Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

[catsize]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

shouldn't have resorted to that, his job was to run and throw, he did it well enough to win a national title....

okay then, getting a first down on that last drive....

besides, that was the second quarter when the pass was dropped, which was followed by Grace throwing an incomplete pass, leading to a 51-yard FG attempt.

[jegbomb52]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

okay then, getting a first down on that last drive....

besides, that was the second quarter when the pass was dropped, which was followed by Grace throwing an incomplete pass, leading to a 51-yard FG attempt.

so what about the other two missed field goals inside 45 yards that game. when your kicker is 1 for 4 in a semi final playoff game and you lose by less than three its not your qb's fault, spin it however you want.

[Cat80]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

okay then, getting a first down on that last drive....

besides, that was the second quarter when the pass was dropped, which was followed by Grace throwing an incomplete pass, leading to a 51-yard FG attempt.

Not getting a first down on the last drive was all about the coaches and the play calling(cue Ban). The signal to the players was that weren't going to try to get a first down. Everyone in the dome knew we were going to run 3 times into the line and we did. A 7 yd out to the sideline, don't give Richmond a chance and as Jeg wrote, Pat Grace would go down in history as one of the greatest. Also remember how easily Richmond took apart Montana in the title game. It didn't happen, so we'll never know but I would have liked UNI's chances.

[catsize]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

so what about the other two missed field goals inside 45 yards that game. when your kicker is 1 for 4 in a semi final playoff game and you lose by less than three its not your qb's fault, spin it however you want.

Hallgren was 2-4, missing from 42 and 51. Having to rely on the kicker by settling for field goals when unable to convert first downs is on the quarterback.

Grace would go down as good but not at the long term level of Mike Smith, Jay Johnson, Kurt Warner, Eric Sanders and others. We win a title this year, it won't make Carnes the greatest either.

[06panther10]

Not getting a first down on the last drive was all about the coaches and the play calling(cue Ban). The signal to the players was that weren't going to try to get a first down. Everyone in the dome knew we were going to run 3 times into the line and we did. A 7 yd out to the sideline, don't give Richmond a chance and as Jeg wrote, Pat Grace would go down in history as one of the greatest. Also remember how easily Richmond took apart Montana in the title game. It didn't happen, so we'll never know but I would have liked UNI's chances.

I would have to look at the drive chart, but we most certainly tried to get a 1st down on that drive. From my memory, I think we ran Corey Lewis on 1st down, ran a jet sweep with Herring on 2nd down, and an incomplete pass up the middle on 3rd down. Hard to disagree with those calls. I'm not going to blame the play calling on that drive for that loss.

[jegbomb52]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Hallgren was 2-4, missing from 42 and 51. Having to rely on the kicker by settling for field goals when unable to convert first downs is on the quarterback.

Grace would go down as good but not at the long term level of Mike Smith, Jay Johnson, Kurt Warner, Eric Sanders and others. We win a title this year, it won't make Carnes the greatest either.

except Grace threw for almost 400 yards against Iowa, and over 300 against Richmond, package it however you want like I said, if Grace plays with just about any other kicker in the Farley era he is the best, no ifs, ands, or buts. We won't ever know because the kicks didn't go through the uprights. Jeaso, you really don't like Pat, did he screw your sister? girlfriend? you?

[Cat80]

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I would have to look at the drive chart, but we most certainly tried to get a 1st down on that drive. From my memory, I think we ran Corey Lewis on 1st down, ran a jet sweep with Herring on 2nd down, and an incomplete pass up the middle on 3rd down. Hard to disagree with those calls. I'm not going to blame the play calling on that drive for that loss.

I don't recall a pass, but it was 6 years ago. Maybe. I don't recall sharpness, more of a don't fumble and then play defense.

[06panther10]

Hallgren was terrible, and the overall incompetence and unreliability of our kicking game cost us several huge games in that era of UNI football.

[Cat80]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Hallgren was terrible, and the overall incompetence and unreliability of our kicking game cost us several huge games in that era of UNI football.

According to the UNI Media Guide, Hallgren was 64-95 for his career.

[panther-state]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

According to the UNI Media Guide, Hallgren was 64-95 for his career.

Exactly. 67% is atrocious for the type of kicking we've been used to in recent history.

[mwatje]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Exactly. 67% is atrocious for the type of kicking we've been used to in recent history.

Points of Comparison:
Michael Schmadeke is 92% on career field goals (23 of 25) and 95% on extra points (38 of 40).

Sievertson was 81.7% on career field goals (49 of 60) and 100% on extra points (114 of 114).

Hallgren was 70.1% on career field goals (47 of 67) and 98% on extra points (127 of 129).

[ronfitch]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Points of Comparison:
Michael Schmadeke is 92% on career field goals (23 of 25) and 95% on extra points (38 of 40).

Sievertson was 81.7% on career field goals (49 of 60) and 100% on extra points (114 of 114).

Hallgren was 70.1% on career field goals (47 of 67) and 98% on extra points (127 of 129).

Man, Schmadeke is having a solid year. Two misses (49 in the Dome in the SDSU game and that 53-yarder at Indy State, into the winds) and one blocked. No attempts from inside 20 yards, which is interesting. UNI is 97% inside the red zone this year, 55% touchdowns.

Bieghler, too, punting. He's dropped just over 30% of his punts inside the 20 this season, up from about 25% last season.

[wretched]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Man, Schmadeke is having a solid year. Two misses (49 in the Dome in the SDSU game and that 53-yarder at Indy State, into the winds) and one blocked. No attempts from inside 20 yards, which is interesting. UNI is 97% inside the red zone this year, 55% touchdowns.

Bieghler, too, punting. He's dropped just over 30% of his punts inside the 20 this season, up from about 25% last season.

Special teams have been awesome all season, who coordinates those units? It doesn't say on the staff page.

[ronfitch]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Man, Schmadeke is having a solid year. Two misses (49 in the Dome in the SDSU game and that 53-yarder at Indy State, into the winds) and one blocked. No attempts from inside 20 yards, which is interesting. UNI is 97% inside the red zone this year, 55% touchdowns.

Bieghler, too, punting. He's dropped just over 30% of his punts inside the 20 this season, up from about 25% last season.

Both juniors, too. Nice to know we have them for next year.

[ban basketball]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

So, are we still in coaching crisis mode, folks, or will we just start calling for heads again when and if we lose a playoff game?