Rhoads quote after the game

[cyrocksmypants]

You are twisting this way around and trying way to hard at making this a negative

This post could be used as a response to most things Clonedude says.

 

[CYKOFAN]

I've got no problem with that quote. Calculating what you need from that point in the game is a natural strategic thought. He should be thinking about that.

I just wish CPR had calculated we needed 3 td's and we had got two. Imo that's a quote I'll bet CPR wishes he had back. There's just too many high powered offenses in the big 12 to think that way, and Oky State is one of them. The way our 2nd halfs have gone most of the year if we had scored two Oky State probably would have found a way to score another one and still win. Right now they find ways to win and in the last few years we've been finding ways to lose.

 

[twojman]

Rhoads seems to say a lot of weird things. Lanning's pass to Lazard vs. TCU should not have been thrown. We did not know it was third down or a multitude of other things that have been said over the years. Some things make me feel like I could coach even though I have never played or coached football outside of Playstation.

 

[cyatheart]

Anyone else see the quote from Rhoads after the game about how he thought at halftime that all we would need to do to win the game would be to score 2 TD's in the 2nd half, but we were only capable of getting one?

What head coach thinks that way? This might explain why in the 2nd half our offense stalls out and looks like crap compared to the 1st halves. I wonder how many TD's he only thought we'd need in the 2nd half to beat Iowa earlier this year?

I sure hope that if he honestly felt like all we would need is 2 TD's in the 2nd half last night that he isn't telling the team that at halftime. That is loser thinking. You need to keep your foot on the gas and try to score as much as possible. You don't go into some kind of "prevent" and hope to hold on.

This is the Big 12 Paul, where teams score about 50 a game. You can never think that something like 38 pts is all you're going to need.

I swear, if rhoads said child abuse was bad some of you guys would say he's wrong. Some of this stuff is getting rediculous. We got beat by a better team yesterday. Give it a rest.

 

[isutrevman]

But if in the back of your mind you think we only need 2 TD's to win the game in the 2nd half, is that changing your play calls or your offensive strategy? Do you become less aggressive?

Do you think Art Briles thinks this way? Briles, and most other Big 12 coaches for that matter, would want to score on every possession and rub your face in it and win by 50.

Paul Rhoads doesn't call the plays so how would his mindset affect the offensive strategy? Did our offensive strategy look any less aggressive in the 2nd half to you? It certainly didn't to me. We just didn't run the ball quite as well and Lanning missed some big throws that would have lead to another score or two.

I must have missed the part where Rhoads said he didn't want to score anymore points. Can you provide a quote on that?

 

[isutrevman]

Anyone else see the quote from Rhoads after the game about how he thought at halftime that all we would need to do to win the game would be to score 2 TD's in the 2nd half, but we were only capable of getting one?

What head coach thinks that way? This might explain why in the 2nd half our offense stalls out and looks like crap compared to the 1st halves. I wonder how many TD's he only thought we'd need in the 2nd half to beat Iowa earlier this year?

I sure hope that if he honestly felt like all we would need is 2 TD's in the 2nd half last night that he isn't telling the team that at halftime. That is loser thinking. You need to keep your foot on the gas and try to score as much as possible. You don't go into some kind of "prevent" and hope to hold on.

This is the Big 12 Paul, where teams score about 50 a game. You can never think that something like 38 pts is all you're going to need.

If Rhoads had said we needed to score every possession in the second half, you would just spin it to "Rhoads doesn't think our defense needs to worry about stopping them."

We know you hate Rhoads dude, but just stop spinning everything to make him look bad, its pathetic.

 

[Tedcyclone]

I agreed with him.. Two TDs second half we win. Hit the 35 point mark. We didnt.

 

[dualthreat]

I just want to say this thread (clonedude's reaction) is exactly why "coach speak" exists.

Too many fans stupidly over react to statements they don't understand.

 

[Tre4ISU]

It's funny because we threw the ball more in the second half didn't we? I mean, that's not typical of teams that go into a shell with a lead but I wouldn't expect clonedude to stoop to that level of thought.

 

[Luth4Cy]

We now have a forum for Rhoads making a prediction that was accurate, and important to game planning. And had the offense continued to execute in the second half at a high level we would have won. I have no problem with this quote. Tell me Tom Herman, or Bill Snyder, or Nick Saban haven't had similar thoughts before.

 

[CYKOFAN]

We now have a forum for Rhoads making a prediction that was accurate, and important to game planning. And had the offense continued to execute in the second half at a high level we would have won. I have no problem with this quote. Tell me Tom Herman, or Bill Snyder, or Nick Saban haven't had similar thoughts before.

It's not the quote that bothers me but that way of thinking against a high powered big 12 offense, even if we had contained them in the first half. Our 2nd half history would have suggested we needed all the points we could get. I'm not suggesting we weren't trying to score every time we got the ball but it's possible we became more conservative in the 2nd half.

 

[cloneswillwin]

What do we burn besides witches? More witches!

Cyclone fanatic has become just comical due to a few posters that are just obsessed with CPR.

Impeach Obama and jail the Koch Brothers because they ultimately must be behind the fact that Leath hasn't fired Pollard who hasn't fired Rhoads who calls all the plays, hires all the coordinators that obviously can't coach, missues the blocks, throws the ball into the dirt, misses the tackles, etc.

Question for all the football coaching geniuses on here. Did all the plays that were made last night count for good coaching or was that all just players natural ability devoid of any credit to the coaching staff? You know we took a top 5 team to the wire may have been just a couple of good things?

 

[SpokaneCY]

Easy buddy. You can only prove you have a witch if it doesn't drown but then it's too water logged to stay lit.

 

[Luth4Cy]

It's not the quote that bothers me but that way of thinking against a high powered big 12 offense, even if we had contained them in the first half. Our 2nd half history would have suggested we needed all the points we could get. I'm not suggesting we weren't trying to score every time we got the ball but it's possible we became more conservative in the 2nd half.

But we have no reason to believe it effected anything in the second half. I didn't notice any difference in play calling, and I don't think anybody else did either. It's not like they scored two touchdowns on two possession, started running draws on every play after that and then we lost by a field goal.

 

[moforisu]

RARELY do we out coach the other team in the second half. If ever. We simply can't get it done from a coaching perspective. Pollard has to cut the cord and hire a young wipper snapper. Were out nothing if it doesn't pan out but we know what were getting with CPR.

 

[RealisticCy]

Meh it was accurate but it's also what I hate the most about Paul. Stop taking your foot off the gas Paul. Only time we get turnovers is when your line backers and safeties make a great play and rip the ball. We haven't jumped a route all year. Tired of this conservative second half crap.

Our corners are never close enough to a receiver to jump a route....

 

[CYKOFAN]

But we have no reason to believe it effected anything in the second half. I didn't notice any difference in play calling, and I don't think anybody else did either. It's not like they scored two touchdowns on two possession, started running draws on every play after that and then we lost by a field goal.

Nothing really jumps out at me either, though I think we ran a trick play or two the first half and I don't remember any in the 2nd. I just stated that thinking you needed 2 more td's to win could have led to a more conservative offense in the 2nd. Would have to re-watch the game and even chart the plays to know for sure.