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Post by flexspread on Feb 13, 2007 7:49:56 GMT -6
I am curious as to what the best comments some of you have heard from the stands. I got this one about five weeks of the season:
"Quit running the same play, coach!"
What the parent who was yelling this didn't understand is that I never actually called the play "blow up the OL and sack the QB", it just happened that his son, the offensive linemen in question, must have audibled to that play a few times in a row, five different weeks.
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Post by coachveer on Feb 13, 2007 8:12:31 GMT -6
When I was an asst. a few years ago we lost a game 54-0. Near the end of the 4th qt. a Parent yelled out. "Hey Coach, 54-0?, you didn't have to practice all week, just showed up tonight, and still lose 54-0."
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Post by spartancoach on Feb 13, 2007 8:13:57 GMT -6
After what some fans perceived to be less than creative play calling, a mother turned to the top of the pressbox and yelled at the OC, "turn the page."
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Post by tog on Feb 13, 2007 8:31:41 GMT -6
"it's that stupid pullin play"
referring to counter gt
with a 1800 yard rb
that got about 1000 of those yards on that stupid pullin play
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2007 8:40:25 GMT -6
Up 48-0 on the home team, we forced a fumble on a kick returner, scooped the ball and ran it in for a TD. Then our 4th string CB picked off a pass and returned it 11 yards for a TD. Finally, they ran the old bounce option, our soph LB scooped and ran it in from 5 yards out. As our guys made their way to the bench now up 69-0, one fan in the front row yelled, "real classy running up the score like that!"
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Post by tribepride on Feb 13, 2007 8:42:52 GMT -6
We took over a program from a "legend" who ran the double dive belly and rarely passed. We had the fathers that played for him yelling, "RUN the ball!!!!!" We passed 7 times in that football game. I guess they didn't like the chuck-n-duck. They also would yell, "stop running the pitch play." We run the flexbone.
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Post by gldnglv165 on Feb 13, 2007 9:44:42 GMT -6
Our starting QB broke his ankle and the back up was in. It was 4th Qtr and we were down 14-0 with about :30 left. We had the ball 4th and about 25 backed up on our goaline....The game was basically over. My back up QB was 0-4, 3 INT's for the game at this point. I called a speed option, and some of our fans behind me starting yelling at me that it was 4th down, what were we doing running the football?? I didn't hear them at the game, it was when I was going back over the tape that I hear all the comments from the peanut gallery. Didn't realize I was so stupid to not attempt another pass that might have led to a 14 point, 95 yard touchdown.
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Post by knighter on Feb 13, 2007 10:00:29 GMT -6
LOL at all of these....try being a doublewinger! I hear too many to even try to sort them all out.
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Post by stackattack on Feb 13, 2007 10:05:54 GMT -6
At the previous school I was at, our OC was notorious for running QB sneak in yardage ALL THE TIME. We were a spread team, and anytime the QB came under center it was a QB sneak. 3rd and Short and the QB came under center, defense knew what was coming and they stuffed it. 4th and Short, QB comes under center...Someone in the stands below us stands up looks back at us in the booth and screams "If this is a QB sneak, I'm not paying my taxes!!!!" Sure enough, QB sneak which didn't work!
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Post by dacoachmo on Feb 13, 2007 10:16:42 GMT -6
Our freshman coaches said a parent yelled "you need to buy some coachin' books"
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Post by bulldogoption on Feb 13, 2007 10:22:39 GMT -6
This thread is AWESOME....
I had a player that lined up offsides, Guard. Ref tells him and next play he does it again. I don't say anything to the player because I figure that he will now get teh idea that his hand is in the neutral zone after two flags. NOPE, third play, penalty.....So now I'm yelling at the kid and a parent yells, "Figure it out coach, Idiot!"
Sweet justice, next play called a screen pass for a touchdown......
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Post by flexspread on Feb 13, 2007 10:31:33 GMT -6
Another favorite of mine, which my wife told me, was a guy yelled "give the ball to ___________". By coincidence, that player got the ball, fumbled and turned the ball over. The guys wife says sarcastically, "nice play call coach." I love the "experts" in the stands, although I am glad that I haven't had a parent come in and tell me how to "fix" my offense yet, they merely suggest things from the stands, so it could be worse.
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Post by wildcat on Feb 13, 2007 10:32:30 GMT -6
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Post by flexspread on Feb 13, 2007 10:37:36 GMT -6
That's pretty good Wildcat. That comment goes right up there with one of my students saying "The Chicago Cubs are going to win the Super Bowl" and she was serious.
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Post by coachcb on Feb 13, 2007 11:10:16 GMT -6
"Why are they running that godd-mn zone defense?? It's to complicated for the kids; just man-up and cover someone."
We only played 2 zone coverages, Cover 2 and Cover 3 Sky...Two plays later; our DC went with Cover 0, manned up across the board, brought six and got burned for 6 points. What did the parent say-
"You guys just aren't teaching man-man coverage right."
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Post by knighter on Feb 13, 2007 11:17:54 GMT -6
One good one for sure
This is after the game at the Senior Night celebration (tradition here where senior parents bring the team and staff to eat and watch highlights on tv)
Senior Parent-
"Coach why did you call that same off tackle play 12 times in a row?"
My answer
"Did they stop it?"
Senior Parent
"No, you went 60 yards in those 12 plays and scored. You were physically beating them up. They knew what was coming and still could not seem to slow it down much."
My response
"So what was your question again?"
Senior Parent
"Good point. Forget I asked."
***mind you we actually ran it 13 times in a row, as we also ran the same play for the 2 point conversion. We won the game by 20 or so, and the senior parent in question was the parent of the kid who carried the ball all 13 times on that drive (25 in all for 220 yards and 4 scores)
Not all parents are dumb....just most of them. This guy happened to be on the chain crew, and his oldest son was and still is our statkeeper. The following drive we started with the same off tackle play 3 times, and hit a 42 yard counter play off it to score again.
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Post by ajreaper on Feb 13, 2007 12:15:54 GMT -6
LOL, Where to begin: Parents screaming what are you doing- block the end you got to block the end- play was outside veer.
"we are not happy up here" parent in the stands- as if that was a concern of the coaches
"run the plays that were working before" Late 3rd quarter in a game we had well in hand and #2 and #3's all in- same plays different personal with slightly different outcomes as a result.
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Post by spartancoach on Feb 13, 2007 13:16:47 GMT -6
My personal favorite, but I need to set the stage so you can appreciate the idiocy:
Our rivalry game and we are 14 point underdogs. We are extremely young and inexperienced Some rain and wind even the game out a bit. We are up 14-12 at the half, and tied 21-21 midway through the 4th. With 20 seconds left in the game we are down 27-21, at the opponent's 22, 4th and 12. 1 play for the win. Fake Iso, and hit Z on the post in the end zone. But, called back for holding. 4th and 22. Run bootleg throwback to our best athlete; totally fooled the defense and no one but our receiver on the entire left side of the field. Pass goes thorough his hands, hits him in the face mask, and we lose. Coming down off the pressbox through the stands as the game ends, a fan stops me and, in the model of concise prose, tells me "You suck."
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Post by iahc on Feb 13, 2007 13:18:38 GMT -6
A couple of years ago we were playing at home and were having a terrible time hanging on to the ball - 3 fumbles in the first quarter. In the second quarter, our troubles continued. When our starting halfback fumbled for the 2nd time in the game this guy in the stands yells, "Come on Mosier!"..like I had anything to do with holding on to the ball.
In a related story. One of my first years as a head coach we were playing at home and this guy in the stands was all over the officials. At one point in the third quarter, after a pass interference call on us (clearly a penalty), this guy goes off..."you know this is our home field, he was no where near him...you think this is the NFL?" Very calmly the official on our side looks at me and says, "Hey coach, who's the fat guy up there?" I laughed for the rest of the game!
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Post by fad3d on Feb 13, 2007 14:28:12 GMT -6
Great thread, these stories are always fun to read.
A few years back as an assistant, I was at a JV game and we were down by 40 late in the game. Just getting annihilated, we have freshman playing, our kicker playing DE, against a perennial State Championship team. Our offense is going nowhere, game is about over, and out of the blue a dad screams
"Change the snap count, coach!!!!"
Because that's obviously the problem.
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Post by djwesp on Feb 13, 2007 14:39:30 GMT -6
"STOP RUNNING THE DAMNED WING-T AND THROW THE BALL!"
We run the wishbone and were up 21-0
"If my son was playing you wouldn't be losing right now"
Too bad your son decided to bop someone in the face in the cafeteria, huh dad?
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Post by millwoodcoach on Feb 13, 2007 15:20:58 GMT -6
Here is one.
We run a No Huddle shotgun spread. We often come to the line with no play called to check the Defense. Durring a tight game, that we lost a 9 point lead in the 4th. Parents began yelling to us on top of the press box to "quit changing the play." yea I got you, because I am speaking directly to our QB..Moron!
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Post by knighter on Feb 13, 2007 15:29:02 GMT -6
One from an opponent
we are dw(which most of you know). occasionally we will walk a wingback up onto the line of scrimmage so we have an unbalanced look. had opposing fans yelling (can hear it on film) They have too many guys on the line of scrimmage.
Very next play (because we play our OL as deep as legal off the LOS) same guy yelled that we did not have enough guys on the LOS.
My eyes in the sky were telling me about it, and since we were up big and in no danger of losing to them I toyed with the guy for an entire quarter, even putting both wings on the LOS and running a trap. This guy was freaking out every other play he was screaming too many men on the LOS or not enough guys on the LOS.
Was an absolute riot to watch film that weekend to see and hear this guy freaking out. He yelled at us something about running up the score when we lined up in a formation giving the appearance we would go for a 2 point conversion (and than we took a knee).
Glad he is at a different school.
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Post by revtaz on Feb 13, 2007 19:13:36 GMT -6
Last year as an assistant to at that point real down on it's luck team, we were at what I believe was an away game and we were getting railed. Down by 20 at the half, things really aren't looking up.
Me and two other coaches who I respect a great deal were walking down from the box for halftime. We ran into a Father of one of our captains. Looks at us and says "Did you guys give up on the season already?" It was the second game of the season.
Man, I love them parents sometimes.
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Post by dmp225 on Feb 13, 2007 19:35:05 GMT -6
one parent yelled last year...."we lost, but at least we don't run the double wing!"
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Post by groundchuck on Feb 13, 2007 21:26:52 GMT -6
"Dang it coach. Run a play that works!"
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Post by saintrad on Feb 13, 2007 23:56:23 GMT -6
Parent in the stands commenting on the officials at our game:
"DUDE! YOU ARE BLIND! WE CAN TELL YOU DRESSED YOURSELF!" (referring to the referee's attire..best part it was halftime and only my team warming up heard the dis)
oh, almost forgot the parent that "borrowed" a guide dog from one of our parents (yes, dad was blind but was stillthere to root his son on) and brought the dog to the referee right before the pre-game conference. Said, "here at least you'll get an honest call from the damn dog!"
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Post by CVBears on Feb 14, 2007 0:26:47 GMT -6
After what some fans perceived to be less than creative play calling, a mother turned to the top of the pressbox and yelled at the OC, "turn the page." lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by lochness on Feb 14, 2007 5:53:27 GMT -6
We lost our 3-year starting QB the night before a playoff game to a DUI stop. He was also our starting punter and strong safety (which is like our QB on defense, too!). This is clearly not good for team morale.
Our backup QB was adequate at best, and young, and we had to deal with having him play the biggest game of the season on basically no notice or preparation time. During the first half, we had a ton of trouble running the ball, and we were down 21-8. Because of the trouble we had running, we were forced to throw the ball a lot more than usual (probably 10-12 times that half). Leaving the sideline at halftime, a mother (I LOVE when MOTHERS yell, by the way) yells "C'mon coach, let's get creative and throw the ball, huh??!!"
I'm thinking:
1. We have a young backup QB who just found out he's going to be starting the biggest game of the season that same morning
2. We're actually throwing the ball more right now than we did all season
3. What the hell does this person know about football???
Another time, were in the "grey zone," where the field position and game situation dictate that you can't risk going for it, but also if you punt, it will most likely roll into the end zone. We took an intentional "delay of game" to back us up and hope we could drop the ball in close to the goal line. A parent screams from the stands "C'mon coach, you've got to get the play in quicker than than!!!!"
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Post by coachd5085 on Feb 14, 2007 6:41:19 GMT -6
Best comment I can recall actually comes from me. I was watching a H.S. game in which a coach I really respected was coaching against a team with far greater talent ( about 7 D 1 playersand 2 previous state titles). Of course the lesser talented team happened to be the much better socioeconomic school, which means the parents know EVERYTHNG right?
Anyway, Lesser talented team is doing pretty well, down only 21-0 at the half due to 3 long runs by the State Player of the Year. During halftime, I enjoyed listening to all of the Beemer driving parents complaining that they were being outcoached. I walked up to their discussion, and politely told them
" You aren't being outcoached, you were outconceived."
and then walked away to the golden sound of silence.
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