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hughhoney said:
The game's on the line and you can risk 15 yards of field position (start at their 25 or their 40) to get the ball back, of course you do it. It's more on ST coaching for such a god awful kick.
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Kick it out of the end zone and let the D play. They've carried us all year. That type of call cuts deeper than just the outcome of the game. I'm willing to bet they're some guys on defense that aren't to happy.
 
1LuvCane said:
Kick it out of the end zone and let the D play. They've carried us all year. That type of call cuts deeper than just the outcome of the game. I'm willing to bet they're some guys on defense that aren't to happy.
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Yeah and if we got a 3 and out and the offense couldn't move the ball people would've been on here questioning why he didn't do an onside kick after a 15 yard penalty. Obviously no one likes the result, but I'm fine with the decision to do an onside kick there. It was just one of the worst onside kicks I've ever seen in my life.
 
Ridiculous call giving that our special teams has been a nightmare all season... what gave him the confidence that we could successfully onside kick/recover it???

Infuriating to say the least...
 
I’m pooching/squibbing it inside the 10 and letting the only unit worth a **** play ball. Put it in the hands of your defense. If they don’t hold you lose. 3 minutes and 3 time outs. A 3 and out and you get the ball, minimum, your own 40 with a minute and a half to play, with a QB that has brought you from behind before. I didn’t like the call and I don’t think an onside kick is a 50/50 proposition. More like 80/20.
 
GonzoCane said:
I’m pooching/squibbing it inside the 10 and letting the only unit worth a **** play ball. Put it in the hands of your defense. If they don’t hold you lose. 3 minutes and 3 time outs. A 3 and out and you get the ball, minimum, your own 40 with a minute and a half to play, with a QB that has brought you from behind before. I didn’t like the call and I don’t think an onside kick is a 50/50 proposition. More like 80/20.
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That's what happened boss.
 
hughhoney said:
Yeah and if we got a 3 and out and the offense couldn't move the ball people would've been on here questioning why he didn't do an onside kick after a 15 yard penalty. Obviously no one likes the result, but I'm fine with the decision to do an onside kick there. It was just one of the worst onside kicks I've ever seen in my life.
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How about we run back the punt return and not worry about the 3 and out. So many what ifs?
 
Dumb dumb dumb stupid call but this has been Richt’s ammo for 2 1/2 years. Worst day game coach on the planet. Don’t put your freshman kicker in that situation and our D could stop them on the 25. If you kick it’s a pooch over the first line of defenders. RICHT’S STUPIDITY IS MIND BOGGLING
 
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hughhoney said:
Just saying, it's real easy to look back at a play that didn't work and ***** about it. 15 yards of field position for a chance to get the ball back is a no brainer to me.
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Cool brother. Different philosophy. Spice of life.
Go Canes!!!
 
hughhoney said:
The game's on the line and you can risk 15 yards of field position (start at their 25 or their 40) to get the ball back, of course you do it. It's more on ST coaching for such a god awful kick.
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Strange to see so many negative reactions to this. This comment is spot on. They did it because of the 15yds. Options are 1) uva ball probably at 25, or 2) chance to immediately get ball back or uva ball at their 40. Either way your D is going to need to hold, which they did.

If either the kicker and ST dont F it up so bad or 7va just jumps on it, we force the stop and they punt to us with 230 left only down 3. It wasnt a terrible call at all, just horrifically executed so it looks terrible in hindsight.
 
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hughhoney said:
The game's on the line and you can risk 15 yards of field position (start at their 25 or their 40) to get the ball back, of course you do it. It's more on ST coaching for such a god awful kick.
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Who hired our horrible ST coach and sat idly by for three years while it has sucked every single game? This is all on Richt.
 
For_The_U said:
Strange to see so many negative reactions to this. This comment is spot on. They did it because of the 15yds. Options are 1) uva ball probably at 25, or 2) chance to immediately get ball back or uva ball at their 40. Either way your D is going to need to hold, which they did.

If either the kicker and ST dont F it up so bad or 7va just jumps on it, we force the stop and they punt to us with 230 left only down 3. It wasnt a terrible call at all, just horrifically executed so it looks terrible in hindsight.
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It’s because people only look at the outcome, and don’t consider the decision that had to be made.
 
John77 said:
Who hired our horrible ST coach and sat idly by for three years while it has sucked every single game? This is all on Richt.
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That’s fair to blame the ST coaching and Richt not doing anything about that. Obviously changes need to be made soon.
 
The call isn’t terrible.

But Special teams are a joke in this program at every conceivable level. Twice in one year the opponent has returned the onside kick.
 
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