollonubears — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:39:35 +0000

I just Love how this guy worships the ground of two guys who
Not only kicked u$c in the face, but left an empire-crippling disaster behind. It’s
Comical.

By: MoreNCsarecoming

MoreNCsarecoming — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:23:06 +0000

YOu guys don’t get it.

Sarks is a Pete Carroll disciple and there was never a 4 and short that PC didn’t like to go for.

Sarks would have gone and gotten it. He isn’t like your coach who punts because he has no faith in your offense.

By: The Wisdom Cow

The Wisdom Cow — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:17:54 +0000

I was torn on accepting the penalty. A lot of teams have been going for it in that situation (the statistics actually say it is a no brainer to go for it). While I personally thought Price had better odds of converting the 3rd and 12 than Polk getting a single yard (Price was just on fire making broken plays look planned), I think it was the right call to accept the penalty. If you thought UW would go for it on 4th and under a yard, the odds were better at getting the ball back by stopping the 3rd down.

Just because it did not work out does not mean it was a bad choice. I would really like to find out if Sark had planned to go for it or not though. We did not get a view of the sidelines, whether the punt team was getting ready or not, or did we?

By: covinared

covinared — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:04:47 +0000

I agree that taking the penalty was foolish.

By: Bbear

Bbear — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:03:16 +0000

JO-
Please ask Tedford two questions

1. Why are we using our small running back at the end of the game at the goal line when CJ has proven he can get it done?

2. Why in the world did he take that holding penalty in the 1st half when we stopped them on 3rd and 1 and they would have punted sitting at their own 40 yrd line? They converted the 3rd and 11 and eventually scored a TD