Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

[Panther-Sheik]

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I agree...lining up for a fg was a risk. Not sure what happened but Tyler barely got it to the endzone. Instead of going for it, I would have maybe punted and made their offense go 80+ yards.

Tyler came over to our side after the game and I jokingly said, "You would have made it from 51, you know?" He said, "I know...they screwed me up with the penalty. I was ready for the long one!". I really like the kid's attitude. Great for a kicker. Anyway, the worst possible scenario on the kick would be to have it blocked and returned for a TD. So, I'm almost wondering if he was told to just make sure it wasn't a low kick...to avoid that potential scenario. With that in mind, he scuffed it and really got under it. No knowledge of that, but just thinking that may have been the underlying thought process.

[Purrrrrfect]

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In regards to the FG. on 4th n 4...going for the 51 yd FG...you make it...HUGE momentum, crowd will be way into it with excitement with a 10pt lead...almost sureidly sealing the victory. After the penalty..i was 50/50. same situation...and a closer FG...better odds to make it, but 1 yd wins the game too. In a coaching mindset...it was a win/win with only the slight risk that he doesn't make the FG (which just happened to happen)...but when you have faith in your defense as Farley did...going for the FG wasn't horrible or a bad decision at all. I can't fault him for that. Also we whine too much about no taking risks and going for the juggler...i'd say going for that FG to basically end it, showed some real coconuts. I can't be mad either way. Even had we lost, that decision in that situation was nothing wrong.

[Panther'73]

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“I feel like the best team didn't win,” Wofford head coach Mike Ayers said. “This is tough to take,” Ayers said. “I thought we had a legitimate shot to go all the way.”

[06panther10]

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“I feel like the best team didn't win,” Wofford head coach Mike Ayers said. “This is tough to take,” Ayers said. “I thought we had a legitimate shot to go all the way.”

"I couldn't care less," said Farley about Wofford's statistical edge. "At the end of the day, all of it is, just win."

[Chitown Panther]

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“I feel like the best team didn't win,” Wofford head coach Mike Ayers said. “This is tough to take,” Ayers said. “I thought we had a legitimate shot to go all the way.”

Hey Coach....welcome to FCS playoffs...

[jnutt]

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article was up yesterday but the damn video is finally up today...thanks to Youtube

http://www.iowasportsmonster.com/headlines/thenutthouse.php

[UNI Fight]

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Where is the money for these billboards and commercial spots going to come from?

I'm guessing it came from the marketing budget.

[Panther-Sheik]

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“I feel like the best team didn't win,” Wofford head coach Mike Ayers said. “This is tough to take,” Ayers said. “I thought we had a legitimate shot to go all the way.”

He was really complaining about everything last night. Hollering and screaming at the refs constantly at the top of his lungs. I figured he looked more like the quiet "gentlemanly" leader, but I was way off.

[Trapped in California]

That cat (dog) is emotion personified - just has a veneer thathides it. Nothing wrong with it in my view. He is working his part.

[clenz]

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I just checked the play by play in the box score and it lists the pre-offsides yardage as 4th and 6 from the 34. The scoreboard had it 4th and 4 from the 34

Our scoreboard spotter needs to get some glasses to be 2 yards off on that...or learn to count hash marks.

[UNIPNTHR]

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I agree...lining up for a fg was a risk. Not sure what happened but Tyler barely got it to the endzone. Instead of going for it, I would have maybe punted and made their offense go 80+ yards.

I was thinking the same things:

1) We should be able to get 1 yard to seal the victory and even if we don't, it's not terrible field position.
2) The other choice for me was taking a delay of game and trying to put them inside the 20. They only had, what, 0:58 with no TO's.

With those two points offered, we struggled to punch in the short yardage TD earlier in the game. We seemed reluctant to take a snap from under center. If memory serves, after we took 5 tries to punch the ball in form inside the 5, the first four were out of the gun, the 5th was in an I/Goaline Formation. (That included the roughing the kicker in the middle of those tries).

Maybe I'm glad they kicked the FG instead of lining up in shotgun in a 4th & 1 and making me pull out my hair.

[Herdman]

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After the game tying kick against ISUr, I have no problem with the FG call to ice the game. Yes, pounding one over to get the first down would have been a good call too, but again, no issue with the effort or call to kick it.

Nice season for the short haired dogs. As for their HC's comments afterwards. What do you expect? He's got a job to do and does it well. I'm sure he loves his players, team and college as much or possibly even more than most.

On to Montana for UNI, back to Spartansburg form them.

[Born-a-Panther]

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“I feel like the best team didn't win,” Wofford head coach Mike Ayers said. “This is tough to take,” Ayers said. “I thought we had a legitimate shot to go all the way.”

There are some coaches out there that really do not know how to talk to media. You do not say things like this out loud.

[Panther'73]

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I agree BP - that is why I posted his comments....

[Born-a-Panther]

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I agree BP - that is why I posted his comments....

You just made me even happier that they walked out of our house with a loss.