The Book 2008 Football

[Zeebart21]

_ That's bull. You're in a position where the game is decided and instead of putting 60+ you decide to do the classy thing and take a knee. I don't care how hard a 3rd stringer works, you don't take class out of the situation to get a kid a TD. He has plenty of time in his career for TD's and he probably would have felt kind of bad getting his first in that situation anyhow. I definitely disagree.

sorry _

Masson takes it in.

sorry back at you!

Z

[Zeebart21]

_ I'm split down the middle. I wanted to see us reach 60+ points, but damn Bustle knows how losing feels. I am sure he did the right thing by taking the knee. It's a sign of respect if nothing else. We could have easily ended this with 66. _

Not about reaching 60. Its about letting everyone share in the success you work so hard for every week.

IMHO

Z

[Jacob81]

I would have loved to score 60, but I can't imagine anyone on the team or the staff feeling any better than they did if they would have scored 66. We still broke our modern day record, and played the good guy role at the same time.

Next week we play Red Boro's, let's put 60 on them and break the record again. We might need 60 next week to win.

[Zeebart21]

It was an awesome game. It was even better watching in person.

Props to our guys.

Z

[zephyr]

_ Not about reaching 60. Its about letting everyone share in the success you work so hard for every week.

IMHO

Z _

That's still not the point nor is it necessary. Not sure if you were involved in athletics but there is a time to show respect and sportsmanship to your opponents. This was hopefully instilled in many of us early on playing sports and should carry on to any level. Did you hear the fans cheering thanking us for not scoring on that play?I really don't care if others have done this to us in the past. This coach and his team never have and the game was obviously decided by a large margin. You show some class and take a knee. Masson will get a chance to "share in the success" later. By this logic, we could have just lined up in 5 WR sets and bombed it down the field and hoped we got lucky also.

[Zeebart21]

_ That's still not the point nor is it necessary. Not sure if you were involved in athletics but there is a time to show respect and sportsmanship to your opponents. This was hopefully instilled in many of us early on playing sports and should carry on to any level. Did you hear the fans cheering thanking us for not scoring on that play?I really don't care if others have done this to us in the past. This coach and his team never have and the game was obviously decided by a large margin. You show some class and take a knee. Masson will get a chance to "share in the success" later. By this logic, we could have just lined up in 5 WR sets and bombed it down the field and hoped we got lucky also. _

I heard our guys in the stands yelling, "let the kid take it in!!!"

BTW, I was a band jock, and whenever my lip got tired.....the guy that spelled me took it to the house any chance he could!

[DrumRoll]

_ I'm split down the middle. I wanted to see us reach 60+ points, but damn Bustle knows how losing feels. I am sure he did the right thing by taking the knee. It's a sign of respect if nothing else. We could have easily ended this with 66. _

A hard call for me as well. While I would love to give all our guys their day of fame, as they have certainly paid their dues, I think Knute Rockne said it far better than I ever could...

"One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty preaching it." Knute Rockne



Scoring was certainly a priviledge we earned, not scoring was total class...

[Frenchie35]

Has anyone thought about how the NTU defence felt about taking a knee three times. Just run the ball up the middle and have them try and stop you. You make it fine, if not their defence did the job and they felt good about themselves as well as their fans.........

[Just1More]

Let's face it... it was a nice position to be in...

I vote we did the right thing. I applaud the show of character. If we were on the 15 yard line and someone broke free and ran in... that is one thing... but once we had it in a goal line situation... just take a knee. Classy move to end a very nice win.

I hope we have this luxurious problem for every game here on out.

[DrumRoll]

_ Has anyone thought about how the NTU defence felt about taking a knee three times. Just run the ball up the middle and have them try and stop you. You make it fine, if not their defence did the job and they felt good about themselves as well as their fans......... _

I saw Ole Miss do that against Alabama years ago from about the 16 yard line, the clock was ticking down in the waning moments of a game that was won. The RB broke through the line, right up the middle, and seemed to slow down in confusion as if he hoped that someone would catch him. All to no avail, as nobody even pursued him. He had no choice but to jog half-heartedly into the end zone in total disbelief ...

[Turbine]

I certainly would have gotten some kicks on Route to 66 . . .

But I have to tell you I'm feeling fine about scoring just 59 . . .

[Jacob81]

Every teams goal is to finish in the victory formation. It's not everyday we get to do it, we needed the practice.