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Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 01-01-2019, 04:39 PM:

I’ll just never understand Stoops/Franklins decisions:

1. When you score a TD to go up 26-8 near the end of the 3rd quarter 99% of the coaching and all metrics tell you to go for 2 to go up 3 TD’s. Not Stoop, never even considers it, just runs the kicker out there.

2. PSU scores to make it 27-14. Probably the most important drive of the game and you keep Snell on the bench and go with Rose. Why? Especially if you watch the first carry, if that is Snell there is a good chance that is a 40 yard gain and Rose gets 4. Then instead of passing with Rose in the game you give him three straight carries.

3. 3rd and 18 - no blitz

4. Snell back in game at 27-21. 1st carry he picks up 5 yards. You would think Snell would get the ball on second, especially since they gave Rose 3 straight carries. Nope.

5. Why are you not running clock? They snap the ball with 33 seconds on the play clock on the 3rd down when it was 27-21?

6. Penn State - why not go for it on 4th down near the Endzone? I don’t understand taking the FG, even with three timeouts.

[ 01-01-2019, 04:41 PM: Message edited by: Trey Ball ]

Posted by ukcatfannfl (Member # 1425) on 01-01-2019, 04:56 PM:

6. Penn State - why not go for it on 4th down near the Endzone? I don’t understand taking the FG, even with three timeouts.

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Trey I believe that it shows the lack of respect that Franklin has for Ky. Frankin made a huge mistake going for a field goal expecting his defense to be much better than our offense. Benny proved him otherwise..

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 01-01-2019, 05:03 PM:

We just went conservative with the big lead. As a life-long Bengals fan, I've seen that doom a team many, many times. We should've stayed aggressive with our defense.

In a way, any bowl game other than the national championship is a meaningless game. PSU should've gone for it on 4th down.

But in the end, it was too much Benny Snell for them to handle. He's one of the all-time great players at UK. As he said after the game, they are legends. Way to go, Benny!

Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 01-01-2019, 05:06 PM:

What am I missing?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G0tM2Z5vfcw

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-01-2019, 07:26 PM:

By the same token, why would you go for it early in the game on 4th and short at your end of the field? I think the only player surprised on that play was the running back!

Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 01-02-2019, 01:58 PM:

Anyone watch the UGA and Texas game? Kirby Smart and his coaches were clueless or just stubborn to what Texas was doing on defense. They kept dropping 8 and sometimes 9 in the box and UGA kept turning around and handing the ball of on 1st and 2nd down. It made zero sense. Heck, if they couldn’t figure that out they could have watched the halftime interview with the Texas coach and he flat out said what they were doing and said they would continue to do it in the second half. LOL.

They should have thrown the ball on every down and forced Texas out of it. I mean Frohm can throw the ball and throw it accurately.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-02-2019, 06:26 PM:

4 receivers outside the numbers. If they don't cover the men wide,slant and go!

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-02-2019, 06:26 PM:

Frohm is definitely a good enough QB!

Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 01-03-2019, 03:49 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by m hamilton:
By the same token, why would you go for it early in the game on 4th and short at your end of the field? I think the only player surprised on that play was the running back!

Agree. Especially, if you are the favorite to win the game. I should have listed that as Bullet Point #1.

[ 01-03-2019, 03:50 PM: Message edited by: Trey Ball ]

Posted by rlt4uk (Member # 3194) on 01-04-2019, 10:08 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Trey Ball:

quote:
Originally posted by m hamilton:
By the same token, why would you go for it early in the game on 4th and short at your end of the field? I think the only player surprised on that play was the running back!
Agree. Especially, if you are the favorite to win the game. I should have listed that as Bullet Point #1.

I think the reason he went for it was because he thought Kentucky was going to be a easy win and like in 2013 he was going to try and run the score up.

Posted by ukcatfannfl (Member # 1425) on 01-04-2019, 08:35 PM:

Like I mentioned in an earlier post. Franklin had no respect for Stoops and the team. He took for granted that they would run all over us since we are Ky and he is in the Big Bad Ten....

Sorted backfired didn't it!!

Posted by EnterpriseCat (Member # 2881) on 01-05-2019, 09:24 AM:

I have no idea why Franklin chose to kick the FG, but I sure am glad he did. I think McSorley would have figured a way to get the first down (or even scored) on that 4th down and 6. Our defense was struggling to contain him in the 4th quarter and I was almost giddy when I saw the FG unit trot onto the filed.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-05-2019, 12:25 PM:

I'm like you, Enterprise. All the momentum was on PSU's side. We let up after the record was broken and just held on for the win!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-07-2019, 05:11 PM:

A great win it was and hopefully we will have another good season next year.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-08-2019, 06:18 AM:

We have a lot of the tools to be a very solid team next season!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-08-2019, 02:31 PM:

We have 21 commits for next season who have signed letter of intent but only 3 of them are 4 stars. ouch!

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-08-2019, 06:45 PM:

Four star Smore star. Josh Allen was a 2 star. He's getting ready to sit in the green room on draft night because someone missed on a talented kid who's going to make money playing on Sunday!