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Zero_Grade posted:WHY DO YOU GO FOR TWO THERE WHAT ON EARTH AAAAAAAH I mean poo poo, you've just done the most amazing thing and the other team is probably still wondering what the gently caress happened. Didn't like the play call though.
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Basically run anything but the loving fade there
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it's a shame it had to end like that but goddamn what a comeback
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The decision to go for 2 is fine, the playcall is not. I'll never understand the obsession with the fade.
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Top Hats Monthly posted:poo poo play call It would have worked if the ball had been thrown to the other side of the receiver. It was there.
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Grittybeard posted:I mean poo poo, you've just done the most amazing thing and the other team is probably still wondering what the gently caress happened. Didn't like the play call though.
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Mr. Giggles posted:and then it ends in the most mac fashion. Here lies UCM They faded
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in any case this justifies having a second sporting event on christmas eve
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That was the most pre-new years bowl game ever. There's no need to explain why. It just perfectly embodies the spirit of bowl games before new years.
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Terry Glenn posted:That was the most pre-new years bowl game ever. There's no need to explain why. It just perfectly embodies the spirit of bowl games before new years. And why they are The Best.
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Dec 24, 2014 21:49
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here's to hoping the hawaii bowl can be even half as entertaining as that
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Dec 24, 2014 21:49
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rebel1608 posted:The decision to go for 2 is fine, the playcall is not. I'll never understand the obsession with the fade. I honestly wonder why coaches love it so much. Is it because less chance to get tipped, less chance of being picked than a slant? To me slants and play action rollouts are soooo much more effective than hoping your WR wrestles it away from the DB. I mean sure, if you have megatron go and throw those fades all day, but they call them for normal WR's.
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Dec 24, 2014 21:50
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if you were stupid like me and turned it off before it happened http://deadspin.com/80-yard-miracle...dium=socialflow
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Dec 24, 2014 21:50
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I finally saw the holy combination of hail mary + hook and lateral. Too bad it won't be remembered because they lost.
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Eltoasto posted:I honestly wonder why coaches love it so much. Is it because less chance to get tipped, less chance of being picked than a slant? To me slants and play action rollouts are soooo much more effective than hoping your WR wrestles it away from the DB. I mean sure, if you have megatron go and throw those fades all day, but they call them for normal WR's. Pretty much. It's really effective if you've got a mismatch of a tall receiver vs. a short safety. Little chance of being intercepted, it's either caught or out of bounds. Needs a good throw and timing by the receiver to high point the ball. A well executed fade is a thing of beauty, but it doesn't seem to happen very often.
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Dec 24, 2014 21:53
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wa27 posted:I finally saw the holy combination of hail mary + hook and lateral. Too bad it won't be remembered because they lost. All these comebacks will be lost in time, like fades in rain
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Deteriorata posted:Pretty much. It's really effective if you've got a mismatch of a tall receiver vs. a short safety. Little chance of being intercepted, it's either caught or out of bounds. Yeah, I can understand them on 1st or 2nd and goal. But with one play and everything on the line? Ugh, I'd rather do a draw up the middle.
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aw man i turned it off when it was like 49-14
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Dec 24, 2014 21:56
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"Hmmm yes a 2 point try must have a more than 50% chance of succeeding right" that coach
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Eltoasto posted:Yeah, I can understand them on 1st or 2nd and goal. But with one play and everything on the line? Ugh, I'd rather do a draw up the middle. The lure of it in that situation is that it takes the defender completely out of the play. If it is thrown properly and the receiver times his leap properly, it can't be stopped. Thus the outcome of the play is entirely dependent upon the offense and their proper execution of the play. Win or lose, it's on them - they can't be the victim of some heroic defensive play.
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Deteriorata posted:The lure of it in that situation is that it takes the defender completely out of the play. If it is thrown properly and the receiver times his leap properly, it can't be stopped. When it's Matt Stafford throwing to Megatron, or even Andy Dalton throwing to AJ Green, maybe run it. But your average college players? Christ, do something else.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NovqxHrAMZ4
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Ghost of Reagan Past posted:The problem is that the chances of properly executing it are low enough that as a 1-shot play it's just a dumb decision. Maybe try it once, but there are lots of other, higher-percentage plays available in goal-line situations. Yeah, I agree. It's a difficult throw and it has to be repped a ton to execute it reliably. It's not one to run on a lark. It can draw a fair number of PI calls, though, from the defender plowing into the receiver when he goes up for an underthrown one. The real advantage of it is emotional. They can't say they were robbed, all they can say is they hosed it up.
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I just got back home. Pressed play. Saw the last couple TDs and got all FIRE UP CHIPS..........then the fade. 
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Dec 24, 2014 23:45
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As the day goes on I'm getting sadder that CMU missed on that fade. I even picked against them and I'm upset
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alpha_destroy posted:As the day goes on I'm getting sadder that CMU missed on that fade. I even picked against them and I'm upset Yeah, it really spoils an amazing comeback. I think I would have preferred them going to overtime, at least then it would feel like they got something out of it.
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Eltoasto posted:Yeah, it really spoils an amazing comeback. I think I would have preferred them going to overtime, at least then it would feel like they got something out of it. I still feel that going for two there was the better choice due to WKU being so disoriented, but they really should have just run it up the middle or something.
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I'm going to pretend the reason they did that is that no one wanted to miss their flights due to overtime and they could get home in time for the holidays 
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abraham linksys posted:I'm going to pretend the reason they did that is that no one wanted to miss their flights due to overtime and they could get home in time for the holidays No, See they went for it cause they're cool as hell, and they missed cause god loving hates us.
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The back shoulder fade is the offensive version of the prevent defense. Anyway, continuing the theme of lovely mid-major teams in paradise, the Hawaii Bowl is up next.
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Incoherence posted:Anyway, continuing the theme of lovely mid-major teams in paradise, the Hawaii Bowl is up next. There is no way that it will clear the bar that the last bowl set.
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Dec 25, 2014 01:46
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Allen Bestwick loving ruled as a NASCAR PBP guy and I'm looking forward to seeing him do another football game. That's probably the only reason I'm watching this game, to be honest.
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Hope Josh Harper has a good game, dude is super talented but he's playing his first bowl as a senior because he's always been hurt late in the season.
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1st and Goal from the 34. I love bowl games with bad teams.
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Dec 25, 2014 02:13
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You know, for a team from a very good academic school, the Rice football team does a lot of dumb poo poo sometimes.
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kittenmittons posted:aw man i turned it off when it was like 49-14 So did I, drat. Feel like a chump now, that last TD owned incredibly.
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Well, that's a challenge you don't see every day. Especially when it doesn't work and you lose a timeout and your challenge.
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