Earlier Today, Iowa Lost After a Stupid Timeout (GIFs)

Iowa loses to Iowa State after Head Coach Kirk Ferentz calls timeout allowing for a second field goal attempt.

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Have you ever watched a football game come down to a last-second field goal, only to watch a coach call timeout at the snap in a feeble attempt to "ice the kicker?" The desperation move gets the refs to blow their whistles in time, but the snap goes off anyway and you see the ball go wide of the upright only to realize that the play doesn't count. One side feels relief. The other clutches their nads in a vain effort to make the pain stop.

Well, it happens. And today it happened to Iowa against Iowa State in a battle for the Cy-Hawk trophy. With the game tied 17-17, as seven seconds remained on the clock, this happened:

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Even though it's tough to tell, trust us, he missed it. That of course led to this:

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And that's how you lose a rivalry game continue being the Big Ten.

[via Vine]

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