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to kick his pathetic FG on 4th and goal from the 1 inch line to take a miserable 2 point lead with 8 minutes left in the 4th, he deserved to lose this game— and he got what he deserved.

the 3rd and goal play call with 11 defenders stacked between the tackles was almost as egregious.

how anyone on this board can continue to have faith in this head coach is beyond my comprehension. This is year 5 and he coaches like a confused rookie with no confidence in himself or his team. Playing to take a 2 point lead and leave the last 8 minutes of the game to your defense is begging to lose.

On top of that this might very well be the worst performing and least productive red zone offense in the country. Knowing that you damn well better go for the TD when you’re less than a yard out in the 4th quarter.
 
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thebadby2 said:
to kick his pathetic FG on 4th and goal from the 1 inch line to take a miserable 2 point lead with 8 minutes left in the 4th, he deserved to lose this game— and he got what he deserved.

the 3rd and goal play call with 11 defenders stacked between the tackles was almost as egregious.

how anyone on this board can continue to have faith in this head coach is beyond my comprehension. This is year 5 and he coaches like a confused rookie with no confidence in himself or his team. Playing to take a 2 point lead and leave the last 8 minutes of the game to your defense is begging to lose.

On top of that this might very well be the worst performing and least productive red zone offense in the country. Knowing that you damn well better go for the TD when you’re less than a yard out in the 4th quarter.
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You and I are the only 2 people on this board that thought it was a questionable decision.
 
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pittman71 said:
Nobody in their right mind goes for it in that scenario NOBODY
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Not saying it was automatic, but certainly up for debate. Football has changed over the past decade, teams that play it ultra conservative tend to lose a lot of these close games.

I would’ve probably gone for it and relied on my defense to get the ball back inside Miami territory. If Pitt goes up 5 or 7 there it’s a totally different game.

If Kessman would’ve missed it like he did against PSU fans on this board would’ve gone apeshit and said he should’ve gone for it. That what fans do, in general they’re not very smart.
 
BFo8 said:
Not saying it was automatic, but certainly up for debate. Football has changed over the past decade, teams that play it ultra conservative tend to lose a lot of these close games.

I would’ve probably gone for it and relied on my defense to get the ball back inside Miami territory. If Pitt goes up 5 or 7 there it’s a totally different game.

If Kessman would’ve missed it like he did against PSU fans on this board would’ve gone apeshit and said he should’ve gone for it. That what fans do, in general they’re not very smart.
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No intelligent fan would ever get mad at a coach for kicking a field goal in this scenario. Pitt had three chances for a touchdown and didn’t get it done.

You are correct about fans and I will add many media pundits as well
 
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pittman71 said:
Find me a similar scenario, in the 4th quarter with the team behind, where a coach went for the touchdown instead of the go ahead chip shot field goal
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Watch all the games, it will probably happen at some point today, if not you’ll see it tomorrow.

The game has changed and it’s not a rarity.
 
BFo8 said:
Not saying it was automatic, but certainly up for debate. Football has changed over the past decade, teams that play it ultra conservative tend to lose a lot of these close games.

I would’ve probably gone for it and relied on my defense to get the ball back inside Miami territory. If Pitt goes up 5 or 7 there it’s a totally different game.

If Kessman would’ve missed it like he did against PSU fans on this board would’ve gone apeshit and said he should’ve gone for it. That what fans do, in general they’re not very smart.
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yeah I think you can argue either way.

I’m this case Miami’s offense was garbage all game so I think you can make the case for kicking it. I’d have preferred they go for it
 
The most egregious mistake was the third down play call. First, taking out Carter, who had been running really hard. And then running the same play to the left they run unsuccessfully over and over in third and short. Miami had sold out against the run. They had no one deep.
 
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BFo8 said:
Watch all the games, it will probably happen at some point today, if not you’ll see it tomorrow.

The game has changed and it’s not a rarity.
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this similar scenario, midway through the last quarter? No I disagree, you might see it in the first three quarters
 
pittbb80 said:
yeah I think you can argue either way.

I’m this case Miami’s offense was garbage all game so I think you can make the case for kicking it. I’d have preferred they go for it
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So we gave them the ball in better position with a fg to win, instead-
I’d Rather force a bad offense to press for a td to win
 
BFo8 said:
You and I are the only 2 people on this board that thought it was a questionable decision.
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As you know there are a lot of really stupid posters on this board. It was a terrible decision and one of many this coach has made in the heat of battle.
 
pittbb80 said:
yeah I think you can argue either way.

I’m this case Miami’s offense was garbage all game so I think you can make the case for kicking it. I’d have preferred they go for it
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I’m hoping Miami’s kicking woes were a factor in the decision, not sure if I’m giving Narduzzi too much credit though.
 
thebadby2 said:
to kick his pathetic FG on 4th and goal from the 1 inch line to take a miserable 2 point lead with 8 minutes left in the 4th, he deserved to lose this game— and he got what he deserved.

the 3rd and goal play call with 11 defenders stacked between the tackles was almost as egregious.

how anyone on this board can continue to have faith in this head coach is beyond my comprehension. This is year 5 and he coaches like a confused rookie with no confidence in himself or his team. Playing to take a 2 point lead and leave the last 8 minutes of the game to your defense is begging to lose.

On top of that this might very well be the worst performing and least productive red zone offense in the country. Knowing that you damn well better go for the TD when you’re less than a yard out in the 4th quarter.
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This post should be pinned.
 
JD1976 said:
Narduzzi is doing fine. He isn't perfect and makes mistakes, but why do we have to chop his head off every time the team loses?
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Thank you. You said this a whole lot nicer than I would have, so kudos to you.

It’s tiring. Same old posters..same stupid message..always show up at the low points. Nothing positive to say when things are done well. Disappear into the woodwork whenever Pitt wins. PATHETIC
 
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thebadby2 said:
to kick his pathetic FG on 4th and goal from the 1 inch line to take a miserable 2 point lead with 8 minutes left in the 4th, he deserved to lose this game— and he got what he deserved.

the 3rd and goal play call with 11 defenders stacked between the tackles was almost as egregious.

how anyone on this board can continue to have faith in this head coach is beyond my comprehension. This is year 5 and he coaches like a confused rookie with no confidence in himself or his team. Playing to take a 2 point lead and leave the last 8 minutes of the game to your defense is begging to lose.

On top of that this might very well be the worst performing and least productive red zone offense in the country. Knowing that you damn well better go for the TD when you’re less than a yard out in the 4th quarter.
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I'm fine with it. What I'm angry about is the next offensive series we tried to run it up the gut 3 plays in a row when it has not worked all year.
 
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BFo8 said:
I’m hoping Miami’s kicking woes were a factor in the decision, not sure if I’m giving Narduzzi too much credit though.
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What’s interesting they were pretty aggressive on d going for the kill shot. Had they played a bit more passively they maybe force the kicker to win the game
 
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gmandingo said:
Thank you. You said this a whole lot nicer than I would have, so kudos to you.

It’s tiring. Same old posters..same stupid message..always show up at the low points. Nothing positive to say when things are done well. Disappear into the woodwork whenever Pitt wins. PATHETIC
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Yep. I'm sure every fan base has people like this. The sad thing is some of these people who come on here and want to fire everyone actually run businesses and manage other people.
 
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The call that gave us the lead halfway through the 4th quarter was what lost the game? Gotcha.

Even if we get a TD there, we still lose by one.

Idiotic post.
 
pittman71 said:
Find me a similar scenario, in the 4th quarter with the team behind, where a coach went for the touchdown instead of the go ahead chip shot field goal
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Youre going to take a 2 point lead with nearly 8 minutes left in the 4th quarter and rely on your D and hope the ball doesn’t bounce wrong one time to eke our a win.

Or you’re going to go for it, either get a TD and go for 2 which would give you a 7 point lead, or you don’t get it and the other team gets the ball an inch from its own end zone with a terrible offense, a freshman QB and facing a defense that has been in their backfield all day and DBs that are playing at a high level.

A 2 point lead with all that time left is begging to lose. Even with your defense playing lights out, All it takes is one bad beak and you lose.

That’s coaching scared. And that’s what this guy does.
 
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rmf05 said:
The call that gave us the lead halfway through the 4th quarter was what lost the game? Gotcha.

Even if we get a TD there, we still lose by one.

Idiotic post.
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I’m not overly critical of not going for the TD but if you did go for it and get it the defense plays differently down the stretch. They keep everything in front of them and make miami kick the Fg. I’m not sure they get the TD
 
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That wasn’t nearly the reason we lost, or even that bad of a call. The two biggest things were the completely moronic 3rd and 5 run up the middle and the Ford INT that the redneck inbreds in charge just decided to not give him thinking everyone watching the game was blind.
 
pittman71 said:
No intelligent fan would ever get mad at a coach for kicking a field goal in this scenario. Pitt had three chances for a touchdown and didn’t get it done.

You are correct about fans and I will add many media pundits as well
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Except a confident coach and team scores on 3rd and a foot.
 
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thebadby2 said:
to kick his pathetic FG on 4th and goal from the 1 inch line to take a miserable 2 point lead with 8 minutes left in the 4th, he deserved to lose this game— and he got what he deserved.

the 3rd and goal play call with 11 defenders stacked between the tackles was almost as egregious.

how anyone on this board can continue to have faith in this head coach is beyond my comprehension. This is year 5 and he coaches like a confused rookie with no confidence in himself or his team. Playing to take a 2 point lead and leave the last 8 minutes of the game to your defense is begging to lose.

On top of that this might very well be the worst performing and least productive red zone offense in the country. Knowing that you damn well better go for the TD when you’re less than a yard out in the 4th quarter.
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And the egregious lack of talent on offense. This is 100% his team and the talent on O is just not there. Some positions a bit worse than others but none of it is good.
 
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Anyone who can still endorse Narduzzi as the guy they want to lead this program should seek counseling.
 
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rmf05 said:
The call that gave us the lead halfway through the 4th quarter was what lost the game? Gotcha.

Even if we get a TD there, we still lose by one.

Idiotic post.
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Actually we would’ve gone for 2 there, so would’ve been a tie at worst if successful.
 
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