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Re: Week 8 Open Discussion Thread

Michigan goes right down the field for a TD to start the game against Penn State.

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Nebraska with 8 turnovers against Iowa State? Is that possible without simply handing them the football at times?

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Watching the TENN-ALA game, I've come up with a theory on icing the kicker. The best way to ice the kicker is to NOT call a timeout. Nowadays kickers are all expecting the timeout, so calling it only

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conforms to their expectations. What would be more effective is if you don't call it and all of a sudden kickers are thinking "oh shit, I'm actually going to have to kick this".

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alabama beat Tennnessee 12-10. Beers going down great tonight for former Crimson Wave and Raiders great QB Ken Stabler

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I dont understand Tennessee's decision to let the clock run down instead of trying to get closer before the final FG try. Their kicker was already short from 47 and had a 43 yard FG blocked, so why settle for 44 yard try?

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I just got home from Spartan Stadium. That was one crushing loss. In one play, MSU went from legit big ten title contender to realistically the champ sports bowl at best.

Wow, was that one hard hitting game. Frankly, I blame the bulk of the loss on the MSU coaching staff. They almost lost the Michigan game choosing the play "prevent" three down lineman defense, and this time it did loose the game. They couldn't get pressure, and MSU's secondary simply cannot hold up indefinitely, and it led to two big plays that got them inside the 30. I whole heartedly believe MSU wins the game if the rush four.

I only saw the play once at game speed, so I would like to inquire about the unnecessary roughness penalty called against MSU. There was no replay, and I am admittedly very biased, but it certainly looked like the MSU player just read the play, and legally crushed the guy, and the refs decided since the Iowa player was hurt, it was a penalty. I didn't see any leading with the helmet or blow to the head. I only saw it once at game speed though. Can anyone shed some light as to whether the penalty was deserved?

Congrats to Iowa though for pulling out the victory. Objectively, it was an incredible game.

Oh, and has anyone heard anything about the Iowa player that got taken off on a stretcher? Hopefully he's OK.