Xavier picks the ball off with less than 2 minutes left up 2 and promptly runs 3 plays on the ground instead of running their normal offense....punts it away and Pella comes right down the field and scores on the last play. Thought for a minute that it was 2009 in the shoe all over again.
Was Ferments coaching Xavier tonite?
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deanvogs
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You don't run your "normal" offense in that situation. That would be as logical as running your "normal offense" if you were down by 2 with 10 seconds to play. Of course score and remaining time left affect play calling, always had and always will. You'd have to be a complete and totally fool to come out passing on 1st and 2nd down with the lead and the ball with 2 min or under to play.
STLhawkeye20
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Uhh, no. Teams throw all the time in this situation. It's called "playing to win the game," not "playing not to lose." Maybe you've heard of it. Or maybe you've been brainwashed by Ferentz over the last 15 years into thinking this is the norm.
For instance, the Colts were ahead 5 points on the Packers last week and got the ball back with about two minutes left. Instead of blandly and predictably running on three straight downs to milk clock, punting the ball, and watching Aaron Rodgers come down the field and burn them, they threw the ball to pick up a first down.
I can't count the number of times I've watched a team run the ball to milk the clock and have it come back and bite them.
Happens all the time. But I guess it's "completely and totally foolish" to look at stats and facts and real life occurrences to make decisions instead of unquestioning adherence to an archaic, uber-conservative coaching philosophy.
deanvogs
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This has nothing to do with KF, it has been done since time and memorial in football. I will admit that the NFL is a different beast now tho with just how good those passing games are. Yet for HS and college FB 99% of your coaches there are going to call 2 running plays first and see what they have on 3rd down if they are stopped.
You act like a team can't win by running the ball and that passing GUARANTEES only good thing and 1st downs. That is foolish thinking is you ask 99% of college and HS coaches with 2 min left and a lead.
eveningnewsteam
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I haven't seen Xavier play in about 5 years, isnt pounding the football what they do?
hawkeyes87
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Is that a long time?
I never said throw....but what about option football...it worked for them all game long. He blew a championship game a few years back, when he could have ended the game on 4th and less than 1 yard but punted....the other team was down 4 or 5 so they were going to go 4 downs no matter what,,,,they went straight down field and won the game.
hawkdrummer1
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Yep. stick to expressions you understand.
GrandpaHawk
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It was like a heavy weight fight,they went toe to toe and Pella won.Fun game to watch not like some other games I've seen.
