The Best and Worst of the Flood Era

[Armor and Sword]

Best: A tie between beating Arkansas twice (Sorry SG) and Michigan at home.

Worst: A three-way tie between "Gradegate" , the mass decommits of Fall 2013, which had to have some impact on this year and the sudden increase this year in the team's other APR, the Arrested Player Rate.

So what's the best and worst to you? Go.

 

[PRH_RU]

Best: Winning out 1st big ten game at homr


Worst: a stale putrid offense most games.

 

[brgossRU90]

The best part is that it's over. The worst part is that it should never have happened.

 

[rurichdog]

Best: Toss-up between beating Arkansas (twice) or his public use of the term TTFP in 2014

Worst: His undying support for starting QBs who "just don't have it today". Gary Nova vs Kent State. Chris Laviano throwing 0 TDs in 5 straight late-season games. :fire:

 

[JoeRU0304]

Flood will have his place in our history- first ever Lambert Trophy, bowl win in our first B1G season, an OOC sweep of Arkansas, first ever B1G win over Michigan, got us some quality players/ people...and unfortunately he also had some very stark contrasts- the last 3 games of 2012, the SMU game in '13 (even though it was a win, it was a real harbinger of things to come on both defense and offense), the last half of 2013, having about 6,000 kids decommit, the way we practically rolled over and died almost any time we played anyone who won 8 or more games, his handling of Nova and Laviano, being 'married' to certain starters no matter how much they struggled, everything that happened from May 2015 to the 'grand finale' in the disgraceful Maryland 2015 game, which epitomIzed his tenure (strong start, noticeable talent, gain a good-sized advantage, then fall asleep at the wheel, get lax and sloppy, try to run out the clock, then panic and have everything blow up in your face).


Joe P.

 

[Scarlet Shack]

Win at Arkansas in 2012

 

[rutger80]

Best and worst in the same year. Best: win at Arkansas in 2012. Worst: The Russell Athletic bowl.

 

[HarttoMoses]

Best:
Michigan 2014 - getting the first Big Ten win at home

Arkansas 2012 - we didn't know the Razorbacks would be such a mess w John L Smith that season, but at the time it was such an impressive win on the road against an SEC opponent especially down by double digits early.

Cincinnati 2012 - feel like this one gets forgetten. It wasn't pretty, but probably the best game defensively in the flood era. I'll admit, this was the one time I felt like we would be ok with Flood at the helm long term bc RU responded with a big road win against a tough conference team late in the season after rough games against Kent state and Army the prior two weeks.

Maryland 2014 - still an incredible comeback.

Worst:

Obviously it's the off the field shenanigans, but if we're going with on the field:

Kent State 2012 - just an early glimpse of how stubborn Flood would be sticking with his ineffective QBs in critical junctions during the season

Pitt 2012 - inexcusable to come out as flat as they did considering the big win against Cincy the week before and with almost everything on the line

Houston/Cincy 2013 - embarrassing blowouts at home against average conference opponents

Maryland 2015 - the lack of attendance, and animosity within the community, and that second half effort just summed everything up.

 

[LC-88]

Worst moment (not Flood's fault): that ineligible lineman downfield call against us on the fake FG against L'ville at our place. DC Jefferson was held twice, and still managed to catch the ball (no call there of course). That was theft. Cost us a BCS bowl.

Best: On the field: The Dragon's FG block against Michigan. Off the field: Sunday.