FCS championship game thread

[2011BisonAlumni]

As it played out, the early whistle on the Wentz fumble, resulting in NDSU's 1st FG did play a difference in this one. That is 3 points NDSU should not have had.

I just got down re-watching the game. The whistle was blown. Besides that, NDSU recovered the fumble and were still within field goal range for Keller. As such, why does everyone think that is 3 points NDSU shouldn't have had?

Also, re-watch the first TD by Illinois State. Coprich had a horrible false start. Throw that flag as it should have been called, you might have had Illinois State with a field goal.

I thought for the most part, the refs called a good game. They missed a few calls, but for the most part they let two physical teams play.

 

[AZGrizFan]

When Illinois state busted loose that last touchdown, I was thinking he should have fallen on the 1 yard line and took their 2/3 chances running it in and then kicked a field goal. Would have left the win in their hands and not in the bison.

Never. You can not take a chance doing that. What happens if the next play there is a false start, then a big tackle for a loss, the next play an incomplete pass, and on fourth down the field goal kicker shanks it? You take the points every time. No question about it. You have to have faith that your defense has the ability to stop a team going 85 yards in a minute 30.

Should have Carson Wentz went down at the 1 with 39 seconds left, because he knew Illinois State had the ability to go down the field and tie it up ( or win it as it turned out) with a field goal kicker?

The risk is just too great in that circumstance.

Yeah. Asking that guy to run out of bounds, or take a knee goes against every instinct a football player has. HAVE to trust your defense one last time there...

 

[CV Griz Fan]

Question: (Hypothetical) If they reverse that interception at the end and call it a catch by Illinois S., does Illinois St. still get the additional yards for the flag thrown on North Dakota State? Those extra yards would of put them in field goal range. If so, that would have been a crazy ending.

I was thinking the same thing at the time. NDSU got the ball on the 30 yard line after the penalty. That would have been a 37 yard FG for ISU which would have been in range. Now that would have been a wild ending........

 

[Hammersmith]

Question: (Hypothetical) If they reverse that interception at the end and call it a catch by Illinois S., does Illinois St. still get the additional yards for the flag thrown on North Dakota State? Those extra yards would of put them in field goal range. If so, that would have been a crazy ending.

Yes. It was a dead ball foul and would have been enforced no matter which way the replay went.

 

[MontanaSTATEfan]

AZGrizFan wrote:What a f***[*] cheap shot by ISU to end the game there.....great sportsmanship, jackasses.

I thought this too...at first. Later in the day I watched a very close basketball game. With 8 seconds left their was a flurry of aggressive fouls to try and get to the ball back to win the game (as there always is in bball). Anyway, it made me think - why should a team quit with 8 seconds left on the clock? I understand the victory formation if there is no chance to win, but if that guy forced a fumble, picked it up and ran it back - his team wins. It's the national championship game and one score wins and there is 8 seconds???

What other sport is a team required/expected to forfeit before the time is up, and if the time truly is up, why even run that last play?

Food for thought!?!?

 

[SoldierGriz]

AZGrizFan wrote:What a f***[*] cheap shot by ISU to end the game there.....great sportsmanship, jackasses.

I thought this too...at first. Later in the day I watched a very close basketball game. With 8 seconds left their was a flurry of aggressive fouls to try and get to the ball back to win the game (as there always is in bball). Anyway, it made me think - why should a team quit with 8 seconds left on the clock? I understand the victory formation if there is no chance to win, but if that guy forced a fumble, picked it up and ran it back - his team wins. It's the national championship game and one score wins and there is 8 seconds???

What other sport is a team required/expected to forfeit before the time is up, and if the time truly is up, why even run that last play?

Food for thought!?!?

Honestly, it is hard for me to think of another sport that has a "victory formation" equivalent.

 

[poorgriz]

When Illinois state busted loose that last touchdown, I was thinking he should have fallen on the 1 yard line and took their 2/3 chances running it in and then kicked a field goal. Would have left the win in their hands and not in the bison.

Never. You can not take a chance doing that. What happens if the next play there is a false start, then a big tackle for a loss, the next play an incomplete pass, and on fourth down the field goal kicker shanks it? You take the points every time. No question about it. You have to have faith that your defense has the ability to stop a team going 85 yards in a minute 30.

Should have Carson Wentz went down at the 1 with 39 seconds left, because he knew Illinois State had the ability to go down the field and tie it up ( or win it as it turned out) with a field goal kicker?

The risk is just too great in that circumstance.

But... what if you don't? Especially playing NDSU, a team that has proven time and time again they ARE going to drive down and score in that situation 90% of the time, regardless of who they're playing. Redbirds, K State, MN, doesn't matter. I'm with this poster. when he scored and left them that much time, I looked around the room and told everyone there NDSU was going to score again... and nobody took me up on the bet.