11-29-2015, 09:44 PM
Yeah, I don't like the 'how dare anyone who hasn't coached college football question strategy after a win' tone either (maybe presumptuous on my part regarding the intent of your post CT), because there are some interesting things to discuss, particularly after a win when it doesn't hurt so much.
So time outs. Isn't stopping the clock literally stopping time? You don't just lose time outs, you gain a minute of game time (or so - wasn't paying attention to when they were snapping the ball). Time was not an issue for ND, but was looking like it would be for Stanford. You can't get it back. If the Irish bleed the entire clock so be it. But it's harder to bleed an extra 70 seconds.
Fortunately ND called a TO of their own, Stanford had 3 TOs with them at the end (not always the case this year), ND scored quickly (legit replay I thought), Hogan threw a laser with zero margin for error, and CU was nails, or they would have needed more time than they had left.
Btw New England took defensive time out with Denver driving for lead. Saved 30 seconds for Brady in the snow.
So time outs. Isn't stopping the clock literally stopping time? You don't just lose time outs, you gain a minute of game time (or so - wasn't paying attention to when they were snapping the ball). Time was not an issue for ND, but was looking like it would be for Stanford. You can't get it back. If the Irish bleed the entire clock so be it. But it's harder to bleed an extra 70 seconds.
Fortunately ND called a TO of their own, Stanford had 3 TOs with them at the end (not always the case this year), ND scored quickly (legit replay I thought), Hogan threw a laser with zero margin for error, and CU was nails, or they would have needed more time than they had left.
Btw New England took defensive time out with Denver driving for lead. Saved 30 seconds for Brady in the snow.
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