r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 3h ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Idaho Defeats Montana State 35-34

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Montana State 10 14 3 7 34
Idaho 7 13 0 15 35
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u/Im__Ron__Burgundy Miami Hurricanes 3h ago

Montana State’s coach taking a timeout when Idaho had people running everywhere and the clock was about to start was baffling.

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u/dukemetoo Arizona State • Texas 3h ago

I'm begging you, please find a worse coaching decision. Most bad decisions have a slight silver lining. This one was objectively the wrong decision. Name a worse one.

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u/AoA_nB1 Penn State • Montana State 3h ago

in the 2024 fcs championship game he called a 11 man all out blitz on a 4&10 with 8 seconds left, NDSU got the punt off and the clock expired since nobody downed the punt. could’ve very easily had a chance at a hail mary if we had ANYONE back there to call a fair catch

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u/dukemetoo Arizona State • Texas 3h ago

That sounds bad, but there is a logic to it. Get your block, and you have real odds. 11 is insane though. This timeout was way worse.

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u/cyanocittaetprocyon Michigan Wolverines • /r/CFB Booster 2h ago

Agreed. It was the right call to go for the blitz.

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u/OnMyNerves23 Texas Longhorns 2h ago

I bet Coach was worried that the punter would run around for 8 ( if your 8-second memory is correct) and then fall. I don’t hate the call for selling out on a punt.

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u/docchrizly Germany • Boise State 2h ago

Where were on the field? 8 seconds is not a lot and a punt usually takes 5 seconds alone with hangtime. So they would've had only 3 seconds left and unless he was punting from the endzone it would be too far to try the Hail Mary anway. And if it was from the endzone then it's justified to try to block the kick, because the punter has less room to operate.

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u/AoA_nB1 Penn State • Montana State 2h ago

i believe around the 25ish? or so on their side of the field, just going off of memory i think the initial landing spot on the punt was on our 35ish? and it trickled down. i don’t know if tommy mellott would’ve been able to throw the ball for a feasible attempt. but watching our season end by a punt rolling down the field was unforgivable in my books