Lane Kiffin's chaotic play-calling criticized

Us Texas fans have gotten used to chaotic play calling.

Kick the field goal

No excuses from USC. Notre Dame won and they are going to the NCG. Good luck Irish. Now it's time to move on!!!!! :-)

QUOTE(#2):

Originally posted 11:13 AM ET  11.25 by PDX Dawg

Kick the field goal

Why???? What did USC have to lose by going for the TD????

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 11:14 AM ET  11.25 by The Oldtimer

No excuses from USC. Notre Dame won and they are going to the NCG. Good luck Irish. Now it's time to move on!!!!! :-)

Thanks, OT. It was a great game!

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 11:15 AM ET  11.25 by The Oldtimer

Why???? What did USC have to lose by going for the TD????

Exactly. No problem at all with going for it there. Aside from that goal line fiasco by Lane (no way were we going to score running it at their D like that), I thought he got way too conservative in Q3. Wittek showed he was able to find receivers most of the night. Would have liked to see the ball in the air more during that time.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 11:23 AM ET  11.25 by ICEnSoCal

Exactly. No problem at all with going for it there. Aside from that goal line fiasco by Lane (no way were we going to score running it at their D like that), I thought he got way too conservative in Q3. Wittek showed he was able to find receivers most of the night. Would have liked to see the ball in the air more during that time.

ICE, I totally agree!!! Doesn't USC have a good tight end??? Why not air the ball out more??? USC had "NOTHING" to lose in this game. They have Lee and Woods and a good tight end. Yes you're right, LK was way too "conservative"!!!!

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 11:23 AM ET  11.25 by ICEnSoCal

Exactly. No problem at all with going for it there. Aside from that goal line fiasco by Lane (no way were we going to score running it at their D like that), I thought he got way too conservative in Q3. Wittek showed he was able to find receivers most of the night. Would have liked to see the ball in the air more during that time.

Precisely. They needed two scores in limited time. TD & FG. When you are on the two that's your TD. You hope to get ball back and get within FG range. The three runs esp. 2 qb sneaks were not the way to go. A play action pass might have surprised.

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 11:15 AM ET  11.25 by The Oldtimer

Why???? What did USC have to lose by going for the TD????

They needed two scores. Tried 7 times and couldn't run it in. I was shocked they didn't take what they could get and then go for the onside, which they were going to have to do anyway. IMO they should've taken the points and tried again.

I'm kind of taking a liking to coach Kiffin,, 1-2 against the Irish,, he is doing just fine in my book, stay the course.

QUOTE(#8):

Originally posted 11:41 AM ET  11.25 by Sittlichk-8

Precisely. They needed two scores in limited time. TD & FG. When you are on the two that's your TD. You hope to get ball back and get within FG range. The three runs esp. 2 qb sneaks were not the way to go. A play action pass might have surprised.

Disagree....I think they had a better shot with more space for lee to get open. They were getting shut down from that close in.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 11:23 AM ET  11.25 by ICEnSoCal

(no way were we going to score running it at their D like that),

I was cheering for them to keep running it at us,, BRING IT !! I say!!

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 11:51 AM ET  11.25 by PDX Dawg

They needed two scores. Tried 7 times and couldn't run it in. I was shocked they didn't take what they could get and then go for the onside, which they were going to have to do anyway. IMO they should've taken the points and tried again.

I could agree if USC had a chance to go to the NCG with a win over ND, but in this game, USC had nothing to lose and IMO they make the right call to go for a TD, it's just that LK made the wrong play calls.

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 11:52 AM ET  11.25 by PDX Dawg

Disagree....I think they had a better shot with more space for lee to get open. They were getting shut down from that close in.

Bend dont break is ND's defensive strength. So i see your point, more play action should have been the call though.

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 11:14 AM ET  11.25 by The Oldtimer

No excuses from USC. Notre Dame won and they are going to the NCG. Good luck Irish. Now it's time to move on!!!!! :-)

Love the new look OT, what a fun ride its been!

QUOTE(#13):

Originally posted 11:53 AM ET  11.25 by The Oldtimer

I could agree if USC had a chance to go to the NCG with a win over ND, but in this game, USC had nothing to lose and IMO they make the right call to go for a TD, it's just that LK made the wrong play calls.

The last play was there, he dropped it.

QUOTE(#14):

Originally posted 11:56 AM ET  11.25 by VanByTheRiver

Bend dont break is ND's defensive strength. So i see your point, more play action should have been the call though.

Van, actually the fullback was open on 4th down, he just didn't catch the ball.

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 11:14 AM ET  11.25 by The Oldtimer

No excuses from USC. Notre Dame won and they are going to the NCG. Good luck Irish. Now it's time to move on!!!!! :-)

I guess now the ghost of Rod Sherman is cleansed from my memory.

QUOTE(#16):

Originally posted 11:59 AM ET  11.25 by PDX Dawg

The last play was there, he dropped it.

Yes he did!!!!!! There is always the "coulda, shoulda, woulda". :-)

QUOTE(#18):

Originally posted 12:00 PM ET  11.25 by Sittlichk-8

I guess now the ghost of Rod Sherman is cleansed from my memory.

LOL, but the "ghost of AD", will remain for years to come!!!!