Cal had all three timeouts. I also don't see this as poor sportsmanship or cheating to overload one side of the line. Our coaches should have recognized this, called a timeout, and developed a counterattack as it clearly left Stanfurd weak on the other side of the formation.
But calling this cheating is like saying it's cheating to have five wide receivers or three tight ends on the field.
Cal had all three timeouts. I also don't see this as poor sportsmanship or cheating to overload one side of the line. Our coaches should have recognized this, called a timeout, and developed a counterattack as it clearly left Stanfurd weak on the other side of the formation.
But calling this cheating is like saying it's cheating to have five wide receivers or three tight ends on the field.
Well, I suppose we should have called a timeout and switched to trying for a 2-pt conversion, maybe running out the wildcat or having Chase roll out to the unbalanced side of the field. There is a good chance he could have run it into the end zone himself.
Actually if were Wilcox I would have called timeout, used the same formation and have the holder run it into the end zone on the left side. Dykes in his first game called for a fake field goal against NW that went for a TD. I was at the game and remember it vividly.
There was enough time for a 3-and-out and a win. I'm thinking there was a little bit of tunnel vision going on here, with a dash of "we're not going to miss a PAT..."
Perhaps it has to do with snap and finding a long snapper that can get the ball that low and accurate for a FG kick. Snapping for a punt is very different than a FG/XP attempt.
Well I finally looked it up; thereтАЩs no rule for it, itтАЩs just habit. Which is strange because I see blocked kicks all the time, and almost never see a snap that the holder canтАЩt handle.
I do remember a P12 Net feature on the USC game in тАШ03 where someone said they тАЬcheatedтАЭ on the snap by lining up a yard deeper than normal. I guess they were cheating against the long snapper, not the rules.
Cal had all three timeouts. I also don't see this as poor sportsmanship or cheating to overload one side of the line. Our coaches should have recognized this, called a timeout, and developed a counterattack as it clearly left Stanfurd weak on the other side of the formation.
But calling this cheating is like saying it's cheating to have five wide receivers or three tight ends on the field.
Well, I suppose we should have called a timeout and switched to trying for a 2-pt conversion, maybe running out the wildcat or having Chase roll out to the unbalanced side of the field. There is a good chance he could have run it into the end zone himself.
Actually if were Wilcox I would have called timeout, used the same formation and have the holder run it into the end zone on the left side. Dykes in his first game called for a fake field goal against NW that went for a TD. I was at the game and remember it vividly.
https://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/cal-vs-northwestern-2013/2013/8/31/4681604/cal-northwestern-2013-fake-field-goal
Such an fun play. But so much for auspicious beginnings though, as they say. That was a pandemic-like season.
Oh. I thought we had no timeouts. Then why the heck did the coaches not call a timeout when they saw the Stanford formation?
There was enough time for a 3-and-out and a win. I'm thinking there was a little bit of tunnel vision going on here, with a dash of "we're not going to miss a PAT..."
Even if we had zero time outs, it's not cheating. It's part of the game.
I made the same mistake of thinking we were out of timeouts when we discussed this on the livestream.
Ive been wondering for years why nobody places the ball 10 yards back on extra points and short field goals
Perhaps it has to do with snap and finding a long snapper that can get the ball that low and accurate for a FG kick. Snapping for a punt is very different than a FG/XP attempt.
Well I finally looked it up; thereтАЩs no rule for it, itтАЩs just habit. Which is strange because I see blocked kicks all the time, and almost never see a snap that the holder canтАЩt handle.
I do remember a P12 Net feature on the USC game in тАШ03 where someone said they тАЬcheatedтАЭ on the snap by lining up a yard deeper than normal. I guess they were cheating against the long snapper, not the rules.