Re: #1 Notre Dame @ USC
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:18 pm
Kiffin should be fired tonight. That was the most pathetic playcalling I've seen all year.
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Why did he use nearly the entire play-clock all four downs? Did he think he was only down by 6?SuperDuck wrote:Why didn't he just kick the field goal? They had to have two scores anyway. What was Kiffin thinking?
Well that's just it...I'm not sure he was. Either that, or his head was stuck in his magical clipboard again. It's so bad, it's funny (similar to snakes on a plane).SuperDuck wrote:Why didn't he just kick the field goal? They had to have two scores anyway. What was Kiffin thinking?

Logical reasoning would be to get within 2 in case ND managed to get a FG, leaving the window of opportunity open to come back for the win.SuperDuck wrote:Why didn't he just kick the field goal? They had to have two scores anyway. What was Kiffin thinking?
There was only 1:57 left in the game. Since they were down by 9 and needed two scores, the logical thing to do would have been to kick the field goal to pull within 6 and then try an onside kick. Going for the TD at that point made no sense at all. He still would have had to try an onside kick even if he had gotten the TD.duck55 wrote:Logical reasoning would be to get within 2 in case ND managed to get a FG, leaving the window of opportunity open to come back for the win.SuperDuck wrote:Why didn't he just kick the field goal? They had to have two scores anyway. What was Kiffin thinking?
You must be joking, USC fans would probably riot if Sark was hired in any capacity. Also, Mora has already turned down UW once.SuperDuck wrote:There was only 1:57 left in the game. Since they were down by 9 and needed two scores, the logical thing to do would have been to kick the field goal to pull within 6 and then try an onside kick. Going for the TD at that point made no sense at all. He still would have had to try an onside kick even if he had gotten the TD.duck55 wrote:Logical reasoning would be to get within 2 in case ND managed to get a FG, leaving the window of opportunity open to come back for the win.SuperDuck wrote:Why didn't he just kick the field goal? They had to have two scores anyway. What was Kiffin thinking?
It was just a dumb move. The term "Lame Kiffin" may not be too far fetched because he may be a "lame duck (I hate to say that)" coach.
I wonder if Steve Sarkisian would take the USC job if it were offered to him? Yes, he's only been a .500 coach at UW, but that's with a lot less talent. Most people would agree that he's a better coach than Kiffin.
That could REALLY shake things up in the Pac-12! If Sarkisian went to USC, Jim Mora might jump from UCLA to UW. You just never know. Anyway, I already went over some of this in the "Coaching Carousel" thread.
When did he do that? UW his his (college) dream job.maxduck wrote:You must be joking, USC fans would probably riot if Sark was hired in any capacity. Also, Mora has already turned down UW once.SuperDuck wrote:There was only 1:57 left in the game. Since they were down by 9 and needed two scores, the logical thing to do would have been to kick the field goal to pull within 6 and then try an onside kick. Going for the TD at that point made no sense at all. He still would have had to try an onside kick even if he had gotten the TD.duck55 wrote:Logical reasoning would be to get within 2 in case ND managed to get a FG, leaving the window of opportunity open to come back for the win.SuperDuck wrote:Why didn't he just kick the field goal? They had to have two scores anyway. What was Kiffin thinking?
It was just a dumb move. The term "Lame Kiffin" may not be too far fetched because he may be a "lame duck (I hate to say that)" coach.
I wonder if Steve Sarkisian would take the USC job if it were offered to him? Yes, he's only been a .500 coach at UW, but that's with a lot less talent. Most people would agree that he's a better coach than Kiffin.
That could REALLY shake things up in the Pac-12! If Sarkisian went to USC, Jim Mora might jump from UCLA to UW. You just never know. Anyway, I already went over some of this in the "Coaching Carousel" thread.
Isn't being on the short list, having informal talks and then issuing a statement that you have no interest turning down the job?Biggus Duckus wrote:He didn't turn down the job, he was still with the Seahawks when the UW position opened up. He was definitely on their short list, but when you are the successor to the Seahawks franchise you don't go the college route.