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In honor of Mike Pettine joining the Cowboys coaching staff here is Kyle Shanahan putting him in his place lol
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Brock Purdy in the 4th quarter this season:
23/29 (79.3 completion %)
5 TDs passing, 0 turnovers, 0 sacks
149.1 QB rating
When the game is within one possession in the 4th quarter (3 games):
17/21 (81 completion %)
4 TDs, 0 turnovers, 0 sacks
154.5 QB rating
Big time players make big time plays in big time moments.
That roughing the passer call against Indiana here in the 4th quarter might be the worst call i've ever seen. And i'm an Iowa fan who has seen a lot of bad reffing. WOW!!!
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Happy to rosin up my bow early!! Proud of the boys for coming out ready to go tonight!! Great response to head into the bye week 5-1! Everything still in front of us!! Go Hawks and sing it with me!!💛🖤💛
Thanks for all of the requests for this one, afterall who doesn’t love a little #VictoryPolka right @HawkeyeFootball ?!🖤💛🖤 #InHeavenThereIsNoBeer #GoHawks @IowaOnBTN @UIAdvancement @CFBONFOX @SportsCenter @ESPNCFB @CollegeGameDay @uiowa @BarstoolUIowa @B1Gfootball
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Much respect to @stephenasmith for this.
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The “Purdy is a product of Shanahan’s offense” theory should be completely dead and buried at this stage.
Shanahan ran his game plan through most of three quarters with Purdy handing the ball off and attempting ball-possession passes, to little effect. He took the chains off his QB nearing the 4th quarter and Brock responded with three TDs in 20 minutes of play.
Purdy isn’t reliant on Kyle’s system. Kyle’s system is reliant on Purdy. No QB in the Shanahan era has been able to elevate the plan like 13.
There is no argument against that point any longer.
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Listening to Kelsey Mitchell's exit interview, I couldn't help but laugh a little.
Not because what she's describing isn't difficult. I'm sure it is.
But I continue to believe that one of the biggest adjustments happening in the WNBA right now is that these women are learning what it's like to play in a genuinely relevant, heavily scrutinized professional sports league.
KM talked about how hard it is being a Fever player. About waking up every day and giving your best, only for your best to not be enough for some people.
And my lifelong sports-fan reaction was basically:
Well...yeah. 😅
Ask an NFL kicker who misses a 38-yarder to lose a playoff game how many fans appreciate that he "gave his best."
Ask an NBA point guard who goes 3-for-17 in Game 7.
Ask an Iowa QB after three straight three-and-outs. 😅
She talked about how hard it is "showing up every day to compete for fans that may or may not like you."
Kelsey...
Sports fans have disliked players ON THEIR OWN TEAM since approximately 15 minutes after sports were invented. 😂
Iowa fans can love the Hawkeyes with every molecule in their bodies while simultaneously demanding that somebody be benched, fired, or launched directly into the sun.
That's SPORTS. 😅
And I've never seen a professional sports league collectively so consumed by social media discourse.
Players talk about tweets. Coaches talk about tweets. Reporters ask players about tweets. Other players respond to those comments. ESPN discusses the response. Then somebody's podcast discusses ESPN discussing the response to the response. 😂
Caitlin Clark didn't invent obnoxious sports fans.
She brought an enormous number of mainstream sports fans into a league that had never experienced this level of attention and scrutiny before.
And THAT'S the distinction.
What they're experiencing may genuinely be new for the WNBA.
It is absolutely NOT new for professional sports.
Fans second-guess you.
Fans criticize you.
Fans irrationally blame you for losses.
Fans love the superstar more than they love you.
Fans scream that you should pass her the damn ball.
Fans demand trades.
Fans say stupid shit on the internet.
Welcome to big-time sports! You've made it! 😅
For decades the WNBA wanted more attention. Bigger audiences. Packed arenas. Better TV ratings. More money. More relevance.
Well...
Mainstream sports relevance comes with mainstream sports bullshit. 😂 – at Byron, MN
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Sophie Cunningham on the Lexie Hull/Brianna Turner incident:
"On that play, Steph White calls a time out and tries to challenge it. One of the officials calls her for a T. One of the refs, Tim, I said Tim: 'Why can't we challenge that?'. And he goes: 'I don't know the rules.'"
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Alyssa Thomas throat punch: didn’t want to suspend
Paige Bueckers/Angel Reese betting scandal: didn’t want to suspend
A’ja Wilson fan altercation: didn’t want to suspend
Why have a rule book at all?
