[NU Sports] Penalties

[Jonathan Hodges]

I would argue that the D was pretty bad right off the bat: the only
"takeaway" by NU was a dropped ball by Duke's QB Lewis in the backfield with
no pressure on him - basically an unforced error.  The next 3 times duke had
the ball they drove 86, 70, and 80 yards, respectively for TDs.  NU didn't
force a punt until after the half.  I would say that is not a good start.

In any case I don't want to get dragged too far into this discussion.  I
would rather move on and get over this mess than dwell on the negatives.

Jonathan

On 9/16/07, Roy Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:
>
> I thought we came out pretty fired up - especially after getting a
> turnover
> right after CJ's first INT.
>
> But then the flags started flying, and our D had to back down from being
> overly
> aggressive.
>
> Its seemed that the D was flat after Dinard's 15 yarder, and played poorly
> until
> the 2nd half.
>
> rsl
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> >
> >
> > I know there's a temptation to play the loss on the refs, but the fact
> is
> > that we did not deserve to win. As I feared, the Cats came out flat and
> > uninspired, while the Blue Devils were prepared, motivated, and ready to
> > break  their
> > streak.  The Cats undoubtedly were the better team, but last night  the
> > difference was coaching (similar to the UNH debacle last year).  There
> > should be
> > some real soul-searching by Fitz and his staff on why they did not  have
> > had
> > the team better prepared for a game that was certainly winnable  (in
> > contrast to
> > what we face the next two weeks).  Our bowl hopes are now  in
> ruins.  Maybe
> > our talent is not at the OSU level. but we're definitely  better than
> Duke.
> > The coaches -- not the refs -- were our downfall.
> >
> > As a former high school football official, I have to defend the  zebras.
> > Especially at the college level, these guys are experienced,  constantly
> > evaluated, and trying hard to do the best they can in a fast-paced  blur
> > you cannot
> > imagine.  They will miss some (and they really missed that  pass
> > interference in
> > the end zone at the end), but any deliberate bias toward  one team is
> > impossible.
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 9/16/2007 12:14:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > johnl at mac.com writes:
> >
> > Naturally I booed the refs a lot last night for all the penalties
> > called against us.  But from the stands, it's hard to really judge  the
> > calls.  For those watching from home, did we really deserve 125  yards
> > in penalties or were there a lot of bad calls?  Given that we  were the
> > least penalized team in the Big Ten last year, and in the first  two
> > games of this season we were averaging 4 penalties for 40 yards, I
> > thought 125 yards of penalties was a lot.  I was especially annoyed  by
> > a couple of the refs last night who would throw in a flag after the
> > play was over and call holding or a block in the back.  I mean, what
> > took so long to decide to throw the flag?  (I thought there were also  a
> > couple of bad penalty calls that went in our favor, but many more calls
> > and no calls went against  us.)
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