SportsJunkie
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You owe your team an apology. Take a timeout to call a punt and give up?
That's a good way to lose a team!
That's a good way to lose a team!
Smh Gary
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SportsJunkie
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Sadly, I'm seriously thinking that he may have thought that.
This is not the first time he’s done that. He did it at OU last year too. That one was worse because we had 4th and 1 in OU territory and he still punted.
FrogLifeYo
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He did it to protect his defense..Notice I said HIS defense. Kicking it away lessened the likelihood he would give up more points..He has done this several times in the past. The stats matter to him
Maybe he really just needs to stick to the defense and leave all the offensive calls to the OC?
Don't mean it in a bad way, he is truly gifted at coaching the defense. It's probably the only thing that is consistent.
Our offense, although benefiting more from better recruiting, has its ups and downs.
Don't mean it in a bad way, he is truly gifted at coaching the defense. It's probably the only thing that is consistent.
Our offense, although benefiting more from better recruiting, has its ups and downs.
Punter1
Full Member
This....
BigPurple87
Active Member
Team quit on him first
Pharm Frog
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Well that makes it okay then. Nice trait of a leader.
DixieFrog
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You're a beating. When do you retire?
Moose Stuff
Active Member
It was a valid question. And I HATED HATED HATED HATED HATED HATED the decision to punt.
Smooth42
Active Member
Love Gary but this was a very eye opening decision. I did not drive up from Houston to watch him quit like that! Granted it was a very slim chance, but to just give up to protect the score or whatever is a shot to the team, the alumni and the entire fan base. Gary - we want to go for a win! We are not here to keep it close. unreal.
McFroggin
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Then he shouldn’t be the head coach. His job is to win games, not baby the defense.
At that point it really didn’t matter. Protect your guys and live to fight another day. No way we were winning this game.
Pharm Frog
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So there's no way? Had no chance? So quit...and then "protect your guys" by calling timeouts? But you are correct. GP's strategy ensured that there was no way to win the game.
TK2000
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Did you watch the Stanford vs Oregon game last night? Basically the same situation as ours and Stanford kept playing until the last minute and won.
gohornedfrogs
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LOL. Get over yourself. Gary made a bad decision. It wasn’t his first and it won’t be his last.
Pharm Frog
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I don't think GP thinks it was a bad decision. And in the pantheon of bad decisions it was pretty high up there IMO.
