One of the worst coaching failures I've ever seen

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mobey said:

We can all laugh at the Cougs - and I am - but this your numbers aren't right.

I'm reading stories by "experts" that are bullshit too.

The Cougs could not have knelt out the clock.


There was about 220 left on first down. They could have run it down to about a minute by kneeling, and then they would have had to punt.

If they had done that and CSU had scored, we'd be equally unbelieving that they didn't even try to get a first down.

What Leach did wasn't a mistake (other than hiking it with 20 seconds which was inexcusable) - a first down ends the game - but how in the world do you fumble on 3 consecutive plays?

Gladstone said:

WSU had a first down with barely over 2 minutes to go, up 8, and CSU had no times out left. All WSU had to do was to kneel on the ball. Unbelievably they ran a QB option on 1st down and the QB fumbled. Oh, but wait, they escaped and he was called down on replay. So now with a reprieve they'll kneel on it, right? No, they snap the ball with 30 seconds on the play clock and the RB fumbles. No doubt about that one. CSU scores with about 30 seconds to go and gets the 2 pointer (called on replay). Now tied at 45. CSU kicks off and WSU fumbles the kickoff and CSU wins on a field goal.

All WSU had to do was kneel on it. I'd fire Leach right now if I were the AD.

40 second play clock * 3 + whatever time ticks off during the plays themselves. And don't forget the 2 incompletions WSU threw AFTER CSU called their first time out. They could have forced CSU to burn all 3 with 5-6 minutes left, but instead left them with TWO.