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Regarding fake punt late in game

Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:27 am
Posted by double d
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Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:27 am
Had Tech been winning big and pulled it, how would this board react? My guess is most would be calling it a chicken shite move or classless, but since Les did it it seems to be ok. Personally I was shocked that GT didn't respond with an intentional late hit to Jefferson's knees.
Posted by Doc Fenton
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Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:29 am to
There are fewer things dumber than creating threads about hypothetical hypocrisy that might occur.
Posted by teeMike
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Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:29 am to
This just in...

Tulane is a pathetic football program...
Posted by Jackfish28
Mobile
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2112 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:30 am to
I have a problem it.
Posted by SeattleTiger19
Member since Oct 2007
4537 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:30 am to
The fact it is being discussed so much though? That fake field goal was GT only problem last night? GT did not play a good game and instead of ripping their team a coaching staff apart people are focused on the fake punt as if that was the game changing performance. Get over it already, no points were scored off of it, more time came off the clock and GT got pinned inside the 20 all the things you try and do when you are leading a game.
Posted by CTexTiger
Austin, TX
Member since Jul 2008
4988 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:32 am to
I bet many would be saying it was unsportsmanlike. It's a bowl game, though. It's a national spotlight game, recruiting is full throttle, our ranking in the final polls is affected, which also affects our ranking to start next year. I wouldn't have called out any team for doing this.

Style points matter.

If this was a game in the middle of the season, with no meaning, then I wouldn't have liked it... but this wasn't the case.
Posted by Choctaw
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Member since Jul 2007
77774 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:32 am to
But it didnt happen that way did it. Miles and LSU had a lot to prove last night. Had LSU been ranked in the top 10 i doubt the fake punt ever happens. If you dont like it, then stop it.
Posted by I-59 Tiger
Vestavia Hills, AL
Member since Sep 2003
36842 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:33 am to
like the fake fg Tulane did on LSU up 41-7 in '81 ?
Posted by Stromile Swift
Houston
Member since Sep 2003
43195 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:33 am to
IF I were a GT supporter, I'd be much more concerned about Johnson's dumbass decision to call a horrible fake punt inside their own 30.
This post was edited on 1/1/09 at 10:34 am
Posted by MegaTiger
Member since Dec 2003
2224 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:35 am to
get over it. Les already said he did it to keep possession and keep the clock moving. GT had no problem coming back and winning against UGA the last game of the season. If you understood football you wouldn't have a problem with it.
Posted by wgulsu
LA
Member since Jan 2008
2361 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:35 am to
I was in the dome, and I thought it was a arse move, the GT fans were so pissed about it.

but thats Miles for ya, things go great but he still makes you scratch your head
This post was edited on 1/1/09 at 10:53 am
Posted by miketiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
1714 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:36 am to
Seems like Tulane pulled a fake fieldgoal on LSU in 1981 while up 45 to 3? I was pissed at LSU for not stopping it not Tulane for rubbing it in.
Posted by Stromile Swift
Houston
Member since Sep 2003
43195 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:36 am to
quote:

like the fake fg Tulane did on LSU up 41-7 in '81 ?



BOOM
Posted by LuckyLee
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Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:38 am to
You're up by 5 scores and you fake it. That's chicken shite.
Posted by Tiger Rob
Shreveport, La.
Member since Nov 2004
1681 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:40 am to
it will teach Johnson to keep his mouth shut during the week
Posted by Tiger Ugly
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Member since Jul 2008
17752 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:41 am to
quote:

Had Tech been winning big and pulled it, how would this board react? My guess is most would be calling it a chicken shite move or classless, but since Les did it it seems to be ok. Personally I was shocked that GT didn't respond with an intentional late hit to Jefferson's knees.


It would have been unanimously condemned if the roles were reversed.

I didn't care for it nor Les's explanation for it. The only thing I can see is we were putting something on film for teams to think about next year.

Otherwise I didn't care for the call. But I'll chalk it up as a brain fart and savor the rest of the game that was great.
Posted by teeMike
In my mind, I'm already there.
Member since Feb 2007
7574 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:45 am to
quote:

You're up by 5 scores and you fake it. That's chicken shite.




An OU fan talking smack about running up the score.

Posted by LuckyLee
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Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:46 am to
Running the score up because you need style points to get into the BCS NCG is acceptable. That's the only time it's acceptable.
Posted by Tiger Ugly
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Member since Jul 2008
17752 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:48 am to
quote:

Les already said he did it to keep possession and keep the clock moving


You by that Mega? GT wasn't coming back.

Great win, kudos to Les, staff and the kids but that was a head scratcher.
Posted by MegaTiger
Member since Dec 2003
2224 posts
Posted on 1/1/09 at 10:49 am to
quote:

Running the score up because you need style points to get into the BCS NCG is acceptable. That's the only time it's acceptable


so there's a double standard? Ok.
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