Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

[Blue42]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

I have been pretty critical of UNI's coaching staff.

But I've gotta give them credit for getting that team ready to go.

A few decisions I was scratching my head on. I don't get the fake FG with 3 seconds on the clock from the 30 yard line.

And I'd like to see a more conservative approach on fielding punts when we're up 2 or 3 scores late.

But to change up the O-line for a game like this and deliver the goods. That's earning your dough.

[TravelingPanther]

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Watched every minute on t.v.

306 total yards, 213 rushing yards, and 16 first downs. What was not impressive, given NDSU's defense?!

Brion Carnes 7 for 19 (with half of those being quick dump offs to RBs or the motion WR)and lucky to not have any interceptions. Also had a fumble and almost fumbled a handoff attempt for the second week in a row.

The offense had success because the defense was dominant and got off the field quickly and gave us good field position. Still a lot of work to do on offense. Not sayig they were terrible, but they still leave a lot to be desired.

[GonzoCat]

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Nobody got the fake FG, and I guess that was the point. Do it when they least expect it and it has the best chance of working. The defender clearly pushed off the receiver and it wasn't called of course. I'm giving the coaches a pass on that one, nice to not be 100% predictable for once.

[panther-state]

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I don't know Bieghler that well, but it certainly didn't look like he has the arm for making an accurate 25-30 yd pass downfield. Hell our 2 QB's can barely do that...yet we figured our punter can? If he's been making that play in practice then lets see him under center a few times coach!! I'm joking of course.

[TravelingPanther]

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Nobody got the fake FG, and I guess that was the point. Do it when they least expect it and it has the best chance of working. The defender clearly pushed off the receiver and it wasn't called of course. I'm giving the coaches a pass on that one, nice to not be 100% predictable for once.

The only thing we could figure regarding the PI is that it looked more like the TE ran into him. It looked like a push off live, but on the replay it looked like he beat him to the spot and then the TE ran into him and he had the right to the space.

[Pantherpower]

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I really liked the fake fg call. It's been calls like that against UNI that have been back breakers for the Panthers in recent years. O line showed considerable improvement. It was nice to see Brion or ESPN (Brian) keep a few and liked that he finally hit DJ in the flat. Defense was out of this world good and special teams weren't far behind. Wasn't it awesome watching the "BIZON" fans quietly file out with time remaining? Hope the Panthers can keep this up--it's been a fun past few weeks!!

[vbfan19]

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Brion Carnes 7 for 19 (with half of those being quick dump offs to RBs or the motion WR)

IMO, most of the passing offense should be passes like that

[SteinPizza]

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When it comes to Carnes' passing, we definitely dodged bullets a couple times. The bison LBs had a couple INT ricochet of their hands.

From my NSA monitored nexus 5

Correct. There was one throw in particular where 4 guys had a legit chance to catch it, and the first three were Bison LBs or DBs. The coaches have some work to do with Carnes, but improvement in our running game will help him as much as anything.

[havok58]

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Great game. But I still don't feel this stretch gives all the coaches a free pass during the off-season.

The offense still struggles, both with line play and play calling. Farley and Dannen should really evaluate if any changes are to be made. Otherwise we will be discussing this again next year, and the next.

[TravelingPanther]

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IMO, most of the passing offense should be passes like that

They should be. How many of those did he miss though? I can think of at least 2.

[vbfan19]

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They should be. How many of those did he miss though? I can think of at least 2.

yeah well, he'll have misses no matter what types of passes he attempted, (as did Kollmorgen the last few games he played). The question becomes which kind of passing plays have a slightly better chance of being successful and/or lower risk of ending up as a turnover.

[12thFloorBender]

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Great game. But I still don't feel this stretch gives all the coaches a free pass during the off-season.

The offense still struggles, both with line play and play calling. Farley and Dannen should really evaluate if any changes are to be made. Otherwise we will be discussing this again next year, and the next.

My thoughts exactly. If they miss the playoffs a change needs to be made.

[ban basketball]

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My thoughts exactly. If they miss the playoffs a change needs to be made.

And, if they make the playoffs?

[12thFloorBender]

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And, if they make the playoffs?

Farley gets another year but they need a new OC no matter what.

[ban basketball]

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Farley gets another year but they need a new OC no matter what.

So, how have we won the last three games with such a horrible OC then?