I'm ssooooo tired of the offense playing not to lose and losing... good job ruining your chance to put the game away.
Didn't Whit used to be a go for the jugular type guy? I just remember the onside kicks in the middle of the games over the years. Him going for it on 4th down in the middle of games. Does he just freeze up decision wise in bigger games? He certainly wouldn't be the only coach in state that does so.
What's a little ironic is that in the first half he went for it on 4th down 2x (on the same drive) and went for a fake extra point to go for 2 (also on the same drive as the two 4th down conversions).Didn't Whit used to be a go for the jugular type guy? I just remember the onside kicks in the middle of the games over the years. Him going for it on 4th down in the middle of games. Does he just freeze up decision wise in bigger games? He certainly wouldn't be the only coach in state that does so.
All of Utah's problems start on the OL. They are so terrible there. Notice how when Murphy and Tonga were injured we started sucking? It's because they were hiding problems. Our OL is terrible.
I didn't get to watch the game being a DTV subscriber. I guess that sort of saved me from the heartache. From the sound of it, it seems the team again took their foot off the gas pedal when they got a lead..... This is on coaching.
That is exactly what you missed. 4-5 straight 3 and outs after getting a 12 point lead. Then 2 INT's after they lost the lead. I'm not sure they threw a single pass during the time they had the 12 point lead. If they did it was a screen or so short it did not matter.I didn't get to watch the game being a DTV subscriber. I guess that sort of saved me from the heartache. From the sound of it, it seems the team again took their foot off the gas pedal when they got a lead..... This is on coaching.
What's funny is in the 2nd half the 2 play action deep passes is what led to the lead and then they went away from it. I'm not saying they needed to keep throwing 30-40+ yard bombs but just not the give up play calling that led to the loss.That is exactly what you missed. 4-5 straight 3 and outs after getting a 12 point lead. Then 2 INT's after they lost the lead. I'm not sure they threw a single pass during the time they had the 12 point lead. If they did it was a screen or so short it did not matter.
Its wierd cause i thought they were going to be one of the biggest strengths of the team before the season started.
Were there injuries to the o-line?
It's time for major changes Ute fans. This isn't working. I love Coach Whit and respect everything he's done for this program but he's simply not getting the job done.
I disagree. I think he gets one more year if he makes a bowl. We all said all we wanted was a bowl game before the year started. We look like a 6-6 team. Why is he now held to a higher standard? Especially with the injuries we have had.
Consistency is under-rated. We need to keep Whitt, Sitake and Erickson one more year, as long as we make a bowl game.