At Cal the defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi falls on the ball for Jeff Tedford. He got a one-game suspension for coaching the fake injuries. If the PAC-10 wants penalties like that to stick, they should levy them against the head coach and include a fine.
The Hat ran out of miracles today. Arkansas reached 10-2 with a 31-23 win. The Tigers kept settling for field goals while mad bomber Ryan Mallett threw for 320 yards on just 23 passes, including touchdowns of 85 and 80 yards. The same scouts that were salivating over Jake Lockers measurables over the spring and summer have probably moved Mallett way up the draft board. At #12 prior today, the Razorbacks might make a BCS bowl.
In the PAC-10 USC fell 20-16 to Notre Dame and Arizona State blasted UCLA. Washington outlasted Cal 16-13 in an ugly, ugly game, four turnovers and 15 punts. The teams were a combined 8-28 on third down.
What bothers me about Tedford is that he had to have known about the defensive game plan. I mean, he's the head coach. To suspend the coach he did and not take more personal accountability is wrong.
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ReplyDeleteThanks as always for weighing in, and saying hello.
This is probably old news for the Ducks, but I guess it's good the league stepped in and acknowledged it. I don't think Oregon State will use this technique, and I believe Duck fans should stop booing every injury.
Dale