You go for it on 4th down with 630 left. If you get the FG, you are going to have a chance to WIN the game. Even if they march on you and score a FG, you can still score a TD.
Then when 4th down with 3 minutes left, you decide to PUNT? Yes you are in your 32 yard line but the thing is if you don't make a first down now, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET THE BALL BACK UNLESS YOU GET 3 AND OUT. They had 1 timeout left.
And then that spot cost them the game. Real shady stuff coupled with this coach being an idiot.
Then when 4th down with 3 minutes left, you decide to PUNT? Yes you are in your 32 yard line but the thing is if you don't make a first down now, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET THE BALL BACK UNLESS YOU GET 3 AND OUT. They had 1 timeout left.
And then that spot cost them the game. Real shady stuff coupled with this coach being an idiot.
Memphis is a good candidate to fade for the rest of the season.
Everything starts with the coach, and in this case the guy is horrible in so many ways:
1) Bad time management
2) He probably doesn't know there are 3 facets to FB. Offense, Defense and Special Team. The block punt for TD and the kick off return for TD, that's his responsibility. He overlooked the Special Team.
3) Constant changing plays at the line of scrimmage... guess what, you burn up the timeouts. Tonite, they burned 3 because of this tactic.
4) The guy was so confused on that 4th and 4. FG or No FG, that's the question. Burned another timeout. And then what? Wasted the 4th down by throwing out of bound.
5) Last series, another 4th down and the fvcker PUNT with about 1:30 left and 1 TO. WTF is that?
Bad teams always find a way to lose. And Memphis is a good candidate this year.
Everything starts with the coach, and in this case the guy is horrible in so many ways:
1) Bad time management
2) He probably doesn't know there are 3 facets to FB. Offense, Defense and Special Team. The block punt for TD and the kick off return for TD, that's his responsibility. He overlooked the Special Team.
3) Constant changing plays at the line of scrimmage... guess what, you burn up the timeouts. Tonite, they burned 3 because of this tactic.
4) The guy was so confused on that 4th and 4. FG or No FG, that's the question. Burned another timeout. And then what? Wasted the 4th down by throwing out of bound.
5) Last series, another 4th down and the fvcker PUNT with about 1:30 left and 1 TO. WTF is that?
Bad teams always find a way to lose. And Memphis is a good candidate this year.
I can live with not kicking the FG with 5 min. left.....but why the fuck aren't you making a plan for what you're going to do on 4th down if you don't convert the 3rd down play before you ran the FG unit on the field and wasted a timeout.
Another thing, you have a walkon FG kicker who's never made a 47 yard FG in his life, throw the hail mary or go for the first down at the end of the half, don't risk having the kick blocked and returned for a touchdown which was clearly what Louisville was hoping to do by taking those timeouts and setting up their block attempt. There's one reason Memphis lost this game, Tommy West, what a horrendous job of coaching.
Another thing, you have a walkon FG kicker who's never made a 47 yard FG in his life, throw the hail mary or go for the first down at the end of the half, don't risk having the kick blocked and returned for a touchdown which was clearly what Louisville was hoping to do by taking those timeouts and setting up their block attempt. There's one reason Memphis lost this game, Tommy West, what a horrendous job of coaching.
Hey Tommy,
Instead of running your FG team out on 4th down and 4, how about sending out your offensive unit and trying to draw the defense offsides, and if they don't jump, then go ahead and call your timeout and set up the play. Or how about demanding that they review the spot on the play where the shady ref clearly spotted the ball wrong twice within a couple minute span.
Instead of running your FG team out on 4th down and 4, how about sending out your offensive unit and trying to draw the defense offsides, and if they don't jump, then go ahead and call your timeout and set up the play. Or how about demanding that they review the spot on the play where the shady ref clearly spotted the ball wrong twice within a couple minute span.
