Seems odd to me too. Why did IU have a >50% chance to win before their last play? Even if they were more likely than not to score a TD from the 2 they still needed to either score a 2pt conversion or win the 3rd OT. These combinations can't have been a >50% proposition. It also seems their chances should have gone down more than a few percent between 1st and goal and 4th and goal.
Deception is a big part of football, and to me it looked like a play designed to deceive. Butt is split to wide for it to be a 'regular' play. The particulars are fascinating, though.
Did Harbaugh try it just to 'run it up the flagpole' to see it it would fly? Maybe he'll request a clarification of the call then tweak it to stay legal but hopefully still deceive. Maybe he'll never try it again but now it is on film for our future opponents to worry about.
Why try it up 22 against a beaten opponent? Maybe this was a good time to risk a big penalty. Maybe Rutgers week is a good time to spend time teaching trick plays.
Maybe it was taught differently but the particulars of this situation made it less legal. For example, maybe Butt wasn't supposed to skip the huddle completely but the previous play had him on the far sideline so he felt rushed to catch up with the departing subs.
Trying to understand Harbaugh leaves me saying 'maybe' a lot.
Exactly. We've only been to red zone 17 times in 5 games, but scored on 16 of them, with 12 TDs. Coaches aren't throwing open the play book, but they are also getting 'er done.
I've run the Detroit full 4 or 5 times, including my first PR in 10 years last fall. It is a nice course at the perfect time of year. I agree with those who said it is lonely near the end. It is an easy drive in the morning from A2 if that's where you stay, although get there early because once they close the course you can't drive within a couple of miles of the start.
Another piece of advice: it is warm in the tunnel so you'll be tempted to shed some clothing. Don't drop anything until you come out of the tunnel, though, or you may have a very chilly second half ahead of you.
Good luck!
I've run the Detroit full 4 or 5 times, including my first PR in 10 years last fall. It is a nice course at the perfect time of year. I agree with those who said it is lonely near the end. It is an easy drive in the morning from A2 if that's where you stay, although get there early because once they close the course you can't drive within a couple of miles of the start.
Another piece of advice: it is warm in the tunnel so you'll be tempted to shed some clothing. Don't drop anything until you come out of the tunnel, though, or you may have a very chilly second half ahead of you.
Good luck!
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Did Harbaugh try it just to 'run it up the flagpole' to see it it would fly? Maybe he'll request a clarification of the call then tweak it to stay legal but hopefully still deceive. Maybe he'll never try it again but now it is on film for our future opponents to worry about.
Why try it up 22 against a beaten opponent? Maybe this was a good time to risk a big penalty. Maybe Rutgers week is a good time to spend time teaching trick plays.
Maybe it was taught differently but the particulars of this situation made it less legal. For example, maybe Butt wasn't supposed to skip the huddle completely but the previous play had him on the far sideline so he felt rushed to catch up with the departing subs.
Trying to understand Harbaugh leaves me saying 'maybe' a lot.