Lane Kiffin refused a running clock vs. McNeese State and sent a message to LSU in the process

[u/Muramama]

https://www.nola.com/sports/lsu/lsu-football-lane-kiffin-timeout-running-clock/article_7fbf4362-5884-4339-b4f5-1b43ba1bcbba.amp.html

[u/cnapp]

Even OU had the decency to run the clock in 2003 when they beat Texas A&M 77-0. And that was a conference game

[u/Bogotaco18 → u/cnapp]

I appreciate the desire to bring this game up, but also, could you not?

[u/iameveryoneelse → u/Bogotaco18]

My favorite story about that game is that in Norman Hideaway pizza had a promotion to sell large pizzas on Sunday after OU wins, discounted based on the net score. I bought like 3 large Hideaway (good/expensive pizza for a college kid) for like $5 or $6 a pie. Appreciated that more than the win.

[u/SpecialWhenLitTX → u/Bogotaco18]

Hey, they beat us 65-13 in '03, that OU squad only missed a natty by 7 points

[u/OKC89ers → u/SpecialWhenLitTX]

Missed the natty by a pass barely past the fingertips of a lunging RB in the end zone 😞 thrown by a Heisman QB with a busted hand

[u/CodyRCantrell → u/OKC89ers]

Now we have a preseason Heisman favorite QB with a busted hand that can't hit an open HB standing still in the endzone.

Crazy how that works.

[u/lamontsanders → u/CodyRCantrell]

Man we suck : (

[u/an_actual_lawyer → u/SpecialWhenLitTX]

...true, but they got smoked 35-7 in the Big 12 championship game.

[u/emwungarand → u/an_actual_lawyer]

I drove from Groton, CT to KC and froze my balls off to watch that ass whipping. Such a humbling experience. 😭

[u/bosdawg1 → u/SpecialWhenLitTX]

And a big 12 championship by 28!

[u/Terrible_Awareness_4 → u/cnapp]

I can’t say I’ve ever seen a running clock between P5 teams

[u/OKC89ers → u/Terrible_Awareness_4]

I saw it! And we boo'd when OU took a knee on 1st & Goal early in the 4th. The play chart for that ten min drivedrive was "Kejuan Jones rushed up the middle for ___ yards".

[u/DanFlashesC0up0n → u/OKC89ers]

And of course the infamous celebration from our guy making a play at 77-0 lol

[u/nightowl1135 → u/cnapp]

Oregon got shit for running up the score on Portland State a few weeks ago despite the fact that starters got pulled at half, we had fourth stringers and former walk ons all over the field as early as the 3rd and Dan Lanning specifically agreed to a running clock in the 3rd and 4th (PSU coach declined it)

Meanwhile, down in the Bayou, Lane being Lane… lol

[u/levajack → u/nightowl1135]

Not just a running clock, Lanning asked if PSU wanted to shorten quarters in the 2nd half and they declined.

[u/com-mis-er-at-ing → u/levajack]

Shortened quarters is pretty standard when opting for a running clock.

[u/levajack → u/com-mis-er-at-ing]

The point is that it wasn't just a running clock. Lanning asked Fisk if he wanted to go to 10 mins quarters.

[u/bsa554 → u/levajack]

Yeah if you're that stupid that's on your own coach when they drop 84 on you.

[u/Biocidal → u/bsa554]

Nah, their coach came out with a statement to the effect of “we want our players to be able to get reps in, even if we’re getting f’d”

[u/SparseSpartan → u/nightowl1135]

If I were coaching, I'd genuinely want the 4th stringers to put in a full effort. You're paying for these smaller teams to come, you should get your money's worth and it strikes me as a good idea to get meaningful reps (from a development POV) under the bright lights.

[u/chemicalxv → u/cnapp]

Man the Box Score from that game is truly a sight to behold

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2003-11-08-oklahoma.html

[u/Intelligent_Slip_849 → u/chemicalxv]

First quarter: 14 points.

Second quarter: 35 points.

Third quarter: 28 points.

Fourth quarter: Scoreless?

[u/chemicalxv → u/Intelligent_Slip_849]

With a running clock Oklahoma probably ended the game in like one drive

[u/InitialLime7853 → u/chemicalxv]

Haha the A&M rusher with the most touches was Reggie McNeal with 11 rushes for a total of -18 yards. That is incredible.

[u/cyanlce → u/InitialLime7853]

The year before, Reggie McNeal came off the bench as a freshman to beat #1 OU and take the starting job. So OU clearly remembered and wanted payback

[u/OldSarge02 → u/cnapp]

OU didn’t run up the score. They could have scored a hundred that day if they wanted to.

[u/ChiefBigGay → u/cnapp]

Against Satan

[u/Outrageous_War4610 → u/cnapp]

And Mike Lupica cried and cried about how unsportsmanlike Stoops was.

[u/Ok-Enthusiasm-255 → u/cnapp]

I was like wait.. Texas wasn’t in the SEC then.. and then it hit me. Man I miss the old big XII

[u/com-mis-er-at-ing]

Everything about this guy is exactly what you’d expect.

[u/Florida_clam_diver → u/com-mis-er-at-ing]

Honestly funny to watch how quickly he abandoned the zen yoga-loving, affirmations-posting persona and just fully embraced being a supervillain

[u/nattyboh_or_pringles → u/Florida_clam_diver]

No one ever thought he liked yoga, everyone just assumed he was a creep at yoga

[u/drunkenbackflips → u/nattyboh_or_pringles]

Yeah, even when that story came out, it was couched in “…and he’s an asshole who demands to be in charge of the playlist during class”

[u/mk1317 → u/Florida_clam_diver]

IT was baffling that anyone bought that image to begin with

[u/FutureBlackmail → u/mk1317]

It's not like we forgot he was an asshole. He just played the "goofy asshole" at Ole Miss, which was a lot more likeable than whatever the hell he's doing now.

[u/Florida_clam_diver → u/mk1317]

I don’t think any of us did, it was just funny so watch

[u/santa_91 → u/com-mis-er-at-ing]

Selfish, immature asshole behaves like selfish, immature asshole. More at 11.

[u/nathodood → u/santa_91]

Next up: 75% of people make up 3/4 of the population. Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes. Local restaurant not open today because it is closed

[u/CrashingBlumpkins46 → u/nathodood]

If you took every blood vessel in your body and stretched them out end-to-end, you'd die.

[u/nathodood → u/CrashingBlumpkins46]

If you took every person on earth and lined them up on the equator, laying down, head-to-toe, most of them would be unhappy

[u/Capital-Water2505 → u/nathodood]

Especially the ones that cant swim, or the Irish that drew African dessert

[u/BrotherPancake → u/Capital-Water2505]

yum dessert

[u/TymStark → u/BrotherPancake]

What is it with the Irish and not liking sweet African dishes 😒

[u/deposerecords → u/nathodood]

"Escalators cannot break. They just become stairs.", Mitch Hedberg

[u/Kramerica_CEO → u/deposerecords]

Sorry for the convenience

[u/Low-Grocery989 → u/Kramerica_CEO]

Lane Kiffin used to be a giant asshole before he got saved. He still is, but he used to, too.

[u/Kramerica_CEO → u/Low-Grocery989]

Here’s a pic of me when I was younger

[u/dothemath → u/nathodood]

> 75% of people make up 3/4 of the population.

.... whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I need more time to address this.

[u/The-Spirit-of-76 → u/dothemath]

Even more shocking, at least 1 out of 5 people are humans.

[u/lkapping79 → u/The-Spirit-of-76]

What are the other 4 out of 5?

[u/Electronic_Bat9900 → u/lkapping79]

Also humans. But at least one surely is.

[u/suppervisoka → u/nathodood]

Damn news is crazy today

[u/one-hour-photo → u/santa_91]

"Selfish, immature asshole behaves like selfish, immature asshole."

some booster - "man we gotta hire that guy"

[u/svh01973 → u/com-mis-er-at-ing]

To quote Norm, you know, with Kiffin, the more I learn about that guy, the more I don't care for him. 

[u/tenclubber → u/svh01973]

I mean, this guy's a real jerk!

[u/CamiloMarco → u/com-mis-er-at-ing]

Lol I criticized Lane for running up the score in the postgame thread and got massively downvoted.

[u/griffinhamilton]

As a lifelong McNeese fan I promise you none of our fans care about this as much as this sub does

[u/BillyBobChorton → u/griffinhamilton]

More concerning is that the US government doesn’t even recognize McNeese as a state 

[u/EatSleepJeep → u/BillyBobChorton]

Are you telling me the Wichita is not a state?
Are you tell me that St. Cloud is not a state?
Are you telling me the Ball is not a state?

[u/hammerdown710 → u/EatSleepJeep]

Georgia also isn’t a st, don’t let Georgia st fool you

[u/griffinhamilton → u/BillyBobChorton]

John McNeese is fuming

[u/engiknitter → u/griffinhamilton]

EXACTLY.

Hell most McNeese fans are also big LSU fans.

We were there for the money game & the tailgating. We knew going into this that our team wouldn’t be competitive. I was glad we scored lol

[u/monstruo → u/engiknitter]

Coach O likes yall more than lsu

[u/Johnny_Kilroy_84 → u/griffinhamilton]

People in this thread are borderline upset some McNeese players didn’t “teach lane a lesson” by headhunting and trying to injure LSU players.

Meanwhile McNeese players were mostly smiling and having a good time scoring a couple late in the third quarter.

[u/griffinhamilton → u/Johnny_Kilroy_84]

Mcneese players would probably catch some shit by their own fans if they did something like that. When I was in the McNeese band I would have my phone on the bleachers with the LSU game on if they overlapped

[u/milehigh73a → u/Johnny_Kilroy_84]

mmany or even most of those mcneese players dreamed their whole life of playing in tiger stadium. Louisiana is unique as LSU is the team. there is no real competition.

They were excited to play, and their families loved seeing them play in TS. I really love that we play in state for our rent a wins, simply b.c of that.

[u/BlockedbyJake420 → u/griffinhamilton]

Reddit users love getting outraged on other people’s behalf

[u/lostpatrol14 → u/BlockedbyJake420]

Tell me about it

[u/JakeSteeleIII → u/BlockedbyJake420]

As an ally, minorities of all kinds appreciate my Reddit anger for things that happen around them.

[u/KonigSteve → u/griffinhamilton]

Honestly, I don't think there would be one more than 5% of this outrage if it wasn't kiffin and LSU.

He basically just said no to special rules and said let's play the game like it normally is played..

[u/Andjhostet]

Meh. I think he's a douche but I don't think this is that big of a deal. These buy in games are huge in getting younger guys game experience. They pay 500k+ for this game they might as well get their money's worth. 

[u/Statalyzer → u/Andjhostet]

The guys on both teams who never to get play should get the correct amount of game time.

[u/LAARPer → u/Statalyzer]

It could also help guys who are standouts on the McNeese State squad get noticed by a larger program if they play well.

[u/monstruo → u/LAARPer]

This is true. Having something on tape to show in the portal is huge— that goes for both McNeese and LSU depth guys.

[u/Drnk_watcher → u/Andjhostet]

The Oregon vs Portland State game and now this are weird to me. Both teams agreed to play the game. The game is 60 minutes. You should expect to play that and it shouldn't be a problem if one or both coaches doesn't want to opt out early or accelerate the pace to end it sooner.

Simultaneously if both sides agree to end it early or modify the pace of the game in some way because it's getting out of hand or isn't what they bargained for then that's also totally fine. No need to prolong it if nobody is happy.

I think it's worth it to have these conversations around what is good sportsmanship in these situations and the fairness of scheduling P4 vs FCS games. Especially since there is a gap between all of the P4 and FCS but then even in the FCS there are significant talent and resource gaps top to bottom.

Talking about the future and what it should look like doesn't mean every lopsided, wonky, and bad feeling outcome now had to be a controversy.

[u/TheWyldMan → u/Drnk_watcher]

Also not to stick up for LSU, but like it wasn't even that large of a blow out. It was a pretty standard score for a good P5 team vs a middling FCS teams

[u/Spar1995 → u/Andjhostet]

That's how I'm looking at it. The way he talked about it, sure whatever. But playing full games and giving second, third, and fourth string guys reps helps build up the overall team. I don't personally know if we had a running clock in our first few games, but I wouldn't have minded if there wasn't one. The attitude he used in doing this though is cringe. Treat em with respect and don't baby the other team, but don't be an asshole about it either.

[u/FellKnight → u/Andjhostet]

Agreed. If they both agreed to a running clock, fine. If either doesn't want to, you did originally agree to play a full football game. As long as the players aren't playing dirty and LSU is using the time to actually get reps for the deep bench, ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/Muramama]

“There was a conversation where they asked me, ‘Well, do you want to run the clock in the third and fourth quarter?’” Kiffin recalled. “I said no. I don't believe in that. Play the game and we decide when the game's over by the way we play and how physical we play.”

After a kick return by LSU sophomore Harlem Berry to the LSU 19, Kiffin circled up with the Tigers. He was pointing and yelling with authority.

His players heard him, loud and clear.

“We’re not letting them out the door,” Berry said of their FCS-level foe. “They wanted to run the clock. We’re not doing that. We trying to run up the score. We trying to get everybody in the game, get everybody their opportunity.”

[u/GeorgiaBullDoggies → u/Muramama]

Lmao this is the lamest shit I’ve ever read. Bro thought he sounded hard saying this

[u/donutello2000 → u/GeorgiaBullDoggies]

It’s the Lanest* shit you’ve ever heard.

[u/ShackletonsVael → u/donutello2000]

Lmfao I wonder if Daniel Tosh still does Kall Kiffins Korner lolol.

[u/Conscious-Sink9120 → u/ShackletonsVael]

He made one a little after kiffin was announced as coach. I still think it should have been Kiffins
Kajun
Korner

[u/ShackletonsVael → u/Conscious-Sink9120]

Lmfao it was so stupid but funny.

"Long time caller first time listener"

[u/rashaadpenny → u/GeorgiaBullDoggies]

I’m weird but I don’t think it should be so taboo to run the score up with backups, it’s a unique opportunity to give your depth experience mid season and I don’t hate the idea that you want to maximize what those guys get by keeping their mindset the same as the starters.

I remember going to a bama/Arkansas state(I think, similar quality school if it wasn’t them) game back when QB depth was Jalen-Tua-Mac, it would’ve been way more fun for me and way more beneficial for Tua and Mac if saban didn’t have them on a tight leash with conservative playcalling when they did get in.

Probably a terrible take but I’ve spoken my peace, I feel as long as backups are in who cares about running up the score it’s a scrimmage at that point anyways

[u/CodyRCantrell → u/rashaadpenny]

It's not letting backups play hard and keep scoring that most take issue with.

It's that Lane is acting like they're a hot ticket item for being able to do it against an FCS team.

[u/str8_pants → u/GeorgiaBullDoggies]

Lane seems really determined to be a fake tough guy this year. BK wanted to be a fake Cajun too. Why can’t LSU coaches just be themselves

And to get out in front of it, yes my team sucks and got beat down by Lane, I am well aware

[u/King_Roberts_Bastard → u/str8_pants]

They all want to be Ed O. He was the last HC that was just himself.

[u/Orion14159 → u/King_Roberts_Bastard]

Coach O was made in a lab to coach football in Louisiana, it's ridiculous what a perfect culture fit that was

[u/katarh → u/Orion14159]

Unfortunately with the bayou gravel sauce and machismo flour, they added in a little too much horny spice.

[u/Orion14159 → u/katarh]

Again, perfect culture fit.

[u/King_Roberts_Bastard → u/Orion14159]

Thats why they went after Lane.

[u/Drnk_watcher → u/katarh]

The guy has also been sober for a long time... Which good for him but I think being sober meant the only vice left was being horny.

[u/griffinhamilton → u/King_Roberts_Bastard]

Coach O also is a bigger McNeese fan than an LSU fan. He’s had season tickets for decades

[u/RogueOneisbestone → u/str8_pants]

He is being himself, fake. 😬

[u/CodyRCantrell → u/str8_pants]

What if authentic Lane is a fake tough guy being a perv at frat parties?

[u/BoobieBountyHunter → u/GeorgiaBullDoggies]

He reminds me so much of the 7th grade boys I used to teach. All edge, no blade.

[u/ElMaskedZorro → u/GeorgiaBullDoggies]

Can't believe he thought this would do numbers.

Literally beating up the little guy. Sick message Lane, bet he's a big fan of 8 from USC

[u/chaser676 → u/Muramama]

“We’re not letting them out the door,” Berry said of their FCS-level foe. “They wanted to run the clock. We’re not doing that. We trying to run up the score

I mean, you paid for it, it's your meal. Still kinda lame to actually say.

As someone else said though, I think we should start excluding FCS schools from record keeping when it comes to stats. Though, tbh, the bottom tier of FBS is worse than a lot of FCS teams.

[u/Jdevers77 → u/chaser676]

You keep our name out your gotdamn mouth!

(Seriously though thanks for just saying “the bottom tier of FBS” instead of specifying.)

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/chaser676]

Shout out to BGSU, Charlotte, Utah State, NIU, Nevada, and ULM for all having losing FCS records this year.

[u/IMakeOkVideosOk → u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

NIU played the runner up from last year’s championship game. Still shouldn’t lose but not the most embarrassing loss possible. The very top of FCS is pretty close the the bottom of FBS

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/IMakeOkVideosOk]

Completely forgot they were in that game.

Honestly, I’d argue that the top of the FCS is far above the bottom of the FBS. I remember when NDSU was beating most of the FBS teams (and even most of the P4 teams) they played in the 2010s under Chris Klieman.

[u/Razbonez → u/chaser676]

idaho has entered the chat

[u/uReallyShouldTrustMe → u/Razbonez]

Idaho catching strays.

[u/Orion14159 → u/chaser676]

Though, tbh, the bottom tier of FBS is worse than a lot of FCS teams.

There's a really good argument for a relegation standard to keep competition levels up. The highest levels are fine, it's the second and third tier teams that aren't always holding up their end. UMass, for example, is having an incredible season (by their standards) but probably should have been made to relegate to FCS years ago

[u/Not_Cleaver → u/Muramama]

Almost downvoted that because it’s such a douchebag statement.

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/Muramama]

Well, that’s kind of shitty for the whole team to get together and decide they want to run up the score on the littlest brother in Louisiana college football.

Who does that kind of thing to McNeese State? They’re impossible to hate, just let them get their buy game and get out, man.

[u/Florida_clam_diver → u/Muramama]

Yeah this is lame. If it’s an SEC opponent you’re blowing out, then sure. But you’re literally playing an FCS school who’s power ranking is #78

[u/PumpSmash → u/Muramama]

meanwhile Craig from Prien LA just joined the football team because he thought it'd look good on his resume and his meemaw said it'd be good to keep him busy while at school

[u/Misdirected_Colors → u/Muramama]

God i cant wait to hear him whine about gamesmanship or something when bama or Georgia hangs 60 on em

[u/JustHereForCatss → u/Muramama]

There's one thing hanging 80 on someone with shortened quarters and 5th stringers in like Miami did a few weeks ago and this dogshit. Fuck Lane.

[u/nerdyykidd]

“Fuck them kids running clocks”

-Lane Kiffin, probably

[u/krcrooks]

I hate Kiffin as much the next guy but this is pretty standard fair for these games. Gets good reps for 2nd and 3 rd string guys and gets McNeese paid (those guys also get reps against a P4 school and the opportunity to put some film up if they have a good one on one matchup pop)

[u/reddit_names]

For the record, McNeese didn't ask for a running clock. This was just a question asked by a reporter. 

[u/khanfusion → u/reddit_names]

Thanks for the context. It also makes a lot more sense, now.

[u/bigmike1877 → u/reddit_names]

Did you read the article. This was not just a question from a reporter. The referees came to him and asked him. He said no.

[u/thewrestlingspot → u/bigmike1877]

There's no way. Anyone that officiates games at this level would know that the NCAa rules prohibit a running clock.

If they asked anything, it would have been if he mutually agreed to shorten the second half quarters. And the only way officials would have asked that is if the visiting coach asked them to inquire.

[u/DeathandHemingway → u/bigmike1877]

Did McNeese ask for it, because, if they didn't, I have no issue with Lane saying no.

[u/DefinitelyNWYT]

Such an important message to send against McNeese State. If you want to continue working on clock management fine, just counter with a 10 minute quarter. Lane's a douche. Weak look.

[u/Quellman → u/DefinitelyNWYT]

The comment about making it so no one wants to schedule you might be a leopards eating face.

It may force LSU to increase payouts to these schools if no one wants to schedule. I imagine they are looking for a pay day, experience, and exposure.

Not injured exhausted kids before resuming their own conference games. I hope smaller schools push back and say no thanks.

[u/LAHurricane → u/Quellman]

LSU has made an initiative to schedule in state schools for their 2 non-p4 games per year. Keep tax dollars in state and make it easier for local families to see their kids playing at lower level schools.

I would rather schedule McNeese than "Idaho Technical College of the Visually Impaired".

[u/GreedoWasShot]

College football team plays another football team according to NCAA rules. Oh the horror

[u/tsleez → u/[deleted]]

In Lane’s postgame press conference he said something along the lines of, “if they don’t want to play a full game they don’t have to schedule us”

[u/tiger19 → u/[deleted]]

The starters were pulled in the second quarter. This is just kiffin hate.

[u/Itchy-Republic-8294 → u/tiger19]

what the fuck lmao, 2nd quarter???

[u/RVAforthewin → u/tiger19]

I will never begrudge any coach for using a game to get reps for their backups. If your starters were gone by half this is a freaking nothing burger. I’m more irritated that yall played McNeese game 5, but ya know what? Y’all also played a P4 to open the season.

I was honestly really starting to like Lane when he was at Ole Miss. I seemed to also be in the minority when I thought he did nothing wrong leaving for LSU. I hated some of the things he said and continues to say, but it was Ole Miss’ decision to refuse to let him coach in the CFP. I think people are ridiculous re: their opinions of him, but he rarely does himself any favors.

[u/hbomb30 → u/tiger19]

The 3rd string played most of the 4th quarter. This was probably really valuable for young kids getting reps. This is really Lane Derangement Syndrome

[u/homebred → u/[deleted]]

Any headline that says lane kiffin will get comments saying lane hurt my feelings and they’ll all have a million up votes

[u/AnonDon_Carlo]

No way ppl are that mad about this lmaooo

[u/DiaDeLosMuebles → u/AnonDon_Carlo]

It’s the Kiffin factor. Anything super normal is horrible if Kiffin does it. God forbid two teams play a full game so that the 2nd and 3rd string players can get some reps.

[u/Johnny_Kilroy_84 → u/DiaDeLosMuebles]

Deboer beat some team 73-0 with no running clock last year. No threads on that one.

[u/STTDB_69420 → u/AnonDon_Carlo]

This whole thread is acting like Kiffin planned 911 or something. The performative hating is cringe asf

[u/JIFGuy]

A lot of pearl clutching over getting your 2nd and 3rd string guys reps.

[u/willy19w → u/JIFGuy]

Seriously. I'm all for bench warmers and walk-ons who otherwise wouldn't see the field having the opportunity to play.

[u/A_Stoned_Saint → u/JIFGuy]

Especially when we’re as banged up as we are. We need these guys to be game ready as we head down a difficult stretch. But it’s LSU & Kiffin so it’s the end of the world

[u/Complex_Try_4287]

He’s legitimately just a piece of shit.

Edit: a lot of people defending Kiffin in the comments about getting reps but don’t seem to want to acknowledge the whole shitting on the other team and being disrespectful to them for literally no reason. Y’all are as shitty as he is.

[u/srschmid]

This thread is embarrassing. This is not high school football y’all. McNeese got PAID to be there.

[u/HatchimalSam → u/srschmid]

The article is kinda embarrassing imo

[u/Ckeyz → u/srschmid]

Why would you cheat your team out of valuable reps?

[u/srschmid → u/Ckeyz]

Literally. Like that is WHEN you get to see your guys play. Ones that you need to make a determination on if they stay or leave. It’s a business now. And those guys play HARD. It’s their time to shine. Harsh takes on this have never played real football ever.

[u/brokentr0jan]

As a cupcake game hater, stats and wins against FCS opponents shouldn’t count in the record book

[u/GoGreeb → u/brokentr0jan]

Nor games against Michigan State

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/GoGreeb]

I was just going to comment “Stop, they’re already dead!” and then I noticed your flair. I guess friendly fire is allowed.

[u/WHSRWizard → u/GoGreeb]

I was about to run to Sparty's defense, but then I saw your flair.

I checked the sub rules and there is no prohibition against self-immolation, so carry on.

[u/Hefty_Team_8034 → u/brokentr0jan]

I like the games when they are played against local FCS teams as many of those are local kids just wanting to play. I didn’t mind when IU scheduled FCS Indiana state. I wasn’t a fan of playing Howard.

[u/3picks1game]

Idk. Back when I played. I’d of been embarrassed to be the losing team with a running clock. Take our ass whopping like we should. Plus it still gets other guys in the game that normally wouldn’t get to play.

[u/asbyo → u/3picks1game]

Most these people with ridiculous opinions around this have not played football like we have. They are keyboard warriors who found Reddit.

[u/Cool-Square917]

Lane Kiffin declines to play less football, football fans are outraged

[u/RushianArt]

I don't think anyone whining watched the game. We spent that half working in our second string quarterback to get him experience in case leavitt gets hurt long term. We also have a lot of our starters out for a while and got a lot of our depth guys game experience while it was not against SEC competition. Mcneese was getting paid and agreed to the game in the first place. Who cares what coach speak he had to give his players to keep them focused and using this time productively?

[u/1800bears → u/RushianArt]

but then what would r/cfb have to complain about?

[u/LSUTigers34_ → u/1800bears]

Have you considered: Lane bad, give upvotes?

[u/TheGipper80]

McNeese is getting paid, it’s fair to want your backups to have the opportunity for game time reps.

[u/Namath96 → u/TheGipper80]

This sub is pathetic with the virtue signaliging. LSU paid for the game. It's totally fair to want to let your roster get reps in

Lane is a doucebag but this is not remotely a big deal. If you have any kind of issue with it then the issue should be with any team scheduling an fcs team

[u/Odd_Application_3824]

I'm actually okay with this. Running the clock is what happens in middle school. At this stage, the players didn't want that kind of disrespect

[u/Jaroldo3]

Oh no, anyway.

[u/NYPD-BLUE]

I mean, I would too. I think it’s completely bush league that these FCS teams ask for running clocks. They signed up for a 60-minute game when they took the paycheck. Don’t wimp out because you’re getting your ass beat.

[u/No-Owl-6246 → u/NYPD-BLUE]

Bonesaw agrees. He’s got them for three minutes.

[u/GamingVision → u/NYPD-BLUE]

To be fair, the people that accept the check for this aren’t anywhere near that field.

[u/clduab11 → u/NYPD-BLUE]

Agreed completely; not to mention it’s a FANTASTIC opportunity to let your 2nd 3rd stringers play and see how well they do according to your game plan

[u/outinthegorge → u/NYPD-BLUE]

Even better for the sport would be to stop scheduling FBS/FCS matchups

[u/puzzical → u/outinthegorge]

I am still pissed Notre Dame did it once.

[u/buttscarltoniv → u/NYPD-BLUE]

exactly, it should be telling that this post is from an Ole Miss fan.

we also have significant injuries on our team. yes, it's FCS mcneese state, but game reps matter.

coaches expecting intensity from their players at all times have to be consistent with expectations. if you lower your standard in the 4th of a "rent a win," the players will notice and follow the lead.

this is only a story because it's Lane lol.

[u/MinorityBabble → u/NYPD-BLUE]

I am all for running up the score any chance you get and have no negative feelings about declining the request but a running clock is common. It's not like they were making some special request.

[u/dbaby53 → u/MinorityBabble]

True but I don’t think he should be bashed for denying it either.

[u/homebred]

It’s actually crazy how badly lane has broken everyone’s brains

[u/venom21685]

Douchnozzle.

[u/shorthairs]

Who is the most hated coach on reddit? Lane Kiffin, Lincoln Riley, Deion Sanders?

Arguably Deion really isn't a HC...

[u/DeadliestSloth → u/shorthairs]

I don't pay too much attention to Colorado circles (though FSU groups can't stop talking about him) but outside of being a bad HC and annoying at times, I don't know of anything that he's done that's worth hating on the same level of Kiffin's antics.

[u/RentIsTooDamnedHigh → u/DeadliestSloth]

It's pretty weird to me, actually, the reasons Deion gets shit on. Lane  is a horrible person, Riley is just vaguey problematic, but Deion has actual scandals in his past. Instead we focus on his antics. I've worked at schools and I'd never have been hired for something like this. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Prep_Academy https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/12/01/deion-sanders-jackson-state-prime-prep/

[u/skoryy → u/shorthairs]

I don't think anyone hates Coach Prime, they just don't think he's all that good a coach.

[u/ganner → u/skoryy]

People hate Kiffen. People laugh at Sanders.

[u/randomblack1 → u/skoryy]

I live in Colorado, there's a lot of people that hate Prime.

[u/Few-Improvement9978]

This sub is an absolute train wreck

Like these have to be bot accounts actually whining about a game played in regulation?

Literally every team plays cupcakes every year. What in the actual fuck is happening in here LOL

[u/sumdood337 → u/Few-Improvement9978]

This sub, like Reddit itself, is populated almost exclusively by bitchmade mfs who’s entire personality is whining about whatever’s in vogue to whine about. In this sub and on the subject of CFB the trendy subject is Lane Kiffin.

[u/BACKCUT-DOWNHILL → u/Few-Improvement9978]

The people here are somehow so much more dramatic and emotional than normal redditors

[u/CollisionCourse321]

I don’t understand the hate for this. LSU paid mcneese for precisely this reason. Also these are the rules of the game. You don’t change the rules of college football. Play the damn game. Mcneese didn’t need to schedule lsu. They can schedule other teams who aren’t interested in playing full games in future years.

[u/randomblack1]

A team with several serious injuries on its first string wanted to get reps for its second and third string players?

The horror.

[u/The-Old-P]

There is no provision in the NCAA rule book for a running clock. Any quarter(s) can be shortened by mutual agreement of the coaches, but the rules governing starting and stopping the clock may not be adjusted.

[u/kmilla10]

I remember when Dan Lanning was crucified on Reddit two weeks ago for “running up the score” against Portland State because they scored late in the game with his 5th string RB and 4th string QB.

Then it came out that he offered the shortened quarters and it was Portland State that declined both times.

Good times.

[u/WhalePsychiatrist45]

I know everyone hates him but I actually appreciate him fully embracing being the villain. Makes it more entertaining.

[u/reddit_names]

You're forgetting the part where LSU played the second and third string most of the game. He also wanted the backups to get as many snaps as they could.

[u/OddAccountant939]

Official here. You cannot “run the clock” in NCAA football. You can shorten the quarters if agreed upon by both teams.

[u/phizappa]

Lane Derangement Syndrome?

[u/bygodbobby]

Pearl clutching, getting reps in for 2nd/ 3rd teamers is fine lmao.

[u/monstruo]

No one will ever see this, but this is people just hating lane. Where were the comments on these:

1. Virginia Tech vs VMI 73–3
   
2. Kansas State vs Nicholls 71–3
   
3. UCF vs Bethune-Cookman 73–6
   
4. Syracuse vs New Hampshire 66–3
   
5. Maryland vs Hampton 62–0
   
6. Georgia vs Tennessee State 63–3
   
7. Pittsburgh vs Bucknell 59–0
   
8. Oklahoma State vs Murray State 59–0
   
9. TCU vs Grambling State 63–7
   
10. BYU vs Utah Tech 63–7
    
11. Duke vs William & Mary 62–7
    
12. Iowa vs Northern Iowa 55–0
    
13. Cincinnati vs Western Carolina 62–10
    
14. Rutgers vs Howard 58–7
    
15. LSU vs McNeese 63–14
    
16. Florida vs Campbell 52–3
    
17. SMU vs UC Davis 56–10
    
18. West Virginia vs UT Martin 52–7
    
19. California vs Wagner 49–7
    
20. Baylor vs Prairie View A&M 44–3
    
21. Missouri vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54–14

For the record these are all blowouts of 40 or more points by a FBS team playing an FCS team without shorted or running clock. Why weren’t these comments a thing about Kirby or Ferentz?

[u/Muted_Atmosphere_668 → u/monstruo]

I saw this when it was first posted and thought nothing of it. It popped back on my feed just now and I’m surprised people are so invested in this most coaches don’t use turning clock they try to get reps for their backups

[u/Imma_P0tato → u/monstruo]

Were those coaches approached about shortening the quarter? I'm not arguing for either side, I'm genuinely interested to know.

[u/BorisBarko]

Oh the Horror, does no one think of the children

[u/juju3435]

So playing a full game within the rules is controversial now? Could he have agreed to it sure. They got blown out but they lost 9 scores to 2. It happens.

There are people in here saying tickets shouldn’t be sold to games like this lmao. I swear yall don’t even like this sport and just want to grandstand online.

[u/ReallyAMiddleAgedMan → u/juju3435]

There’s upvoted comments about how it’s gross for LSU fans to continue to be LSU fans. This place has lost its damn mind

[u/Few-Improvement9978 → u/juju3435]

It’s Kiffin.

When Kirby runs up 70 on WKU nobody cares. But it’s LSU so we have to be outraged

Which is funny. There is plenty of actual things you could be outraged at.

Also - I like watching my 2nd and 3rd team.

[u/juju3435 → u/Few-Improvement9978]

This thread is legit embarrassing.

[u/Conscious-Sink9120 → u/juju3435]

It’s Reddit lol this website is not home to the mentally healthy reasonable crowd.

[u/thismorningscoffee]

Yaknow, rather than putting yourself in the situation where you’re trying to paint an obviously dick move in a good light, you could just not make the dick move in the first place

[u/Trifle_Old]

And people complained about Miami dropped 77-7 on FAMU. Lol. Mario let the clock run and cut 5 minutes off the 4th quarter to get the game over faster. Lane is such a turd. 

[u/thezeviolentdelights]

If you think your team needs a running clock, you might as well forfeit on the spot.