Ohio State slimeball runs fake punt, leading 49-10

[BFDCat]

And if I were the return man, I would have hit that punter as hard as I could, late or not.

Yeah, that's sportsmanship right there. Like I said, issues.

 

[Secho99]

Thats the point. You have to punch the bully.

Too many people protecting the bully's feelings. It was a clean hit - Cruikshank is a little guy and didn't go for the ball carrier's knees or his head - just him him late. And as payback goes, it was nicely done.

I'm gonna guess Mr McPunter learned his lesson. But maybe not - maybe Ryan Day called for the fake punt and then lied about it afterwards. He learned from Urban - anything is possible.

Here’s what the coaches said after the game.

Schiano: “I think it's our job to stop them. That's our job. I don't think that (the fake punt) was called. I think that just got run because of scheme. Sometimes you have things that are automatics and then they happen. I don't know for sure, but that's not an issue."

Day: Day said he asked Mirco: “Did anybody tell you to do that?” Mirco replied “No.” Day said “We’ll talk about that tomorrow.”

It should also be noted that the punter is from Australia and just learned how to punt in 2020 and had no previous experience in American football, so he might not even know why running the ball there could be taken the wrong way.

 

[vee4three]

Thats the point. You have to punch the bully.

Too many people protecting the bully's feelings. It was a clean hit - Cruikshank is a little guy and didn't go for the ball carrier's knees or his head - just him him late. And as payback goes, it was nicely done.

I'm gonna guess Mr McPunter learned his lesson. But maybe not - maybe Ryan Day called for the fake punt and then lied about it afterwards. He learned from Urban - anything is possible.

Independent of your argument, describing a punter as "the bully" is objectively funny. It'd be one thing if he played for Iowa!

 

[AdamOnFirst]

I swear to God, I won’t ever use the crappy emoji structure, but if you do not want the punter to run for a first down do not run a punt block gadget play down 39. It is never ever ever ever the player’s responsibility to decide when to throttle down. The players play as they have been coached and play with pride and respect. The coach may choose to call conservative runs, kneel downs, etc. Instead, Schiano didn’t do that, he ran a punt block, and he got burned for it. Schiano himself said he wasn’t upset at all either during or after the game, he was just trying to stand up for his players and keep them away from trouble. This is a ridiculous brouhaha that nobody actually involved gives a shit about.

 

[Arlcatsfan]

As much as I would like to jump all over Ohio State on this I can't.Both players reacted to the situation at the time.Micro saw what Rutgers was doing on their punt block scheme and he took off.Could he have stepped to his right and punted probably,however he is not in the press box or watching on TV.
Cruickshank was pissed and reacted.Did not launch or head hunt basically threw a body block on the kid but hit him while Micro was well out of bounds.Rutgers guy got tossed from the game.People yelled and screamed at each other a bit and both coaches talked to their teams and play resumed.
Schiano not pleased don't run that scheme.
I know a different scenario entirely but after seeing us screw up twice against our Mac foe on punt protection and slow getting the punt off,you play heads up and if the other team gives you an opportunity you take it.

 

[ND Heaven68]

As an outsider, I really don't understand all of the BS backlash against Day and OSU about a "fake punt." IT WASN'T A FAKE PUNT. The punter was sent in to punt the ball and Rutgers overloaded one side trying to block the punt leaving one side of the field completely open. If you don't want the punter taking off like that, play it for a punt return when time is running out and you're down 39 points. These kids have a competitive side and are taught to play all out.

And besides, neither Day or Schiano had a problem with the play and both said the rhubarb at the end was a result of both coaches protecting their players. I read - after the game - that they are actually pretty good friends as Day was the OC the same time Schiano was the DC at OSU under Urban Meyer a few seasons back

 

[AdamOnFirst]

As an outsider, I really don't understand all of the BS backlash against Day and OSU about a "fake punt." IT WASN'T A FAKE PUNT. The punter was sent in to punt the ball and Rutgers overloaded one side trying to block the punt leaving one side of the field completely open. If you don't want the punter taking off like that, play it for a punt return when time is running out and you're down 39 points. These kids have a competitive side and are taught to play all out.

And besides, neither Day or Schiano had a problem with the play and both said the rhubarb at the end was a result of both coaches protecting their players. I read - after the game - that they are actually pretty good friends as Day was the OC the same time Schiano was the DC at OSU under Urban Meyer a few seasons back

I think people's immediate reaction is assuming such a play is called by the coaches and being rightfully upset about that, so I get the initial surprise. However, as you say, once we kind of see what actually happened and hear the comments referring to that from the coaches, we should all just move on. Our society sucks at that though.

 

[TheC]

I think people's immediate reaction is assuming such a play is called by the coaches and being rightfully upset about that, so I get the initial surprise. However, as you say, once we kind of see what actually happened and hear the comments referring to that from the coaches, we should all just move on. Our society sucks at that though.

I want to be outraged. Quit trying to take that away from me!!