Tate sat in the pocket for 7-8 seconds before he even threw the ball, by the time he threw it, it got to the reciever and the reciever rumbled 15 or so yards... thats about 14 seconds.
K, I have it on tape and have looked at it several times. The clock read 0:07 when the ball was snapped. I contend that is not enough time to go to the middle of the field for (at least) a 23 yard gain, and call TO with any time left - even if the receiver downs it after catching it. Time would run out. The Tigers needed only to prevent a TD on that play, and it was veeeeeery disappointing that they did not - and not just because of a lack of execution. It was poor play calling or positioning for the play. And, Iowa had just handed the Tigers a gift with the spike before getting set.
Thank you. In all fairness, it was confusing because the prior play ended with 24 seconds left. It was short of a first down, so the clock kept running, and by the time they tried to spike the ball on the next play, there were 14 seconds left. I couldn't believe Iowa didn't use one of their TOs with 24 ticks left. Then, I really couldn't believe they weren't taking a TO after the spike/penalty. As soon as the penalty is marked off, the clock starts. If they had taken a TO, though, it would have given the Tigers a chance to get their defense set and they probably wouldn't have hit the TD pass... It was unbelievable - horrible clock management by Iowa, yet they still won on a horrible defensive breakdown... Reminiscent of Arkansas in '02.
Most reminiscent of Arkansas in '02 was the defensive back biting on a short route and leaving a receiver open long. The safety let the receiver get behind him which is inexcusable on what was obviously the last play of the game. It was clearly going to be a Hail Mary with 7 seconds left.
