Blog Entry
Inside look at Nebraska's frustration
Posted on: December 6, 2009 6:54 am
Edited on: December 6, 2009 8:05 am
Here is an excellent look at the confusion and anger following Nebraska's 13-12 loss to Texas in the Big 12 title game. Nebraska defensive coordinator Carl Pelini yells to Texas, "You should be ashamed to accept that trophy!"
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Since: Nov 3, 2008 |
Posted on: December 6, 2009 12:18 pm
Inside look at Nebraska's frustrationwhat about the bad kickoff return call when they said goodwin was down at the 1...it was clear that he didnt even possess the ball when his knee was down
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Since: Dec 12, 2008 |
Posted on: December 6, 2009 12:17 pm
Inside look at Nebraska's frustrationEveryone in here makes a great point, to the point that was the ball really on the turf at the end of the game, to why did Colt mismanage the clock so bad. It was very clear Colt was off last night, and am not sure why, when he is healthy he is one of the most influential quarterbacks out there. Either way you put it, maybe i can shed some light on all of this. I am a huge Longhorn fan, and have been for my entire 28 years of existent, in watching the game this was basically between the 11th overall ranked defense in Nebraska and the 4th overall ranked defense in Texas. |
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Since: Sep 13, 2006 |
Posted on: December 6, 2009 12:15 pm
Inside look at Nebraska's frustrationYou have a short memory. There was nothing but crying coming from Texas
last season after OU squeezed them out of the CCG and a chance to play for a national title. No matter, Bama is going to wipe the floor with an ove Texas team. |
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Since: Apr 9, 2009 |
Posted on: December 6, 2009 12:12 pm
Inside look at Nebraska's frustrationnebraska didnt deserve to win ...bottom line....they have more than a few chances to put the game away and they couldnt get a first down....
blame the coaches for the horrible play calling on offense.....kick out of bounds on special teams.... they get a first down before the field goal to take the lead and then McCoy only has a few seconds to drive..... no excuses....they blew a spectacular defensive performance and Big Baby Bo should punch a mirror next time he wants someone to blame |
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Since: Apr 18, 2009 |
Posted on: December 6, 2009 12:09 pm
Inside look at Nebraska's frustrationPelini's comment albeit unnecessary wasn't far from the truth. Texas had no business winning that game. The officials took the game out of our hands. And not the way you think. Several holding calls, one on the Longhorns' final drive, two pass interference calls, one leading to a Texas field goal. Mack Brown calls themselves the "best come from behind team in the country." Nebraska gave that game away. Anyone watching that game knows who was the better team. Colt McCoy "played great," according to Brown. Did McCoy kiss the Heisman goodbye yet? I suppose it's that swelled-head, egocentric, arrogant SOB attitude that you can come to expect out of Texas.
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Since: Oct 12, 2006 |
Posted on: December 6, 2009 11:44 am
Inside look at Nebraska's frustrationI agree, it was Texas who flat out mismanaged the clock and timeouts to create the controversy. There was a second on the clock, but had the football actually come to the turf on the sideline ? As I watched seconds tick down, I expected a timeout with more seconds on the clock, then they run the incomplete pass play or kick the fg ? Valuable seconds ticked off. Everyone knows it takes at least 6 seconds for that kind of a play. Texas didn't use the timeout, they ran the clock to zero. There is no way the time keepers can see the ball hit the ground without the best available replay and a officiating team having to make that call ? This isn't like framing the red light and the last shooters hands and ball at a buzzer beater in basketball. The play clock isn't located out of bounds where the ball eventually landed. This is almost like Ingram's run against UF, where was the ball when his knee touched, or appeared to have touched the turf ? Only on this play, Texas was in control of making the call to preserve enough time on the clock, 2 seconds or 3 is one play for that fg to be the very last play.
Would be wrong for texas to blow a national title berth on that, but wrong to penalize Nebraska because the coaching staff or lead player made a bad call. Obviously the ball needed to be snapped 1-2 seconds earlier Because even though the clock might've read, 00:01, it was a very stale second and when the clock showed 00:00, it was equally questionable that the football had actually landed on the sideline. Colt McCoy had to put some air underneath that pass to get it out of bounds far enough not to be intercepted or even touched by a live/eligible player. I think the ball had not hit the ground personally, if it did, it coincided with 00:00 ? A still photo can be doctored, but I'd like to see it just the same from the replay video. Synching the video would be too hard, a split screen view would've had to have occurred, how accurate is that ? |
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Since: Jan 9, 2009 |
Posted on: December 6, 2009 11:16 am
Inside look at Nebraska's frustrationshipanBad sportsmanship from Nebraska -- from top to bottom. I did not see Texas cry like toddlers last year when they got ripped by a last second play -- nor when they were squeezed out of the BCS Championship game last year. Texas was favored, should have won by more. Credit to Nebraska. But Texas won. It was legit. Every commentator said so at that point and after. Bellini does nothing but show how juvenile he is and he tars Texas at the same time. Nebraska needs another few good offense recruits and a big time case of maturity before they are legit. I hopt his crying does not undermine Texas. Bo, Kleenex is in the mail.
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Since: Nov 28, 2006 |
Posted on: December 6, 2009 11:07 am
Inside look at Nebraska's frustrationFair point indeed. After they took a 12-10 lead, they practically gave an escort to Colt McCoy and the Texas' offense to get into field goal range with the kickoff out of bounds and the horse collar tackle on the first play.
Not to mention, having first and goal at the 10 after the long kickoff return and having to settle for 3 instead of 6. Huskers had their chances. |
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Since: Aug 18, 2006 |
Posted on: December 6, 2009 10:52 am
Inside look at Nebraska's frustrationi agree the two pahntom PI calls were worse than the last play. In addition how the F does the kicker kick the ball out of bounds of the kick off.... my guess, rigged ball.
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Since: Nov 28, 2006 |
Posted on: December 6, 2009 10:43 am
Inside look at Nebraska's frustrationI think their anger is offbase in regards to whether Lawrence should have had that second to kick the FG. Video pretty much proves the refs made the right call in putting a second back on. And if the rulebook states that's not reviewable, then why not? Why even have video review if it can't be used to correct something that's easily correctable?
Pelini should be directing his anger at the ref who made those two ridiculous pass interference calls in the second half. |
