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Carl Spackler

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  1. Punk move on his part.
  2. I see that I missed a good first half of football between KC and Det. I also see that the Chiefs were not penalized at all in that first half. What a shock that is.
  3. As I stated in another post, some of his decisions in prior games are a lot more questionable than that one play from the OU game that resulted in Texas starting at its 5 yard line, so I agree with you to an extent. He certainly hasn't been perfect as a punt returner -- and the instances in which he let punts hit the ground when he had a reasonable opportunity to field them are the biggest knock on him up to this point. But I think overall he's been solid. And my overarching point is that I think there are several other facets of the team's play that I think are bigger problems. Does he need to sharpen up his decisionmaking re: fielding punts? Yes. But at least he hasn't fumbled or muffed a punt up to this point, and he's had a few explosive returns. Hopefully he'll continue to improve.
  4. I don't think that particular play is a great example to cite if you want to criticize Niblett. Go back and review that play if you can -- I have. That was a shitty, low, line-drive punt that landed a good 20 yards in front of where Niblett had set up. Not even Deion Sanders in his prime would have tried to field that punt on the fly. The punt then bounced crazily in OU's favor. Niblett approached the ball and clearly thought about trying to field it, but at the last instant he decided to let it go past him. I suppose one could second-guess his decision not to try to field the punt on the bounce, but with the way (and speed) that ball was bouncing, I had no problem with his decision. There was a good chance that an attempt to field that punt would have led to a muff, and the last thing Texas needed at that point in time was a muffed punt and a turnover in favor of OU, which would have been a huge swing in momentum. And, as someone else has pointed out, part of the reason the drive started at the 5 yard line was because one of the punt return team got called for a penalty. Some of Niblett's other decisions re: fielding punts in prior games are a lot more questionable than that play, IMO.
  5. I don't think it's me that would need to start loading up. For the record, reading the early parts of this game thread is equal parts amusing, horrifying, and headscratching.
  6. I do not understand the criticism of Niblett. After Saturday's game, he's averaging 21.6 yards per punt return. Even if you take away the 75-yarder, he's averaging more than 14 per return. And most importantly, he's been pretty surehanded -- no fumbles. I don't think he's going to make anyone forget about the likes of Jordan Shipley or Aaron Ross, and I'd be the first one to agree that prior to the OU game most of his production had come against inferior competition, but he hasn't been nearly as bad as people on this board make it out to be.
  7. Please post the proof pics. Thx
  8. I couldn't recall, but did about 5 seconds of Googling, and apparently there was controversy in one of his bouts prior to the gold medal fight. From the always-reliable Wikipedia: In Park's quarterfinal bout against Vincenzo Nardiello of Italy, Nardiello easily won the first two rounds, but because Park won the third round by a large margin, he was given the fight. Nardiello then had to be dragged out of the ring, shouting at the judges.
  9. I thought it was good, not great. It sugarcoated certain aspects of his life, as others have noted.
  10. Dansby is lost at the plate right now
  11. PCA oh so close
  12. Seiya! Seeya!!
  13. Furk
  14. Stockton just got absolutely leveled by an Auburn defender
  15. Username fits
  16. Let's go Cubs! Get it done!
  17. I am gruntled. And drunk
  18. VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  19. Bourbon making me slow on the uptake. That's my excuse & I'm sticking with it
  20. OU's LT holding like a mofo
  21. Funny, I'm not hearing too much talk now about Mateer's miraculous recovery from surgery. I wonder why.
  22. Baxter is out, dude
  23. Too early to celebrate. Still almost 4 minutes to play. Need one more first down
  24. Give this man a beer
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