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If I were a BC fan, I would've wanted to leave the coach on the tarmac
You're down 3 touchdowns in the 2nd quarter, and you're letting the play clock run down to like 5 seconds each time? Great, thanks for helping VT run out the clock, which VT is already going to do a lot of, considering how much they run the ball. You're still down 3 touchdowns, and you're punting from inside opponent's territory, twice? Are you just conceding that the game is over and trying to get out of town?
So after being shut out 28-0 in the first half, you get handed an incredibly unlikely gift in the form of VT's 2 best offensive players committing back-to-back turnovers on their own 25, that lets you get back into the game, put it within striking distance. By the 4th quarter, you're down 14 with 8 minutes left, and you're lining up for a field goal? You're down 2 possessions, and now you want to make sure you need an additional 2 possessions, with 8 minutes left? And you've already given up 35 points and like 250 rushing yards? What makes you think you're going to get some defensive stops now? Are you expecting to be handed another 2 turnovers?
Finally, the cherry on top is starting to call timeouts with 4 minutes left, down 42-21. Oh, now you want to manage and preserve the game clock? After spending almost the whole game seemingly unaware of how little time remaining there was to try to get back into the game? I was shocked to be reminded that Bill O'Brien was their coach, I was fully expecting this level of clock mismanagement to be some random guy who just stumbled out of FCS or D2.
Posted: 10/18/2024 at 04:15 PM ET
Thread Replies (5)
If I were a BC fan, I would've wanted to leave the coach on the tarmac
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-- Synaesthesia
Oct 18, 2024 at 04:15 PM ET
Synaesthesia
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10/18/24 04:15 PM ET
Unlike 99.999% of all keyboard warriors O'Brien has accomplished big things
-- tallahasseehokie
Oct 18, 2024 at 05:57 PM ET
tallahasseehokie
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10/18/24 05:57 PM ET
Agree w/you O'brien knows what he is doing. **
-- HokieDon
Oct 18, 2024 at 07:53 PM ET
HokieDon
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10/18/24 07:53 PM ET
You could have just said 100% or ALL.**
-- NoHuddle
Oct 18, 2024 at 07:42 PM ET
NoHuddle
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10/18/24 07:42 PM ET
Maybe the failed 4th and 1 from midfield gave them PTSD. **
-- Pride_and_Joy
Oct 18, 2024 at 05:23 PM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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10/18/24 05:23 PM ET
He was a jewel in the presser, too**
-- TomTurkey
Oct 18, 2024 at 04:26 PM ET
TomTurkey
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10/18/24 04:26 PM ET