Also that was pass interference on the offense on that play too.
The win against State was fools gold. They are not very good and without Rogers they have little offense.
The sad thing was this fact. The entire stadium went quite after that fake punt. People started going to get snacks, quit cheering loudly and everyone who sat around me was saying fake punt before it happened. That one play DID change that game. Go back and review the crowds reactions before and after that play in the game. The crowd never was into it again that game - it was strange - but it was the game changer! Everyone, I mean everyone, went down emotionally. That is an important factor - when the crowd is into it - UK has as good of a home field advantage as anyone - but when it isn't rocking - its a much easier game for the opponents. That punt play had no business working - and everyone knew it - its that simple! And YES it has and did affect our season - we win that game and tomorrow's game would have been the National TV game of the week! The Tennessee loss would not have happened as well. In game coaching decisions ARE a big deal. The great coaches constantly make good decisions. That is really the real difference between many coaches being good or great.
They might suck, but we handled them as we should have. Covered the spread by three scores, and sat on the clock for an entire half. That's a Mark Stoops blowout, brother.
I agree with you — that fake stunned the team as badly as it stunned the fans .. it was a great call , very very risky — I think we blow them out and go into the bye week ranked near 15 at 6-1 with a totally different mindset against Tn .
Excellent spot on post. I was standing yelling fake punt. Horrible defense alignment. Still took an exellent pass, poor coverage along with what may have been offensive PI.
Unfortunately about Stoops. His offensive philosophy is horrible and terrible for the advancement of this program
CB's and Safety were all 5 yards off the LOS.... Honestly if you can't cover a WR with the punter throwing a pass, something is wrong. Phillips has been out of position/missing tackles/not paying attn alot this season.
You're right, the D was on the field. The whole coaching staff was frantically jumping, waving trying to get people set. The question becomes....why didn't UK call a TO, it would've likely killed the whole play. Lost opportunity.
Well said. We never tried to score in the 4th. Everything was run clock and get out. That is Stoops.
We really needed a split with Mizzu and Tenn to have the season I was hoping for. If we could somehow beat Bama we would be back on track.
Was Mizzou's win against us fools gold cuz we didn't have Wallace, Silver, Geiger, or a healthy Barion?
Hindsight is 20/20. Dru had decent position to make a play on the ball but was interfered with and then got torched. Reasonable to assume one of our starting CBs had that coverage down. I agree I would've liked to have seen a TO, but I can understand why we didn't take one.
Agree with everything you said but a simple TO would've ended all the confusion....maybe.
Hell, half of Stoops' timeouts just make me more confused. Maybe that's more so on the bourbon, but still.
Do you ever do anything but whine and crap all over the the team you supposedly support? Is it Stoops derangement syndrome? Would you rather UK win out and keep Stoops or lose out and get a new coach?
One play shouldn't do it, but I think it's death by a thousand cuts this and last year as well as an identity issue. Dropped passes, missed throws, near sacks, negative plays turning into first downs, and a lackluster (not awful) secondary that gives opposing QBs an easy out instead of forcing the QB to hold the ball longer for a sack or hurry.
