FWIW… I love this take by CJF…

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To be honest, I wish he could have gone for 2 after that last TD. I’ve never liked his coach speak but this is just a tremendously honest take.



Agreed. CJF has been near perfect in most leadership situations this year - stopping the players from planting a flag at USC (contrast to Day looking bewildered and lost while his players brawl with police and Michigan) to this answer - the players deserve to play. Period.
 

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Why wasn’t the XP attempted? I thought you always had too do it
In college, if it has nothing to do with the outcome of the game, it’s ignored. We had to attempt one on the walkoff vs Iowa cuz it was a 2-pt margin and in the event of stupidity, Iowa could have still tied the game. In NFL, they used to always kick it regardless but I think they changed that rule a few years ago after they realized how dumb it looked after the Minneapolis Miracle.
 

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In college, if it has nothing to do with the outcome of the game, it’s ignored. We had to attempt one on the walkoff vs Iowa cuz it was a 2-pt margin and in the event of stupidity, Iowa could have still tied the game. In NFL, they used to always kick it regardless but I think they changed that rule a few years ago after they realized how dumb it looked after the Minneapolis Miracle.
Oh OK. Thank you for the explanation. Yes it was the Iowa game I was thinking about.
 

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Agreed. CJF has been near perfect in most leadership situations this year - stopping the players from planting a flag at USC (contrast to Day looking bewildered and lost while his players brawl with police and Michigan) to this answer - the players deserve to play. Period.

What was day supposed to do? It wasn't his team planting the flag. Once the fight started there wasn't any coach who could stop it.
 

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If he believes that much in do what it takes despite feelings, then play singleton 75 % to 25% over Allen.
 

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No one has mentioned tat Locksley might be the worst coach in Power 4 (or 5) football.......and he's a whiner. I'm very ok with what Franklin did and I don't feel he needed an explanation
 
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And I hope Locksley stays there forever!
Interesting that Sergei Brin, the co-founder of Google, is a Maryland grad. His father was a professor in the UMd mathematics department (I never took any of his courses) and dad has given big time $$$$ to the mathematics program. No NIL money, though.
 

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Interesting that Sergei Brin, the co-founder of Google, is a Maryland grad. His father was a professor in the UMd mathematics department (I never took any of his courses) and dad has given big time $$$$ to the mathematics program. No NIL money, though.
Wow. That is telling. I assume the Under Armour guy gives them NIL money?
 
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If the clown turtles wanted to be treated with respect, they shouldn't have made a big show of disrespecting our entire program, university, and alumni base.

It will never be forgiven or forgotten.

You reap what you sow, little turtles.
 
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I'm a 'let 'em play to the end' guy when it comes to the backups getting their chance on the field, so I applaud CJF on this, even if it did have a little touch of 'FU Locks' embedded in it. Maybe even louder applause because of that.

To me, it had a little touch of Woody Hayes, who, when asked why he went for 2 after a TD very late in the game, to make the final vs. Michigan 50-0 in ~1968, said "Because they wouldn't let me go for 3". One of the great college football rivalry stories ever.
 

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To be honest, I wish he could have gone for 2 after that last TD. I’ve never liked his coach speak but this is just a tremendously honest take.


Meanie! ;) BTW we went up 48-10 (at ~14:50 in the game) with our starting RB. The final ended up being 48-23. It appears all of the talk from Maryland's coach is pure frustration.
 

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I'm a 'let 'em play to the end' guy when it comes to the backups getting their chance on the field, so I applaud CJF on this, even if it did have a little touch of 'FU Locks' embedded in it. Maybe even louder applause because of that.

To me, it had a little touch of Woody Hayes, who, when asked why he went for 2 after a TD very late in the game, to make the final vs. Michigan 50-0 in ~1968, said "Because they wouldn't let me go for 3". One of the great college football rivalry stories ever.
Exactly, that's where my comment came from - love that story
 

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I don't have any problem with throwing or running your offense. Where it gets a little sketchy is that they could have run a play and let the clock expire but they didn't and squeezed two more plays to get the TD. I can get a coach griping about that.

I do disagree that margin of victory is as important as it used to be. I think the old system required you to have more style points than the current system.

In the end it is Maryland so no big deal either way.
 

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I don't have any problem with throwing or running your offense. Where it gets a little sketchy is that they could have run a play and let the clock expire but they didn't and squeezed two more plays to get the TD. I can get a coach griping about that.

I do disagree that margin of victory is as important as it used to be. I think the old system required you to have more style points than the current system.

In the end it is Maryland so no big deal either way.
We should score as many as possible against UMD forever for their BS their first game in B1G when they came to Happy Valley.

I don’t care if it was different players and staff for UMD. Pay back that no handshake BS forever and ever.
 

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We should score as many as possible against UMD forever for their BS their first game in B1G when they came to Happy Valley.

I don’t care if it was different players and staff for UMD. Pay back that no handshake BS forever and ever.
seth meyers GIF
 

CVLion

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I don't have any problem with throwing or running your offense. Where it gets a little sketchy is that they could have run a play and let the clock expire but they didn't and squeezed two more plays to get the TD. I can get a coach griping about that.

I do disagree that margin of victory is as important as it used to be. I think the old system required you to have more style points than the current system.

In the end it is Maryland so no big deal either way.
I feel the opposite… Indiana ‘94 will forever more have me advocating for scoring as many damn points as you can!
 
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