Ryan day made a cheap move

koleszar

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Disagree - was flagrant. He had plenty of time to pull up and didn't.
You seriously think that hit deserved an ejection? Wow. The ejection was pure emotion from the refs and the atmosphere that got out of hand.
 
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WhiteBus

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Watch the replay more closely - he was there to separate the players and Day was yelling at an RU player and Greg then started yelling. Also, it's quite possible one of the guys on the end missed an assignment to contain - I have zero issue going with a block call. And even if Greg was yelling about the fake punt, there's no way in real time from ground level way across the field that he could have known it wasn't a called fake - that was only clear from replay at a higher angle, which he hadn't seen yet.
I have zero issues going for the block either. But it backfired and people on here are blaming Day as being an ***. We took a shot, it failed, it's 100% on Rutgers. The cheap shot out if bounds by Rutgers made it worse. Planned , which it wasn't or unplanned the first down was created by Rutgers mismanagement.
 

RUbacker

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And who ultimately has authority to green light that? You really think players just do whatever they want out there? I'm starting to think you know nothing about football.
He doesn’t , go look at his prior posts , very low football I Q.
 

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It can only be explained to you, not understood for you. The defense gifted it. Literally gave it away. Then followed it up with a cheap shot on a punter.
Sorry it hurt your feelings though.
You know how disgusting I find you guys, I will now root for Michigan to kick your f'ing *** again.
 
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I don't think the late hit warranted an ejection but something must have happened, either starting the fight or maybe what he said. I think an OSU player should have been ejected too, for fighting.
 

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You do realize it wasn't a designed fake punt right? Schiano also went heavy to try to block the punt and it backfired.

This one play epitomizes Schiano's lack of awareness and football intelligence. He's simply a less than mediocre coach.
This and I found this on another board on Day's talking about it after the game. It was strictly the punter's decision and Day said he plans to have a talk with him tomorrow:

+ On the interaction with Greg Schiano in the fourth quarter, Day said they came after the punt and Jesse Mirco saw that he had nobody on him to the right so he took it. He took a shot on the sideline and then things got heated. “It was just coaches defending their side.” Day told Schiano after the game that he had a lot of respect for him. Day told Mirco they’d talk about his decision on Sunday.
 

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This and I found this on another board on Day's talking about it after the game. It was strictly the punter's decision and Day said he plans to have a talk with him tomorrow:

+ On the interaction with Greg Schiano in the fourth quarter, Day said they came after the punt and Jesse Mirco saw that he had nobody on him to the right so he took it. He took a shot on the sideline and then things got heated. “It was just coaches defending their side.” Day told Schiano after the game that he had a lot of respect for him. Day told Mirco they’d talk about his decision on Sunday.
It was the punters decision and he got lit up and learned his lesson.
 

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Here’s a different POV. At that point of game, there is no way we are going to win. Instead of going for the block, it would have been a good time to practice blocking for a punt return. We have been pretty weak on punt and kickoff returns. We prefer to fair catch or take a knee.
The other point is why are players like Aron on the field for the punt that is somewhat meaningless. He is one of our offensive weapons. Imagine is he gets a season ending injury when the game was way beyond winning???
 
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It's hard to understand that you can't see it wasn't a designed fake. But I can't help you with that.

Yep I'm a serious Rutgers fan, which is why I know we need a better coach than GS. You should feel the same if you actually care about this program.
Schiano is fine RutgersSam it’s funny how you crawl out only when Rutgers loses… even going back to Schiano’s first term... we do not have a functional D 1 QB … we have a completely new O line… we are down to 2 TE’s … missing a top RB in Aaron Young… we also were playing the best team in conference and top 5 in the country... it’s not so much the X’s and O’s But those Jimmy’s and Joe’s.
 
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I don’t think the play was called.


The punter just saw space and took it
I thought that at first but rewatch how the OL crashed in and block our “LDE” to stop him from bouncing outside. Not saying Day called it but the punter definitely audibled and OSU staff should have stopped it.
 
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Schiano is fine RutgersSam it’s funny how you crawl out only when Rutgers loses… even going back to Schiano’s first term... we do not have a functional D 1 QB … we have a completely new O line… we are down to 2 TE’s … missing a top RB in Aaron Young… we also were playing the best team in conference and top 5 in the country... it’s not so much the X’s and O’s But those Jimmy’s and Joe’s.
He is a Syracuse fan…
 
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You know how disgusting I find you guys, I will now root for Michigan to kick your f'ing *** again.
I literally typed the exact same message and then decided to not waste my time on that complete POS.
wisr…couple of sincere questions; 1) is there something sacred about 4th down that sportsmanship requires a team with a big lead to punt, even if the defense is still trying ? 2) is it ok sportsmanship to hang 66 on Wagner as long as none of the late TDs come on 4th down ?3) Did RU have any 4th down conversions in the second half against Wagner ?
 

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Watch replay.......that had to be the worse attempt to block an Aussie kicker I've ever seen. Pressure came from the wrong side. It was as if RU players had never seen an Aussie kicker yet see one everyday in practice.
 
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PSU_Nut_rivals17625

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And who ultimately has authority to green light that? You really think players just do whatever they want out there? I'm starting to think you know nothing about football.
It clearly wasn’t a called fake punt but it what every rugby style punter is taught to do. should the punter have better awareness? yes the same could be said Cruickshanks on the clear cheap shot out of bounds. It a heat of the moment thing and crap happens. Schiano is lucky he wasn’t ejected because he continued to go after Day even after players were separated.
 

newell138

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Disagree - was flagrant. He had plenty of time to pull up and didn't.
Disagree. He was going full speed at the punter who decided to run out of bounds as he approached him. He definitely made an attempt to turn away right before the hit. This isn’t a video game. When your running that fast you can’t just change your direction in a split second
 

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It can only be explained to you, not understood for you. The defense gifted it. Literally gave it away. Then followed it up with a cheap shot on a punter.
Sorry it hurt your feelings though.
Youngie, you probably didn't even go to OSU. Front running with your pro teams being the Patriots, Dodgers, and Warriors. Look at me, the team I follow won again! I'm a classy true sports fan. The punter was a jackass and paid the price, end of story. Sorry that ruined your otherwise perfect day little guy. Get over it and I hope Michigan blows you out like last year.
 

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Disagree. He was going full speed at the punter who decided to run out of bounds as he approached him. He definitely made an attempt to turn away right before the hit. This isn’t a video game. When your running that fast you can’t just change your direction in a split second
He was way out of bounds and he lower his shoulder and hit him high. There was no attempt at missing him or pulling up. It was a clear cheap shot.
 

newell138

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He was way out of bounds and he lower his shoulder and hit him high. There was no attempt at missing him or pulling up. It was a clear cheap shot.
Ok sure. You clearly didn’t watch the replay.
 

Captain Hogleg

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He was way out of bounds and he lower his shoulder and hit him high. There was no attempt at missing him or pulling up. It was a clear cheap shot.
To that I say “good”. Wish he hit the punter harder and into Day for a knee injury. Let’s see how your fan base reacts to ******** from OSU when they wax Ped state.
 
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Ok sure. You clearly didn’t watch the replay.

 

PSU_Nut_rivals17625

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To that I say “good”. Wish he hit the punter harder and into Day for a knee injury. Let’s see how your fan base reacts to ******** from OSU when they wax Ped state.
I would say Penn State should play more disciplined and not crash inside leaving a open lane for the punter. It not their responsibility to quit playing.
 

Captain Hogleg

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Ok. Let’s see how the denizens of crappy Valley react to things. I’ll be watching - given they are a model program for both fair play and conduct as well as rationalizing their coaching staff’s behavior.
 

koleszar

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It clearly wasn’t a called fake punt but it what every rugby style punter is taught to do. should the punter have better awareness? yes the same could be said Cruickshanks on the clear cheap shot out of bounds. It a heat of the moment thing and crap happens. Schiano is lucky he wasn’t ejected because he continued to go after Day even after players were separated.
Clueless post and your still shots are useless and not in real time. Two guys running full speed from opposite directions maybe a yard and a half apart is a split second.

The coaches could have easily taken that green light off. Oversight, most likely which is why Day apologized to Schiano. However, it ultimately falls on the coaches and even Day knew it.

Clear cheap shot? Take a look at the play again. Cruickshank slows down and turns his back to the hit. The play happened less than a yard or one step out of bounds. Personal foul from the offensive player clearly but flagrant, no way. He's an offensive player, they're not as adapt at this part of the game. You would know that, if you knew football.

Schiano running over was because Day came on to the field of play barking at his players and going aggressively towards them. OSU players on the bench also hit the field of play so he ran over to stop the scrum before it escalated.

Try watching the game with an ounce of knowledge before you post next time. Instead of your emotional narrow psu fan view.
 
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RUBOB72

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Exactly. Stop whining. Get better players or STFU

And the punter getting hammered out of bounds was the correct response.
Aaron Cruickshank leveling that OSU punter was exactly the response needed. You can’t convince anyone including OSU fans that it wasn’t a douche move. Reminded me so much of PSU and Paterno throwing that pass up in the Meadowlands. Graber should have kicked the old farts *** at midfield even back then.I don’t blame the coach…the kid is about 25-26 probably. In fact if Adam Korsak did the same people would be calling him out from OSU.Thank You Aaron.
 

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OK.

It was a heads up play by the punter. If we expect teams to be kind and gentle as they're kicking our a**, we're in the wrong business.

Not to mention, style points matter when you're in the playoff hunt. If he can grow his lead against a conference opponent, why shouldn't he?
 

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OK.

It was a heads up play by the punter. If we expect teams to be kind and gentle as they're kicking our a**, we're in the wrong business.

Not to mention, style points matter when you're in the playoff hunt. If he can grow his lead against a conference opponent, why shouldn't he?
I’m all for teams playing to the final whistle. I have no problem 2nd-3rd string scoring late in the game. But when you are up by 40 you do not run a fake punt. Even if it wasn’t called by the sidelines. From my experience a coaching staff will set expectations and remind people what is acceptable. Green lights and certain reads are turned off. This is where you tell the punter to punt it away. The goal at this point is to get to the locker room with minimal impact on the body and start preparation for next week.
 
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wheezer

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I don’t think the play was called.


The punter just saw space and took it
I think this is correct
Not a called fake punt, the punter reacted
Imo

anyone who thinks otherwise would be guessing, just like I am guessing

No need to take an angry stance against the punter in particular about this, we won’t find out otherwise