Iowa State Coach loses his mind, a breakdown
What Happened
In the Big 12 Championship game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Iowa State Cyclones, the action kicks off with a big defensive play by Iowa State's star player, number 1. On the second play, he makes another tackle, but the replay shows a potential targeting foul. The Iowa State head coach, visibly upset, argues with the officials as they review the play. To the coach's dismay, the targeting call is upheld and his star player is ejected early in the game. Oklahoma takes advantage, scoring on the ensuing drive to take the lead. The Iowa State coach is furious, burying his face in his towel in a display of frustration. Later in the second quarter, the Cyclones try to draw the Sooners offside with a hard count, but the center doesn't snap the ball. The crowd and Iowa State players call for a penalty, but the coach isn't looking and misses the infraction. When he realizes what happened, the coach erupts, wildly pointing and yelling at the officials. Despite the coach's outbursts, Iowa State's offense manages to convert a crucial fourth down. However, the celebration is short-lived, as the Cyclones' quarterback throws an interception in the end zone on the very next play. The coach, though still visibly agitated, claps for his team, recognizing their effort in the face of adversity. Throughout the sequence, the Iowa State head coach's emotional reactions take center stage. From the initial targeting call to the missed offside opportunity, his animated gestures, towel-covered face and relentless pointing demonstrate his intense passion for the game and his team. The coach's behavior, while potentially detrimental to his team's focus, also highlights the high stakes and fierce rivalry between these two Big 12 powerhouses. As the game continues, the Cyclones will need to regroup and channel their coach's intensity in a more disciplined manner if they hope to mount a comeback against the Sooners. The outcome of this conference championship clash will have major implications for both teams' postseason aspirations, making every play and every decision by the coaches and players all the more crucial.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentoklahoma versus iowa state and the dr
pepper big 12 championship this one's
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ready to see a coach
lose his damn mind here's the very first
play
of the game you can see number one run
in make the tackle big defensive player
for iowa state makes a big play on the
first play of the game he's excited
second play of the game
he's in the backfield oklahoma's going
to throw for the first down and he comes
in to make the tackle
now watch the replay here right to the
head
i don't like watching that but here's
another angle
again i don't enjoy watching this here's
a third angle gross
and i call them for targeting kids like
uh yeah okay head's still here we're
good to go he's like it was just my
shoulder
it's just my shoulder that's all just my
shoulder but the ref says targeting
we're gonna have to go under the hood
and look at this it doesn't look good
coach is a little bit upset ref comes
back from under the hood for the review
the willing on the field is confirmed
number one was disqualified
oh f [ __ ]
big loss second play of the game coach
sees the replay now he gets pissed and
if you think he's mad here just wait to
the end of this video
he goes straight towel face of shame
can't believe it
like ejected that early into the game
and then oklahoma goes to score on that
drive and now towel face becomes
no face
skip ahead to the second quarter it's
fourth down and two and iowa is just
trying to get
oklahoma to jump offside so you're going
to see the quarterback go with the hard
count
bam and almost the entire defense jumps
but the center doesn't snap the ball
would have been a free five yards
is what i've been told everyone's
calling for it like what the hell
what the hell he jumped they jumped they
jumped everyone on iowa is calling for
it besides the coach he kind of knows
that
all right but he wants to call timeout
so you can see him walking down the
sidelines here
when the quarterback goes for the second
hard count
bam gets him to jump again but the coach
isn't looking at all he's looking at the
ref
trying to call time out he did not see
this happen again the center doesn't
snap the ball
and there was no contact and from
everything i've read if there's no
contact they're not going to make the
call people are saying it was the right
call
coach is pissed he calls time out and
they get the whistle
and that's the only reason they got the
whistle
[Applause]
and now coming back from this the coach
we just saw that he didn't see that
second
jump he sees it on the big screen and
look how
mad he gets and this is when it gets
like kind of ridiculously
dumb that's [ __ ] [ __ ]
that's [ __ ] [ __ ] just pointing
left hand point over the head throws it
to a right-hand point just pointing at
the
his own guys are trying to calm him down
like coach calm down calm down he goes
uh yeah i'm good i'm good like no you're
not but
you're lying to your players here just
pointing pointing hard point hard point
just a lot of hard pointing a lot of
hard staring a lot of curvature to the
brim of his hat which i can appreciate
that he puts a lot of effort
what is going on
and then more pointing you more pointing
pointing out the ref that he's blaming
everything on
back up cubies like coach calm down now
they go for it on fourth and two
and the quarterback runs it and they get
the first down and everyone should be
celebrating is the head coach
celebrating no he's back to pointing
yeah
yeah yeah
stop pointing coach stop pointing you
left hand point and fix some ass fix the
mask go into stair mode
no pointing just staring no pointing
just staring
controlling himself very next play iowa
throws for an interception into the end
zone
that keeps this game a 17 nothing game
coach is he uh is he okay
he shouldn't be that okay but he's like
he claps it up for his boys claps it up
for his boys you gotta respect that
you know for going as crazy as he did
little claps for the boys this one's
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