Rice game thread

Pony94 · Post by **Pony94** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:05 pm

Totally disgusting...a perfect end to homecoming, I hope all that made it can see just what a debacle this has become. Drive home safely.

docabel · Post by **docabel** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:14 pm

Pony94 wrote:This is not a game that we can have some argue that we were beat by kids that we couldnt get into school. With that said, the manner of the loss MAGNIFIES the problems all year...COACHING.

First, why is Justin running out of bounds after a 35 yard run? Had he stayed in bounds, there is another 20-30 seconds run off the clock after it restarts for the first down.

Second, why do we pass on our last play instead of running whatever RUNNING play we wanted...option, kneel down anything.

I know Rice was in FG position pretty quickly in their last drive, but while I will not put this loss entirely on coaching, I do feel that coaching has not helped us win a game all season.

Please get us a quality coach for next year.

Don't have as much of a problem with him running out of bounds as the fact on our final "drive", we were consistently snapping the ball with 10-13 seconds left on the play clock. This has happened several times this year when we are trying to run out/down the clock. That falls completely on the coaches.

Pony_Fan · Post by **Pony_Fan** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:16 pm

Just can't learn to finish. Too many close games.. We should be around 5 wins this year. Ridiculous.

Pony94 · Post by **Pony94** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:19 pm

docabel wrote:
Pony94 wrote:This is not a game that we can have some argue that we were beat by kids that we couldnt get into school. With that said, the manner of the loss MAGNIFIES the problems all year...COACHING.

First, why is Justin running out of bounds after a 35 yard run? Had he stayed in bounds, there is another 20-30 seconds run off the clock after it restarts for the first down.

Second, why do we pass on our last play instead of running whatever RUNNING play we wanted...option, kneel down anything.

I know Rice was in FG position pretty quickly in their last drive, but while I will not put this loss entirely on coaching, I do feel that coaching has not helped us win a game all season.

Please get us a quality coach for next year.

Don't have as much of a problem with him running out of bounds as the fact on our final "drive", we were consistently snapping the ball with 10-13 seconds left on the play clock. This has happened several times this year when we are trying to run out/down the clock. That falls completely on the coaches.

It was argued quite some time ago that you can't blame bonehead plays on the coaches, like Henderson running out of bounds to catch a kick off against UTEP, but, I stand firm, a "Heads Up" player is coached. The quarterback needs to be the most cognizent of the clock and before going in on the last drive, Bennett or Rusty needed to say, "let's work the clock". I would think that would have been a theme for oh so many weeks considering we keep losing in the last two minutes...

Treadway21 · Post by **Treadway21** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:27 pm

We seem to have a reoccuring problem scoring in the 4th quarter. Last two game no points when the game is on the line.

that's great raplh · Post by **that's great raplh** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:33 pm

muffie just doesn't get it

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:33 pm

SoCal_Pony wrote:Thought I'd become the 6th person to post on this all-important thread.

Any sense of how many fans are at the game today...sounds pretty vacant?? tell-tell sign is when you can hear 1 fan making a comment from the stands...

at the beginning of the game, about 15,000. By the fourth quarter, couldn't have been more than 5,000.

Pony94 · Post by **Pony94** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:34 pm

CalallenStang wrote:
SoCal_Pony wrote:Thought I'd become the 6th person to post on this all-important thread.

Any sense of how many fans are at the game today...sounds pretty vacant?? tell-tell sign is when you can hear 1 fan making a comment from the stands...

at the beginning of the game, about 15,000. By the fourth quarter, couldn't have been more than 5,000.

Was everyone heading over to Moody that early????

docabel · Post by **docabel** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:37 pm

Pony94 wrote:
docabel wrote:
Pony94 wrote:This is not a game that we can have some argue that we were beat by kids that we couldnt get into school. With that said, the manner of the loss MAGNIFIES the problems all year...COACHING.

First, why is Justin running out of bounds after a 35 yard run? Had he stayed in bounds, there is another 20-30 seconds run off the clock after it restarts for the first down.

Second, why do we pass on our last play instead of running whatever RUNNING play we wanted...option, kneel down anything.

I know Rice was in FG position pretty quickly in their last drive, but while I will not put this loss entirely on coaching, I do feel that coaching has not helped us win a game all season.

Please get us a quality coach for next year.

Don't have as much of a problem with him running out of bounds as the fact on our final "drive", we were consistently snapping the ball with 10-13 seconds left on the play clock. This has happened several times this year when we are trying to run out/down the clock. That falls completely on the coaches.

It was argued quite some time ago that you can't blame bonehead plays on the coaches, like Henderson running out of bounds to catch a kick off against UTEP, but, I stand firm, a "Heads Up" player is coached. The quarterback needs to be the most cognizent of the clock and before going in on the last drive, Bennett or Rusty needed to say, "let's work the clock". I would think that would have been a theme for oh so many weeks considering we keep losing in the last two minutes...

I could argue that it was raining at the game today, but that doesn't make it true. The announcer at the UH game said it best "players are going to make mistakes, but it is a coaches job to correct them."

Pony94 · Post by **Pony94** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:39 pm

Exactly...no mistakes have been fixed...same mistakes week after week...

that's great raplh · Post by **that's great raplh** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:47 pm

maybe barnett can fix it

Treadway21 · Post by **Treadway21** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:49 pm

Was everyone heading over to Moody that early????

I am off to the game right now.