Punting on 4th and 2 in Missouri Territory….

[Sett1997]

KF had no way of knowing Schulte was going to get the personal foul penalty that essentially gave Missouri 3 points and momentum.
But I'll give Schulte a pass because he's only a freshman.
Wait..never mind.

That was easily the turning point.

That's not why we lost. We lost because our coach is an outdated dinosaur.

 

[Thunderlips71]

Kirk called for four corners offense with 20 minutes left in the game.

 

[Sett1997]

would u have confidence in our O? we snapped the ball early or rolled it to the Qb...We could not block a 4 man rush...Our wr/te's could not get open and then would drop it on a 3 yd out.

He's the coach, has no confidence in his offense? They looked great until he went full no nuts and injected himself into the deal.
Bau, I've watched the same scenario out of him for 20 plus years.

 

[Sett1997]

Kirk called for four corners offense with 20 minutes left in the game.

Yup! We've seen it a hundred times. Not exaggerating.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

Yeah, I would have shut the game off after that.

Playing not to lose is not a successful formula against good teams. That, in a nutshell, is why I have lost patience with Kirk. I’m so sick of his ultra conservative, “punting is winning,” “complementary football” nonsense. Not to mention Iowa gets a little bit of a lead and Kirk wants to go into a shell and sit on the football.

It’s old. And it’s not changing until Kirk finally leaves.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

Kirk called for four corners offense with 20 minutes left in the game.

At least he didn’t go into the premature V formation to bleed the clock. He seriously did that a few year ago….🥲

 

[swagsurfer02]

Technically, we did try to go for it later in the game and Sullivan got stuffed on 4th and 2

 

[Buggie]

Kirk is the only one in the world that didn't forsee the outcome of his stupid, full tortoise decisions.

What the Hell...he makes 7 mil anyway.

 

[grayhair81]

Detroit goes for it on 4th down, easy conversion, kicks FG to effectively win the game tonight. I can only dream of having a coach with a step on your throat mentality.

 

[hawkandroll]

Detroit goes for it on 4th down, easy conversion, kicks FG to effectively win the game tonight. I can only dream of having a coach with a step on your throat mentality.

Hell yes.

Also how many times does this staff need to see a lead melt away before they stop taking their foot off the gas?!

 

[hahkize]

Kirk is the only one in the world that didn't forsee the outcome of his stupid, full tortoise decisions.

Hard to see the world around you from inside a shell.

 

[Grumpy Old Hawk]

…. That’s a great way to lose football games when you aren’t playing Northwestern, Purdue, or Nebraska. Kudos to Kirk for treating this game like the CFP!

Kirk could have had 6 downs to get 2 yards and would have failed.

 

[SCHawkeye99]

Punting is winning!