Clock Management Woes

[PositYourself]

What's the cause of Gus's bumbles in this area and will it ever improve?

UCF football rallies from 21 down, edges TCU in thrilling Big 12 opener | 3 takeaways

The Knights moved to 3-0 as RJ Harvey rushed for 180 yards and two scores and KJ Jefferson threw for 230 with three touchdowns.

sports.yahoo.com

"The true turning point, however, might have come moments earlier. Harvey extended the possession with a 3-yard gain, giving the Knights first-and-goal from the 10 with 1:06 left on the clock. On first down, Jefferson evaded pressure and scrambled for a 1-yard gain, but the Knights wasted 49 seconds in between those two snaps before Malzahn burned his final timeout of the half.

UCF tried to substitute personnel ahead of second-and-goal, allowing TCU the same opportunity at its own pace.

"Every time we subbed, it took forever for them to get off the field. They jogged in, barely," Malzahn said. "That's on me. We should have got points, at least three. … That wasn't the best clock management."

 

[Guinness_Knight]

Unreal

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

Terrible Gus Bumble...wth

 

[muckdawg24]

I don't understand why we don't have a two minute "package" with the personnel we have on the field. Like there shouldn't be all this hub bub to get a play call in during that time. If we don't have that timeout, we would have been screwed.

I saw Gus bitching at the refs but if the shoe was on the other foot we would have slow played our substitutions as well.

 

[80'sKnight]

It's a rookie mistake. He's far from being a rookie so, no, he will never learn. The AD should treat him like he treats an OL who constantly false starts.

 

[BlakNGoldAllDay]

I don't understand why we don't have a two minute "package" with the personnel we have on the field. Like there shouldn't be all this hub bub to get a play call in during that time. If we don't have that timeout, we would have been screwed.

I saw Gus bitching at the refs but if the shoe was on the other foot we would have slow played our substitutions as well.

With radio coms there isn’t a problem with getting play call in fast. KJ doesn’t even have to look at sideline.

 

[muckdawg24]

Well play call is one thing, the personnel is another. You'd think if we had 11 or 21 or whatever package in there they could just come up with something to avoid substituting.

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

It's a rookie mistake. He's far from being a rookie so, no, he will never learn. The AD should treat him like he treats an OL who constantly false starts.

Exactly. Very strange that he's so nervous and all.

 

[AuburnLegacy_1]

Let's be real. The RULES are the problem.

Why are defensive players allowed to walk off the field, fake injuries, etc.?

The rule should be once the offense is in the set position for five seconds, the ref starts to put the ball in play.

I bet you would see defensive players sprinting on and off the field if the NCAA did that.

 

[akhenaten]

The rules are what they are. It’s the head coach’s job to operate within the rules to give his team the best chance to win. Gus’s clock management was also abysmal against the Gators and Baylor last year. I’m not convinced he understands the rules.