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Rosa is what, 19-20 years old? He is still developing and becoming a leader. There were literally players that were 25 years old, playing more than 5-6 years at the BCS level on NC State. I like where we are headed, but we have to remember that these are young men that are still looking how lead a state flagship football program that hasn't had a real leader in... a decade.
 
JMick said:
Yes it does
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If you’re arguing that the 15 for
Rolling over into the end zone was perfectly acceptable while still behind to a tough opponent is ok then I got nothing
 
Skiblets said:
If you’re arguing that the 15 for
Rolling over into the end zone was perfectly acceptable while still behind to a tough opponent is ok then I got nothing
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Define "acceptable"

Tell me, what do you want to happen to him? And acting like this doesn't happen on good or "discplined" teams is a joke. You wanna tell me Nick Saban Alabama teams don't get unsportsmanlike conduct penalties? Because you'd be wrong.
 
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JMick said:
Define "acceptable"

Tell me, what do you want to happen to him? And acting like this doesn't happen on good or "discplined" teams is a joke. You wanna tell me Nick Saban Alabama teams don't get unsportsmanlike conduct penalties? Because you'd be wrong.
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Acceptable - still down. Hand the ball to the ref. Let McFadden kick it away and we start on D at the 30 and not the 50. Make sense?
 
JMick said:
no one is denying it was stupid. but it's over and it happened and we've all moved on
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You seem to be. We have little room for error and therefore can’t have these brain farts
 
Skiblets said:
You seem to be. We have little room for error and therefore can’t have these brain farts
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you still haven't answered what you want to do about it. go build a time machine, sneak onto the sidelines and whisper in his ear not to front flip into the end zone on his next touchdown.
 
I am not sure if this is still the case. At one time, if an excessive celebration occurred while the play is still live, it is a spot foul. I saw a team loose a touchdown once ( for some reason I think it may have been West Virginia)because the runner was penalized for taunting a defender on his way in the end zone. It could have been worse for Rosa.
 
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I didn’t see the end of the play as I was celebrating in my section as he was approaching the end zone.
But to be clear - he was flagged for tumbling into the end zone? That’s it? He wasn’t taunting the other team in anyway?
What a stupid rule. College football can be so nauseating some times.
 
Rosa's move was stupid and I'm sure they've been warned about getting such penalties. Frankly I think the rule is also ridiculous as we always see players bounce up and point for a first down or witnesse the NC State QB bouncing and flexing in the end zone while pointing to the crowd and both seem equally unsportsmanlike. However, when a fan like me cringed as soon as he did it because I know it's a penalty, then he definitely should have known better. I fully expect he will be reamed by the coaches for it during film sessions. That's the appropriate response and we should move on.
 
Fine. It was a foolish mistake made out of the emotion of scoring on a long TD run at a pivotal time. That and a thousand other reasons are why UConn lost tonight.
 
JMick said:
Define "acceptable"

Tell me, what do you want to happen to him? And acting like this doesn't happen on good or "discplined" teams is a joke. You wanna tell me Nick Saban Alabama teams don't get unsportsmanlike conduct penalties? Because you'd be wrong.
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I want him to know the team is bigger than one player. And when one player puts themselves ahead of the team, bad things happen.
That 15 yards on kick opened door for long return. It didn’t make the penalty happen, but it opened the door.
The margin of error for a UConn win was tiny. This type if stuff doesn’t help.

I think this is a teachable moment. My guess is he learned and you won’t see this be an issue moving forward.
 
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Tyler2Rings said:
Vic went 70 yards for a TD, the hope is the defense can make one stop and give the offense a shot at taking the lead.
Instead it's 30 yards of penalties and ball on the 27. Injury delay sent many fans home in the 3Q
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Given all the simultaneous road work including a car fire tonight was my toughest 2 way trip. Its not just the time. Coming east on 84 just sucks. Don't talk to me if you're north or east of Hartford. Just don't. One lane on both I91and 691s. Great planning. It all factors in to people's travel decisions.
 
After sleeping on it, I’m even more mad about the rule than before. Let the kids have fun. Frankly the penalty ended up being significantly worse for NC State players than Rosa “showing them up” or whatever that rule proclaims. By taking them out of a touchback situation, the most dangerous play in sports played out and a kid was terrifyingly close to being paralyzed on the field
 
Skiblets said:
So because he’s talented we look the other way? . He rips off a great 71 yarder and then puts us in a hole. That’s his role
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Relax. It was a mistake he knowledged it. Everybody moves on. If you think Rosa lost that game for us, I strongly suggest you go back and rewatch it.
 
CL82 said:
Relax. It was a mistake he knowledged it. Everybody moves on. If you think Rosa lost that game for us, I strongly suggest you go back and rewatch it.
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So true…the offense had one sustained drive all night. Couldn’t move the ball at all when they needed to in the fourth quarter. It’s only a winnable game if the offense can sustain drives and they weren’t up to that task. Add to that all the extra yardage given up after first contact by the D due to poor tackling and it’s a recipe for an L.
 
WNConn said:
Tough to blame the guy who scored all of our 14 points. Honestly, just as much on the ST Coordinator for not telling us to kick out of bounds on the kickoff. Put them at the 35. But even more than that, it's tough to win a game when the WRs are dropping balls left and right and can't get open. We also needed to take a risk and bring more pressure on third down. They couldn't pass well and we kept giving up the 3rd down scramble without changing much as the game went on.
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NO. The penalty is an amount of yardage from where the kickoff takes place. When you move the kick off back 15 yards, kicking out of bounds would have the ball spotted at the 50, not the 35.
 
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uconnbill said:
He made a mistake, he'll learn from it. I'm like someone else, said he was the only offense in the second half.
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Coaches weren't too mad, because he came in to start the next series. As opposed to Brewton, who didn't play after he was in the wrong place and ran into our WR trying to take a shovel pass and running in the other direction.
 
One would think McFadden would be able to kick it through the back of the end zone regardless.

It’s on the coaching staff for not making sure he knows the rules.

If a kid can do a flip after sprinting for 70 yards let him.
 
businesslawyer said:
NO. The penalty is an amount of yardage from where the kickoff takes place. When you move the kick off back 15 yards, kicking out of bounds would have the ball spotted at the 50, not the 35.
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NC St starting at the 50 would have been a better option for UConn.
 


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-> “A moment like that for Vic, hometown hero, breaks a long one, gets us close,” coach Jim Mora said. “He just had a momentary lapse in judgement, which is not like him. Love him to death, man. He's going to do great things around here for the next couple of years.”

Asked if he knew Rosa would be penalized as soon as he somersaulted, Mora said, “I didn't see it. I knew he was going to score. In my mind, it's ‘What do we do next?’ Then I saw them flag him. I didn't even see him dive into the end zone. We've just got to make better decisions. They're going to call it. It is a rule.” <-

-> “Yeah, in high school I used to do all that type of crazy stuff,” Rosa said. “But that’s high school, not this level. I’ve got to stay disciplined and I’ll never do that again.” <-
 
WrenchFan69 said:
That hurt us but I'm of the mindset that it's an incredibly stupid rule. 20 year old kids playing a game that is supposed to be fun.
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Agree it is but you know what’s even more stupid, summersaulting into the end zone knowing it’s a 15 yarder.
 
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