Not Going For It On 4th

[ISUCubswin]

Pretty sure it's just become a middle finger to the fan base for Rhoads.

He's been questioned on it, surely he knows the entire fan base questions where is balls are. Yet he continues to make questionable calls.

 

[cyfan964]

He's just trying to keep this thing from becoming laughable.... sadly it's going to get there anyway.

 

[tim_redd]

It really is a brilliant strategy when combined with our soft coverage.

 

[jdoggivjc]

He's just trying to keep this thing from becoming laughable.... sadly it's going to get there anyway.

Well, TCU just took it 85 yards without breaking a sweat. I think we could have risked going for it on 4th down.

 

[ISUCubswin]

Paul Rhoads: "By punting, we guaranteed at least 30 more seconds to be taken off the clock before they would score."

 

[atlantacyclone]

Hopefully he was preparing for a future fake when the game is close at the end of the game! Wait...

 

[mapnerd]

Why not go for it? Goddammit Rhoads

 

[DuckDynastyCy]

Screw you CPR. Frickin *****.

 

[Amesboy]

Maybe he thought the game would be close and punting on 4th would be some type of strategy. What a joke. Our guys are playing like they don't even give a **** out there.

 

[Sigmapolis]

TCU doesn't care where they get the ball. We can't stop them.

Our offense showing some pulse is nice. Might as well let them go for it on 4th, right?

Not much to lose with a bad high school D out there.

 

[alarson]

He's just trying to keep this thing from becoming laughable.... sadly it's going to get there anyway.

The thing is, with our defense, punting it *increases* the chance of it becoming laughable. Even before our defense became as laughable as it is, our 'bend but dont break' always was always pretty soft on yards on that side of the field, so even then we usually gave the punted yards back. Now we have an even worse defense, and not as good of a punter. Yet we're punting it more. At least in the hands of the offense we have a small chance of scoring, and keeping their offense off the field a little bit more.

 

[F5cy]

POLLARD HAS HIS BACK!!

Why even bother coaching today? His job is completely safe!

 

[1100011CS]

I'll give him that one since it was still close and early. No more.

 

[Spam]

Maybe he thought that the high powered ISU defense would easily stop the miserable TCU offense

 

[heitclone]

What coach wouldn't punt and lean on a defense like ours

 

[DuckDynastyCy]

Someone check the Vet center for CPRs nads. He's lost them.

 

[cmjh10]

That is the only thing I will be upset about this game. CPR used to be known for going for it, and we had plenty of success. Now, he doesnt ever show the balls to go for it.

 

[BoxsterCy]

That's what happens when you have a secure position paying you $2M and have no real performance expectations from the Board of Directors. Sort of a "**** you" to the shareholders.

 

[Go_State]

Go for it! We have nothing to lose and TCU has everything to lose!

 

[theantiAIRBHG]

Even Ferentz goes for it on 4th down nowadays.