You have to love this guy. A few weeks ago instead of kicking an easy FG in OT against Wyoming he keeps pounding and pounding until he gets in the endzone and covers the 4.5 spread. Today he is down 41-14 with 3 minutes left and he kicks a fgoal to also cover the spread. Could this be a coinicident? Thankgod i didn't bet WV because i would have thrown my shoe right thru the TV sceen. this guy should be investigated. Fgoal down by 27 with three minutes left and the spread is 24.5 LMFAO. Man i hope a lot of you guys didn't get hurt by this corrupt prick.
Syracuse corrupt coach
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you think they stood a better chance of converting 4th/17? nevermind that west virginia kicked a field goal of their own when they probably could have gone for it too with a big lead and a 4th/pretty short. both coaches could be questioned/criticized equally
When they kicked the FG it was 4th and goal from the 17 after a sack. Pretty standard call isn't it?
I had the Mountaineers @ both -24 (push) and -25.5 at another shop (loser)... fortunately I played the over and 2nd half so still won a little bit but still...
cmon man your down by that many points you take a shot and miss u fold the tent. You down by 27 what is three gonna do for you? If this line was 23 this prick would have went for it.
I think it was obvious he kicked to cover the spread, simply because there was no onside attempt following.
gman i didn't see the whole game but if you are referring to their last FG that is called mercy and not getting a touchdoen. that play is common. Going for three losing by 27 with three minutes left is a joke.
Skuff a person has to be very gullible not to notice this. After what he did in the wyoming game and now this? I bet if i went thru his history you will find a lot of thiskinda stuff with this coach.
it was 4th/17 for godsakes. we're not talking about eschewing a 4th/2 to try to tack on a field goal. if wvu is kicking FGs with the score out of reach, why wouldnt syraucse? the worst thing for wvu backers was that the down/distance was so unmanageable. in that case, you want them to have a 4th/medium so they might think about going for a low-percentage try
I had West Virginia and Cuse has to kick the FG in that situation. It was 4th and 17. Why kick an onside down 24? Cuse was just playing the game, it was that ahole who fumbled that F'd West Virgina.
Exactly, not only is it 4th and 17 but if you have a drive and your down by that much what is 7 going to do for you? Nothing, so why not get some points to reward your guys for a long drive. Instead of a good drive coming up with 0 points they get a good drive and a score.
Can you political forum guys keep your weak conspiracies over there. Sponge how many times do i have to point out your one of the most worthless posters on here
I think kicking the field goal here isn't bad at all.
it was 4th and forever. you keep saying what good does a field goal do you? well, i respond with what good does a touchdown do you? the game is still way over in the w/l column.
no matter what you say, wvu bettors are upset and syracuse bettors are happy. perhaps if wvu didn't walk through the first half then things would be different. wvu was clearly the better team.
as for the original post, you can't make a case for the guy running in overtime instead of kicking a field goal because every coach in college football would do that. they hate to let kickers decide things. he wasn't worried about the -4.5 he was worried about winning
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it was 4th and forever. you keep saying what good does a field goal do you? well, i respond with what good does a touchdown do you? the game is still way over in the w/l column.
no matter what you say, wvu bettors are upset and syracuse bettors are happy. perhaps if wvu didn't walk through the first half then things would be different. wvu was clearly the better team.
as for the original post, you can't make a case for the guy running in overtime instead of kicking a field goal because every coach in college football would do that. they hate to let kickers decide things. he wasn't worried about the -4.5 he was worried about winning
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you know gman, I respect your handicapping, but you should get some of your facts straight. When Rodriguez & West Virginia kicked their fg it was 4th & 3 from the 14, with 9:58 left in the game. What is he supposed to do? Practically 10 minutes left fg is the only play. Conversely Syracuse was down 27 and on the 16, they should have taken a shot at the endzone.
The only reason a coach kicks a meaningless field goal with that little time left is so that he can say, "We ONLY lost by 24 at West Va." at his season ending review. I don't think he has any care about whether or not the spread is covered.
doesnt matter if im a good/bad capper, respected/not. my facts were correct. west virginia had it 4th/3 which is exactly what i said. they were in the red zone. have seen NUMEROUS coaches simply try for the conversion and if they fail, theyve got an overmatched team pinned deep in their own territory. im not saying it was a bad move to kick the FG by wvu. simply saying that both teams kicked FGs when the game was out of reach in the final frame.
When the Jags beat the Jets 41-0 on Sunday Del Rio had his team kick a field goal with less than 2:00 to go. I posted on that and there were only a couple of replies, and I think more people actually agreed with Del Rio than me. How is this any worse? Actually, I don't have a problem with a coach kicking a field goal down by 27 no matter what the situation is. Up 38 with less than 2 to go... that's a different story.
and conveniently he does another shady thing against Wyoming to cover another spread.
