Evans was awful tonight. I thought IU handled the blitz ok and the play calling was too conservative until the 4th quarter
Punting
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They asked Cig in the presser why he punted down 3 scores in the fourth. He said he didn't want to punt but the offense had given him no reason to believe they'd pick up 4th and ten. Plus, his thinking was, the defense was still fighting and they could get a stop and get the ball back.
I'm still not convinced, but whatever.
It worked. It shook there cage. Once we got the ball back the offense was a different (or became what they had been all season) team. Of course, at that point, ND had eased up.
Not really. The D gave up another score and burned another 6 of clock in doing so.
I don't think coach is gonna shed any tears about Evans graduating.
Cignetti, when down, seems a little too concerned about score optics. That's why I think he punted. He wanted to keep Notre Dame at 20.
Cignetti, when down, seems a little too concerned about score optics. That's why I think he punted. He wanted to keep Notre Dame at 20.
I was referring to the offense. Rourke woke up but too late.
I agree the offense woke up after that, but for all we know, a 11 yard strike on 4th and ten might have done the same thing.
That particular punt was the wrong call. But, whatever, probably didn't matter.
Punting took the odds from long to zero. There just wasn’t enough time.
But that’s a big decision made quickly and a rare miss from the staff, where we used to see gaffes like that weekly.
Bingo on being used to seeing them weekly.
We sort of turtled, played conservative. Fair catching punts when behind. Play calling. I thought fair catching punts was a smart idea. But then when nothing else is working, and we were behind it seemed pretty weak not to up the ante. Remember coach praising the return team against Michigan for turning that game... Then not going for it on the long fourth. But, it was a long fourth. And if we get a three and out it works. Just didn't get it, they had a drive.
But we could see from the first game of the year this team is coached compared to the past regime. I'm happy to take a little not-so-great with the good!
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