The truth isn’t truth in IowaWould there be anything more cringe-worthy to an Iowa fan than listening to PJ Fleck accurately explain why the controversy isn't a controversy?
The truth isn’t truth in IowaWould there be anything more cringe-worthy to an Iowa fan than listening to PJ Fleck accurately explain why the controversy isn't a controversy?
What are the odds that Iowa returners are coached to point and wave in order to deceive coverage?
Agreed. When he said ‘I guess’ at the podium he was acknowledging guilt without having to own it.No, no, no. Per his own words the wild arm waving was just “winding himself up for the turn”
Pathetic. Just own it.
Exactly@GophersInIowa That's exactly why the rule is in place - even a moment's hesitation can give the returner an unfair advantage, and waving the arms does exactly that.
I’m in a bad mood and I’m calling the writer a slime bucket. The call was correct. The rule is in place for good reason. But everyone outside the state of Minnesota realizes Iowa got hosed.
Becoming ??? Lol, forever and always.I have to say, I never knew Iowa fans, players and coaches were such whiners.
The rule is clear, the call was reviewed, and the correct call was made according to the rule.
Stop humiliating yourselves. Show some class and dignity. You're becoming pathetic.
It is a great win for the Gophers!Wait? what? Lets review. Iowa's first points come off a 3rd and long heave/great catch down the sideline that probably had a 5% completion probability. Then their TD "drive" came when a Gopher player grabbed a facemask on a sack on 3rd down that would have forced a punt, they get to the red zone thanks to a PI on Walley, then they are stuffed repeatedly at the goal line and the refs call Nubin for a personal foul for knocking the ball away after 3rd down. Maybe Iowa gets 7 there, maybe they don't...but they were definitely getting 7 after that call. Gophers also miss a FG in the first half.
Now the second half. Completely dominated by Minnesota. Iowa was in the single digits for yardage for much of the half. Then, they make a clearly illegal motion on a punt return with a minute left in the game on a play where a Gopher missed a very easy tackle at that spot to begin with. Still, it wasn't a penalty so Iowa has the ball on like their own 45 with timeouts in their pocket and only needing a fg to win. They go backwards.
Want a terrible way to lose a game? Dominate a game like Minnesota did last year rushing for 300 yards but missing a chip shot FG, fumbling at the goal line, and dropping an interception in the red zone before finally throwing your own interception on what should have been a game sealing drive like Minnesota did against Iowa last year.
Iowa would have been insanely lucky (again) against Minnesota (again) to win that game.
Maybe this was pointed out already but Watson clearly stops for a few seconds because of the motion.
Smirking Kirk knows he and flapping-wings “Big Bird” DeJean brazenly cheated by advancing a dead ball; thinks he won’t get caught because game officials didn’t whistle ball dead. He can’t believe his good luck. Forgot that replay officials would look it over?
No doubt DeJean was coached to do exactly what he did: waive arms frantically, raising confusion over fair catch, but don’t raise arms over shoulder. This is an “invalid fair catch signal” and ball can’t advanced.The Iowa returner pretty clearly seems to be a nutbag who thinks he's smarter than everyone else. He was either coached to make this move, or thought it up all by himself. The intent was clear to anyone who wants to objectively pay attention
Also, why would 17 on Iowa run away from Watson if DeJean wasn't yelling get away? You would think blocking the guy in front of you on a real return would be more beneficial than running in the opposite direction.
17 did that because that is what they are taught to do (every football team hs to pro) when a punt is “ offline” and the returner yells their get away word
Nice find. Someone should send it to KF so he knows that his own hometown radio crew saw the obvious waving he is trying to describe as "normal running motion."This is spectacular. Listen to the whole sequence here from the Iowa radio call:
Start at 4:12:25
Call during the return: "Cooper Dejean says get away from it"..."Cooper DeJean was waving for everybody to get away from the ball..."
During the review: "He did wave his arm, I thought he waved his arm for everybody to get away from the ball..."
After the overturn: "Where did he wave?"
Absolute gold.
After the review, the official says, "The returner waived his left hand which is an invalid fair catch signal." Maybe if he would have said "The returner waived his left hand, however it was not above his shoulder which is an invalid fair catch signal." a lot of the confusion could have been avoided. But after reading some of the Iowa fan's rants the last couple of days, I doubt it would have helped.This is spectacular. Listen to the whole sequence here from the Iowa radio call:
Start at 4:12:25
Call during the return: "Cooper Dejean says get away from it"..."Cooper DeJean was waving for everybody to get away from the ball..."
During the review: "He did wave his arm, I thought he waved his arm for everybody to get away from the ball..."
After the overturn: "Where did he wave?"
Absolute gold.
Aaron Rodgers is a dope.Watching the replay of Pat McAfee Show tonight and both he and Aaron Rodgers thought the invalid fair catch was a shit call.