re: Brian Kelly chewing out Ramos.

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Nuss wasn’t in the game

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I watched the game. Nuss said he was ready to go in the game. Did you watch that? Guess what? I don't hate Kelly either. I do think he is struggling right now because he THOUGHT his team would be much better than they are.

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Ramos didn’t listen…

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Listen to what?

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Ramos was late on his approach to the ball. The ball was already placed before he began approach. A kicker normally needs to begin his approach when the ball is halfway to the holder. This was a timing issue and that is what Kelly was chewing him out about

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That seems like something a Special Teams coach should iron out. Maybe Kelly should chew that idiot out... who is he again?

in NCAA football if you spike the ball with 3 seconds or less the clock will run out

NCAA Rule 3 Section 2 Article 5

Example

Minimum Time For A Play After Spiking The Ball–ARTICLE 5

Approved Ruling 3-2-5

I. Late in a quarter Team A, out of timeouts, makes a first down, stopping the clock which reads 0:03. Team A intends to spike the ball and run an additional play. The referee appropriately blows his whistle and signals, which starts the game clock. The quarterback takes the snap and raises the ball high over his head before throwing it directly to the ground. The game clock shows 0:00. RULING: Time in the quarter has expired. Although there were 3 seconds on the game clock when the referee signaled it to start, there is no guarantee of enough time to run an additional play other than spiking the ball. The offense must execute the spike in a timely manner.

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That is not why he chewed him out. He chewed him out because once he got set he started his process over again because he didn't understand that the clock was going to be starting right on the whistle. He was not ready and that was what Kelly was mad about because he got mad at Roy and Todd for snapping the ball. But if they hadn't he wouldn't have gotten the kick off. That is situational awareness. The decision to kick the ball there was not the wrong one because if he elected to spike it there is always the possibility that the clock runs out, and because of the delay with the review there was plenty of time for everyone to be set and ready to kick the ball. I am not saying I blame Ramos but it is Kelly's job to educate his players

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Can I just post this factual explanation for everyone here who is completely misinterpreting? It’s obvious that none of them are reading comments they’re just posting emotional ill-informed opinions.

The accepted standard since 2013 is this:

Three seconds or less remaining on the clock and time will most likely run out - unless there is an anomaly

Four seconds remaining and you can safely spike the ball

I don’t know why they left it vague, should be more clear

Perhaps it is because it is possible you could snap the ball the instant the ready for play whistle blew and spike the ball and the clock is stopped with one second left. But no HC that knows the rule is going to risk that

Rule Language should be more clear and definitive in my opinion

He’s yelling at players to overcompensate for his failure.

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it can be done, but is not guaranteed.

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Thank you for proving my point.

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Rushing a field goal kick with a 3 second running clock is terrible game management. You line the QB under center and spike it. You will still have 1-2 seconds left. These are college athletes, they can handle it. Rushing a kick is much harder than spiking a ball.

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Had the clock hit :02 before they snapped it to attempt a spike they don’t even get to attempt the kick.

So your point is kind of moot.