Why does Snyder suck in the post season?

[Dave Wooderson]

I believe he uses a lot of the practice time during December to focus on the team for next season. 

[Rage Against the McKee]

Meh.  Over analysing imo.  Bill is 6-9.  More than half our bowl games we went in as the inferior team on paper.  Who have we lost to that we shouldn't have?  Purdue?  For the most part its just gone the way you'd expect it to.

Syracuse.

[williamthewildcat]

I mean, not going for it at the end of the first half?  trying to draw them offsides?  rough ridin' dumb.

I had no problem either way. Go for it and fail? Cool. Kick the FG from what would have been 35? Cool. Line up quickly to attempt to draw them off? Cool. Line up quickly to draw them off and have your own LT flinch costing you 5?

That my friends is a poor, poor coaching decision. Especially when Canoli may have been able to squeeze that FG in 5 yards closer.

Oh and having to take a TO on the second play after the KO (a 13 yard first down to TThompson) because we were trying to outsmart them. Probably couldn't decide to run the short side option. 

[SEK_EMAW]

I believe he uses a lot of the practice time during December to focus on the team for next season.

You might be right, but I would hope that a BCS win would be more important to Bill than practice time for next year.

[williamthewildcat]

I believe he uses a lot of the practice time during December to focus on the team for next season.

I don't believe this at all. If it's true, then he should never do it again and concentrate on recruiting so that spring proctice has enough decent players to fill in the gigantic gaps we have.

[Bloodfart]

bill is also conservative and cautious to a fault. bowl games are built for coaches who have no problem taking chances.

All of the above and, last night, this.  Bill played it like a November game at Ames, Chip played it like a bowl game when he was on his way to the NFL.  I mean, not going for it at the end of the first half?  trying to draw them offsides?  rough ridin' dumb.

Why is Bill afraid to let his hair down and let it rip?  I would have been fine with the loss if they had at least executed one spectacular play. 

[michigancat]

Who gives a crap. Bowls are dumb. Source: the bowls are dumb thread

[Rage Against the McKee]

I mean, not going for it at the end of the first half?  trying to draw them offsides?  rough ridin' dumb.

I had no problem either way. Go for it and fail? Cool. Kick the FG from what would have been 35? Cool. Line up quickly to attempt to draw them off? Cool. Line up quickly to draw them off and have your own LT flinch costing you 5?

That my friends is a poor, poor coaching decision. Especially when Canoli may have been able to squeeze that FG in 5 yards closer.

William, I'm pretty sure that the coaches did not tell him to jump offsides.

[williamthewildcat]

William, I'm pretty sure that the coaches did not tell him to jump offsides.

I understand that. But the result of that decision to dick around at the LOS like that was a 5 yd penalty that may have cost us three. It's just a stupid decision to make as a head coach. (IMO)

[Rage Against the McKee]

William, I'm pretty sure that the coaches did not tell him to jump offsides.

I understand that. But the result of that decision to dick around at the LOS like that was a 5 yd penalty that may have cost us three. It's just a stupid decision to make as a head coach. (IMO)

I had no problem either way. Go for it and fail? Cool. Kick the FG from what would have been 35? Cool. Line up quickly to attempt to draw them off? Cool.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Meh.  Over analysing imo.  Bill is 6-9.  More than half our bowl games we went in as the inferior team on paper.  Who have we lost to that we shouldn't have?  Purdue?  For the most part its just gone the way you'd expect it to.

Syracuse.

Syracuse in 2010 (Pinstripe). Otherwise, we've been the dog in every bowl game the past 10 years.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Still haven't gotten the bad Rutgers taste out of my mouth.

Rutgers?????

[Rage Against the McKee]

Still haven't gotten the bad Rutgers taste out of my mouth.

Rutgers?????

That was a pretty good Rutgers team and our 2006 football team was pretty bad.

[mocat]

Whoever said we got "too much respect" and were out of our element is a re-re. We had an autobid re-re.

[Skipper44]

Still haven't gotten the bad Rutgers taste out of my mouth.

Rutgers?????

That was a pretty good Rutgers team and our 2006 football team was pretty bad.

Also, not Snyder

[JKEYS]

We lose because, generally, we play good teams in bowl games or teams with equal to more talent.  And they have ample time to prepare.

So, why is Snyder sucky against good teams with talent and time to prepare?

Because we really don't have that much talent?

I think Harper and Brown will both play in the league.  Who else from this team will?  Maybe Meshak? Maybe both corners?

[wetwillie]

We lose because, generally, we play good teams in bowl games or teams with equal to more talent.  And they have ample time to prepare.

So, why is Snyder sucky against good teams with talent and time to prepare?

Because we really don't have that much talent?

I think Harper and Brown will both play in the league.  Who else from this team will?  Maybe Meshak? Maybe both corners?

Team is loaded with NFL talent

[EMAWzified]

I think it's obvious OBs is focused on recruiting during the bowl prep period. A lot of film work there. Those DITR don't find themselves.

[TheHamburglar]

I believe he uses a lot of the practice time during December to focus on the team for next season.

I think it's obvious OBs is focused on recruiting during the bowl prep period. A lot of film work there. Those DITR don't find themselves.

These things always make me laugh. We screwed up recruiting in 2003 because Bill wouldn't let the coaches leave to recruit and forced them to focus on the Fiesta bowl (reality: we lost our good recruiters and just sucked at it like now). Now that we know we just suck at recruiting and bowl games, it must be because Bill completely changed his bowl game stance and we just focused on next year and finding DITRs.

[Legit Elite]

bill is also conservative and cautious to a fault. bowl games are built for coaches who have no problem taking chances.

All of the above and, last night, this.  Bill played it like a November game at Ames, Chip played it like a bowl game when he was on his way to the NFL.  I mean, not going for it at the end of the first half?  trying to draw them offsides?  rough ridin' dumb.

Slothfense kinda negates the whole "trying to draw them offsides" thing.

On the flip side, if we ever did actually snap the ball quickly then we'd prob get the first down easy.

[jc_jax]

But we didn't play anywhere near our potential on offense last night.

i'm not so sure about that. our offense over the last 1/3 of the season was gross.

Remember when we used to do that read-option thing?  Why did we stop that?

[MadCat]

But we didn't play anywhere near our potential on offense last night.

i'm not so sure about that. our offense over the last 1/3 of the season was gross.

Remember when we used to do that read-option thing?  Why did we stop that?

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[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

JFC the same 3 points have been made for two pages now. It's a combination of them, most likely.

[CNS]

JFC the same 3 points have been made for two pages now. It's a combination of them, most likely.

Pretty sure a bunch of DNR'ing is going on in this thread.  I know I am.