Mike Leach should be fired ASAP

[doubledeuce22]

They were snapping the ball with 20 seconds on the play clock. Indefensible.

 

[CHOPTALK]

They were snapping the ball with 20 seconds on the play clock. Indefensible.

The clock was stopped.
Jessie Palmer did not know what he was talking about when he said that.

Does it really matter how much time is on the play clock when the clock is not running?

 

[Hotpizza]

They indeed snapped the ball with 20 seconds left on the play clock with the game clock running. After they overturned the non fumble on first down, the ref was clear when he said put the time clock to 25 seconds and start the play and game clock on my whistle. He blew the whistle and 5 seconds came off the game and play clock when they ran the play.

With 220 left they kneel down on first down and it takes 2-3 seconds off the game while he fake kneels and finally does. That puts the game clock down to 137, he does it again and that takes it to 3rd down and the game clock is down to 54 seconds. On third down he does the same and the game clock goes to 11 seconds. They punt that takes a few more seconds off the clock and puts it down to about 5-6 seconds and 1 play maybe two if the clock only goes to 8 seconds with a fair catch. At most 2 plays to go likely 70 yards.

This is a team that is horrible at running and it was shown late. They would have been better off throwing a screen pass or a dump off if they were going to try to run. Amazing the same defensive player grabs a hold of the ball and rips it out like he was stealing a bag of groceries from an old lady.

18 points given up in the last 3 minutes is just absurd.

 

[doubledeuce22]

They indeed snapped the ball with 20 seconds left on the play clock with the game clock running. After they overturned the non fumble on first down, the ref was clear when he said put the time clock to 25 seconds and start the play and game clock on my whistle. He blew the whistle and 5 seconds came off the game and play clock when they ran the play.

With 220 left they kneel down on first down and it takes 2-3 seconds off the game while he fake kneels and finally does. That puts the game clock down to 137, he does it again and that takes it to 3rd down and the game clock is down to 54 seconds. On third down he does the same and the game clock goes to 11 seconds. They punt that takes a few more seconds off the clock and puts it down to about 5-6 seconds and 1 play maybe two if the clock only goes to 8 seconds with a fair catch. At most 2 plays to go likely 70 yards.

This is a team that is horrible at running and it was shown late. They would have been better off throwing a screen pass or a dump off if they were going to try to run. Amazing the same defensive player grabs a hold of the ball and rips it out like he was stealing a bag of groceries from an old lady.

18 points given up in the last 3 minutes is just absurd.

ding ding ding.. We have a winner.

no clue how you can see it any other way.

 

[Illini]

It was with about 2:20 left so by my figuring, if they took three knees. They would have to punt and COl ST would have had between 10-20 secs left.

I Still think they should have taken three knees and made COl St go 70 yards in 10 sec down 8.

Wrong. There was zero chance Col St was gonna get the ball back. 3 kneels and the game is over.

 

[Illini]

Now that I have looked into it more it was not dumb.

There was 2:20 left. If you get into victory formation there would still be 20 secs on the clock after 4th down.
This would have forced WSU to punt on 4th down with an 8 point game.


YOu never assume victory formation in a 1 score game unless you can run the entire clock out.

Running the ball burns extra seconds off the clock that victory formation would not, and there is always the chance for a 1st down which would run the entire clock out.

You cant coach a game assuming that your running back is going to fumble on 2 consecutive plays. Thats where the game was lost.

It's math, fellas. The correct number is 2:34 at least, and probably 2:37. There was 2:36 on the clock on third down, so when they got the first down, the game was over. 25 second clock, plus 3 plays at 40 seconds, plus 3 seconds a play. It's really more like 4 seconds a play even while kneeling.

 

[AlwayzRight]

It's math, fellas. The correct number is 2:34 at least, and probably 2:37. There was 2:36 on the clock on third down, so when they got the first down, the game was over. 25 second clock, plus 3 plays at 40 seconds, plus 3 seconds a play. It's really more like 4 seconds a play even while kneeling.

Bingo, plus the moron ran a play with likeb20 seconds left on the play clock....fire his ass.

 

[Acebb]

Here is the sequence

Washington St at 2:41
1st and 10 at WASHSTATE 18	Connor Halliday pass to Kristoff Williams to the Washington St 20 for 2 yards.
2nd and 8 at WASHSTATE 20	Connor Halliday pass to River Cracraft to the Washington St 22 for 2 yards.
3rd and 6 at WASHSTATE 22	Connor Halliday pass to Rickey Galvin to the Washington St 31 for 9 yards.
1st and 10 at WASHSTATE 31	Connor Halliday rushed for no gain.
2nd and 10 at WASHSTATE 31	Jeremiah Laufasa rushed Jeremiah Laufasa fumble recovered by Shaquil Barrett at the Washington St 33 returned for no gain.
Colorado State at 1:40

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[CHOPTALK]

Ok that was pretty dumb. I thought the clock was stopped when they hiked it with 20 secs

 

[DesertNole]

5 plays in a minute....you would think that he was playing from behind. Jackass

 

[Acebb]

After Wazzu got the 1st down Halliday ran 2 yards up the middle and the ball was stripped. It was called a fumble on the field, but he was down and was reversed upon review.
Leach clearly went panicky and handed the ball off. Problem is, he doesn't really coach the run and lost all sight of the clock management.
The sequence exposed a coach who does not think much outside of designing pass plays.