Chris Petersen’s Mike Leach-like decision to not take a knee late in the game against Arizona is creating quite a post-game stir. Here are a few tweets following the Huskies’ 27-26 loss:
Jim Moore @cougsgo · 50m 50 minutes ago
So it was a purple-and-gold version of the New Mexico Bowl. Wow.
Hard to believe once, but twice? These guys make $3 million a
year.
Dave Softy Mahler @Softykjr 3m3 minutes ago Bellevue, WANo legit reason whatsoever for Petersen to not take a knee at end of game. Whatever his play chart says. burn it, How can you justify that?
Aaron Levine @AaronQ13Fox 13m13 minutes ago
“@A_Jude: Chris Petersen said UW’s “chart” dictated that the Huskies needed another first down with 1:30ish left.” Hahaha. A chart!
Aaron Levine @AaronQ13Fox 7m7 minutes ago
I’ll be first to admit I don’t know more about football than Chris
Petersen does on his pinky. But I can do basic math most of the
time.
John Blanchette @JPBlanchette 25m25 minutes ago
He might even do his radio show RT @cougsgo: Just guessing, but
I’ll bet Chris Petersen will at least take responsibility for his
screw-up.
Jim Moore @cougsgo 23m23 minutes ago
@JPBlanchette Always be a good sport, be a good sport ALL WAYS…
unless you forget to take 3 knees, that is. #GoCougs
Steve Sandmeyer @SteveSandmeyer 27m27 minutes ago
On the Cooper fumble, UW snapped the ball on first down with 1:33
left. Arizona had one timeout. 40 second play clock. Do the
math.
Percy Allen @percyallen 35m35 minutes ago
Rick Neuheisel says “it’s unforgivable as a coaching staff” for UW
to mismanage last minutes. No need to run a play with 2:08
left.
Vince Dice @Vince_Dice 60m60 minutes ago
I’m not a Husky fan, but good lord do I feel sorry for people who
are. @davnelson @a_binion
David Nelson @davnelson 52m52 minutes ago
@Vince_Dice @a_binion Feeling a little Cougish right now, actually.
(How’s that as a coping mechanism?)
Ed Friedrich @efriedrich 45m45 minutes ago
@davnelson @Vince_Dice @a_binion They had every right to lose
that.
Steve Sandmeyer @SteveSandmeyer 1m1 minute agoAnd just to make clear, anyone who thinks Petersen should be fired or was the wrong choice is brain dead. He had a bad game. He’ll own it.
Chris Daniels retweeted
Christian Caple @ChristianCaple 14m14 minutes ago
If UW kneels on 1st down, UA likely calls TO with 1:30 left. That
gives Huskies 90 seconds to kill with two plays/80 seconds of play
clock.
