When Coaches Lose a Game: which games come to the forefront of your mind?

Ask Nuss. 4 runs from the 6 in 2012 would have gotten us the victory over ATM.

The Dubose screen pass fumble against the Barn comes to mind too.

I guess I'm in the minority, since I don't think it was necessarily a bad call. I lean more toward bad execution.

47yds would have been a career long for their kicker. 3rd and 7 from the 30 with 9 seconds left. Just enough time to run one more play. If someone comes wide open in the EZ it's a win. If someone comes open 10-20yds deep on the flat, that makes the 4th down field goal much more realistic to force OT. Otherwise, throw it out of bounds and attempt the kick. Might as well run a quick 3rd down play and see if you can either score or shorten the kick.

Where coaching failed was in allowing the delay of game penalty that turned a makeable 42yd kick into a very questionable 47yd kick. And where Bad Bro failed was in going off script - when his receivers were covered and he came under pressure, he should have thrown it out of bounds instead of blindly hurling the ball into double coverage.

Freeze after the game:

I thought we were plenty clear we were either going to take the flat throw or throw it out of bounds, and then try the field goal. He must have felt like he had a shot at the touchdown play there. ... I wish I could do that over, for sure.

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First one that comes to my mind is Fran's last iron bowl. He threw that game.

PacadermaTideUs said:

I guess I'm in the minority, since I don't think it was necessarily a bad call. I lean more toward bad execution.

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When you consider that the QB threw to a decoy receiver who was covered - I agree. Freeze made it clear that the QB made a pass that he was not supposed to make in the post game presser. They were only trying to get closer for a shorter FG, not score a TD. That play is on Wallace, not Freeze.

Now, don't get me started on Freeze's decision to throw Wallace under the bus like that after the game. I was disgusted when I heard that he said that.

B1GTide said:

Now, don't get me started on Freeze's decision to throw Wallace under the bus like that after the game. I was disgusted when I heard that he said that.

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Agree. Even if it was on Bo (which it sounds like it was), that's not something the HC should ever throw out there for public consumption. Handle it in the locker room, not in the media room.

PacadermaTideUs said:

Agree. Even if it was on Bo (which it sounds like it was), that's not something the HC should ever throw out there for public consumption. Handle it in the locker room, not in the media room.

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It was out there before the locker room. You could see Freeze on the sidelines on that play and the fourth down before that. Bo obviously decided to do something different than what the coach had in mind. I think Freeze just wanted a a quick out to get 10-15 yards for his kicker. Bad Bo bit them late in the game, for the record, I called that too.

4th and 13 vs Tennessee

BTW, everything is still in front of Ole Miss. This loss didn't kill their chances. Win out and they are in.

I'm not about to look at a loss by any team and automatically blame the coach for losing the game for them. And although I have seen poorly coached games, imo most losses can be attributed to either loss of discipline or poor execution by the players of the losing team.
It's one thing to teach players how to act or react in certain situations. It's totally different to stand on the sidelines and watch them lose their focus and forget what they've been taught. It's also a lot easier to learn in the classroom or on a practice field than to put that learning into action during an actual game.
So who's to blame for a loss? Everyone involved but no one in particular.

B1GTide said:

When you consider that the QB threw to a decoy receiver who was covered - I agree. Freeze made it clear that the QB made a pass that he was not supposed to make in the post game presser. They were only trying to get closer for a shorter FG, not score a TD. That play is on Wallace, not Freeze.

Now, don't get me started on Freeze's decision to throw Wallace under the bus like that after the game. I was disgusted when I heard that he said that.

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Starting to think Bo and Freeze deserve each other. I haven't seen a player's antics like Bo's last night since Ryan Leaf. Horrible sportmanship. And that's before leaving the game before the last seconds.

Bama Reb said:

So who's to blame for a loss? Everyone involved but no one in particular.

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Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.

bamaga said:

BTW, everything is still in front of Ole Miss. This loss didn't kill their chances. Win out and they are in.

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That might depend a lot on whether the selection committee wants to take 2 SEC teams - especially if Ole Miss doesn't win the west due to losing a 3 team tie-breaker.

JeffAtlanta said:

That might depend a lot on whether the selection committee wants to take 2 SEC teams - especially if Ole Miss doesn't win the west due to losing a 3 team tie-breaker.

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Ole miss has only one loss, if they win out, they will go to the SECCG.

JeffAtlanta said:

That might depend a lot on whether the selection committee wants to take 2 SEC teams - especially if Ole Miss doesn't win the west due to losing a 3 team tie-breaker.

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No chance of a 3 way tie anymore, at least with three at 11-1. There's no chance the committee takes a second 10-2 SEC team.

2012 BCSNCG. Coach Kelley elected to accept the invitation.

CoachJeff said:

No chance of a 3 way tie anymore, at least with three at 11-1. There's no chance the committee takes a second 10-2 SEC team.

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You are correct. I was thinking of a 2 loss tiebreaker. I agree that the Mississippi schools do control their own destiny.

B1GTide said:

When you consider that the QB threw to a decoy receiver who was covered - I agree. Freeze made it clear that the QB made a pass that he was not supposed to make in the post game presser. They were only trying to get closer for a shorter FG, not score a TD. That play is on Wallace, not Freeze.

Now, don't get me started on Freeze's decision to throw Wallace under the bus like that after the game. I was disgusted when I heard that he said that.

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He's an excuse maker and it's never his fault. The first thing he brought out in the presser was how many injuries they had.
Note to Hugh--ALL teams have injuries.

bamaga said:

Ole miss has only one loss, if they win out, they will go to the SECCG.

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They won't. Auburn blows them away Saturday.

Alasippi said:

They won't. Auburn blows them away Saturday.

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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I will be rooting for the barn just to give Ole Siss another loss. Every loss to another west school is good for us, esp. a team that beat us.